Show where landed lauded the islan island d of has no bb harbor I 1 vessels int dinst anchored anc anchor horld nt a respectful distance from the coral reefs landing is made rome by rowboats on the beach and when these runs I high 1911 As it did in our case tho the landing is I 1 a serious matter we were all spared to swim and natives on shore rap were wen ready to help us if the boat upset I 1 dont care to repeat the tile experience t though bough im rin glad to have hail had it the bland 1 about twelve miles lo 10 long ng and six miles wide at its broadest PO point I 1 nt the formation la coral and tho the f tropical all kinds of tropical fruits grow wild the population consists of SOO or african captured from slave ships the mccu cu of these people Is eating cating ya bams yams ins oranges r Wn bananal ba anas fish etc and resting there Is a land of doice dolce no non n far niente even in north america these africans are not entirely tn ignorant and arid my movements ts were watched with con considerable inter interest est columbus Columb na has his traditions on the island nd I 1 bad had appreciative audiences at times i when sketching on one occasion a typical african kept ne me compa company n y all daylong day long his ilis presence I 1 was unsolicited and he lie did nothing as usual when I 1 stopped work this tilts son of 0 I 1 ham harn said dont you think you ought te to pay me for watching you certainly 11 I 1 replied the delicious coolness of the te rag was wit worth paying for the log of columbus which captain clapp and I 1 went over with great care lows stows conclusively that island was the first firt landing place of columbus philadelphia Philadel phIlL press |