The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-12-22

in the words, and wild ducks of every yariet,
blacken the surface Of the rivers and lakes. Mr.
James informs Us that he killed anumber of wild
ducks of IA species larger than the MuScovy duck
and so tame that you may approach within few
feet of them. Their flesh is Of delicious flavor
Deer and rbbits,anl birds Of the richest and most
varied plumage, abound; tigers and leonard.
prowl in the woods, but are shy, and seldom an
| proach near human habitatons But perhap,
the most interesting Geological specimens on Til,
lsthmus, are the Monkeys, or, as the Indians call
them, the Chimos They are as thck in the wood,
as blackbrds in a corn-fed; and when any per.
son approaches their dominions, they raise the
most horrible chatterng and grnning, as il they
were heaping imprecatons, both loud and deep
upon the head Of the insolent Mruder They
follow hun up, too, at n convenient distance. and
swinging by their tails from the branches Of the
trees grin defiance and hate, shaking the limbs in
a most terrible manner.
When the French settlement was established on
the Coatzlcoalcos, the emigrants were much an
noyed by the ravages Of the Chimus, who depre.
dated upon their gardens and orchards, aid des
royed their young poultry, Many plans were in
vented to get rid Of them Some enterprising
frenchman made good business capturing them
alive. for expectation. His mode was rs follows
,pbora L., '',i' 'Ne "V'u'
tribc no Ill ir' w. ~ uo ".'oie hiunhey
fore ,be,n and Tp, ,o ''''H L ",Ii eau 1t pe-
c,ref,y I,otia. oi,,', d., I'LL ,.'''
their retreots (, tIo tors 81 La ,,sa ''nH rom
prolchlnr the jar Of rum and molasses would pro
coed to dip up the mixture, and parake Of it very
heartily. There was, Of course a great scramb.
ing and fighting among them for the delicious
sociotas La, ~ ,,.'1 ''o Vee 'oI'i
monkevs and bt r',s rs,I rot."i,. ",'auS we
i,onoscJ rnnr ,h'.;rL may pe','
in iustjce 10 tba a,;rooI rocn oonora,l' .isu
III ~ " ",o "'''i''li rae" GeHera'IY, We may
that monkoyIc., , ,io "y U'y m", eIetpl
any natural ,rocIi,i,,, II, ,i,,,i.o,,,e W.,
the tropbIo N sto,o tj. Laa,,. IN
tors ;nj,nant u,ires ,rJ oIor
nao,Ia ~, i; ,l., Lila, ,r,t,,,. - ,''''''7
1logv he onyy;r Tho ,yord aI~,i's -, o.,-I
~ If nm oG,.'.a e., ,,I;oI Wv - NV" WI
or known ~ ,i;,,l, t w. wa. y,
IN onr sta, IN I'm =, ~, =" "''
ina i've '.io''N'.s " agau,ICltr nav
oro sna,, W 81 W, ~ - - Nv
o,o i'r'i, IL Wv 80 W. v" ','c = - III
tnrnr;si,,, P.L sr''' III '''e WINE ''e en-
i'''''''l,"n comes a"hg' ana quietly
F,rra s''"'T pew "i.'n III 'Ue S'yie 'hat C'pt.
7q'"'e every morning UV
Jap,"e no'I'e '''',' uoHeh ms drunken resi-
$500. i''oi'N'y o,'"S Gagged Whth thcy are
,,o,, n. ~ 'yi','s "!u sour water; ana become
Io,s '''u'i'll anu lel'e''N Dut alls II IL too
sIi,, .i", "I'u up "'I' ,eu' o'' VI the Hrst
,ba, o',s I'M o,' " s,.he distant lHhu' where
sI,,,.,,,,, 1910" W '.''ic'A,' organ -flhIerS.
H., '.' ','' more .''Cht oi
a., I''''',s ",'i''>sI'" mo inc Jdr"''
f,or, +La. t'"'H' ''l.'f "'n1c> al low
;rI,e ,p'"'7 ~ ""cS ur ,, 'ae
-, ,r, ~ lu''' 'Hcy constitute
II ,''' '.,, " ".'" t'"p '"Ev orators may
,;o, 49, !" Ni'''''S H'' ''''. Vi H'eOiLI-
Al,
,.,,,,,.i o"e'e'' '"e ","'NeY market beng
81, ":.' "' ','','upPN 81 u'e commonly
aa,,I H..4''"' e'yn ot'o" Tue cost oil me rum
-"'',e' us'' III capturing mem Inc con
TmS al "oI'',''II'oht 81 th- nrAheh oil
rsj o,j i u".; "'e RELATION, "l 'he eap,u'
;,r;' i''.'"c, 'eSoFe.i 10 aVehEe me
f.yaI .. NV" 'r"''''N, anu u'c III uit OF,
a,,.,iI. N'''e "'o'' ~ "''y remover ana
orbari, o J ,t ryn'I.H,7 upon me garieh' ana
!, r., Wv. l''o. 'e''," " sue" uc-fee' U',t
emn romn,;p -. J, ~ we 'a'Ir " meet III sol!
,,,,,io,,; ~ "''n 'n' VI ''t"il, vi
Vnrns MAN. ,''e '''''i 'ue'''c el'.'e>'
much ,'- '"' ~ ''', WIN rs
Assembly Ji.,,la""j I"r;n,. ,' L.. '',G n"!'."'
tho p,,,,., -, ,,'' '"N>''' VI
voted DOW, A, Ias. ann I;, ~, VI .ne!' were
Frenrbmon rhn s.'l.J I;,, ,!'i vu,.'Isit!to
hi. maas,y To"i. ph;l;,n "''''1o" StI'v'',''' TO
that if monkcy cnniJ bp co "'J an, "'t "g,'to
him he won,J r;oI,o lin, ~, "o,, '"'i "'ouSn' "
dinorv IN tSn uIo t ',i% "' I''o,saip pNr'Gr
send mc,,ayr nv him. which Will s,r Nv oou,"
lieye them II tber d,.orrnoallo '" hI,.''
monkey wa. spcsda, br"H'.I,, w. hi,o TGn d a
tcchnist then proccSdoJ ~ m Nv ,, ho mu ,G
person in ,rm, An,h,ssa6'r;i ,.,in w u''NVS
bis tail and the adjacent ,c,;nn yitb ;ol,, ",'S.
Of spirts NJ tprncm,i,o. La ,hnn ,,,,i.,!'l w W
neck with hanj.m co,,r oS fro ~,
mn in blue red onJ ysIInn r,no, r,", Sa ,'D,
several hrgc sizsd ;oclots ,ni Icrn,r,s a.o','
hi, body An tho willis tbo chimn ianL"j " ,in"
SOL ne pr,ch ,.I IN ,''','' 'O'Hr" "' l,'e'
sador fins nrnancr,nl u,, ,Lo, o,,,,.,'l "''''
fayorite resort If lie tr;ho M ,po "a, ~. ,'
leading men of tbc F,onrh cor,nr TLo ron,., wy
were assembled in immc".c nmn,h,,, 'Ii''"M,S
In h, n,,cI ,,,r",I ,, ',