North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-07-19
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National Inteluencer, the subject OF the soii' cil-
mate and productions of Tuspan Mexico, for he IN
formation of your readers l will thank you 70 give
them an insertion in your useful paper
PRopucrs OF Mexico Agriculture is about TO as
snme in this country its natural Positlon and mpol-
iapce Heretofore il has been held IN but seconda-
~ consideration The of this was that land
was plenty and the population small but win me
;ncrease of nonulaiion agricultural and horcul-
,mr.I necessities have increased. Our lands have also
Increased taking into the Union all climates enIbrac-
inc those similar the tropics and congenlai 10 lhe
growth of tropical fruits and vegetation e are
now looking Asia-ward for teas, sugar canes fruits,
&C. Some of these articles can no doubt De Iound
nearer home, and be obtained at but iltte cost
comparatively. therefore offer, for the oeneht oil
those who feel an interest IN this snDect lew asrl-
Hnnral statistics collected by myself al random dur
inc tho late Mexican war, while stationed IN the pro-
vinces of Tuspan and Chinconepec must here re-
mark that but very little attention was paid TO agrl-
culture in any part of Mexico previous to their indie
pendence, or while colony of Spain, from the fact
that the mother country classified her colonies, some of
which she devoted agricultural pursuits, while from
others she only distracted the precious metals The
Island Of Cuba the Atlantic side, and Chilli on the
Pacific, were encouraged and directed by the Span
ish Crown TO pursue altogether agriculture. II is
we-kuown fact that both Chill and Cuba contain
ed mines of copper, silver and gold. These mines
were not allowed to be worked; but the mines 81
Mexico and Peru were extensively worked. In me
latter departments agriculture forbidden; SO lnuc
that in Peru heat was not cultivated Out vac
Suppneu HOul CHlt anu MeAISO
coffee and SUGAR from Cuba although both these ar
cles could be supplied by the former In greater guam
tit and of better quality She therefore reno eco the
colonies mutually dependant on each olner-ih Iac''
loeDin the natural resources of each dormant Peru
possessed naturally better soil and climate Tor agr
culture than Chill; her natural manures lay in mines
inexhaustibe, along her coast and on her hills yet
she was not permitted to use them abundanty. Mex
leo possessed naturally better soil than Cuba, yet
she was not allowed to cultivate more than enough
10 yield sparingly to her inhabitants: but Cuba was
taxed in the agricultural productions 10 her utmost
extent to supply Mexico. The natural productions OF
the latter were fully developed but she was
left TO herself, and to run wild In Prollhc natural
growth, without the aid of art; and while agrlcultu-
raj instruments were plenty both In Chill and CUBA,
Mexico was destitute of them, and the native was
left his matchett only to scratch up his Prollhc SOIL
The provinces of Tuspan aud Chincontcpec are
blessed with all climates. While we find the de-
pariment of Chincontepec very warm, we have the
department of Tonticomatlan both cold and warm
But, in order give better idea OF these Provinces
l will here give their boundaries: They are bound
ed the north by The district of IanPIco, on the
east by the Gulf of Mexico, on the south by the dis
tricts of Papantla Estate of Vera CRUZ and Haun-
chinango, Estate of Puebla the west by the dis
trct of Hugalla. Its greatest extent from north TO
south is seventy miles, and from west 10 east sixty
five miles, 1t extends sixty miles on the gull coast.
Three rivers empty into the Gulf, Oft which there is
good anchorage; these are Tangnino, TusPan, and
Cazons. On the latter river there is French set
Element, having purchased their lands under the Mex
lean law encouraging emigration and settlement |
They employed in rasing camilla, SarfrPariG, ST.
gar, cotton procuring India rubber from the Palo
de Ule, caoutchouc, which grows in great album |
dance, gum copal, &c. These exported 10 France
by the way of Vera Cruz. TusPan' The beautiful
villa, is embraced between three fower-cotheo hls
and is built the banks of the river OF the same
name the banks of which are covered with plants |
and flowers of all varieties; the orchdese and egum-
lnosea vex the air with their delgG'Iul fragrance
Inc soil and climate are both congendi 10 Vege'auoh
the river abounds in fish the wood resounds with
the wild sweet notes of the feathered songster The
river meanders through soil not exceeded In rich
and productiveness by any in the world nor ex-
celled by any Of the West India islands IN lis top
ical productions. The guava grows wild; so does
the lime and lemon. Coffee cotton of two kinds, tn"
tee grape, sugar cane, rice Cocoa tobacco vanilla
indigo, pimento, sarsaParilla, are the indigenous
plants of this department. The forest, palms. banks
of streams, and the rivers prolific in all kinds Of
woods-fowers and beautiful birds. The rich, gaudy,
and fragrant plumerea fagues the air along the up
land banks Of the river by its beauty and fragrance
the datora, sing le and double, with its bel-ke BIOS
SONS, clogs the senses with its fragrance and the
waters green and fragrant with the leaves ana
blossoms of the seaside daffodi, lotus, and other
aquaca. In this natures favored spot the shades Of
nghtare scarcely drawn youbeore the ssai
eddy the son ola feathered songster hch
comes floating in almost seraphic strains through
the calm solitude ofthe night you are lued TO sleep
imperceptbly, and the senses become dormant in a
gush of fragrance and music. The morning is ush-
cred in by the loud of the coioeto, or tutted
purple turkey, and the noisy chchiIaca and chatter
ing voluble parrot. Every tree-top soon has an &C.
cupant of the feathered tribe making the air melo
dious with their songs each hour brings from the ,
shady recesses ofthe forest songster each day
and month its own plant, and each month a climate r
which vies in healthfuness and balminess with its
predecessor. Such are the departments of Tuspan :
and Chconepec. 1t was here in these delightful !
groves, among its flowers, listening the delightful
sonGsters minging with its kind and hospiable in
habants, spent pleasant year. 1t is of the pro-
ductons of this country intend TO give you the dull
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We will commence with sugar cane. This article :
gtows in great abundance and Ear superior to any of
the Cuba varieties. While the Cuba cane requires
be laid every three years. this will continue to Weld
in good quantity ten twelve. II be much re- +,
greed that the mills here Of such miserable con-
sruction; merely made Of wood, they simply produce
from the material called pei0ncihn, which is l.
done and sent away to be manufactured into sugar.
The quantity of peonca 10 the amud, or ninety \
square yards, is about seven thousand pounds think
this character Of cane would answer well in Florida
or Louisiana, as it grows wild in the mountain district
OF IhmatLan The cane can be obtained through the l.
American Consul at Tampco, as there is constant "
through interior natural canal from
that place TO the town of 'Tuspan.
The tobacco plant grows wild throug hout the nro-
vinces of Tuspan and Chicontepec. This article is
Government monopoly, and therefore extensively -
cultivated by private persons yet in its wild state it
Is superior 10 the Cuba uareties. Two crops of IN. l.
bacco could easily be raised per annum in this mart
OF Mexico and at much less expense than in any part
Of the United States. F
The country and land is we'll adapted to the chilli
Walton of cotton. Ii is produced abundany and of
very superior quality. There are found here two -
species of cotton both of long staple-the one BUSH
the other vine, which is very prolific, bearing hollis
nearly the whole year. or with the exception of one