The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-23


PAaA, Nav. 20, 1884
Resources Of the Districts Bordering on he Ana
aon-- Remote Prospects Of he NscirGtioa Of the
River being Opened staenGtioa of Bu'ineu ~
Para Celebration Of the Ftast Of Nasaresh--
Grand Boat Race, &c, &c.
Since my last VIII CD was mailed sons tins since,
your correspondent has been vegetssing on the
muddy waters of the Amsz,a and some Of the tri
hutaries thereof and, from long and personal obssr
vaticn has at last arrived ut the sage conclusion
that until this province Of GronP-la, and especially
that plItion bordering on the mighty, muddy
river y becomes settled and inhabited by race OF
beings in whose veins runs the blood Of the Anglo
Saxon, until that time shall arrive, the vas. and
almost unknown riches of the country will m Ike
hut poor figure at the Custom House at Para.
And Why you will ask. Simply because the ma
tives not bsDg acquainted with the luxuries of ie
OF do no. need them; in the matter OF clothes
very small quantity suficsa. The river sbounds,
literally swarms, with fish, the woods with game;
every sand bank has its moDstrous turtles and their
nnGDeriess eggs, and every hut ta fruit tees bend
ing bt meath the gaudy c0lored burdens.
Wv, let ne AJAX why should race Of beings m
tUraJy indolent liz the extTeme-rendered sill moro
by the heated air Of the tropics should sach
class 20 10 work in downright earnest, Ike . live
Yankee, when nature has sp cad the table for them
with unspaspg hand, and invites tnem only to
stretch firth hand and cat A little rubber. q
few pcunos Of "copaibs," and o small quantity Of
salts d fish, just sufficient 10 pay for VIVA, scAnty
clothit Is requisite, ard 70 buy their "fAriDa,"
Tn, bread vi mas coonIry,) and you nave tue sum
fatal Of rte production q familys yearly labor
Yet There seems no pros oect Of change tor the
better. Ne are alicgsther too sa,gune IN relation
to the opebiDg OF the Amazon. The inhabitants OF
tn,s por,iup of the Empire are, almost without
exception, bitterly opposed TO the movement, 10 *
K, owmgly When the subject Ia insr duced and make
Hequent illusions 70 California, Texas. New Mexico
ana CubA.
Times are very bad in Para-no business, no
Inc rubber, the great export II Para, is. compare
lively speaking, worth nothing; the present buying
price il he ity being fifteen mil reis (about ei9ht
dollars) per aroba Of thirty pounds, aud gradually
sI king
Independent of the abundance Of the article in
fore ign countries another can be Assigned for
the state Of prices in this market-namey the fact
OF It's producing such tremendous price during the
migrate to the rubber district and the consequence
il, the market 10 flooded large New York mouse
here has been almost ruined by the high prices Of
last year, having refused their own paper for over
rubber shipped last year. Their loss cannot be es
tmated NJ less than sixty contos OF reis 1888 1913
33-l0O). and are looked upon with much suspicion.
Tue Feast Of Nazareth terminated short time
last right Of the jubilee, seven hundred dozen Of
rockets were thrown mp ut one time!
But the great affair of the season came OF yester
day, being no less than live boat race, being the
first thing Of the kind that ever gsddened the eyes
OF the inhabitants o: this go0dy city. Eighteen
boats were enfe ed for the contest, being shi ps
launches, long boats, ETC., and the manner Of run
| D,Dg was something peculiar: they we're divided
into live casses, each class running by itself; the
conquer0r Of each class, being five, then ran TO-
eetber for the first PRICE Brazilian flag richly en-
Ssmnel G. Pond, Of Salem. The other prizes
consisted of Q silver oar, telescope, maps, &c,
gwen by the newly formed = Club Maritime"
The yacht Imperatriz," belonging to Mr..
D. r B. Upton, and commanded by
an American, was m0ored as the point Of START az,
ard gun from on board the signal for leavi lg,
the course being parallel with and directly in front
OF the city sea wall, which, a. veil ~ the balconies,
nc, was crowded with thousands Of pleasurelov,ng
gentry. The steamers Rio Negro, Msrsjo, aud
Nor archo, were DIRE sed with flags, as also Ill YES
splendid Iepast was served mp, and the whole affair
psssed on TO the satisfaction Of all Interested.
| Among the boats entered was ten cared boat, be-
longing 10 The Brazilian war brig Oapibe-ibe, and
aleu ve,y harcsome six oartd write boat, Ameri-
bUild, the Carolina, entered by and bslor ging to
ten0r Apaclet0 4. de Silva. All OF the different
boats ,ews were tastefally dressed in r,eir restc
| tive colors.
At present. the health Of Para is good; but gres.
sci from the States being subject to quarantins OF
few days at the fort, three miles from the CITY,
No news Of impoI lance to furnish you by this
Sci, but promise TO be more regular corresp md
ent in future. DOS RAINY.