The Shasta courier., 1855-11-03
NUMBER 35.
Productions Of Nicaragua.

/ OF The productions of Nicaragua, the Cenfref
! american gives the following:
| We have partaken of great variety OF fruits
| and vegetables indigenous to the soil oil Cen'rai
/ America. Among these are the orange, lemon,
| lime. banana, cocoa-nut, cocoa plum, aliigator
pears, guava. planiains, paypayas, marmion' rose
| apple granadilla, watermelon, cantelope. bread
| fruit, citron and a variety of others which we
have not yet become familiar with.
Those Of the vegetables thrt we have seen
consist of the cocoa, a species of our potatoe,
ocre, yam, sweet-potatoe, peas. lima, trench ana
vanilla beans, squashes, tomatoes, peppers,
pumpkins &c. We have no doubt that great
portion if not all of the products OF the States can
be cultivated here. We notice many fruits ana
plants similar to the growth of Florida and The
more northern states, but they are more natural
and in greater variety. The cactus grows to
gigantic height. And the sensitive plant exhib-
its in marked degree its peculiar characters
tics.
Beautiful roses with variety Of their species
grow wild and luxuriant.
The vegetable productions Of commerce are
principally sarsaparilla, anota, aloes, lpecacua-
ma, ginger, vanilla, peruvian bark, cowage, CO.
pal, gum-arabic, copavia caoutchoue, dragons
blood, vanglo aud oilplant.
The stable products of the State and those
which arrive TO great perfection. sugar, cof-
fee. tobacco, indigo, maize or Indian corn, nce.
chocolate and cocoa Among the valuable trees
may be noticed mahogany. logwood, Brazil
wood cedar, lignamviie fnstic. yellow pine,
drao raoonsboud-tree, silk cotton-tree. oak, copa-
tree button rood ironwood, Nicaragua wood.
caabash, &c. &c. Wheat and other cereal grains
flourish in the elevated districts and northern
part of The Republic.
Tn fact one can have any climate they wish,
from the atmosphere of the plains TO the brck-
en- and mountainous country which extends even
to the coast. The mineral resources OF Nlcara-
qua are numeruus-consisting of gold, silver,
copper iron lead and coal mines-ihe latter are
easy of access, and within short distance oi
the coast. Sulphur is found in great quantities.
also nitre, sulPhate of iron, and number Of 9th
er minerals.
The beef of San Juan is very good but there
is not so large a stock in the interior; still
there is sufficien, for practical purposes, and we
venture to say that any amount OF Durham spe-
ces could be raised here, lew miles higher
up the coast. Wild animals abound-such ms
the tiger wild hog. monkey, &c.-all OF which
are harmless except when aitao ked
The poultry is excellent and plenty OF IT. also
birds of all nds. Parrots paroquets, bulhnch
canary and almost every other species that the
tropics produce. We have had the pleasure of
lunching ON snipe and warrant their flavor.
Fish, oy sters, CLAIMS, shrimp, and crabs can be
found in The bay and rivers
The jack fish, drummer, and n species OF
sleeps head we think peculiarly fine. CLANS
are round and small bat very tender and deli
cate. The cowfsh is considered great relish
by the natives. but we have not yet mustered
courage to partake Of this or the alligator.