The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-03-10

an those islands This report was printed by
/ Congress, and reads as follaws;---
Hin such Acsse your committee do not deem
II thoir duty 70 scrHtinze very closely tlI0 ubs
leets or motives Of Mri ellison voyage 70 The
4 East Indies, or his purpose III visiting the
Sultan 81 Djainbi Vi
so long as he violated no law, was guilty
Of no OtlenGe against the persons Or property
of the people Or government Of the neither.
lands, or with The allegiance 81 any 81 tIe cti.
zcns o. subjects Of that government, he HAD i
fright tovisit any or all 81 tht. native princes
upon any Of these Islands for busineSs OF Tor
pleasure, OF any other lawful purpose
As the principle involved III this case VIII
4 probably settle the rights Of American titizens
H IN these islands In the FUTURE your committee
i have deemed ID advisable TO- present d brief
statement of the geography, commercial
Ihist0ry, productions resources, commerce and
population, Of this interesting portion Of
/ thegiohe. s5.z' # "a 49,.
is important 70 a proper settlement II
the questions az Issue that the House should
Il understand the magnitude u the interests
4 involved. -f4ss ss III 5.
sIhe Eisst Indian archipelago Ii composed 81
Il d group Of islands and intermediate seas
/ stretching FROM Aehin Head the extreme
4 northwestern point Of Sllin,ftfa, to the sonfh
enstern extremity Of New Guinea, n distance
of about q 500 miles, and lii breadth about
4 / 900 miles. Among the most Important
tislanss are BOrneo, 100 miles long and SEQ!
broad; Pnpua oF New g uitiea, i, go miles long
and, ut the widest point, 600 brUad; SunlatEt,
HI al ~
II wv, i;tlss ,,iIs 80 ~ ~. 81
iIr,t Ms; !, @ i,t,.,,
4 i,a 4. St @
y t,f IN, 60. ,lss Is " s.
lsiolis. here afh not hess than one hundred
islands that would average ali equal area with
4 the State OF Delaware. Ihcre are more than
3. pIanIafiun Iinafn fr, f1I ~, IN, m, p
lhcfe ara ,ilst sy,,y.f
!, islets from one Ia IIS il ~
titi iii the mont ~
4 tTuI1icisl fotests. 3T.ss, ,8.s.
!, ssllIc whole area 81 tue Islands AMI inland
FIJI seas II equal III extent 81 tllu f tlts
I limited States and Territories ny,d nt,t,t1ins !,
I. tnn,,Intioa i about d $50 t,fI ~ sa,,Is te
!, soil is generally extreaciy fertile. and dr.
I, lyeretatioIi luxIitiaiit The Irctftle,,t efl,la
81 ah,,Ncer f,reseTsas i5aYf,s,r
|, Iic and ln,fi,i o.,r ~, 3 II, t,,f bi,y,.
,lanefs iid trciIist f,,,,t IN nj M, ,i,o.
ttinced irhe ctifee plant lorisi,es bettsr lIert
tar Il, its ati Ssnttt5,, 1f IAN,
ainlo Ii crown, Nj H sFi,s n, ttg,s
! rener,,l PRODUCTIONS 81 these isIl,,da arc st5es
il firups Gums fancy and tl,a itaI silver
iFs,,4 iniilnoi,y and il;a,nonds IoaI =
. fexealIent nnaiity axists IN, Srinatra md n
other points rs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II, rra,t ,,uaI,.
Iies. and ACCESSIBLE FOR lninils,r ana re,as
4 The forests III Sumatfa ARC, lnfsy.fy cn,nl,us,.
n of the ruth ltrea and IL III tl,,tt III "a
an uIlrcstrufted commence, sits aigrrDtr IlIn
might be obtained at cost OF one eighth OF il,
!, present value in American markets Gold his
Q been found ia large flakes or sheets in I'll,
Island Of Celebes, and the ileiglbortng islands
3 and there are evidences that the yield Of that
I, i precious metal in celehcs niBhteq II MOI
i surpass, the production OF the neighbering Ter.
-sfr f,t
Q many small islands Ia the neighboFhood q
j; Bauea, and there is no doubt but that the yipiI
. of this useful and profitable metal In several o
a these islands might exceed those 6f the Bancs
b mines, whenever public enterprise shall be di
Il recteSl in that quarter. Tile great unexpioret
/ i island OF New Guinea has afforded glimpses o
n possessing great mineral and forest wealth
e1 and at present sustalins lucrative natfS,
ID commence, to the amount Of several million
9 of rupees, in birds Of paradise feathers
il ltripang, and massey, " (! r ri
il " 1.-The immense wealth of the archtpelag,
has beea boarded fora ages, its mild climate AM
4 product We soil have a6soIred tile native pupt
lation from the necessity d systematic ls,,oT
q European and american enterprise Is require
10 put in active exerciseits productive faculties
e llr, archipelago contains htboiers sufficient.
Il their labor is inteIligentty directed to put il
.c melton the machinery 81 a vast commerce
III It's political ard social organization Is such
u that it may become. under proper control, al
a impoftan instrument in opening their ampl
u resources. s,*: i. Sd
Is The native population is predisnosed +
lo traffic and friendly inteieourse with eiailfzg
n nations, netM outstanding tie untayora6le yieS
10 Of civilization that has been presented /
.. them by the Dutch COLONIAL SYSTEM. Ih
m policy Of the Dutch has been. TO represa pre-
q. lctipn lywiieEe where ii world not result
IN In their immediate profit III order 10 secure