The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-09-28

IX1ok80eo oSSGs 49,
The e,.si salk about inn'erssas
ia Brrl ,sd the r.s. nsnt<rs ~
arr looking abroad f~ bones 70
which they css better tsdk neal
,oei,l, and r~ean,.ry conditions, e
uana. Of the ,abiie mes ed jar
nalis,s q ,hs country the u''ersnee
and pub.iea,ien Of every favorable
And disAdvsnisgeous eircuDstAsee
.urresu1,r- AID attending IN inu'-
grafton to any new country we
have recesily resd a very interesting
le,,es Written froa kao JasesFo, ~
Mr.. Cos. N. sAndides, 10 his fssher
Col J u. Sssd,des in which Cen
,rsl America. and Brazil in Fartieu'
lar, srs presented to the public in an
unssrnishcd ana upepvisble condi-
ton. lie L. . gen,le.sn Of istelii-
r~poe rad vers<ity, and What be says
is en,isled to full evidence He vent
10 Central America for the purpose,
and usA The hopA, Of snding home
,~hers he would be better sss'sSsd
tAss 10 the United States, but 10
wAirh, ,r will b perceived from The
s.byoiped extraeu, ne mus; sass.aJ
failed. He ssys tAese 10 aet IN the
soriA more iseousisent Psek Of
hars than he found in this new Fl
Dorads. and that aay man Who goes
there fes information about the cosu.
try, il he trusts anything bat h's ovs
eye sight will be doomed to 'leeer.
ton and disappointment lie speaks
in di,paraging terms Of ths weather
produce, panufsc,srcs Of the cosn'
try, and is transportation facilities,
from which We copy as follow
We we're there seven ueekr, du-
ring all Of which time We kept 40 &c
coust OF the weather. II raincd one
or more simes every day during our
stay, except Eve, and it vas the be-
ginning OF the dry season. Cotton,
I am satisfied, viii be a complete
failure there. We saw none tina,
would epss more than 400 pounds to
the acre. Very little opens fully I;
consequently il is much stained.
Old Miguel George, on the Ribe-
ria, with nearly . hundred hands,
runs an Is saw gin. lie, however,
like al the balance. pIants little Of
every thing Sugar cane grows large,
bu, does no, mature we'll. Soon u il
commences to ripen. sprouts spring
up from around the roou and each
joint. Rice, We were told by the na-
tiyss themselves, was no, safe crop
two il seven vas all they counted
on Coffee trees looked we'll, and
we're full Of fruit, much Of il, how.
ever, is los, owing to dampness. We
sau some fine patches Of corn, but
generally speaking, the corn was not
good, AT first, We were very much
taken With the 6pe timber, and
thought there must be = perfect gold
mine in . as mill. but have had
reason since, 70 alter our opinion
somewhat. Major Trotten the soul
Of the nill business on the Guarshu,
has quit It as Improbable, and sold
on, his share, not only in the mill,
but some hundred and odd thousand
acres Of land attached 10 il, for
| 81, 900. One Of the clerks Of the
concera told US i, was in debt.
There is a good deal Of 6ne wood,
but il Is very biscuit Of sccess; 70
every tree you have TO cut a roAd
through the dense mat, up or down
= stccp un:ain, and. AFTER the tim
Der is sawed, il is so heavy that =
canoe is necessary to carry it Of.
The 6hssi timber is scattered in the
woods. IKE the hickory and red oak
Of our foresss 1t home. We once
stopped At place where the posts
arousd the pig pen ssrs solid ma
hog.ny." W. often rode in canoe.
Of cinnamon wood, and I did see .
rough little dug. out made of Rose
wood.
Ia regard to the American settle
men. 81 Barbara, where he says he
found some "very 6be land indeed,
just rolling enough to drain we'll
Without washing, with an original
growth Of 6ne timber and cane, Of a
dark red and chocolate color, and
Plepsy deep. | am satisfied from
what ] saw, il would make fne corn,
asd good cotton, splendid coSee,
plenty Of potatoes, punptins, PEGS,
and al sorts Of fruits that belong %
to this climate, besides good peaches
and pears The price Of land there
raises very much sometimes 70,
hear Of land sold 1t so cents, other
'apd' at Is, both Of the same quality !;
in fact, like everything else, land has
no Fixed price. A Brazilian car buy
for $3.50 what would cost an Ansri.
can 81 ,O0O."
The following extracts will show
the prices Of stock, and the eonait;es
Of labor in that country
At this place, cattle are pretty
dear mich cows At from $40 70 ESQ.
yoke Of oxsn from e50 to SIS; beef
cattle from go to $50 fat hoxs from
l6 to $50; mules from 80 to $500:
to latter animal vsryisg in price se
eoFdisg to The sof,nrss Of the pur.
chaser. There IL, ia fact, no fixed
Price for anything. Mn. Merri-
weseher gets potatoes u 81 peY
bsshel, wAiiss Nh, Oliver, ose mile
Of, pays y. Some pay 10 esats for
ehickess, othess rs cents, &C., lie.
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For arning purposes on a dsceo,
.sels, yos nay just Is we'll ny there
b no eUoA thinS ~ ftsa lshnv 4. IL -