The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-12
GERMAN PERSEYERANCE.
The Swiss Colony i'm Paraguay.

Mr. ThomasJ Hutchinson, late British Con-
sui at Rosario, has just published, in London,
volume entitled "The Parana; with Incidents
of the Paraguayan War, and South American
RecoIlections from 1861 to 1863," in which he
gives very interesting account OF lttlo
Swiss colony at Baradero. Ten families OF
farmers went out in 1856, and each obtained
grant Of about eleven acres of land to be used
chiefly in growing potatoes. Other families
followed their example, and in the course OF
twelve years thriving little republic has been
established and become model worth copy
ing. Mr. Hutchinson says:
The land which is the public property OF
this settlement is square league or nine
SQUARE miles in extent, with another piece Oh
the northwestern side of about half square
league. This latter is where the original SWISS
colony was begun. On both OF these grounds,
excepting the eighteen plots OF 2oO M yaras n, IN
front and 800 in depth, donated to the early
settlers, $50 other plots, each OF 200 yards in
front md 200 in depth, with 200 quintas OF 100
yards by 100 are held on enfteuss. Between
each lot, ON its four sides. public street has
been left OF twenty yards width IN the QuInta
District, and thirty in the Chacras, according
to the plan drawn out in 1856, by Don Edwardo
..
ernment to survey the settlement. The unoc.
curicd, and, therefore, uncutivated lots (of
course Independent of new etreets) are set
down as 452 chacras, of 200 by 200 yards, and
si1ty-three quintas Of 100 by 100 yards each,
Practical proof as to the prosperity OF this
colony is found in the present condition OF It's
community. Some Of these poor but perseyer-
ing people on their arrival had little money
which thoy invested in COWS, horses, bullocks
and fowls. For the first year they lived in mis-
cradle mud ranches, earning subsistence by
selling eggs and butter, and often having no
meat to feed upon except flesh Of the biscachas.
The earliest comers were French Swiss, but the
greater number Of those who arrived after
1858 we're German Swiss. From Senor Pineiros
report I shall extract q few examples OF the
success that has attended their efforts:
John Tenoud, French Swiss, farmer in his
native land, and forty-uine years Of age on his
arrival here, with eleven in family, possesses
now capital Of 100000 paper dollars, the
greater part of which is put to interest or In
veated in sheep.
James Cardmeaux, French Swiss, q farmer
in his own country, thirty years of age on his
arrival, with family Of six persons, has now
capital of 10000 paper dollars, placed out
at interest, as well as invested in;sheep.
Amongst the second lot of eight families,
came Claudio Jamer, Frenchman. who had
small wine and -four store in Fiance, forty
five years old at the time OF his arrival, WITH
one grown-up son. He holds to-day mill
worked BY mules, in which are invested 43, 00O
paper dollars, Of his earnings here, and is
completing the erection of q windmill, recent
w brought by himself from France. This last
named mill coat 50, 900 paper dollars. He has,
moreover, two plots OF farm ground, house
with one room aud an azotea root, and two
roomed house with straw roof he Is not now
| in possession Of much money, as he has LAID
out all his gains ON his mill erection; but he
may bo considered an independent man, mas
much as he is perfectly free from lobt.
Besides these We lind list Of German Swiss,
many of whom we're obliged to hire themse lvcs
out as Iaborers on their arrival, and who, har-
ing como hero only sinco 1858, may not be ex-
pected to have acquired much capital. But see
what German perseverance is dom: at the
Baradeo colony, and as 1T is doing IN every
| part of tho world.
/. John Schaer, German Swiss, q brickmakcr
| in his own country, thirty-eight years OF age,
self and wife being his all in family, exhausted
his funds on reaching here, as did all these
aforementioned. Has now capital OF 1O0, ,OOO
paper dollars, enc half lent out q: interest,
and the othor half invested in the house or i'll
working ANIMALS.
2. Felix Schacr, German Swiss, day laborer
in his own country, twenty-cight years OF age
on arrival, with four in family. Has now q
capital OF 100, 600 paper dollars, two-thirds at
interest, With the remainder invested III Work-
| ing tools and animals.
8. Nicholas Hergin, German Swiss, butch
er in his own coultry, thirty-eight years OF age
on his arrival, his wife and self constituting
his whole family. Is now in possession oi
GO. 900 paper dollars, which he has invested in
the Same manner us the Schaers.
The names of Andrew Schaer, q boy only
nineteen years of age on his arrival, and now
possessed Of 10000 paper dollars, with a house;
Of Ferdnand Scuchbawn, with 10000 paper
dollars; of Alexander Humbert, with 30, 0OO
and Jose Maltio, with $4,000, provo what can be
done by agriculturists in the Argentine repuD'
lie.
The whole colony contains two hundred and
three dwelling houses, and, allowing seven
persons to each house, the ratio Mt which tho
Argentine population is generally calculated
we have thus one thousand four hundred and
twenty-one individuals in what few years age
was community OF only ten families.
The chief produce which they raise may be
enumerated as maize, wheat, barley, potatoes,
beans, peas and onions.