The Opelousas courier., 1869-07-17

He sub leased to two Americans
Brown and Mooring, for the remainder
Of the term, at original terms. These
gentlemen expended upon the place
$780, Their income was the proceeds
of 5000 cocoanuts sold to the Trade
Wind for $50, and which they delivered
at a cost to them of &4O. This place was
thoroughly plo,oed; four crops were
failures.
Carroll leased place Oh Belize river,
fifteen miles from Belize, at 800 rent
per year. This fine plantation had a
two-story frame house on it about eight
or ten acres cleared. c. kept it six
months, worked very hard during that
time, and expended Oh it $500. Income -
the proceeds of the sale of 400 sticks of
logwood, at fifty cents per hundred.
Then sub-leased the place to David
James for $50. James thought that
something might be done. He did it.
Got in debt fed the country to prevent
an inglorious incarceration in the coun-
ty jsal.
The farming interests not bringing in
such handsome returns as they were led
to expect, some Americans engaged pref
ty extensively in the cocoa nut business.
Thompson and Oladowske, two enter
prising gentlemen, formerly Of Bragg's
staff, leased all island from the British
Honduras Company, they agreeing to
bear all expenses and deliver to the Com
pany one half the nuts as payment of
lease The island has upon it probably
over l75,OOO trees. They shipped car
20 Of 1000 nuts to New Orleans. Their
merchants in n. o. charged them no
commissions for selling. Messrs. L. and
@. realized loss of seventy-fve cents
on their shipment. Mr.. Carey, of New
Orleans. leased Mansibique point for, !
am informed, 5000. He lost heavily and
abandoned the place.
1t is probable, if these gentlemen had
purchased recipe from Burnett and
opened a hair oil business, they might
have succeeded better.
Letter writer's and eloquent lecturers
limited very broadly that there was Il
vast deal of money in the logwood husi-
ness. Messrs. Moore and Griffin, of the
States" tried it lost all they had, and
fed the country, in debt. Nichols and
Barrow, of Louisiana, two lard working
gentlemen, tried it spent all the money
IucH udu, duu 1itluc U0NA n ~ LuC otoCCo'
Duvall, the founder Of the city of Rich
mond, county of Confederate, colony Of
Honduras-ac city of one inhabitant-has
been residing in the said city two years.
He finds business "leetle dull"
Two brothers named Carpenter, from
New Orleans, planted on Amberglis Is
land put in rice and corn and melons
for Belize market. Crab fish ate them
up. Tried repeatedly. Failed every
time. Lost all their money. Left in
disgust.
Gen. King planted OH Lake Manitu :;
put in seven or eight crops. all of which
made complete failures. At one time,
the General was elated with the pros
poets of a ine crop Of corn, at least 50
bushels to the acre. When it grew to
be breast high, every stalk died in two
or three days time, aud not nubbin
was made. An interesting letter wrote
to the States for publication, letter
stating that Gen. King had planted foul
hundred acres of cotton, and that the
same was growing tinely,-in fact was
looking better than any cotton he had
ever seen.
Gen. X. had never planted a seed o.
cotton, nor had he stock Of cotton OIL
the place. Having sunk several thou
sand dollars, the gentleman am in
formed, has removed to New Orleans
where, the writer hopes, he may do goot
in keeping others from the promised
land.