The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-01
BRITISH HONDURAS.

Competition for the Mail Ccniruct-susar
Observation-Disclosures Honduras Rail-
road.
This day the bark Palias sails from this port for
New York. and the steamship Mexico for Havana,
and the Colonial Mail steamship Trade Wind for New
Orleans, with the mails and passengers, also sail
to-day. This is an extraordinary event in our his
tOry-twO steamers and a sailing vessel oil In one
day. STILL rs one swallow does not make summer
the sailing OF these vessels In one day does not make
good times in this colony. The Pallas Is but half
loaded while the Mexico goes to Havana Tor cargo
and The Trade Wind has no cargo OF any note
The steamship Mexico came down here to secure
the subsidy for the mails and as she Is better and
faster boat 1t thought she would get II; but The
Legislative Assembly saw their chance and went in
to win so they passed resolution that they would
pay but $4,000 as a subsidy; then advertised Tor
tenders. Last year the Trade wind had .
Spen@s the se tender Of the Trade Wind
1t was found hers was for the same price; SO they
were both rejected. The Assembly again asked Tor
tenders. and the Trade Wind rendered for the same
prices the Mexico put IN no tender. This did not
sut the Assembly, and this tender was also rejected
ratcs-yiz the Trade Wind rendered for sl50 c0 and
the Mexico for sl4,995 so the Assembly, by resolu-
ton, accepted that OF the Trade Wind. BY these
maneuyres the colony saved $1,000 In money. and,
perhaps lost the chance OF even having c0mpetl-
also included rates OF freight and passengers, on
which a great reduction was a so made. The Trade
Wind is owned in your city, and mas carried the
malls Tor the last two years. .
There q now fair prospect that mahogany will
not be cut IN this colony ~ quantities to giut tue
arkets rs the gangs have been reduced IN size ahQ
number for the current year.
Our sugar planters are all busy grinding. Inc
weather Is not as fine as IL should be- but they are
making good sugar and In quantities as large II not
larger, than in any former year. Our exports last
year were Loo tons; this year we hope to eX-
coed 800 tons, aud to largely increase TIE quanlly
each succeeding year.
Immigrants Still continue to arrive. The Mexico
brought down some twenty and the Trade wind
rising eighty. Many who nave come were disap-
others have pulled on their coats and gone 10 work
like men, all OF whom have succeeded ana have
homes OF their own STILL as the soil Is so good and
rich, they have to work to keep down the weeds II
not To improve their crops.
Thousands OF barrels OF rice were raised and housed
last year but owing to tue imperfect machinery FOR
hulEg very lutte OF the crop has been brought TO
market ard Is now feared it cannot be cleaned ut
all. say 1t Is different from the South Carolina
ana Georgia rice; that the hull grows fast TO the
gram and that 1t cannot be separated without
poun ling 1t fine.
Port CaOaZo to the Pacific, Is dead 1t Is said he died
with the yellow fever but that TACT Is not oficlaly
known here at present. fear the low LANDS OF the
State of Honduras will prove very unhealthy, and
DC second Panama, while working under the
mountains but all epidemics and all sickness Will
disappear when they get on the high lands. Al
ready the notes OF preparation are sounded III this
colony Tne contractor with the state or Honduras
to cut mahogany has been UP 10 this Town and hired
While large number OF our hands have been hired
to cut down tae bush to commence making the new
railroad Perhaps this new railroad Will be built;
but its prospects not at present very faerlng,
ana from what has been done before on that road
am not inclined TO be sanaune as TO the result
OF the experiment now beng made.