Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-07-05


the sense Of obligation to keep it.
Prof. C. V. Littlepage. of Guate-
mala, is now stopping a few days in
Washington, and from recent con.
vcrsation with him, learn the follow.
ing, which | hope will be interesting
to your readers.
The Prof. lives when at home,
within two miles of town called
Livingston, and says: ''Liyingston,
Guatemala, is situated about 100
miles south of Belize, British Hondu-
ras, at the mouth of Rio Dulac or
Boca del Golfete. 1t is a Carib vii
lage Of 5000 inhabitants, about one
half of which are called Caribs, but
are really pure African negro; the
rest Of the inhabitants are called Mu-
latos, Indios and Ludinoa, only a few
white Spaniards or of pure blood
Castillian race. The situation of the
village is exceedingly beautiful, &C.
cupying a level spot of ground eleva,
ted above tide water about As feet,
projecting into, and overlooking
most beautiful bay, into which the
Rio Dulac flows. In the harbor at
this place, at any time, may be seen
large ships, barques, briggs and Schoon-
ers laying at anchor in perfect safety,
or sailing about from point to point,
in quest of lading, which consists of
Mahogany, rosewood, logwood, fuStic,
sarsaparilla, cacao, cocoanuts, coffee,
rice and all of the tropical fruits too
numerous to mention in this letter.
| might add that fish, in unlimited
numbers and variety, abound in the
rivers, lakes, and oceans there, and
constitutes the staple article OF food
of the natives, who live on fish, plan
tins, and casave.
If this place and vicinity was owned
| by and settled with Americans, it
would soon become the garden spot
of the world, and of great Importance
in a commercial point of view to the
United States. The whole country,
both mountain and valley, is covered
with a dense forest of enormous trees
OF the finest quality for ship building
and all other purposes. Any amount
of tanning banks of the best quality
can be obtained all along the coast,
, and on the numerous islands adjacent
=, to the main land. About two miles
above this village (Livingston), and
on the opposite or south side of the
river, on my plantation | raise coffee
: cacao, cOcOanuts, plantins, banana;
: of all kinds, oranges, lemons, sugar
. cane (the finest | ever saw, corn, two
f crops a year on the same ground, anC
o is certain thing; rice and gardeI
y vegetables of various kinds: | mus
o not forget the pine apple which grow
to perfection, and are very easily cul
O tivated, requiring very little work ant
! is a certain crop.
y The climate is very mild, the ther
Y mometcr ranging generally, from Il
. to so degrees, fahrenheit; extremes
# from ca to 81, rarely so low or 81
high as this. The country Away
ia presents the appearance of spring
i, | have ny health much better thai
u here in Washington. We are neye
ii troubled with epidemics, or malignan
&c fcvers. Such as we have are Of
70 bilious character, very mild and reaC
10 lily yield to treatment. During m
r. first years residence there, the death
m that occurred in the village were i
II number, 3 very old persons, the res
# children. In population of 500
,e mot a physician in the place., nor
to there a drug store. The next yea
~ there occurred, perhaps, some twent
,ig deaths. some, however, of this nun
l. Der were drowned. During a res
N dence there of years and 4 month
# l never heard of a robbery or murde
nc or, in fact, any one hurt in any wa
IN other than accidentally. | travele
,is over a great part Of the country wht
and where pleased, and many tint
to- alone, and always felt perfectly safe
90 The country may be called wilde
We ness, as the inhabitants are acquain
,st ed with it only on the borders of boa
he able water courses, never penetratiI
the interior except along old beatC
no paths from one distant village
Inv another. The mountains are We
RI. large, interspersed with beautiful ri
*. valleys, generally small ones. {
of some mountains are found fine ri
,st table lands. If poor man wants
On. home he can get one there as cheap
.rs he could ask it. and | am sure the
,od is no place on earth where labor,
foo accompanied with temperance al
on judgment will pay better than in tt
i+s place. The object | have in staff
this is the hope of obtaining a f
cry good neighbors, so that may be al
var to move my family down, and have
all sufficient number of neighbors Am
If icans) to have our own school, and
nth | succeed in this, | shall be most b;
py, and | shall then entertain the he
If that at no distant day, the VIII,
hat country will be absorbed by the Ur
orr cd States.
ion Wild animals and birds of
70 country are too numerous to menti
int | will, however, name few, such &
know in English and Spanish nan
,ore of such as history of birds and &
70 mails. Indeed, l doubt whether hi;