The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-06

crfmes such 40 MURDER arson burglary and the ke are
begging e almost unknown. they are temperate
that petty Witch
openly and s.snssy especially Sy the Spanish portion .
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hs:s mostly Se.SosI:;s Ssp'i:. Trey i've among
gous persecution be discovered among them. Ihe people
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rude and those accustomed to houses
Possesses The land they desire 70 cultivate which Z
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The reason they universally assign for NOT outvating
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have made in Jamaica. In that island there Is album
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can are not .verss TO work when certain Of
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per month Appearances make probable elsmen;
sspseisi .ha proporiSS whom Spanish pi blood
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iical causes without the grauitous assumption that the
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the great number who were examined by the
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The sw schools that ss:, arc mansansd the people
With LITTLE Or no snIpO, from the School books
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:ohoo: few and feeble e they found abundant
he svsrsss q native sny good BIZ. one printing once
exist. wn tS S .ns o. hook.
GENERAL poLIrroAL CAPACITY
Serious these obstacles general cvizaon and to
the Intelligent exercise o. hScrsis. The condition Of
there has been neither slavery spirit deprive
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made secure. From among them AZ various times many
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have been wasted in insurectons and revolutions yet
ment and regular political acton
Tho data furnished BY Tho authorities as to population ara
very An estimate recently made by the Eccles
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Fol n..nss Ihs capital ~ down q 1000 while
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ss raiepaysrs The communss Of San Juan Las Kstas,
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ss,.. number fred y local Eesdsns and other
Of the Ecclesiastical Court with certain known facts
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aes As actual o., q &. The
have voluntarily expsrated themselves account q the
il proSsSs that more than nnstsnihs perhaps nine
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trader % not settle s1ywhsIs ~ :oIoIn :. So
even there white blood prsponaerates largely 10 dominica,
nsnsTou: majority Of mixed race, nearer
REsouRoEs- MINERAL PRODUCTS.
The Of the are vast and and ~
than the labor expended upon them There 10 evidence OF
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rom copper ana god wt6 deposits q Ignite rock sa and
for
ton e PIG IRON ,,nn Tbs copper ~, Srss =:
sssn opened psse slight ssssn reported coal he
sS%p.:sd VII sss Fs9n:E.sSi: Esei:s coal Tss ssd
isss invite. p.sn. EXPLORATION y pIsc
are believed extensive and yaasbls The salt
o.. o Large .bo nna ID e.
purity for commercial purposes.
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ana sHs 's
rain Is on the southern slope Of the coast range
Ssco~d-Ths extensive. prairie region Of the Eauos,
q s csoo range ee admirable pssurs eVo's
large portion Of capable Of profitable cultivation !.
Tsiy-fRe rolling plain of the Vega which is generally
wooded and s the finest body Of agricultural ground on tho
ToTs-1ns Doyands like portion Of the plain of ANA
and lie valley Of tne Yagui where rain partly wholly
:sa au ss s::. s,sss
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Domingo city 10 fair specimen Of this class OF
'o"'' PROPORTION CAPABLE OF CULTIVATION.
Although g. Domingo contains almost every variety Of
there wSsy om .nd he Other $
The country T. varied IN surfaces unusually ws wstsrsd and
IL island where .ss land capable +:
me os
with EysIyv6:re they are fertile except the few
par. Of region whose could be changed
S By Esa'1 on L. ss:
OF men well Acquainted with the oihcr West India Islands
declares this to :. ss:S5n k ssS 6 .n AL
While the geoGr.phsa position Of s.. Domingo within .hs
yssssSs: inSaans ne som%srs. staples r aC
1:rics. 10 many dereus classic: Srowls
susaT Yields The extern. and
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average quality Of so IN st. Domingo especially the plain:
North S'fa sor snd goriss sr
thai ISLANDS, ss'
Of the commissioners They and their agents inspected
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Used In some gases 4 e said 70 exceed Two ton. per acre
profitable manufacture Jamaica h less favored than a.
watcred degree suitable for this and other agricultural
In many parts of ST. Domingo the canes do not
repenshng for Fifteen successive annual
from the original root and upon the
lands excellent found Of much greater age
ran resulting from The sssisry or windxsra position
ne he
vegetable mould which the surface Of the ex
tensivo plains valleys the result Of centuries of forest
growth and decay The greater abundance Of fuel would
appear give ST. Domingo additional advantage over
adjoining Islands IN this branch Of industry The mountain
cocoa. The soil Of the hills is usually rich Even
be cultivated with the hoe The salubrty Of the climate and
beauty of the scenery make the hills exceedingly arac
tive To persons unacclmated unaccusomed TO the
northern temperature these mountain regions oner peculiar
Inducements At present these high lands which form more
than half the OF the island, are generally unin-
habted and almost unvisited by In Jamaica are many
fine plantations of coffee In similar situations, at an altitude
$500 to 1000 feet above the level Of the sea- The culture
OF coffee and requires much less labor and capital
than that of sugar, and 10 peculiarly adapted 70
families Of moaerste means The coffee tree begins
to yield an annual crop for more than Atty years.
The 10 equally productive and easy OF culture Native
chocolate prepared from the bean IL OF excellent
quality and In general Both these trees have become
thoroughly naturazed found wing wild in the woods
and seem free from disease There
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