Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-04-20

| different localities, which Will give
rise to extensive internal commcrcc.
Insects and noxiOus reptiles arc not
found more abundant than in tho in
terror of our old States. In forest
| products there is m astonishing va.
riety, including the choicest cabinet
wood, oak, pitch pine, lignnm.vna,
and an immense stock oil medical and
commercial woods, many loases be-
ing built Of mahogany.
The fisheries, once hourishing, have
during later years, fallen to neglect.
AT an earlier period in the history Of
the island more attention was paid to
marine resources, and :unay fishing
was carried on around all the shores
OF the island, supplying the home
want tor salt fish, and allowing an cx-
port to other colonies. Both the sur
rounding seas and rivers OF the is
land are well stocked with fish of
many kinds. The black fish, or gram
! pus, small member OF the whale
family, is somewhat abundant on the
northern shore, where several scores
are caught every year, and their blub-
Der tried down for oil. The turtle,
both the green edible species and the
amsbill are abundant in the deep sea-,
4 few miles from land.
SANITARY.
San Domingc, according to oil
testimony. is gsacra!ls : hsasthy
country, especially IN the in.erior,
among The mountains, where white
men labor safely and successfully.
The acclima.ization Ut strangers pre-
sents no greater obstacle TO irnmi-
grafton than in several OF our new
States. The eastern portion Of the
island is constantly swept by the
trade winds, and they are much
more healthy than in Hayti, to which
the ravages OF the yellow fever are
chiefly confined. The losses OF tho
Spanish army from ilines1 wee
largely due to the lack OF sanitary
care, and the Commissioners are sat-
istied that their losses have been
largely exaggerated. The Commits
sioners have given special attention
to The matter OF health, and besides
getting Information form other
quarters, they have charged two
medical gentlemen to report speci-
ally upon it, ano their reports are
appended. Their conclusions is this:
The popular ilea that the Domini-
can territory il particularly un-
healthy, and that persons visiting it
are peculiarly liable TO yellow fever,
is entirely er. oneous, as the average
gene al health aud longevity is quite
.qual to, and probably greater thaH,
! the United States upon the whole.
immigrants are not liable to any
more disturbance OF general health
than persons who pass from the old
to the new States OF the United
States, and saving upon the sea coast
the process is so slmple as to escape
notice. Taking the year through,
as much agricultural work eau be
done without affecting the health as
can be doue in our Middle aud West
ern States, aud with greater results.
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here, by selecting their locality, en-
Joy a delicious climate and abund-
ance Of fruit, with tar less liability
to d seases Of the lungs, 70 scarlet
levers, a ID other fearful epidemlcs,
aud without any liability to yellow
t=ver. The Commission, its attaches,
aud gentlemen OF The press num er-
ed thirty-two, and the ofiice.s aud
crew OF the trigate numbered 496.
This company OF 52S sojourned in
the harbors, supposed to be the most
unhealthy part OF the country, or in
the interior of the island, about two o
months. Few, it any, had been &C.
clinateti; nevertheless, there was but
one case OF mortal disease, and that
from causes uncounccted with the
climate. There was no case Of ma
liguant fever, and none OF severe
sickness among them. The steamer
Nantasket, with its full compliment
OF officers aud sea,nen, has been in
the harbors OF the island for about
fifteen months, aud has not had a
single case OF yellow fever. Earth
quakes have done no serious damage
in the island since 1916, and, though
slight shocks occur almost every
year, they are so inconsiderable that
scarce one in q dozen Of the inhabi-
,ants are aware Of them. Hurricanes
are not inlrequent, and sometimes
are attended with considerable dam
age.
MANAGEABLE WATERS.
The island has several rivers navi.
gable tor short distance into the
interior, while three great bays
SANTANA, Azua, and Manzanilla- -ad
init vessels OF the largest draft
though only the first has any i'm
portance in q military point OF view
TUE ADVANTAGES OF ANNEXATION.
The Commissioners state the ad
vantages OF the acquisition OF Sama
na. There will be powerful mill
tary and naval station, and doubtless
an important city, that portion o
the waterfront which has already
been acquired by citizen OF thu
United States being but small par
OF what wonld be occupied by thu
!. site Of great commercial city il
San Domingo. Inland communica
ton by water aud rail would be easy
and the future Of SANTANA Bay, under
. the authority OF the United States
could not fail to be of national i'm
portance.
: Tue FINANCES.
The following statement exhibit'
briefly the result of inquiries as te
the debt OF the government and 1T
obligations, whether funded and as
certained and admitted, or unadjust
ed and under discussion