New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-22
A TRIP ACROSS THE Island.
x,uE CCJ-NTPy, PEOPLE, AND PRODUCTS-NATU-
RAJ CJHOsITIES-FROM SANTo DOMINGO
TO AZUA.

she CCUNTRY, PEOPLE, AND PRoDUCIs-hAIU-
Ri CJHIOsITIEs-FBOM sANTo DOMINGO
TO AZUA.
fFsOI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
Arr, Fcb. 21.-On the Ooh of February q
PARTY OF six persons including guide andinterDreter left
eau+o Domingo CITY for an overland trip 20 this place.
no one Of, tally attacked 70 the Commission accompa-
MED Us the expedition being due TO The enterprise OF
certain newspapers. report Of the trip, however, VIII
e furnished 10 the Commission, at tho request OF ore
OF it, members by r. Fulton Of The Baltimore Amer
Scan. Passing out Of santo Domingo by the western
sate ana thence elong the coast rood, found many
vrivate residences which evidence or luxury IN
some past ace, but now presented an appearance OF
dlapdltad aTi5t0cracy The buildings arc cAehy con-
sictcd IN the style Of the eountry-with palm boards
and matched roofsbut with more ample porches and
sutbudlugs. The yards are large, and wellfed with
fruit srub5ery and flowers The Enclosures are pro
tced by evergreen hedges with gates at the entrances
Our road w lined with the sabeabedge, and lying back
were TIE small plantations, Of few acres eacb incloslng
plaptsus bananas oranges, fs Indian corn, yans and
other fruits aud vegetables Some three miles out on
the re- arc the walls Of old abandoned FORT IN
rood state Of preservation. The soil is thn OF leudsh
color On shstratum Of coral Tock, WHICH oIleh COMICS
fo the surface Eight miles from Santo Domingo Cy We
crossed en- inlet the sea, by ferry az inc NOUN OF
te rive une Some i've OF six miles further we passed
th N.ra Church and half mile further crossed the
liver Mira BIZ ford After passing the NiSra, the soil
apueard 10 he better and gave aDuncaht evidence OF
fertility Put small portions OF 1t were improved the
rsrtaous being small, few in number end far between
Tie forests were large, the timber comprising el
tine varieties Of heavy growth There are no sayannaS
l.t,ycen the Hlne and Nigra. Large numbers
Of cattle and goats ranging the forests Inc cat
lie for size and color almost the exact representa-
on Of orr Attorney stock but the horns are longer ana
in that respect they resemble the Cherokee eate OF ne
United states. .,
1-scf,on Of its source 70 the town OF San ChrstoDal
witch is but little distance from It's banks and on
handsome savanna. We were kindly received by TIE
commentaries Barnabel Polenke stout colored man.
n whom we had letters from the Governor. we spent
the night with the Commandante and we're visited Dy
numbers Of the citizens VINO paid US every attention. ana
manifested the greatest anxiety for annexation The
onyato OF the Pueba Is about 1900; OF the Commune
anon, 1sUQ There is Catholic church, OF
which the whole population but TWO are mem
bers There Is school with tWenty-hlho maze
rncls Tile teacher is also making an ehort 10 esUD
l.b school for girls. There are in the Commune SUI
., 400 Who can read and wIite-or, as the teacher
v,rosod f. scrbble little. The people raise cattle,
eoep horses doukeys, and hogs, and cultivate coee'
,ie sroareane, corn and tobacco They estimate the
animal PRODUCTS Of the soil at COCO qunas OF sugar. ooO
NJ coG and 10000 % Of tobacco The lana belongs u
tbe Cor,,rune and cannot be sold. Each person resi-
49,, a. Commune has as much land set of to him
b tho prrie Administrator he may wish 10 cultivate
NJ eaer is elected by the people and holds Iof thtee
vars No one Is known in this Commune as opposed 10
aprerafon. They seem TO understand that the OAlteu
satss has a civil government, and that ny annexation
nv will nd themselves OF the burdens OF var
~, the 10Th we left Christoba at An early hour'
Acco,puanied by two Dragons, and passed through
rich undnaung country, chiefly covered win lof's''
aud hut little cultivated, till wc leachedthe river Nl|ao
rhtt enc leroest river we have yet seen in the island
Ills wide AID rapid but at this time fordabe The Cot
toms Of his stream are nearly or quite nile "loe
covered with powders and gravel when nave O,eN
horne down from the mountains Ai'er passing 'h'
ytza e Ground was parcAed with drouth, ana Veget@
top in an openings completely burned up by the tFoi
aIboaf Tie soil is hard aod with gravel and oo%ld-
ers As an exception, however we passed '"o o'
miles through forest Of exceedingly nch sob coFei'u
win, 81 dense grove Of cbappaIel large pu''
se,, sesps 4, Do done IL dyowood', cawpeach5 nel4
prominent The surface or hc country r. air tna un"
h.ing Wien within some Three OF lO'i ni''1 W
-. .,o,., f.,., tbe forest upon savanna, acrO,-
which and Lsi0re reaching tie IiFef h-N' We '''''
skon ci.s,.. Vi buildings. where The ptdoP'l '-" d"