Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-04-14

growths in different localities which will give rise
to extensive internal commerce. Insects and
noxious reptiles are not found more abundant
than in the interior of our old States. In forest
products there ia astonishing variety, including
the choicest cabinet wood, oak pitch-pine, lignum-
vitw, and an immense stock Of medical and COM
mercial woods, many houses being built OF ma
hogany.
The fisheries, once hourishing, have, during lat
ter years, fallen into neglect At an earlier period
in the history of the island more attention was
paid to marine resources, and funny fishery was
carried on around all the shores of the isand snp-
plying the home want for salt fish, and allowing
an export to other colonies. Both the surround
ing seas and rivers of the islands are well stocked
with fish of many kinds. The black fsh, or
grampus, a small member of the whale family Is
somewhat abundant on the northern shore, where
several scores are caught every year, and their
blubber tried down for oil. The turtle, both the
green edible species and the hawlsbill, are abun-
dant In the deep sea, few miles from land.
SANITARY.
Santo Domingo according to all teeHmony,i gen.
orally healthy country especially In the interior,
among the mountains, where white men labor
safely and successfully. The acclimatlon of
strangers presents no greater obstacle to INN %mgra
ern 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 the Span
sh army from Illness were largely due to the lack
of sanitary care, and the Commissioners are salts
fed that their losses have been largely exagger-
ated. The Commissioners have given special at
tention to the matter of health, and, besides get
ting information from other quarters, they have
charged two medical gentlemen to report specially
upon 1t, and their reports are appended. Thelr
conclusion is this: The popular idea that tie DO,
mncan territory Is particularly HnInSeahl.hy @ Snd
low foyer, is entirely erroneous, as the average
general health and longevity Is equal to, and
probably greater than, 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 80
simple as to escape notice. Taking the year
through, as much agricultural work can be done
without affecting the health as can be done in our
Middle and Western States, and with greater re-
suits. Persons In all circumstances can here, by
selecting their locality, enjoy a delicious climate
and abundance of fruit with far less liability to
diseases of the lungs to scarlet fevers, and other
fearful epidemics and without any liability to yell
low fever The Commission, It's attaches, and gen.
tlemen Of the press, numbered 32 and the officers
and crew of the frigate numbered 1856. This com
pany 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 months.
Few, il any, had been aoclimated; nevertheless,
there but one case of mortal disease, and that
from causes unconnected with the climate. There
was no case of malignant fever and none of severe
sickness among them. The steamer Nantasket,
with Its full complement of officers and seamen,
has been in the harbors of the island for about fiji
teen months, and has not had a single of yel
low fever. Earthquakes have done no serious
damage in the island since 1916, and though slight
shocks occur almost every year, they are SO incon
siderable that scarce one in dozen of the inhabi
tants is aware of them. Hurricanes are not un
| frequent and sometimes are attended with consid
cradle damage.
IMAGINABLE WATERS.
The island has several rivers navigable for shor
distance into the interior, while three great bays
| SANTANA, Acoa, and Maazeanvilla-- admit vessels o
| the largest draft though only the first has any i'm
| portance in a military point of view.
| SANTANA.
The Commissioners state the advantages Of thu
acquisition of Samana. 1t would be a powerful
military and naval station, and doubtless an Inn
portant city, that portion of the waterfront whic
has already been acquired by citizen of the Uni
ted States being but a small part of what would b.
occupied by the site of a great commercial city II
San Domingo. Inland Communication by waite
and rail would be easy and the future of Saman
bay, under the authority of the Uuited States
| could not fail to be of national Importance,
THE DEBT OF THE GOVERNMENT.
| The following statement exhibits briefly the re
suit of inquiries as to the debt OF the governmcn
and its obligations, whether funded and ascel
tanned and admitted, or unadjusted and under di:
cussion: