The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-13

Wac, ana an immense STOCK OF medical
and commercial woods, many houses.
being built of mahogany
The fisheries, once fourishing, 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 tunry fishing was carried
on pll around the shores of the island,
supplying the home want for salt fish,
and allowing an export to other colo
MES. Both the surrounding seas and
rivers of the island are we'll stocked with
fish of many kinds. The black fish, or
gramus, 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 hamsbill, are
abundant in the deep sea, few miles
from land.
] SANITARY.
| San Domingo, according to all testimo-
ny, is generally healthy country, espec-
tally in the interior, among the mountains,
where the white men labor safely and
successfully. The acclimatization of
strangers presents no greater obstacle to
| immigration 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 ravagcs of the yell
low fever are chiefly confined The loss
ess of the Spanish army from illness were
| largely due TO the lack of sanitary care,
and the commissioners are satisfied that
their losses have been largely exaggera-
ted. The Commissioners have given
special attention to the matter of health,
and, besides getting information from
other quarters, they have charged two
medical gentlemen to report specially
upon it, and thclr reports are appended.
| Their conclusion is this: The popular
idea that the Dominican territory is par
| ticularly unhealthy, and that persons
visiting it are peculiarly liable to yellow
| fever, is entirely erroneous, as the aver
age general health and longevity is quite
equal to, and probably greater than, the
| United States upon the whole. Imi-
grants are not liable to any moro distur-
| bance 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 simple as to,
escape notice Taking the year through
| in our Middle and Western States. and
with greater results. Persons in all
circumstances can here, be selecting their
locality, enjoy a delicious climate and
abundance Of fruit, with far less liability
to disease of the lungs, to scarlet fevers,
and other fearful epidemics. and without
mission, its attaches and gentlemen of
l. L ~
and crew of the frigate numbered 400,
This company of 528 sojourned in the
harbors, supposed to be the most I'M
healthy part of the country, or In the
interior of the island, about two months.
Few, if any, had been acclimated, never
theloss, there was but one case of mortal
disease, and that from causes unconnec.
ted with the climate. There was no
case of malignat fever, and none of severe
sickness among them. The steamer
Nantasket, with its full complement of
officers and seamen, has been in tho har
bors of the island for about fifteen
months, and has not had single case of
yellow fever. Earthquakes have done
no serious damage in the island since
1916, and though slight shocks occur
almost every year, they are so inconsider-
able that scarce one in dozen of the in.
hapitants are aware of them. Hurricanes
are not lnfrsquent, and sometimes are at
tended with considerable damage.
NAyTGABLE WATERS. 81
The island has several rivers navgable
for short distance into the interior,
while three great bays SANTANA, Acoa
and Maazeanvilla--admit vessels of the
largest draft, though only the first has an.
Importance in military point ofview.
THE ADVANTAGES OF ANNEXATION.
The Commissioners state the adyan-
tages of the acquisition of San Domingo.
There will be powerful military and
naval station, and doubtless an impor--
tant city, that portion of the water front
which has already been acquired by q
citizen of the United States being but
small part OF what would be occupied by
the site of great commercial city in
San Domingo. Inland communications
by water and rail would be easy.
and the future of SANTANA bay, under the
Of the United States, could not.
flil to be of national Importance.
The following statement exhibits
briefly the result of inquiries as to the
iebt OF the government, and its obliga-
.oDs, whether funded and ascertained
md admitted, or unadjus ted and under
discussion: ee- erc. fl.
Unpaid salaries ...... ................$ 100000
Iond and treasury notes. 9, 523 $500
Debts and oans .......... ,044 300. so
Obligations OF Cabral. ........ es1,645.7T
National bank notes Commissioned, 49, 4l800.0o
interest bearing loans ............... 293.5l1.2S
.oans without inter( st 20,2932o
)ebt Of 1889. !. ~. . 100000 90
ending claime -. ........ .......... 20E000.0O
lending claims in francs, 18 81, $40 27,344.e0