The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29

department He talks Spanish and French |
quite huently, is considerable of doctor,
and, / believe, would go without meal
for the sake of giving it to somebody else,
and will do anything he can to "accommo-
date fellow"
The cashier of the railroad company, W.
s. Rockwell, is native of Ohio, who
came here two years ago, and by strict
attention to business and duty, now fills
that important position. One of the re-
cent arrivals is Col j. M. Freeman, who
is now employed in the freight office. He
has been on the isthmus for a good portion
of the time for twenty years, ut one time
being being engaged in establishing agen-
cies on the Pacific coast for Wells, Fargo
Il Co. s express.
eral agents and employees of the company
residing here, several of whom have their
families along with them, but the above
are those with whom we are most directly
connected. BY that you will zee
that we have quite an American colony
here, and one thing that | can say is that
'all hang together"
THE WEATHER.
luSL HOW Is uullC COiniOftuOltf hoo
been for the past i've weeks, much more so
than it was the first month | was here. We
have very heavy showers every day, gen.
orally lasting about two hours sometimes
longer, but when it does rain 1t makes
business Of it. From May (the date the
rainy season commenced) until June l the
| amount of rainfall was thrty-four inches.
During the month the average of the Their
| mometer was eighy-one degrees above
zero. Sunday the 18th instant, the Their
mometer stood at seventy six above all
day, and to day in the office it has been
seventy-seven. We have good breezes
| from the ocean large portion Of the time,
which make it very agreeable, and while
you are probably sweltering, with the
thermometer up among the nineties or near
them, we are keeping cool with it down in
the eighties.
TIE RAILROAD.
| During the past month the business of
the road was very good, the average
amount Of freight passing over it being 422
tons day, counting thirty days to a
month. The daily average of specie trans
ported over the road for the same time was
S31 ,G67 per day. Since Mr.. White as.
sumed the superintendency Of the road il
has been newly travelled the entire length
| lne DIuSH Ou eitucI siuC w tuc ulStduCc VI
fifty feet has been cleared away, and the
general opinion OF all who have been ovei
it is that it was never in better shape thar
at present, and will compare favorably
with many of the roads in the north.
THE HEALTH
of all the foreign residents of the plac,
since have been here has been good. My
health never was better, and thus far
have not seen sick day. The same cal
be said of all the persons at this place, Al
since came here there has not been a cas-
of sickness among our people, and | an
led to make the conclusion that the storie
} circulated through the north, and will
which my ears were filled before | CAM
here, in regard to this being such an un
healthy place, are not founded on facts
The opinion of those who have been her
, for years IS that it is as healthy here as /
is in the north, and from careful inquiries
and observations | am led to believe tina
! such is the case. We all live comfortably
have good rooms, good accommodations
} good board, and were it not that we are 81
far away from our friends and civilization
we should have very little reason to com
plain, but as it is we get along as well a
we can, and live 10 the hope of meeting al
/ our friends in Vermont before many year
have parsed away. THE GLoBE is eagerl
looked for, and is well read by us all, an
that it will continue to prosper and flour
ish, and give us all the particulars in re
gard to the ''little imp. easantness' betwee
the "ex-governors," is the earnest wish O
, one who has labored earnestly for it, an
r hopes to again. d. G. b.