Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-03-08
The Republic oE Honduras as n Cattle Pro
 ducinE Country

It will probably not be amiss tp 5e scribe s0meRha more in detail the Hfr
 t.culsr portion oi the Republic oI u0u
 duras, wherein the company now organ
 Izing IT this city propose Co locate tIau
 ranches.
 Leaving the fine baTLor of Puerto Cor
 tez, in order to reach the beautiful p..iJ
 or Suia.tbrOugh which flow the large riv CTS oI CdamilcJr aui Clva, It Is ueces sary tO make circuit oi several mile. 1 around the eastern end, or base Ot tht high mountain cham of Merenden, q OmOa. which here nnds an abrupt ter
 termination. This plain Ges manly
 within the department Oi Santa Barbara
 of which IL is a distinguishing feature
 It is of both great extent and unbound
 ed capacity. its rich and easily cu.tyJt
 ed soil being adapted to the production | of cotton, rice, sugar, cocoa sui the oth- CT great staples of th5 tropics. Through | this plain the river Uiya tiows. emptyIus ! into the Carribean ssl, short distance | east of Puerto Cortez.
 | It Is the largest river ln Honduras. and is navigable by boats of light d-af- to almost the centre of the republic Its ! sources are found in the vicinity or the lake of Yoioa. ID the ueiglborhoOd Cf which the cOIutry rises by series oi magnificent terEares, which open on. g- Go bread uudulatiug sayannas. ilsis soil is good, and apart from their n-lu- rnl odaptstu for urazirE pvrpas- they aimi. ol pr0iia5al le cultivation These terraces constitute tJe distlc- gushing feature Of the country lrHur. the cIiy of Santa Barbara, where t-e principal part of the population ot tlc department Is co1c-ntrated. Iue mouCtsin cnain oi A-rrnieD. elsewhere described as iujtiug a5rdpt.y upon tl- Jhe sea at the p1ri, of Om1a and Puerto COrtez, skirts the valley o. the uyer ChamlLclu. atiorliUg ltsSllTes favorable conditions, bl-u 1f sJa and climate, for the cultivation of the graus and fruits of higher llItudes. The u- habitants of this department are mainly devoted to the raising Oi cattle, of viUcl large numbers are exported tO B.l-za and NUcatan and driven to Guatama.a, where they command TemUnerlI-- prices. It ls within the region heltu described, among these elevated and tr- dulating sayaunas. within reach of tIgls- pOrtau1n by the rivers Iua and Cham licOn. that the company propose t0 ia- cate cir lsnds. h addition C. the markets of Belize, Guatemala and .le West Indies, which take annually large EUmtcrs ot cattie-a uaw and cT.cus.ge demand iS b--ng created by the great pubic works now lu progress in Central America WE: the Panama Canal Wlch keeps n constant employ an my of .a- b0Tes. and the Huntingdon system of railroads in tho construction of which over SlUJJitD was expended last year
 Ihese great enterprises wIiL when completed open up Co The commerce Ji the world te.rItlry SO rich that mueu rivalry VII. he created tJ secure its cal- troll The cities 0f tho NIHsls-ipni Val ley Will muke a strong effort tl CIptGr the priZe. A convention will be held New Orleans on the 1l-h oi this month. for the purpose of organizing line Of steamers, Co run between tlis port and those ot Central and South America; This. in addition tJ those already Iu ou erator, which vii furnish large fa1h- Ities. aad will undoUlsediy cJltrol a large share of the business. \ mista zen idea prevails that the commerce. of tLe Central American repuJlici j. not of sulI- cient importance to command @ supply of tonnage at low freights. On the con trary, shipments of tleIr various c1n- modIties to Europe are heavy, and ves- sels are found to be plentiful, and frsichts often gs low as from ten Co sixteen shil- hnss per ton. The large bulk Oi their commerce-Outside Of fruIis--is with Europe.
 It is more than probable tha. within Q few years, establishments for thc pur- pose of preparing meats, by some Of the modern processes for shipment Go for eigu ports, will be found located among the highlands near Puerto CUrtez, and skirtnC the Carribegn sea. -Agricoln, in Rural World.