New-York tribune., 1884-01-26

would be g. per cent annual Interest on the eap
tai or $75.0OO,0OO.
The Nicaragua route passes through country when Is
very rich in natural resources. and which has salubn-
ous climate on the hand tho atmosphere ut the
Isthmus Of Panama laden with malaria and fever II
is said that in constructing the Panama Railroad one lie
was lost for almost every tie that was LAID; Vnd tne
maintenance of the hospital at Panama Is one oi the
great expenses of the canal company The climate oi
Nicaragua Is healthy and agreeable The heat Is not A
ccssye except in the middle Of the day. The empcTa-
ure is generally between 100 and SO Far the mean
annual temperature is about So. The raiuy season
commences in May. and ends III November The mean
annual rainfall is inches. For the last two or three
wears the rainfall has been below the average ana the
crops have suffered in consequence The chief produc
tions OF Nicaragua coffee sugar. rubber cacao ana
tobacco.
Energy CAPITAL and intelligence arc the three great
needs Of this country Nicaragua IS better governed
than any other State in Central America President
Cardana= and his Ministers doing all that IL possible
for the welfare OF the country The Government rall-
road from CornO Leon Vlco Will be completed before
the first Of January; and the road from Aanagua to
Granada Will be finished In few months. During the
last wear the Government has established school OF me
chancal arts at expense or S3OO,OoO Ihe Natohal
Library I'm Managua contains many standard works In
English. French Latin ana creek is WI, ~ III o,1, 1
and $4,000 has been expended on ts library uuIli2
excellent: the public debt OF the country Is only
$500 900. and this Is entirely internal. ,,,.,.
people the necessary energy and capital the natural
resources OF the country might dc fully developed Al
the western part of Nicaragua Is mghy VOganlci Ine
sO il very rich and requires fertiizng The eastern
mart Of the country belongs to the older formations and
contains many mines. The Department OF atagalpa l.
particularly gold and silver but the mines are not
worked for want capital. Nicaragua seems to ne
somewhat isolated the rest OF the world the want
of ,iil ect and frequent communication with New-1 Ork
ana Europe is a great hindancc to the prosperity OF the
country The Pacific Mail steamship Company ENJOYS
almost monopoly OF the transportation of the imports
and expors All freight from .New-1ork by tIls me Il
taken To Aspnwau. sent over the Panama klllTOad'
loaded on launch and then finally shipped for san
Juan del SIR or COrinO This CrcuitOus route ana the
absence of competition account for the very hh charges
on freight Tie Atlas Mail Steamship Company and the
ROYAL Mail Steamship Company each send steamer to
Crevowu once month; but there Is no railroad from
revtown to the Interior aud giaton 0 the River
san Juan Is difficult account OF the rapids
There are several ways OF coming 10 Nicaragua from
New-York The steamers OF the Pacific Mail leave
New-York three times each month, and the time TO
Cornto is sixteen days. the price Of rs-cass ticket Is
$40 although the passage from NewIOrk to san From
cisco y the same line is only So The fare from New
York to Grcyown by the Atlas Line Is 500 ana the TINE
Is seventeen days steamers leave New Orleans fo the
eastern parts OF Nicaragua at irregular Intervals the
time is ONLY four days II passenger goes via Asin-
vail he can wait there for the Royal Mall steamer and
So 20 directly TO Greytown instead OF crossing the