Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-13
"A hEdRors sroAy.


eis DiscouragIng Experiences In Tfborsa.
the Color Mans African Republic.
Anderson Jones (colored) returned
10 this city from Liberia, in Africa,
where he went in the spring Of 1885.
He Is now at home in Montgomery.
and says he 10 here to stay. He u
Itopping at his fathers, out beyond
the Wonlenss Home, in the eastern
portion Of The city. A reporter went
out to see him the other day, and from
his own lips heard tho story Of the
travels and trials and stay in the
land that does not now with milk and
honey.
..Ileft Montgomery on February "a.
1885, for New York, accompanied by
my wife and two children. We sailed
from New York for Liberia on the last
day Of February. In our party there
we're fifty emigrants, including men,
women and children We had q very
pleasant voyage, and landed at Mon
rovia, Liberia, on April A. We went to
Liberia under direction of the Coloni-
za;ion Society of Washington. The
society furnished us, according to
promise. with provisions to last us six
months. After we reached our desti-
nation we had our land surveyed, and
set about to build hpuses and settle.
AS for my part, I soon found that the
rainy season was too close at hand,
and | did not have time to. settle
on the land set apart for me. !
then got two acres from another
man in the settlement, and
built little house in which
lived while there. Iplanted and raised
a few potatoes and we 3ate them and
enjoyed them. The honsc II built was
ten by fifteen feet. l built il with small
po'ss and covered it withbamboo. The
rainy seasonsset in about May and
4 continued until along some time in
! November. Sometimes the rainfall
would be steady for week or two. and
then it would slack up an hour or day
and then commence again. But for
nix months we mad no sunshine and dry
weather. and during all that time We
were confined indoors. and could not
do any thing in the way of outdoor
! work to earn living. In the fall the
rainy spell ends. and then there is
nothing but drought and hot sunshine
for six months. We had no winter.
! and the only cool weather came during
the ~ainy spell. in what we call the
summer months here"
There are many things that must
make an American feel very much out
| of place in Africa. Continuing the tale
of his bitter experience. Anderson said
.In cultivating the soil the settlers.
as well as the natives, have to do all
the work with hoes There are no horses
! Ia hot Vr
some of the oldest settlem snts they have
:, few cattle. but they are very small
and dwarfish A full-grown COW ID
Africa is no larger than year-oid cal,
in this country. In the settlement
where we lived never saw but the one
poor little calf. land not single horse
or mule in the country. I was sick
about three months, and was greatly
4 troubled with bloodthirs.y little insect,
4 known as jiggers. They are smaller
i than a flea and far more troublesome
sThey attack victim on the feet while
he sleeps and work their way into the
4 desh, forming bad sores. 1 saw many
{speople with several of their toes fairly
eaten off by the little pests. In my sick.
ness / had no medicine and mo phys
ian. There was no doctor In the set
tlement except herb doctors. who make
their own medicine. People in tina
i )untry can't make money. and it take:
4 hard gging to make little something
to eat. / had little money when
went there. but everything was so higi
that it was soon gone. The man VIII,
is employed by the Colonization
Society to issue provisions to the set
tiers swindled us out of supplies {
twenty days, and just at a time wher
we needed help most. The people owe
there don't much like for sett ers L
come away. But they cant rails,
any objections, and the natives are al
peaceable. When man decides t,
leave he has to post a written notice o
his intentions in public place for ter
days and get passport from the Gov
eminent. wrote letters to my peopl
here and received replies. The letter
go and come around by English steam
ers. was bent on coming back t,
Alabama, though 1 had no money an,
no means of making it. My relative
here and in Texas sent us 500, and W
sold our best clothes to raise S25. w,
did not have to pay fare for our It'll
girl, and only S25 for the boy and 81
each for myself. AMI wife. I had N,
cause to leave tbs country. and nov
since | am home in Alabama once NOR
II will not bother about going off agail
to go anywhere.
Anderson Jones is thirty-six yea,
old. Anderson is above the average o
; his race in point of intelligence. HI
t wife is Light mulatto woman. The,
, have two children. They had one chill
b IN in Africa, which died early an
was buried there. Anderson says thu,
: Liberia is mighty poor country to liv
in. and there are many other America
negroes there who would come back
they could. He thinks this is God
: country and is willing to live his lif
; out and be buried here. He come
+ home sick with fever and is gettin
: we'll slowly.-Nontgonsery fAta.J 80
!. 'ertiser.
Remarkable Lawsuit.
|, A curious lawsuit is in progress in