The Meeker herald., 1889-06-15
CAOUTCHGUC HUNTING.
How India Rubber Ia Procured In
Costa Hica.
\ Manly Race al ste" Who h',k Their
LAVE. IN s~ar.hin. luit'" hiihy J"'ss
III. n.hiis, ur.>. and Dat
IA at - saisio,

The Yuiart@,, or rubber hunters Of Costs
Rice. writes q Fhilidclphia RE ri eorrc-
spIndeut, are the most lrrss ts,nsinie AMI ~
nOr4nt II creatures, whose hrs, object.
whf out ON an -spc i,iion, ~ TO secure A.
much rsoIt.il1uc - possible, and neat to
damage the prospects al Other Sularurs,
rsgardl-ss OF tho igisn-, A thrifty tree ~
it, hrst sutiibg osght Ia yield not !ess Than
nifty pound, Of rubbcr. bu, the huntsrs of
to-day nni few - profitable. unless they
p-n.,rsts far into the yirsia forests, and sru
fortunate enough 10 discover an entirely
new district Ia the seriiUns already worked
mos, of the tree. base been iaTsi several
times, anj many Of them wrIe spOl!sd ~
the outset by having been stii ton young be
cause II, greedy discoVcTcT feared that "
the prslc wCnr alt 10 a'tnin perfection
another might secure A. NsEr tho niaivi
regulated - ilu.,.g-l la.s, % lint only
mature trees might 10 'spred, and those
hot to sn esteut u c.I,e dr,ti, llr pToiuc
ton Of .aoa'eholc wrlii sopa b. a sourr-
Of wealth 10 thr rep4b.ic Ths Costa
RleAn Government bas,ns 10 h nliy" to hi,
fsei, and h., recently offered extensive
gratis Of Land 20 any who Will devote thsu.-
s-lsss ~ the culture OF rlbbsT trees
Among til. inhabitants Of Central Amer,
ira s',- Yularo.s firm u dtslinct class,
by all odd, the lowest ia the country, I'M
lee, /, iaa, he the CARDS @. su.ten.la or
the I~aIld,yer. Of the western eu.s,.
They arr ino,ii, t,ifbur,is or negroes, for
white lrH scdua "nsfsa IA II, though the
bu.iEe,s might b, ,l,ii extremely profit.
able. 4 Yunra can b. distinguished At .
glance from n4,iyei Of other pru'... ioas"
as easily T., . cowboy h. rrni-sI society. or
. miller fresh from b., nii.i, Ia, only by Ia,
general air - si-s-drvIl anG't,..Fy l,iye-
n-,, bot by Ia. la !. ts.,t!ug u eaou,eho,.c
that ssyrF. hi, clothing fun u-Al 10 FOO,
III, extra sssltHF saaIM4lIie. gradually
b. eun,4rt VIA tls rIbalF inc wlIL.5gt
l.,rItl-.i o. th' uast 80 tho we..rvr, .ni la
tim. TrutI,ra H., garment, absolutely
wst.rItr1lf aui aiit8si iLtLs,lTurtib.c.
Ili.l hunters aTr liftsd CT - the .hr-wd
,rAI.., II IaftsinllA. murh - au..r...n
miner. used TO L-s .unp 81 With grub,
stake il. their ,.,arl4 fiE tirs,-sI,,. tne,al.
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quantity ~ .a,tnuu,,.Bt, /. l.s., .n,i ,uf,
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,b.r Of oar Sorth,r-, vriia, yFhA,s a, l.as,
give. ,.sa,. warning Of b.. ii,.a,A,l to
s,,th-. white. -yun tsars 10 BE- frsrri than
tho tnaas,rna. cr,.s.i,l-. Of the iAs-p1a.
aud ,is., .pSFisat.. ..fp ut. ~ hu. fIls PRO
.Iivi,s-., aru the f,s,s. that nist,iy stalk