New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-20
ENTERPRISE IN JAMAICA.
AMERICANS TAKING A LEADING PART

FROM Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrhrNEl
Porus Jamaica, W. l., Feb. 17.Amcrican enterprise
has not hitherto extended, to any great eA'ch'' "
the West Indies Ut IS being felt in Jamaica ana Is
welcomed by the people, who are rather surprised AZ
the promptness OF plan and apldy OF execution us
played. in marked contrast with inc siuss'snncS'
Characteristic Of the tropics. where the spur oil inc
necessity Of eeping the wolf the door scarcely
felt
A New York syndicate completed on January ti'e
purchase from the Jamaica Government OF tc presee
sixty-fvc miles Of railroad extending from hihss'on
the present capital, TO Porus, and from spahsh'o"h'
the old capital to Ewart0n. The price was s4oOo
OOO of which 100000 paid down, the rest 10
remain on bond and ortgage. The syndicate mas
contracted to extend the lines from Porus to onteSo
Eay and from Bog Walk. on the Ewarton branch 10
Port Antonio. both the other side OF the is'ha max
ing a total length Of road when completed OF lo'
miles. The road will be standard gauge feet Il
inches and the present English equipment cnahSeu
70 American. Two parties Of engineers have bech
in the field for several months, each extension
Two and one-half miles of location on the foruS cN-
tension have been completed, and rather more tilih
this on the other Tho construction party is already
I'm the field erecting padagos and clearing out
10 contracts for building have get been given out
although bids for steel rails have been obtained from
Ioth American and English firms, and il speaks well
for American Industry that thus far the lowest md
is from birmingham. Ala. According to the terms
OF agreement not less than twelve ana onoaii hle'
Of road are 10 be finished each year. Ihcrc VIII 30
q number Of bridges and tunnels how many IL j. ye'
imno,,ulc 10 say The Government gives to the
syndicate 90. 600 of land and guarantees bonus
to the amount of 10000 per completed nile DIVINE
to the peculiar geological formation OF the slanu inc
irregular knoll like hill ranges being formed largely Oh
limestone. through which rain water pcrcolac7' ''
Ing surface Of jagged rock pnnaclcs, the location i
in parts extremely difficult. For the hrst I'VE mics
out Of Poris a maximum grade of Is per cent VIII"
Il DEGREES 20 minutes curves will be almost continual
The proposed routc IS often through bciu'ii"
groves Of orange and other native fruit trees ana
plants. such "A, mango, cocOanut, banana 'ohcc' ana
A characteristic sight is blrcfOotcd negroes ot both
,cNc, bearing their head, loads oil orange 81
bunchc, Of bananas for shipment. T.. coma 80 ,,o
The engineers terribly ANNOYED IN some O." ,',o
most beautiful country by gra~, ice minui" iu-o,,'
by millions. The bite 10 A. sharp as ulat Oh lho
mosquito and painful itching remains . Tor day
after the insect has been removed. Inc tl,h' mo
which the Insect develops, l. 80 pah ual 'a''io
absolutely refuse t. 20 into pastures where IL 81,
most prevalent, and eases are common where inc
cattle have died from numbers OF tick, getting INTO
their mouths while grazing buryins Jhcr hcads ID
4 tick the Size Of a ladybug. only fiat Will swell 10
tho size Of grain of Indian corn; me great
goose. which WAS imported from INDIA icw year,
to destroy rats. snakes. scorpions, etc. ana WINCH
feed on the ticks. Before the Import alton Of the
moneoo,o the pest was hardly known \ New
ing purpose. two inclined railways. one AZ Poru, the
other At Port Antonio. The mountain, AT Poru,.
up which the road will run. ! 30 feet hgh. and
In two places the supporting columns VIII be eighty
feet high
The American Hotels Company flimt"dl. lately
Organized for a purpO~c that the name indicates, have
nearly finished their pioneer hotel. hand some
structure AT Constant spring. five miles from King,
ton. It Is fitted up Handsomely i'm American style
with American COOKS. ana rooms taken A. fat
A. completed largely bv Americans who have been
moro numerous visitors thi, winter than oyer before
The capital ~ the company /, $4,000. divided into
share, ~ 80 each The island OWN, to it- rquahle
climate and remarkable natural beauties. j. becoming
very popular ), winter resort. The variation u
temperature for di1crcnc" ~ altitude l- r'uial T.
being about one degree for every hundred feet.