The sun., 1891-07-14
.YANKEES FOR COSTA RIGA.
"A COLONY FROM H0RNKLLsTILLE TO
N. 60 TO THE TROPICS
A Hnteresting Letter About the Cole
Mines sns the Agricultural Products OF
Ose of Uncle Ssm's Best Neighbors.

A Interesting Letter About the &oid
Mines and the Agricultural Products OF
One of Uncle SAME Best Neiehbors.
BAN JosE, July 1.-As an American I am
more than rlensed 10 be able to chronicle the
fact that the first success in the way OF foreign
colonization OF this republic Is shortly to be
achieved BY an American company incorporat-
cd under the laws OF New York State. 1t is
less than two months since there arrived at
this capital q couple Of energetic young Amer
leans representing an association Just formed,
with hesdouarters at Hornellsville. N. Y. With
in twcnty-four hours they had informed your
correspondent that they wanted place to put
q number OF Industrious American families
who were tired Of half starving on unpro-
ductive farms or In ovcrcrowded cities OF the
North. Mr.. Reynolds. the Secretary Of the
company. invited me not long after to accom-
pahy himself and Mr.. Mott his mining en-
gineer and prospector down into tho Taia-
manca country. This region is arousing moro
aud moro interest now that the tobacco Gull
fure has been undertaken with such promising
results.
Tho Talamnnca tobacco has leaf smaller
than that produced in the United States. In
| what preparing or curing have observed.
whom the plant is grown 1t is cut down and the
now crop springs from the etumps. There Is
only one man at work at this culture Ms yet.
His name is Don Juan Alban. an energetic little
fellow eager to obtain new ideas. He comes
from Cauca In Columbia. and believe Cauca
to be the locality most advanced in agriculture
| IN all that republic. High on the right bank Of
the beautiful Siscola stands the litt.e house OF
Gehal,not moaning sugar cane. but white cnre
eontsnteaiy. simiia house @ % Where he dries his
tobaoSo and third where his Indian servnnts
sss for Hs soPs %oy say
not had timo vet ruiR0
The Taiamanca region. like AZ Of tho Allan
Soa ss Of e cH ss Usadr s has o4 s sss sops
It Is NOT six mont hs wet and six months
Hp a Say ars a1y uns nsys and ay
ber. November. and December have some rain.
eyer season. is bright Wl:h eloudles. sky
There is not morning in the year when man
NJ. Roynoids the Secretary Of the Hornells:
prosrector. Mr.. Mott. was. so delighted with
lie M rivers sand and IL m mysterious bits Of Susriz that
he declared himself personally ready TO locate
"A. good deal OF wealth, is lying around un-
so%. rsnds 70 Santa Ana
some twelve t miles away and Lone one ot Of. nv com.
mtnesal paint a that any one would care to see
nee nee Speaking Of Sal san,a e Ana. am reminded
discovered and claimed three valuable mines !
above that town; One of the openine. 4 a
isrds worked their property, with unwilling
slaves. When slavery was done away with
day mot lar oIH remote Or al ,he nnss
With any eneisy At La Trinidad . forty .sta@p
S :%a 80 as4 Gasl xfs Ss
Ss2 n S5sd m $5s f., vHs5s hsS
s SAID o se the best Of tn:
erection and will begin running in few days.
The, newly clnimed mines near Santa Ana
been duly the ssb A
sut s6s sSId oSt Win SSia shssls snd carried
plain: svery dsy. ordinar, picks or not / am
de%a
snd 'l%idity are delishtfpiiy scarce: rs
toward foreigners, yet, when it comes to grant
ing concessions. i is cautions about whom it
Would. be- concessicnaries nc to display $ suficieut ie
self-confdenGe; & dd - :. ,.
PRESIDENT RODRIGUEZ lS surrounded by
Cabinet OF thoughtful and wary advisers
Tho Secretary OF the Z. A.. l.. c. and NJ. Com
pany Is to lay out and build a town-a truly
American town-in Talamanca- The town is
to have broad streets and comfortable houses.
school. church. and all the rest that clviiza-
tton demands. Saw mills and grist mills will
stir up echoes through the splendid forests
and the whistle Of tiny steamboat will con.
tend with the barking Of the Congo monkeys
To-day the Costa Rica Railway. Atlantic
division. Is to be turned over by Mr. Minor G.
Keith to Mr.. Denne. the reprasen ntivo OF the
English syndicate. 1t Is q little later than the
time originally specified.
thunder storm with. what is phenom nal here,
q shower OF hailstones as large as peas. There
is some apprehension about the coffee trees.
BY tho way. hear stories OF forebodings and
u drop in the price OF ooffoe that would make
tho coffee growers hair stand on end. 1t is |
TOO serious to be credited without further In
" concessions" That OF tho Railway OF the
Pacific. OF Gen. Antonio Maceo and OF the c.
A. L. c. and N. Company are all being studied. |
Gen. Flor Cromhet is down on the Atlantic
coast fishing in A. handsome little taiandra or
sailing vessel. The handsome exile is soon
expected up at the capital CECIL CHARLES. =
CRY FROM SAMOA.
The Halaudern aav Ceda D0ea Moth.