The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19
TRAVELS IN COSTA RroA
Yossx Aserisaas lHvade . U,eh -.
Little Known Res,nr s

BAN JOSH. June 2s.-The city Of New or,.,,.
has at length awakened TO the fact thai h.,
loss for four months In tho year OF Cen,,,,
American business. owing 20 her rigid ouar,s.
tine regulations against the Central America,
ports Is something serious. A Comm, sio,..
has been sent down at last from the Cresc.n,
City to study the sanitary conditions ~ N.
country. This gentleman has Just arrived ~
Ban Joss and is busily engaged In inye,,.
eating. It 10 impossible TO draw from h,r,
as yet any OF his conclusions IA IA
Port Limon or the coast In eene,si
Limon Is by no means urhealth,ui
at present. There Is no such mortality A, in
former limos In San Jos6 there has been T.
good deal OF sickness for tho last three months
owing to vei7 late rainy season, and. a. wall
to a uni, ersal epidemic Of whoorinv cough
brought Into the country by some reetlss.
foreigner. This annoying malndy has nesrlv
spent itself, however. and the doctors arc not
quite so busy as they we're.
! have Just returned from three vests
tramp down In tho wllds OF Talamancs In thu
company OF n couple OF enterprisine young
Americans. Messrs. VIII Reynolds Of IIo nels.
ville. N. Y. and Oscar Mott OF San Francisco
MIR. REYNOLDS represents the Central American
Land Colonization and Mini Company. which
will shortly begin to bring down Am .rican
families to people Costa Rica. and Mr. Mott IA
mining engineer and prospector. We chose
peculiarly hard time Of year. the rainy months,
for our trip. and found In consequence that Va
were bound upon no pleasure Jaunt, TIE Gov.
ernmen'-always 50 good 10 your correspond.
ent-rla ed at tho disposal Of myself and
friends lis steam launch. tie Juan Santa
Maria. or, as my irroverent companions saw
At to nae II. The 10 Holy Maria" This
SHORTY Hsn Alter On trs pS l%DI AND
CHANGED to wear tho dangerous figure is" in
the n,outh 9 c y. we steamed away from
port offcials waving us enthueia-tic adIeus til
her Goss IN S sessni 70
crescent OF feathery cocoanut pro, iaeins :
and siilln'ss They nut US ashore IA ' a sien tsr
cavtco. and We slep, that hight IN the house Of
an hs hn i"zsa srst xhq Thai p sS
Cnhultn Tres pot and building a road thence
tween Linon and horas del Tor" md Gy no
way. speaking Of Bocas del Toro must not
do Tar sSer tsad sous
on. he bet p ic. ut inon IL 30 .enta
he next mo ni We OBJ aimed very bad
carry our canning Quilt, and started up-coun.
try. We had been told that The River Plate
that ws could make lie tiitscn miles IN about
four !,u r, n ease Tn's proved false We
aud gave us all some ad falls. 1t Mas late at
sofa, at q it'll. Below Shuts. and there ere
kindle II, . and lay down. with the comforr.
ing reflection mat II the stones wer. rather
hard under our weary hacks AMI our stomachs
painfully empty. and tho Whereabouts Of ne
Indians with ''ur blankets anu .nn ed goods a
Tey to hal Mich Kant sp ss:
teen pleased 10 term ono Il the two y andest
thIpGs ~ the universe. namely, tue spectacle
.The eush oi the arm river below the banks,
the cheerful ga,e OF our bonfire the hum OF
Solitude. The 81 " hours Of snl.Id ID s,ai !iS6t
sailed By and the white. cold DIV took u, au.
pehbIs .ha, naI at edis my
moved further down and stretched myself up"n
the soft sand lust above the water: with my
dreamed OF july day on lower tromlway
that seemed to grow hotter and hoaes
Of suflocasion i fonnd The Indians i had
arrived wi h our hing. looked around Tor
my Snmra,ies Tho engineer was nll right:
;.itizen Of w,.s,ern New YORK; q bright Yong
promi .nt politician. | mad expect ed c n>ider.
able grit in Mr. Heynoids. 1t wa necessary
howeyrr to aGnne the mud from ms Lover n e..
fried bacon. sodn biscuit. au'i coffee with pent!
OF condensed milk Leiuie he WAS quite himself
william became choery as n lark and VIA. ready
TO- rcerin our murch. singing lithely as We
piled into canoe which fortunately hnpp-n.d
along. som iavorit.. Va, SEES a bout Willie bsi
nurpie monkey climb on y yello" strs."
Crossing the river We ..ad an hours walk 10
energetic gentleman from Carriage. This gem
t.eman was Dusty Engaged cnrl Rand rrerar.
nx but o. his "MR ay .d n not
tha 1t is possible for the district Of Talananca.
in Costa Ricn. to produce, the finest tobacco
Nm. 10 San Bernardo and vsiei the
sRs Sa bal more e ne. Gspan who ' has
thiity yenrs among the titles ana IS regarded
murh az a sort OF king among then, In, ih's
States. and has hardly any idea of th hangts
that have taken place there. 70, among mo ins
to San francisco. His lie has cen remotely
peaceful hut he has a mngniiin.n -; , raca' plan
CRcao VIII bear IN three years tine In ! an
mana Rubber Is abundant. he rubber
@o'h Of FL be ri1sr 'ess "" . w.
TO q o pounds. lnniln grow luNurantly and
no one bothers ahour touching 4. allhousTT ny u
live sto. We saw was extraordinary in Az
p.arance. Mich COW, q! Tor .nugne ne .vs y.
ei"n. some thirty miles infant, then descend.
eli tho Sicsola in large canoe, and made a,rsr :
man Of this remarkable and llttle I'm WI llr,.
l believe the Z. A. L. c. COMPANY is gong 70
coioD,ze Immediately on u 3uvM-a re- W. n,t.
! cnnced.d BY the Government Mr.. leyhons'
their REPRESENTATIVE IL an ensrget rsoul, over,
flowing wilhibught ideas anr Naiy I !" e s,i
he 10 I'm experienced traveller and lay, no
prefers Cos n kira Tor \ place I" emirrate, 10 20
10 even The splendid Pacihc res,ons o, w.; ~
Northwest The Sicsola is no; inferior 70 n tns
Columbia River. he rays. ! believe H.. nj l lst
fifty families OF his companys senMing VIII, am n
rive between now and next MAY Thee IAN;
lies are to be carefully sheltered ara lnokeJ
out for in many excellent way. J. e. y.
being OK posei TO dsngrerahle AMI dnnEe'i,, nv
hardsbips, What I hear oil the project lm'
'-' NV CECIL CHARLIE.