The morning call., 1892-01-05
LETTER FROM COLIMA.
Notes About the COlima Volcano.
Railroad Building.
special to THE MORNING GALL

CoLIMA, Dec. 90 1S91.-Since my last let
| ter from this place. which was published IN
The CALL of the 9Th of last November, our
| volcano has been rather active, for there
were eruDtions on November 9th at 6:1i
o'clock in the morning, and again at 5:3(
o'clock in the evening, or at sunset. al
which time it displayed the most beautiful
c0ors. On the morning of the 18th, al
about o'clock, there was another eruption.
On the 81 of December there was still an
other eruption, which was followed by one
at 500 o'clock, at which time there was a
great shower of ashes.
In addition to this, we have had several
shocks OF earthquake. There was one at
1880 o'clock on the evening of the 31st Of
October, shortly after the great one in
Japan; another at IL o'clock on the morn
ing OF November 18th; one at o'clock on
the morning of the 18th, and one at $50
o'clock on the evening OF the 22d.
This is harvest time, The weather, with
the exception of some cloudy days during
the past week and little rain yesterday
and tot day, has been propltlOus; neyerthe-
less, the crop is much smaller than was an
ticipated Lack of rain in September and
October caused the total failure Of the bean
crop, diminished the corn crop % per cent,
and the rice crop about 30 per cent.
Corn being in demand for the southern
ports of Mexico and Guatemala, the price
has gone up 70 81 Der GENITAL, which is 90
cents more than the usual price In other
years during harvest time. 1t is thought
that the price may be 81 in March. There
might be a scarcity OF corn later on II 1t
were not for the fields where beans are
raised by irrigation. Corn and beans are
planted on irrigated land from now until
the end OF January, and there is almost
certainty Of crop in May and June.
There is now some hope Of improving the
situation in Colima. General Palmer, Presl-
dent Of the Mexican National Railroad
Company, arrived here recently with a
number of engineers, and very likely the
construction OF the railroad fr0m TINS place
to Guadalajara will begin early next year.
Emigration from here 10 Guatemala never
theless continues. The Pacific Mail ST amer
during November carried away so men
from ManZaniilo to ChampericO, and to-day
the steamer carries away some twenty lam
lilies, embracing about sixty persons, Tor the
same port. all engaged by Il rich gentleman
of Guatemala to work on his cofiee planta-
ton.
The emigration of working people may
compel the railroad constructors TO advance
the wages OF the men they employ. The
poems who are employed at the plantations
receive, as a rule, from Is to % cents per
day, but they are easily induced to leave
their employment TO earn 90 cents on the
railroad. There is no fear of lack OF
laborers, as after harvest in the interior the
workers have nothing to do in winter.
noticed in a recent issue of your paper
clipping from the Rural Californian, which
draws attention to new kind Of fruit in
trOduced from Trinidad to Florida under
the name Of ceriman0. The fruit Is well
known here by the name of Pima Ammonia.
[ have several If these curious plants in my
garden. The Rural Californian is mistaken
when it announces that the fruit has no
seed, AUGUST SCHACHT.