New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-12

| noticed the Carib women bringing from the H'i -
large punches Of freshly cut sugar can" ana he'IIF
all. both old and young, had stiN' IN theIf nam
from which they cut slices which tEeN conS'ah'iy
che,yed. the slccharne stalk furnishing nh'n-
tious mice which supplied he place OF t'"'' NI'''
If these cane. were two and One-halt ana some
three inches in diameter, and exceedingly rch u"
sugar. but are gown by thoSe peopl" siihp| ~
an article Of foo. Occasionally the luic' i ~,
pres, cu bv the Car.b women, evaportc' WI" io''''
into halls Of black sugar; but. so TAR a. 'o"''
learn. there j.. no attempt made 10 ih'hu'd'',''
sugar for market in this Section OF 10 Ir'" '"'
cane in marketable quantities.
IN fac, there j. 70 inducemcnt for the natives
n, the coast 10 try 20 produce more IMAM .'''
can consume of ANYTHING. save fruit. because thcie
10 ma ,rarkc+ ror II \ sugar factory at any point
an tho pio Dolce. or Poiochc. would b" a {oIo
nina N its owner and blessing 10 the people.
Tho bsrono frcas arc found a. far miami ~
tho unoer crd o. Lake Yzabal, bnt WIN III"
,rescnt facilities for transportation II Is lmpo'>-
,la "a Get the fruit to the ship - naf"e'"o'e
co,di.ion from a longer distance. FROM 'iN
mouth Of tho Polochic River, whcr" II enters ''''
lake. the level shore spreads on "po" o'"'
side. forming a wide plain, now coNei'N WIZ" ="
rank growth Of tropical vrgctatlon' pu' eSP''''i'N
sd2pted by location ard climatic coh"I'lo" 'o'
cultivation OF cotton. Small QUANTITIES VI Wv
alan+ have boon crown on the fiat lands sum
;or+ +o donoratra,r the feasibility of ltS cnl'l-
o,io,, IAN. the ENTERPRISE and capital required ~
wanting. and win not h" furnished hnll 10Y
eioners suDplv the demand. No pe''er 'o'''''
land exists in the world than that lying "'"N"
alone the Rio PolOchic between the "PP'' VI.
If Lake Yzaba and Pdn2os. ana the 'oN' W
,rorarirg This land would lie small in comparF
and
Do.os The PROPOSITION 10 construct the Northern
v,iIrood called attention ~ the vain" "l MINUS
hor,lerino I'VE Montaugua River and alth"n'h 'ho''
,oaIs ara &c far less value for fruit and aGri-
cul,nraI cnrposcs they have mostly been 'a"'"
oi,h. Ms. sncculators OF actual settlers, ana are
ho,d - birb pricos Along the Poochc, INV
or +bo lends arc mostly open tor s'''"fN '
Tho cost of occupancy. -,
4. poryoe now the head Of naVi rnti'h on NV
polocbic The character Of III" country '"'"7 =
hc Gradual elevation induces row l''"
,.oco.ahlc life, the production of trHlt' rev.
CON. and cotton ceases, and we 'h''E ,'''
&c corn md coffee Tie c,mat" ais" ch''"N
po,,,,, and the traveller feel, that ne u "" W
-, ,oro If endemic lever. alih'u@h l"' az
,rl. - bu+ 400 fent above the So" NV -
. p,,,oe j. sometimes Intense, ana ~ ~
-. Iva c,.rci4ad hv Tie newcomer 10
o.l,,,,,,o = bilious m'laIial fever "''''
80 CAROL vs. thc yellow fever. Ir"i 'i''"'' G',
no eaten and exercise in the ''n "N'.' .'... j.,
uon1av, Nav .. At 3 p M ;hr ''",P'' ,'I
,Lo room in which slept was us o'I'''
ont Of doors il was lA2 DEGREES r..,.s whit
We were detained three days a' ''D'o ,.r,,.oI
mo for mnles. I'D when at ia'' w.. ,ao.n.
AVID vc were actually on oW way ''' ':.r, Of
,ains We coull hardly cypress VA .,,,. v,-
relief ond e'adncs@. The 'ur'e" ~ ,ia.. in orr
rncA and as the cool n''eI.I ~ ,,o,,cal
faces. Mir4ing 10 H. ne eliza cli>ir of
,vosds. it WAS like ''''4"' W