The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-29


monkey pot, 10 ust lonari. purp, Q
hea I. hoobo lballi. haekia, crabwood
wa. laba. bullet WOO /, Ii sikh danna,
mamara, mora. lignun vite, hiawa,
pakooru, waibaima, yellow cirouabnlli,
sayli tatahoo, irriaridum, bAnia,
buhoprada. duKa, and many others.
Samples OF these woods are in plain
sight on the walls. showing them in a
polished state, and they are 10 be seen
IN natural condition as well AS
there is SO little done in the forests OF
British Guiana at p'esent, there are
fortunes in The woods vet for the man
who develops them
The gold mining OF British Griana
has had wonderful increase in the
few wears that the gold fields have
been worked, and they are still almost
uudeveloped. The work began IN
1854, and in that year 30 ounces OF
cod were exported IN 1880 9i9
ounces were exported, and the rate OF
iucIeu kept up. n iSp2 the export
was lla,Glj ounces. 1'hr total for the
wears is 355, J93 ounces. he diamond
fields arc only ore ing and arc eN-
pacted to show large yields south
African diamond men are on their
way To British Gu'a ana now to p o.
pect
Eut outside of the exh bits Of the
ordinary Industries there is great
deal go catch the eye in the British
tuiaAa. Soace. In the center Is set
piece showing n iaguar IN attack on n
Dir The ;aunI Of the country il
quite well shown by stuffed animals
OF Tie more prominent types There
arc AZ knds OF brilliantly 60 ored
acknowledgements, mogpes. parrots,
owls. hawks, king vu!turcs, pclicans,
sc1rlet ihises, purple brea. ted
cotiugas, fire birds cumming birds,
and many others. There are crabs OF
syTertl kinds an alligator, or as it is
called il British Guiana, cayman;
land turtoises and SEA turtles. sword
and saw fsacs, n full.grown manatce
or sea COW IL doesn't look mitch
like cow.
The collection of monkeys is a large
one
There are shown several "bcar
bowlers.' These animals are not
large, but they do great work with
their threats. They have peculiar
iorma ton that cnab them TO make
sound louder than the roar of lion,
and when they get ut it in the woods
be forgotten. Two kinds OF ant-eat-
ing bears are on cXhib tion, and i
wood deer, little creature not more
than foot high, very pretty and
graceful. Red deer, labba or paca.
common forest rodent, water haas,
kiniajou liibihee, accourie, squirrels,
raccoons, two kinds of armadillos,
oppossums, peccarries or wild hogs,
jaguarondis, an i2uana, several
coco OTIS, black tale otter, and other
animals are in the collection.
In one of the cases is some cassava
bread. That is the chief food of the
native Indians. 1t is made from man
divoc, as is also starch The bread
made is very nutritious and keeps u
long time.
In the exhibit of cereals is rice in
husk, in allis bleajna, which grows
on low swampy land, and other grains.
The display of fibers is large. Hemp
fiber palm fiber, silk grass wadara,
wadaduri wilma, mahoe, kakarally,
and other fibers are in cases and many
of them are Of remarkable length.
There is a collection of all kinds OF
preserved fruits, coffee, molasses,
runs, chocolate, cocoa, fish glue. locust
gum, tobacco, etc. Al kinds of manu-
featured products Of native workman
ship are shown. These include cloth,
clio hing. and things in general use.
In one corner is collection of news
pape published ia the country.
There are several dailies published in
Georgetown, the capital, and even
trade paper devoted TO the gold-min-
ing industry, SO important has it be-
come. There is a large collection of
of scenes in British
Guiana, showing native and white
peoples.
The exhibit is one that can only be
by careful inspection. 1t
is full OF interest, and visit OF an
hour to the corner in the agricultural
building occupied by British Guiana is
as near rs one can come to visit to
the place itself. Everything is shown
as pla My rs can be, and the things to
be seen are beautiful as we'll as in
structive.