Mohave County miner., 1893-06-17
Costa Riea.
SAN JOSE DE- CosrA R,c..
May o, 1882.


stone frospector Nays: Costa R,ca in
one Of the Eve Central American r.pub.
lies and lies between Columbia ON ,b,.
south and Nicaragua on the north and
its shores are bati,ed by the Atlantic and
Pacific waters.
Iis ch,ri product is coffee, ahi.h bs /,
long been famous IN The North American
markets Bananas, piabiaius, e,s,uanut.,
hides, dye wool. and bard ~asis AM,
p'neapples also losin an important @x
Esor'ation.
The rountry In very mountainous.
broken ranges running ~ all directions.
between which lie I-auuiui valleys
made mp Of rolling hills inierr,ersed with
fine streams OF water. THE soil ~ very
rich and prodnces abundsntly without
any cultivation except the cropping down
OF the immense growth OF vegetation.
Tn. typographical situation uf the coun.
try IL -nch as to give great variety oi
climates. and all the fruits. grains and
vegetable Of the temperate zone -an he
successfully grown here il the proper soil
and altitude 10 studied and taken into
consideration. The variety oi wild fruits
is too numerous to mention. There il.
never failure of crops here and two can
he raised each year without irrigation.
ss the rainy season 10 Of some eight
months duration.
The tales We hear Of tigers, lions aud
great .erpents and venomour reptiles in
Central America only exist in fancy.
The soil here is principally y black
loan from Leaf and vegetable deposits
all the way from six inches to i've feet
deep. more Or less mixed with clay,
whicn prevents i, from washing from the
hilisides.
S,a jose. the capita, OF Costa Ricx,
contains 5000 people. II is situated
400 te1t above the sea. IL ~ surround
ed ny towering mountains which grad.
ualiy slope down ten miles TO the valley
OF rolling hills holding the city. These
mountains are all checkered off with
corn fields and coffee plantations.
The streets of the city are laid out At
right angles, narrow and we'll paved.
The sidewalks are so arrow that one has
often to take the street TO get past An
other pedestrian, and at some places
they give out altogether on the main
thorouyhfares by buildings projecting
into the street.
The natural advantage for drainage
10 excellent, but notwithstanding, they
have open sewerage, and all Of the tilth
Of the city is ever within view.
Punta Arenes il beautifully situated
on u peninsula xhich extends some six
miles into the sea, many places only $50
yards wide. The streets are planted to
great spreading trees. The sidewalks are
ma ie Of white stone and sea shells,
looking quite attractive. This city boasts
1903 iawye:s 81 coffee exporters, 3 ha AXIS,
first-clAss hotels and many very beau
iiinl dry goods and grocery houses and .
mint.
The financial standing OF the country
Is in a lamentable condition, principally
due to bad government. American gold
il at lis per cent premium over this
conntry's gold and hank notes.
The expectation Of coffee from the
months of November TO Mach amounts
to 335. 900 qnintsles.
The president here declared himself
dictator some time ago and had dozen
politicians exIed because they were not
favorable to his rule, but as the civilized
nations everywhere condemned this sfep
he has recalled the exiles
The Pacific side OF Central America is
the healthiest and the only reason as
signed for il il that OF the Atlantic side
il the Gulf of Mexico, forming a horse
shoe having for its heels Florida and
Columbia and its toe Vera Cruz and
Tampico The tr ID. winds that always
ply about the shores OF the Mexican
gulf are kept constantly whirling abo1t
in the horseshoe circle driven back by
the coast ranges 10 the low valleys.
Chau,b>rlain'z Collie, Cholera and liar