The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-22
GUIANA AT WORK, ALSO
That Colony Has Investigated the Bound
airy independently.

airy independently.
Boston, Mass, March 21.-The GUAM
csc junta in this city today received
from Georgetown, Guiana, under date
of March 5, a letter containing the fol-
lowing matter concerning the Venezuela
an boundary dispute.
'Mr. James Roadway, the historian on
the boundaries of British Guiana, to
whom was assigned the task of pre-
pairing and drawing up the case for
British Guiana in the Venezuelan i'm
broligo, independent of England, has
concluded his work. The first batch of
information submitted by him is as fol-
lows:
''First-From their own authorities.
the Spanish never occupied or possessed
any portion of the territory between
the Orinoco and the Amazon rivers.
Second-Holland, England and the
French occupied the country because
| it was not in the possession of any
| Christian prince, and as being in the
same position as North America beyond
Florida
''Third-Holland not only considered
her territory to extend to 10 degrees
north latitude, but went so far as to
offer the count Of Haayna any place he
might choose between that point and
the Amazon.
"Fourth-The Dutch established the
mother colony of British Guiana on the
west bank of the Essequebo river, and,
by cOnciliating the natives, controlled
not only the northwest district, but
that of the lower Orinoco.
''Fifth-The actual possessions of the
Dutch on the west side Of the Essequebo
were Kyk-Over-Al and its neighbOrhood
the west bank of the river, the POme-
room and Meomca and finally, the Rarl-
ma, while Spain and only the village OF
st. Thomas, fifteen days sailing from
the last point mentioned"
The writer of the letter containing the
above information, states that a copy
of Mr.. ROdway's statements has been
sent to the Venezuela government at
Caracas, but that none will be sent
either TO the colonial Office in England,
the British ambassdor at Washington,
or the United States government.
Continuing the subject Of the dispute,
the writer quotes at length from the
works Of John Jacob Hartsinck, IL. D.,
in which the possessions of the Dutch in
Guiana are set forth with much clear
ness.
In the sixteenth chapter Of the work
in question" says the writer, I'VE find
ii stated: Guiana may be properly di-
vided into four parts, according TO the
possessions established by the Eropean
powers.
1-Spanish Guiana, lying On both
banks of the river Orinoco, stretching TO
the west as far as the Rio Negro. and
TO the south as far as the river Barima,
which is eight degrees, minutes north
latitude. letting itself out at the mouth
Of the OrinOcO: or as others have il,
% ST nf 10 ii nj nh five
of the Orinoco. Those form the 'front.'
Ter dividing Spanish from Dutch
Guiana.
Dutch Guiana. stretching from
Spanish to French Guiana.
'S-FTench Guiana.
EPortuguese Guiana.
IN the twenty-first chapter of this
work we find that artsinck says that
the Spanish, shortly after their arrival.
incurred the hatred Of the Indians by
their cruelties and were driven away or
murdered. so that at the latter end of
the sixteenth century no possessions of
! Spain were 10 be found on the wild coast
except at the Orinoco. This authority
further states that the Dutch settled
early on Fhe Essequebo river but the
SpSniards. with the aid Of the Indians.
dislOdSed them in 1896. Shortly after
wards. however, J0oste Nanderbooga
appears 70 have driven the Spaniards
out. for he established another colony
on the river which was in perfect eX-
| istence in 1913. II ef0und fort there
afterwards called Kyk-Over-al. that
! had been built by the Portuguese, which
| he demolished, erecting buildings on
| the company'S estate with portions Of
| the material in the fort
/ The letter adds that the Guianese leg
| islature has passed n law 70 restrict i'm
| migration. similar 10 the present law Of
| the United States Refuses admission
| - every immigrant who cannot pro
! duce 500 in cash ~ find security for his
| maintenance for one year.