The Republican journal., 1896-12-10
NICARAGUA.
around GreytoWn, or Rather San Juan
giB'N Del N0rte.

.kN DEL NoRTE, (Greytown),
ell Nicaragua, in common with
.~u America Republics, presents
.4-,lile feature of having its best
... ra.jgable rivers on the Allan
overlooking that ocean which is
...sy 70 the great markets of the
aying all its large towns, its
,ai and most of its commerce
.lcnc side, where it is practically
m the advantages offered by
oast. 1t has long been the
5ort of these republics to
r. lnomalous state of things and
magnificent resources of their
~Ies, through immigration; but
bias languished through lack
.-sa1y means of communication
eIn coast to the interior. 1t
Hluh the want of "public
apital in these poor little
"a has retarded the build
.IS and the opening of ports
.-- r navigation. When once
s.rtant improvements have
..H through outside aid, there
need of premiums to encour-
-.Ion. for thousands of the
ariou of Europe and the
-..Ie, viii quickly find their way
able wealth of forest, fields
- now lies dormant, await
.m. Of labor. Thanks to the
Nicaragua has come near
lt- This problem, through the
Ship Canal, which is bound
ejrd some day. That fact
Importance to this shabby
ruwu' it being Nicaragua S
port outside the Mosquito
. laQ the eastern terminus of
al Properly, its name is not
ru as most English-speaking
..-.~- n calling it, but San Juan
r.- SAINT John OF the North, in
.-r ion TO San Juan del Sur, (of
H tue town at the other end of
-r The ancient name was
century ago by the English
and Honduras; and within
.N ears the Nicaraguan govern
Ie a praiseworthy effort to
,~ h. i-noble alias, "Greytown,
-.t q Ills post office as San Juan
}e Central American Repub-
y Jealous of such liberties
settlers, particularly Eng
tfteu take, and sometimes
."me measures in preserving
lame. AS in the case of
s1 the Americans, after build
4aloss the Isthmus. thought
Tern terminus from" Colon
.u. and succeeded, until the
comment gave instructions
-u that as no such place as
>isted within the republic,
s>etl should be returned to
ION of rude shacks and
vd-roofed frame houses,
=ly built in the United
rought here in sections, J
-hazud along a saudbar, with
md i'd and another in front
coarse grass and scrubby
-aes The low coast to
Par belongs rises Just above
more, the land for a long
imposed solely Of sediment
liver has been bringing
rull the mountains of the
mouth OF the river has
IS lie deposit increased
a1 now lies in front of the
If an ancient mouth, OF
rSPlaIn this as briefly as
u the great lake OF Nicara-
... uote period forced an out
.unel now called the San
NJ water entered the sea at
4 process of time the de-
brought down by the
-ae extensive water sheds
" teo, accumulated right and
mouth in the shape
..H beach, = that to the
tending along the main
ching far away to the
.ls forming the western side
' haf This beach composed of a
looking sand, ends abrupt
- Indian river empties itself
Ia4rc, about two and one hall
NJ San Juan. This gloomy
alarked feature of that part OF
7. minated by the San Juan
king contrast to the silver
.l. Indian and other rivers. Or
t aud- the detrius, after a strug-
0e force of the stream which
ward, and the ocean waves
winds which strove to beat il
N.slted itself in semi circular
'l- "uilding the other side of the
HI" harbor. In process of time
.''n' bay was completed, the
'.-4aped sandbar extending itsel1
..rd arm far enough around to
N5'teet shelter from the seaware
t'- waves; and for a long periot
Il The rivers current kept the
...1 and tho ,,,a,+I a d..