Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-06-10
Puerto C0RTEz, Honduras,
Central Ameriea.
May, ~, 1897.
10 my friends, tie Subscribers AZ
The BEACON

humble judgment will be most in
teresting to you abont q tropical
land over the blue seas--a sir days
voyage from the States-where
schools of flying and other fish,
skipping the pillows of the sea, is
catching TO the strangers eye
This, combined with good company,
passes the time as but day. The
beautiful rising of the sun with its
soft rays upon the sea and it's set
ing in the comparative cloudless sky,
Of the western horizon form a pic
ture that could an artist faithfully
reproduce it, fame and fortune
would be his. When land is at
last sighted, the chains of noun
tains on the starboard side of the
ship present just such view of
peaks and gaps az does the Western
Maryland landscape. while on the
port side keys or islands, some Of
them inhabited, compass beautiful
bays such as the one old Maryland
can boast. An arm of the Carri-
bean Sea forms bold harbor here,
and II Is so protected by lofty
mountains that the smallest boat
can. with perfect safety, lie at an
Choir. The country abounds in rich
minerals, tropical fruits and timber,
such as pine, bays, ash, walnut, ce-
dar and mahogany. Bananas, CO.
coanuts, lines, mangos, pineapples,
coffee, rubber, &c. grow here with
out any attention or cultivation by
by the natives. Farming imple-
ments are unknown except the ma
Chef and ak, as is proven by trip
to the interior where | saw corn
planted with sharp stick. four or
five stalks to the hill, and hills from
two to three feet apart. This, on
land from which the trees had been
cnt and burned over. And it pro-
duced fine corn-splendid roasting
ears. On asking when was the
proper time to plant, | was told,
"any time - Slight observation
would lead one to believe that this
is Gods country, as every one
seems to live without work. 50
take pleasure in recommending it
to those unfortunates who are born
tired aud to the more fortunate
who wish to retire where they can
enjoy any climate they wish, for l
am sure that by ascending the
mountains they will arrive where
peaches, pears and apricots will do
well all the year round. Certainly,
the Alps can offer no greater at
fractions. Fine crystal water bub-
bles from the mountain springs
and only needs 20 be conducted to
your bath room where sufficient
force can be had to give you the
shower bath equal to any noted
springs in the country. Especially
would invite Mr.. William Me-
kinley and his tariff followers TO
make a tour through this country
to enlighten themselves on the issue
of tariff, as ! am very sure they
can learn more here in a week than
they will in Washington in the next
four years. Tariff on meat is 6
cents per pound and on other things
in proportion. AID, also, | will
extend my invitation TO Mr.. w. j.
Bryan to extend one of his trips
this far, and learn something about
free silver, as you can buy here the
silver dollar for ~ cents. banknotes
preferred. My friend, Mr.. Zanri.
was going out with So 900 in this
money and he had several men to
help him carry it. Still gold is not
in demand here like our banknotes.
All have money and no one is beg
ging.
Alas, with all this, the wars and
revolutions which seem their mode
OF changing politics or administra-
tiou is "a great detriment to the
country and will continue to be-.
| arrived here in the heat of the
revolution which was very interest
ing TO me. The port was in the
hands of the revolutionists who
were headed by General Drumond.
an Englishman, who was by no
means fine looking general, though
| learn he had been engaged in rev.
olutions before and but for an ac-
cldent to him it is thought that the
powers that be would have been
longer getting possession of the
port. The day after my arrival a
man-of-war so eslled-it was a pet