Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-22
OUR WEST INDIAN ISLANDS.
Something Of Interest Abou, Uncle Sans New
Possessions.

Itlco but Of al the other Moat lhul.i
Islands except cuba. The nNeraE'
man knows of but the two Ereat ~ ~.
ieh Islands cuba and Porto ltco' hu'
there are about dozen others, alm'
vi them unimportant, but others re-
garded ms quite valuaole'
These islands are on the coast ~
cuba and Porto Rico. Inc l.cal..l
number OF them are near Cuhi
ahore. and IL Will be question for de-
oision whether they shall belong 10 ~,
limited states BY the terms OF th'
treaty. or whether they shall Dr. CON-
rldpred as part VI CUBA ~ ~
most part these Islands are llAN w,
reefs 81 Florida and fhc liah,,i' ',,'.
the creation o. tho Same CORFU nu, ,ti
era that may be seen ihr1ugh W..
trnnrpnrent waters Htlll OF NniA w
tho fnnrino bed. rlCHo Keys N"lt
groatly In size. Some or ih.H
Islands large enough 60 ~ hau'.,i' IVY,
with fresh water for the con ui' 80,
81 those who chou1c % mas.
their dvriilnr place The largest ~
fhene reefs IN the northern fnnte E
the Cavo Romano. with an tHlUnAl. N
ana OF $50 rquaro miles ana iia NV
fnrn broken by three hil"gh ~,
chief Industry There. ana inn,,u ~, wv
only one that VIII thrlNs, ana
with deprcrsluns OF from ono W Two
scrf aeon. During the storms inc
wavoa dash over the keys anu lelN'
che dcprcsfiona hilcd Win VA
when summer comes with 90 burning
nun the heat dries the water anu
deposit Of salt i lcit u ~ p.. .,,,,,,, "
that the Cayo Romano cplld Hipli
the salt needed for th. use Of all CUBA
usefs and isiets are oven more mo-.
fnornus on the south coast OF CUM
than In the north. Hero they are iAl-
there from tn Shore ana ~. W. .d,
rhe most extensive Island Of Che l.aN0
t,,at are rtrrvn around the Cuban Fch-
hoard ~ the Iaia de- rlnos uHle OF
pInsr). which, indeed, is nearly aa large
M M ~ tho Others Put toFothtr' IN
the statements " spnln'n posn'HalnnH'
made hv uuclal sources, ~ always hhH
n place % Itself Tho island. which Heg
nifty miles on the ruuthwcit coast or
cuba. consists really m two lAllnls'
separated BY n tortuoug pnafaf'. hnl-
channel hnif-awnmp. which winlH az
nearly uniform width Tor about three
mllfH nom west 20 rnHt From east 70
west tho Iala doH pinnH II sixty miles
IN length mud from north 20 south tn
breadth h nfty-nve miles. the area be-
ing COO aaunrr milca. ~ ~ q hcautlful
island, with excellent hnrh1rA, lnfiy
mountains. fertile plains and many
rivera In itn cUntcr ~ O. mountain
known NJ the slefrn dcH Ia Canada, to.
Ing about 1000 ftsit above the level ~
the sea. ana with prociplceH no foot IN
height There nrn also pangulun
mountain. 1 COO feet IN hrirht.thr aioun
de los Cabelloa i.0,i fcot high. AMI rHy-
oral ntho smaller prakL AZ the hnHr
81 these mountains are qunfrlcH, from
which beautiful marble may b. "a.
trnrtrd. although they have been
worked 10 but a slight extent, Thuugh
the rivers nru shallow, several nru nav
ignhio for four or i've miles their main
advantage being that they keCp thr lH'
land we'll wntorrd. The principal pro-
ducts nrc cattle tobacco. mahogany
cedar and other woods. sulphur. pitch
and tar. but there arr also mines from
which silver, quicksilver and iron at'
extracted.
The climate 81 the island f. mild and
healthy nll tho year, aud Tow ptclUut d
better chance Tor settlers aud Yrt u
hnn only n population uf about 1000
The iHia de pinun hnH always bcou Co.
Fnrdcd nH a dependency ~ Havana. au'
would probably Boz claimed by thc ca
ban government.
netwcon Porto Rico and the Nirsii
lriandn thcrc h q Fruup called the Pas
sagr Island which win c1mH into nu
possession. Tho LARGEST aud mort im
puftnnt ~ the group IN NiguutH CO.. Cral
Island. lying nine miles on Porto iilcu
ana which D. N miles louh 10y
broad. The nlil o. not good. thrrs De-
ing Indeed but ritle dirt on tho barrel
rocks. \ ridge OF small hills rum
through the middle rising 10 goo.
height ut the southwest pud OF thr d.
land. Isabel Segundn on tho north rld
n tho solitary village ana there lIV
fishermen. The hnfhur 10 Huld. a.
there are numerous bays, AMI 90 uu
time Nluucn was the resort ~ pirate
who prayed upon the rich commerce I'd
tho West Indies.
Fiahrrmon nnd woodcuitrrs 90 ~
number uf about 600 make thHir hlm
on tulrnfa, thr second largest ISLAM
IN tho Passage Fwun Culohm %.
about aINtCHu miles tu the eastward ,
Cape Ban Juan. because uf Co., lrfrru
lar outline ami hrokrn. steep shore On
bland lH ulnn sometimes known d
Ssrpont island. tIk. NluueH liH coat
h ludrutfd with many bays. NhIH
nnord excellent hlrhurH There 90
many small hills that afr covered WIi
scrub timber. but tho Hlli ln Hn Hirri
compared with the fHriil.fy ~ Port
Rico that mo attempt iH made tn Cu
tlvutc ~ ON nu extensive Hcll0, an
the 1900 inhabitants support then
selves by fishing and gathering Woo
TIE principal village uu Nluu0H
Port Muln, where live 1000 inhahliHnt
under The dlwctlun uf governor ul
pointed hy the governor general
Porto i,lro. A lighthouse stands
rhir port.
Tho other islands m this group q
NJ HN.m IHHH IFfnHFFHu.. VHN.tH ID