The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-26
THE MAGNIFICENT HARBoR OF SAN JUAN.

/ who live IN towns and villages. railroad
runs through The island, and there Is a
very good Geographic and telephone SER
vice. The exports amount 70 $l5020,000 in
time of peace, and so luxurious are the
people that in one year 100000 Of goods
were carried to the island These consist
ed mostly of Manufactured products, sueh
as clothing and household wares.
Sheep, which thrive in hot country,
glow big and fat in Porto Rico and fresh
lamb and mutton Is constantly shipped
from there A very large class OF people
are shepherds and these live upon nut
ton and kind Of highland rice which is
very easily prepared for food
Amid so much richness one would think
that the Lord would have endowed Porto
Rico no more heavily, yet II Is a fact that
on one end Of the island gold mines exist.
and iron, copper. coal and salt are found
In plenty. The vegetable productions are
however so valuable that the minerals
have been neglected in order TO cultivate
the vegetables
Porto Rico Is older thans the limited
States and was discovered as early as 1909
Ponce de Leon paid a visit there and ad-
mired the island, so he killed off all the
natives he could find and took possession
or the restsas slaves. So slavery was ts
tabllshed in Porto Rico and hourished
there until 1873. Meanwhile the people had
heen setting their towns and living
happy life.
Porto Rico is so situated that II is a
terror 10 those who attempt to crowd out
the natives. At certain time OF the year
q hurricane blows up Inc north coast and
DESTROYS all shipping Harbors have been
punt wherein natives pack their posses
sions this time OF year.
Tn some respects Porto Rico ls like New
Jersey which has malaria and mosquitoes
10 burn" But the agricultural advan
tages outweigh these terrors and Porto
Rico, like jersey and Southern California
- lovely enough 10 make one forget rs
DISADVANTAGES
The capital Of Porto Rico Is San Juan.
a city Of 100000 people. The inhabltants
are Roman Catholics and are devout peo-
pie who speak Spanish, Of course, and are
Mighty educated, most Of them knowing
English. The women are OF middle size
and are exqusifely formed. They have
an The coquftry Of the women Of the
tropics
The harbor Of san Juan Is the hest IN
tho West Indies and has been the scene of
many battle. II was sacked by Drake IN
1880 and later by the Duke Of Cumberland
The English tried 10 take IA IN 1915 ana
again in 1915 In 1895, the English seeing
the great advantage Of owning the harbor
of San Juan seized II and for three dave
tried TO take IT, bat We're repused
One OF the principal sources of revenue
Of Porto Rico - its water supply Nor.
than twenty Islands OF the West Indies
send 70 Porto Rico for water. Little boats
sail up the harbor Of San Juan, load their
tanks with water and sail away again.
The scourge Of Havana Is its lack Of fresh
water, bur The island Of Porto Rico has
all the water Il can use ana enough 10
supply neighhoring islands hundreds or
miles away.
Poverty is unknown In the enchanted isle
or Porto Rico, for every man owns his
horse and every woman has her chickens.
The principal sport Of the island is cock
fighting. and The men or Porto Rico fight
With game cocks as Madrid people indulge
Ia bull fights. There is nothing but hospl-
ialty on The island, ana The traveller who
hands out money offcnds his host
Although situated IN a hot latitude Il Is
very cool IN Porto Rico; and at night there
s. a pleasant breeze bringing sweet fra
GRANGE all along the northern coast and
sending the zcphyrs across fhe Atlantic.
A feature which strikes the traveller IA
the roof gardens; for all Porto Rico enjoys
itself on the housetops at night The
houses are built a little off the ground and
TO the dreamy person seeing them for the
first time they look not unlike castles ia
the air built for pleasure, rather than for