The Dickinson press., 1898-07-09
OUR ARMY m
sA'ou,R, uHEs BEST POSSIBLE LAND
ING PLACE ron TROOPS.

sAsouiR, MEseEsr POSSIBLE LAND
ING PLACE ron TROOPS.
Important strsssSae valss Of NJ Jsrag1a
/: Mining ce.p.ssayas Irea oesaa Pier saa
hallway Hsla ~ Our Trssss-valussl
The Cabs.'s Saying Power. :
The landing place Of our troops In
southeastern Cuba was near the mouth
Of . small stream known ~ the Arroyo
Baiquiri Near the spot there 10 an In
'dentation in the coast, Offering fair
anchorage. The iron ocean pier Of the
.Juragua Mining company is close BY.
The mining company il an American
cooperation, having nearly Ss, 900, 900
Invested in plant, railway and build
fnga The nearly pure high grade iron
ore 10 blasted out of a mountain Of it.
The property belongs to ; Cuban. and
the company pays 4 royalty ON every
ton shipped. Part Of it is shipped from
the mines to the coast pier referred to,
.r.x -..- -
D1t the greater part seeks nm ouClet py
Ny o. the narDor Of santiago. Ps.t u
p W IoE 'ne oeelae'
aem Ason "orAs' una part goes 70 osasa-
That American enterprise should have
developed that part Of eastern Cuba by
opening up many miles Of it by a sub
~. I'ially ooasesGceeo ooastal railWsy
. Waen TWO piers, n on fsne
ooase ana one N oantaaeo nafDof !sseit'
= ene sPaniafds may seem % 90 the
ltony o. Iases taat railway, VAN iss
many eas.les sno gre g! 0tosCalA
y VIZ nave . stfateglc valne q tne
alst impo1eanee 51s means an MonIwey
llom on oas1 Q. .sopplles 20 sne esEoos
PIER maaway between tne Guy OF Santi-
seo ae onDat 81 ana lts now famous =. MOTTO RIO
w ne essseen entrances 70 q Hnsasows
ana tortuous onannel IN the harDor:
me distance nom me- coast TO the old
/ .,me PueD,o on town OF 10 JUST
three Engilsn miles. From the latter
me temporary neaqquarters q ou i mel
% DemaJayaDo ne+ 'aniana and ln np!a mo
terminus Oh the rallway u another three
mi!ea
JuraSus' OF !araguay, the main min.
ane camp Is ABOUT . mile and q hali
from the coast. IL mas everything that
one would expect to lind IN 2 mining
camp lnoiuoine q hospital for the men.
PREVIOUS to this lnsurrectlons q major.
~. OF the men were hardy spanfarda
from inc rural parts o. spain. Ihe
!enetn OF inc railway rom the Iron p1ea
"a Santiago hsrbor 70 Dema!ayabo ID
just 10 English miles, not, including
miles OF shuntlng lines or sldings.
! seems fair to assume that the whole
eastern terminus. including the many
| useful buildings, are tn onr possession &c
lne country there IL very rough, and
:tne coast line is not and fever stricken,
Dpt the Mills we'll inland, beyond the
mesa. OF tablelanda. are swept by pure
ocean reezea While the days are hot
and suitry during the wet season 0
on the nights are cool and sleep is rest.
~! and retreshing.
The railway pier at the western ter
minus IN Santiago harbor Is ON q head
land projecting we'll into the harbor.
Jus pier ana head4and the
snore OF the bay runs inland almost =
quarter OF q mile. The very substantial
and costly Q pier ts LOFTY rum
wen out into the channel. Ocean goin1
steamers !oad5nt tts side. The hillside
from which .it runs occupies q COM
manolng position % strategic 1mpor-
Eance y laea Just midway between Inc
CITY n III MOTTO The main military
road connecting the city with the forti.
acations at .ElsMorro and the battery al
Estreila point passes Just inside the
eno & enc NO. OF the e pler:- The position moe
taken by our men, the two f~ortincAttonnli
wall 20 isolated rom that city: Any
1orce.aoadans isoch . point Will com
mana the channel opposite 1t.
srs LAWN OUT the best n!ees possible
working nase ~ AZ eastern + Cupa, LET y
glance a. the map and zee what else
may pc realized = extending our
Inc ilttle town OF ~ Ganey slies aRonl
~ ma!es g AAalqplr1. y II
2 q the term1nl o. the e : Ort q, s.; rail- y
way eguia broad gauge railway
connectlng q number Of inland poanu
VAIN sant1ago city. a march Through
me n1!ts ana monnta1ns enaln8 - tne
caPsu1e o NJ oaney wou!o g1ye ~ an
A. .,L ....... nj. ~. SsixLs.
M suv W. rop e. c,.y s'asloa :. t ~
.s.;n' ....e4 - 49, 10 .sapI a-sa.A ~.
foot - nonch. s.anna 1e uo ,H,d; ~ -.
No:'SaS1 MaI1s W1N" .uo.,n1s sA 1890
EaAAWays Wou!n Mea " aDso1pbo. con1o
OF the whole district due east df Santt.
agO. The engines and cara are %of Ame6r
icnn uaan,factnro Tha A.f .rarro 80
~
sWnen no1clao Q peVery valuaoh
and could be used tor rapid fire: ant
plnnging fire can be directed ON thu
Spanish ships OF the city. from the ada
| cent lofty hilla. sJ66Y wHOllV command