The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-27

imported stock, Durhams and Herefords being not
uncommon few weeks ago several COWS were
given to the soldiers Of Company 1, of the Eleventh
infantry. They proved to be very good, producing
rich milk and fine cream.
holland FOR SALE
have made inquiries as to prices Of land here
but am told there is for sale The island Is
owned by few people who well satisfied with
their condition. Among the largest owners are the
sugar planters. of whom make as high as 900
bags of sugar year. Their plantations are scat
tered over the lowlands There is but little good
timber on Yieques. most of it having been cut OF
The climate is said to be excellent There is no sick
ness whatever, ami such epdemlcs as attack Porto
Rico do not to come here.
AT present the only Americans on the Island of
Crabs are the postmaster. a Philadelphia named
Lancaster, the soldiers and the signal service men,
who Photograph messages from this city to the main.
land. The distance is not far and the heliopranb
works quite well the telegraph and all orders
can be sent by the flashes of the sun upon mirrors
from point to the other.
There are quite number of PrOteStantS in Vie
ques. and among them blind preacher who lived
for long time in South Carolina He is negro
who went from South Carolina to St Thomas and
then came here. He has been a resident of Vieeues
for many years.
THE DEAD MANS CHEST
Next to Vieques, the two most valuable of Uncle
Sans new islands about Porto Rico are Mona island
and the Caja de MuertOs. Chest of the Dead"
will treat of the Dead Mans Chest first
The Caja de MuertOS lies south of Porto Rico r.
was at one time hospital island to which incurahles
We're transported to die and from this fact came IFS
name 1t lies about four miles from Ponce It Is
about mile long and half a mile wide You can see
it from the Ponce harbor for rises abruptly frc
light hons
good pasture lands, but this is small part of It's
value
The treasures of the Dead Mans Chest arr, in
1he phosphates which are found in its and In
the soil little back from the shore In one OF tpa
caves am told there are probably more than 100000
tons of valuable phosphates. They of two kinds
One is pure lime phosphate the other a nl,eE-
phate much like our South Carolina rock. They are
earth phesphates which have been enriched by the
of the millions Of birds and bats which live
in the caves.
This island is now owned by a Porto Rican who
had concession from the Spanish government ror
working the Phosphate, and this has l am told been
confirmed by our government. The property is said
to be valuable, its owners claiming that the 9hes-
pilates, after paying all expenses of mining and
shipment to Hamburg viii 81 ton there ana
that there is demand for all that can be exported
THE ISLAND OF MONA.
saw something of the Island of Mona in going
about the western end of Porto Rico to Ponce Our
government transports land first at San Juan and
thence steam around the eastern end of Porto Rico
through the Mona passage. This is the name Of a
broad channel il the flowing between Porte
Rico and Santo Domingo 1t Is of the highways
of travel, but is not frequented as some of
the other channels into the Caribbean sea-
Mona island lies just west of the city of Nav
is OF volcanic origin with coasts rising ne-
pendicuiarly p great height above sea level Some