The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05

arc a number scattered about the island. when
II comes harvesting time. all the men nss'mbi ,
Ss sd s hut ane v W% Sy
have finished, the " hole body Of them move TO the
next plantation. II is also an occasion ioi mcity-
part Theio is rarely any disoldIi, iut when
necessary to quell disturbance nc ioIe, IN lut-
nshSd byn company Of nanSe si',eiy 'he only
ton by the Spanish troors and the arrival Of the
Yosemite. Every one unitts in prai,irg thtsc
native soldiers Their behavior Is exec mt and
their appearance is surprisingly neat and military.
Guam Is an island Of great possibilities STRAIT
eslcalIy, II is important In being link IN the
chain between San Francisco and Manila. Com.
metcially. II may be important. but al present
little Is known Of its resources, as the island has
& e'f land is .
NUS. lemons. lines, corn, sugar cane, all grow
with but little attention further than the plant
ing. rev other vegetables or cereals have been
tried hut there IN little doubt that the experiments
10 hc undertaken will prove that the productivity
%n," s "na hut Ss % a. h' water Rs9
There are only twenty two horses on tho Who'll"
Island Island and they arc owned only by the wealthy
hSraddle Of a buffalo, gallopiHg unconcctnedly
along The muddy paths Goats, pigs and deer
roam wild all over the island
toprn, tho dried kernel Of the cocoanut. is the
principal erticle Of export The other products
are raised for home consumption only. II Is not
known what minerals there are in the island he
cause nobody hes ever tried TO find out. Build
ing matrti'l is plentiful: lime IL made by burning
the coral in Kiln. and this mixed with the broken
coral stone, can he shaped or plastered; and he
comes hari when exposed 10 the air This Is the
material used for the walls Of the houses For the
roadbcds the coral is mixed with the red clay and
when Snoo,hed down hardens and becomes like
n cerncrtcd road.
Th"ir afc several kinds Of lumber the most
valuable u ing the iron wnOd. This Is used in the
nors ~ the ho,iS.s. the rnit rs, SC IL is,xo'd
ingy hard and heavy, and rsists oil insects
even the t,rCdu vh'n us'd iot Til,s in tie viaifs
Some o the inhabitants Fay tht the loois in ih'ii
houses Hic n'uic Than enc luEdUd yeats old. and
there oIp'o,s no n'otsiy for rno'oL lie
wvvdwcfL 81 n h"usr takes longer 10 con pie c
thrr the masonry Ih.fc ave DO taw mills
and cytry plank must It. c,it gu, 10y hand, In
fact, the natives id'a e: architecture and Of nRii.
culture arc "i the most pin Tive Order. Jaw
aud hntchct for the ltsi the fork nf TIC as .
plow md u mmhctc for farming etc his idea of
TO the end. lit is no, finished TO day. no matter
to.m,otiow will De: time is no "hj,ct 10 him,
The climate Of Guam is fatty pleasant, and
very hch'hiuL i lie island Is tiIunttd IN at
Is 20 Nolth and Long. lia 10 Fast and IL he
yond The i'sCn Of The montoonsi rnd within he
mics long and less than TN mics wide. the in.
Gurrcc ~ the ,isdc wind il felt the, ri cut iil,
st"a, ard The heat Of Tie uoricrl sun Is i'npi,d
nf" few 81 the trpplca drcasrs here. Tn.
i"'nna,olv there ate few cases of lrprry.
when The Srenio,ds ,,ac,nmd the Island,
the lcpcfs were t,l,ns,d rrd ATE now ,cat.
tered and hidden about the island. One OF
of the fir, duties If the r,dcni ofc'i will h. "a
corral and s,Gtgatc th.sc unfor'unat,s The
rainy season lasts from MAY 20 October and dur
ing this tlmc u iains hnid, giving gloomy asrS,t
t"eretythirg. ircc tr't amy ~ bton hos ross,d,
int Oh" remaining months 81 the year " II
BRIGHT pheasant wchthctNt'h t"d hrsrinr riG hts.
Ivcntu1llv Guam wll hrv" t'hdr communirn
tinns cable VAL h" LANDED. rni the people viii
b" IN tou n with tho world but At present greater
isolation could hardly be imagined There Is
n" Commercial route which Includes the island.
and communication IL dcpentrn, upon an ocra
Slunal army transport or n man Of war stopping
IN the hhfbnr II o'mrS hardest on the pionce'S on
III" o~cmitc nihr"ncl, hSorc officer lhug hlngiy
eSp'rs~s~l IT, but thee ~ chrr-v Spirlt and AN
eager desire L. vn'k the pat ~ NIL Ia do theii
shn-e IN the development NJ ou' country.
Gov lcary'S proclamation was a. follows