The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-11

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time ago II refused TO sell 25ooOO acres IN
/ the British Aew Guinea syndicate al 80
cents per acre, Notwithstanding the syndi-
cate offered to develop the property. 1t Is
tracts of "a Ooa acres nd pp mn,yos and
among others Mr. Burns OF Burns. Philip &
.. haS offered to invest S9ooW) II ne can
NJ Iond is betn loaead n -" Ma ",S t,It ~
! proviso that Ii be developed aud without
continued development the title does not
mt crn,,n o,i NM, s Du' ''Cu"
| there tx NO douht thot tho colony viii aven
/ tnaliy he self.snpnortins Al nresent It's
exnen1itnres ara ahout SIR 600 = vear ana
| lie revenues ahout sSS 01o Tbe revermes
are derived entirely from cnstoms dntins
and the smnllness of Nom ovnendifnres mi
rcvennee SHOWS ma tba coionr H. LIN ~
H. infancr " $50 -"
ne Gold MINES OF New 1ulnea.
There is no doubt hut that there is gold
1, NJ c,,t,,o, ~ ~ 80. o,,,,,s r,orts
~ ~" 'ui'e'i' 'u' guy "''Vu' p"'t'
OF the country nave NOT been touched nor
| prospected and the quartz possibilities are
unknown The most of the mining, so far,
has been on some Of the Islands about the
t6% !, %isade arcbinelagn of he tail of Inc
bird, whore considerable placer mining Is
done some gold has been found on Mood.
iho NJ, I1i'i r,e rnu qu'i'N u'po''' "'s
There is considerable pearl fishing about
the coast and nlsn snonpe 6shintr rt.
cent industry is the cultivation Of sponges
and enoth ,r which Is quite profitable Is
the gathering trepang or beche de iner.
49,
American opacco as Money
The Rev Mr. Dauncey tells me that
American tobacco is imported by New
! Guinea, and that II forms the chiet cur
reacy of the natives The tobacco Is made
-, =. ,..-a, too1 ,,o,,,,i ,,d 40
up IN STICKS as long as leuu peneii auu ~
Zig around us your little finger. II Is evl
IDENTIFY well soaked with ucorice or glucose
or some other such mixture, for il is as
black as Jet. SUCH tobacco is acGrept .t M, III
Pug en INA dof o f,chs Of If are The average
pay for days work. Among the natives
themselves olaceo is the most , common ,
currency. 30 many SIZES ~ ~ ~, 1 1IsShes
Ratchet or knife a set OF pottery tissues ;
fish net or necklace. The government
buys it's land of the natives, where u IS
owned by certain families, by giving them
hatchets, handkerchiefs and oDe-half pound
of tobacco for a fixed amount OF land, oc-
caslonaly throwing shirt and knife III
as an extra.
80 y" N., ho,., c,inaa
INC Ns"ESe " .hotr
The natives of New Guinea are oil thelt
own kind. They are of the Papuan race
WV Ni' s ~, Ntal,rs frou
Which is dlnereht ll"h WV
the aborgines of Australia ana rom lhs
many lofher races OF the Pacific The
many .,,,.to+tos rbcv ore
iapuans are OF man! i'i,. n',d tber Tan.ss
EeueidtilA VI nvvAPt btnrl, Mr. Dounrey
| from that 20 niunVst pi az nattves In me
lounu nv sniHltt y t,,J ond no tolls me
they Increase In Size as you go south and
west, and at the same time grow J, eaasv n
ggg ho, hb have woonS hair. but not ike Tia {
OF the negro Their hair stands OUT hom
.he head; II Is edIe a t a,,t mi W which Il
siichs in great tasseis. IL has springy
nat,,,e So thet NJ Won nut your hand down
IN n II will be thrown M much like when
vcu strike a hair mattress.
80 ~. .L kAaa Tattoo
Both women ana meh iSe'oO'
In the far east the men tattoo their
-. ~, 1,o,i., il a bfdanns fashion. The
races "lu po''.ss - ,oo,a,,,, tha MINER