The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-16
Something Abodt
ueSed Venezuela



| has now become involved in serious
! 1 trouble with Germany and Great
| Britain, is, with the exception OF
Colombia, the most northern country OF
South America. 1t is bounded on the
| north by the Caribbean sea, on the east
by the Atlantic ocean, British Guiana and
Brazil, on the south by Brazil and Col
ombia, and on the west by the last
named country. 1t has an estimated area
of 9a,943 square miles, or about equal to
that of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, OK
lahoma, Indian Territory and half of Ar
kansas combined. The population accord
ing to the census of 1891 was 2.32352 In
1909 it was estimated at 2Hi,Sl6, or 60o,-
900 less than that of Texas. There We're
326 900 Indians, of whom 100000 were civ
ilzed. Much the largest portion of the
population consists of nalfbreeds and
mixed breeds from the union of Euro
peans (chiefiy the early Spanish colon
ists) and Indians, and the interminglng
of these and negroes. The coast llne Is
nearly 1000 miles in length, about one
tenth of it being washed by the Atlantic.
About 10000 square miles of the repub-
lie are occupied by mountains. Upward of
/. 600 rivers drain the territory of Venezue-
la, all but twelve of which have their
entire course within its limits. The chief
is the Orinoco, which ranks third among
the rivers of South America, has course
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by seventeen. mouths the waters of over
400 navigable tributary streams and
drains a region of 100000 square miles.
The Rio Negro rising IN Colombia, flows
through the southwest corner of Nenezue-
la. receiving an extensive tribute from the
Orinoco blythe Cassiquiare whereby COM
munication is established between the
Orinoco and the Amazon.
A great variety of useful and valuable
mineral products have been located In
the country and some important mines
have been opened. Asphalt is an import
ant article of export. The country is rich
In q variety of tropical products, among
these being cocoa. coffee, tobacco, cotton,
indigo, sugar >cane. yuc3 and many xmas
of fruits. Wheat and maize also flourish.
Only n small fractional part of the cul-
tivable area, however, Is utilized. The
chief industries are agriculture and cattle
raising. The VeneZuelans In general are
intelligent and courteous. Thouh all en-
JOY equal civil rights without respect OF
caste or color, the whites retain the
power Of the state in their own hands,
while the mixed races. though more in
doent and apathetic, are given to turbu-
lence and are commonly the instigators
of factlous Qrarres and revolutions. The
continued political troubles have greatly
retarded the development or the country
and proven Il great curse to its people.
There are eight states, one territory and
n federal district in the republic. The
,o.isl,tiva mower is vested in n Congress
CONSISTING Of n senate of twenty-seven
members three from each state and the
rodarn, distr;ct elected for four wears
h,. the stote legislatures and n House OF
Penresentaiives of flfty-two members.
ona "a e5 oOo Of nonuIotion. elected for the
same nariod IN, popIlnr vote. The Pres
ilapt Is elected for two wears and Is IN
aI;aihla so, the succeedinr term, but this
st;nmIat,nn bns not heen strictly adhered
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