Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-04
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AZ Magangue on our way up the river
Maguaiena we parted with Bros, Chess
Ter Van Buren and Walter $. Tolton.
they to 60 up the Cauca river In a ca-
noe hunting and collecting birds and
reptiles along the way we to continue
up me Magdalena our tickets were
Tor Puerto Blrrio. ~ We had expected
to find Artist Fairbanks there, but on
arriving we found chat he had gone
sun further up, and suspectng that he
would stop at Palagua, where we knew
several Americans lived, We determined
to come to this place The vessel stopped
day and half, however, at Puerto
Berrlo for the loading and unloading vi
freight There Is much shipped to and
from this place, for Il ~ the outlet TO a
large coffee aud caCaO country between
me two rivers and an freight for Me-
dellin and surrounding country is by
way of this port. Here are machine
shops In which cars and even engines,
though poor ones, are constructed,
a HoODOoED RAILWAY
From here railway runs towards
the large city OF Medellin, though It has
az yet reached only thirty miles, as
against a hundred it has to 60. The
most notable thing about The railway,
90 we were told by an American of
long residence here. Is the numerous ac.
cidents that occur, many Of which are
fatal
Ihis American came out to operate
some gold mines In AntioQuiu, but
lndlng that he needed heavier machin-
cry, he was returning to the States to
make the necessary selection He de-
clared that the mines, both the veins
ana the gravel are rich and that some
day there VIII be a great mining boom
in this country
II was midnight when we reached
Palagua, but Mr. Mann was at the
landing, and we soon made our wants
known, and received an invitation TO
come up to the house, IL you can put
w with our poor cOnyenences and poor
FOOD He led the way aud we followed,
ilfst through a plantation orchard,
then 10y a native hut and into forest
Of cacao trees, the end of which we
thought we never would reach. but In
time the glimmer Of Il distant light
gave us assurance, and In a few mo-
men , afterwards we were introduced
to Mrs, Mann Elisha j Mann is from
the New England states and has lived
In this country for over ten years. He
served in the war OF the Rebellion aud
In consequence Of a wound the cold
weather of the north did not agree with
him. When, therefore, he received an
offer 70 come TO Colombia to teach the
natives how 20 make shoes with ma
chinery he accepted Finding his
health better In warm climate, after
his contract was finished he purchased
some land and settled down to plant
cacao. Success has followed his ef-
forts and now he owns two fncas or
plantations, on one Of which he has hf-
teen thousand trees, on the other ten
thousand, either Of which makes him
Independent for life,
Across the river from Mr. Mann's IL
another plantation owned by Mr.. Cook,
also from New England Mr. Cook has
about six hundred thousand acres OF
land, 50 I was informed by his fore
man, part Of which viii be sold. and the
rest improved by a company formed
for that purpose, known as the Boston
Plantation co. 1t Is proposed to cultl-
vate cacao, cotton and cane Mr. Cook
was not al home at the time of our
visit, but the foreman and Mrs. Cook
readily gave us the general facts.
Mrs Cook has lived on the plantation
for nine years and has never known a
sick day She considers this one Of the
healthest Of countries, IN spite OF the
rumored prevalence Of fever to the con-
trary.
A company known as the Magdaena
River Colonization Co., Of which Mr..
Mann is agent also owns a large tract
Of land, three hundred thousand acres,
which they propose to sell TO colonists
on reasonable terms, and thus effect the
colonization Of the whole tract The
land faces the river for twenty-five
miles and runs back to the crest OF the
mountains, with an altitude Of about