Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-27

son often every day shower comes.
The nights are usually quite cool,
like in the northwest, except hero
there are no frosts nor snow.
In the western end of the Island
chain of mountains extends near
the center, di' iding the sugar dis
trict on the gulf of Mexico side from
the tobacco district on the Caribbean
sea side. The coffee plantations
are found up In the highlands o.
mountains.
Cuba, like California and Florida,
Is, by the real est ite men shown only
the best side. Yet 1t is a fruitful
field and men with means could, by
lightly using and applying same
here, make more money and live in
comfort. Crops can be grown the
year round, each thing best however
in its season. The native is salts
fled with very little; for example
| perhaps an acre in tobacco and two
or three acres in corn, sweet potato
es, cassava tubers etc.
Most of the citrus fruits, especially
pomellos (grape fruits), and the
country seems to be perfectly In
digenous to the guavas, mangoes
and avocados alligator pears).
The two later grow on large fine
trees.
Camp Columbia situated about
eight miles west OF Havana on a
gentle slope overlooking the gulf pre-
sents a commanding appearance. II
has been evacuated by Uncle Sans
boys now and "Cuba libre" Gree
Cuba) on April 28, began again to
try the guidance of the relgns ol
her government. Time will show
to the world whether she Is able tc
keep in harmony her motley-mixet
races-children.
The mi sion OF the writer and
his wife is to open up an industria
mission school in Cuba where some
Of these, formerly downtrodden peo
pie can receive an education and
training to work among their owl
people and give them the message
that will prepare them for Christi
coming kingdom.
About Sc acres OF good land ha
been secured for this school site
about so miles west of Havana Il
the San Claudio Colony near Cat
anas town and bay. Here the lam
is rolling like the great Palouse cour
try In Washington and Idaho, an
the soil is very fertile. Should an
persons think OF coming to this Ian
: of summer let them first correspon
with the writer or G. l.. Campbell
the Pres. of our school board. Sa
Y Claudio, Cabanas, Cuba. Our scho'
: opened this week, April 10.
: Several months before moving
T this locality we lived across IN
e mountains near san Cristobal.
4 that portion OF the country was SON
I of the greatest strife for freedol
il from Spanish serfdom and therefor
/ some of Weylers most terrible deed
3 He had most all the populace, wome
e and children gathered into that tow
4 until many perished from hunger an
e pestilence and IL they did not d
r fast enough the instructions were
} tincture their food until they shoul6
e result about 5000 Of them were hat
e ed out and buried in trench ju
Is outside of the cemetery.
= This cemetery like most all ne
is rather small and surrounded
Iy high strong walls. We might wo
h der why for its inmates can't
Is olt and none, I'm sure, is anxio
le o get in.
se Since the Island has resumed Sc
le government, one of the first acts
It's legislation was to consider rest'
ID ing to the people the cock pl
er (cock-fighting) and 1t to be open
~ ,nly on Sunday and other holida
al the state church here imposi
is many such days on the people.
"a 8. H. CARNAHAN.