The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-05-22
CUBA AND ITS INHABITANTS
Pearl Of the Antilles AS Seen Resident of Enter
prize. Its cities and Co .ntry described.

son often every day shower comes.
The nights are usually quite cool,
like in the northwest except here
there are no frosts nor snow
In the western end of the Island
a chain of mountains extends near
the center, diI 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 or
mountains.
Cuba, like California and Florida;
is, by the real estate men shown only
the best side. Yet it is fruitful
field and men with means could, by
lightly using and applying same
1ere, make more money and live III
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 tive
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 latter grow on large fine
trees
Camp Columbia situated about
eight miles west OF Havana on
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 2S, began again to
try the guidance of the reigns OF
her government. Time will show
to the world whether she is able tc
keep in harmony her motley-mixet
races-children.
The mission 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 q
training to work among their own
people and give them the message
that will prepare them for Christs
coming kingdom.
| About 56 acres of good land has
, been secured for this school site,
about so miles west of Havana /
! the San Claudio Colony near Cab
anas town and bay. Here the land
is rolling like the great Palouse coun
try in Washington and Idaho, an
the soil is very fertile. Should any
persons think OF coming to this land
of summer let them first correspond
with the writer or G. l.. Campbell,
the Pres. of our school board, San
Claudio, Cabanas, Cuba. Our school
opened this week, April 13.
Several months before moving to
this locality we lived across the
mountains near san Cristobal. In
that portion OF the country was some
of the greatest strife for freedom
| lTOm OpdUlSH beTluOul anu iNiNi :
some OF Weyler's most terrible deeds
He had most all the populace, women
and children gathered into that town
until many perished from hunger and
pestilence and II they did not die
fast enough the instructions were to
tincture their food until they should;
result about 60OO OF them were haul
ed out and buried in a trench just
outside OF the cemetery.
This cemetery like most all here
is rather small and surrounded by
nigh strong walls. We might won
der why for It's inmates can't get
)ut and none, I'm sure, is anxious
get in.
Since the Island has resumed self
government, one OF the first acts Of
is legislation was to consider restor-
ing to the people the cock pitt
(cock-flghting) and 1t to be opened
only on Sunday and other holidays
the state church here imposing
many such days on the people.
s. II. CARNAHAN.