The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-13

100000 people within it's limits. OF
these, five ffths are upon the western
or Pacific side. The eastern, or Carib-
bean shore, lies low and it drained by
many rivers The only industry Of this
section is growing bananas, which were
shipped in 1908 to the number of l.
100000 punches, valued at so cents a
bunch. The principal town here Is
Bluef1elds, little south of the center,
having 5000 inhabitants. 1t is 1856
miles from New Orleans and $40 miles
from Colon. The only other important
places on this east coast are Greytown,
at the southern point. with 1000 in
habitants, near the mouth of the San
Juan river, which was to have been
the course of the Isthmian canal if
built through Mica ragua, and Cape
Gracias, a Dios, at the northern point,
with only 1900 people. on the popu-
lated Pacific slope the chief cities are
Leon. the historic and interesting old
capital with 10000 inhabitants: Ma
nagua, the present capital with 10000;
Matagalpa, with 10000; Granada, with
1900, and several other towns of from
5000 to 10000. The principal port on
the Pacific side is Corinto near the
northern end, with only about 1000
people. At the southern end is the
harbor of San Juan del Sur
There is one railroad in Nicaragua,
which starts at Corito and runs to Ma
nagua and thence across to Granada
on Lake Nicaragua, which is the larg-
est inland body of water in all Latin
America If one wishes to go to Mica
ragua. he can take steamers on the
Atlantic side from New York New Or
leans or Mobile. Going by Pacific he
will take steamers from San Francisco
or from coast points Of other countries.
Perhaps the quickest way to reach it
today is either through Mexico by rail
and by steamer, or by steamer from
Salina Cruz to Corinto, or by steamer
from New Orleans direct to Bluefelds.
The latter journey generally takes
about four days. IT, however one lands
on the east coast it is practically inn
possible 10 go to the west coast on ac-
count of the lack Of railroads and other
facilities. common way to go to the
west coast is via Panama and the Pa
cihc side
The total value of the foreign trade
of Nicaragua in 1908 amounted to ST.
SOC, 900. of which exports were S4,5OO,-
600 and imports SO. 100000. Nicaragua
bought from the United States textiles
clothing, machinery, etc. vailed at ST.
O00.O 900. She sold to the United States
bananas, coffee. rubber mahogany. cat
tie. hides, etc, valued at $1,050 600
Nicaragua has a president, a cabinet
with five ministers or secretaries, thir.
| teen departments or states and five
divisions like our territories. It's ma
/ tional assembly consists of only one
chamber, which Is now in session
Lying between 10 degrees As min
utes and Il degrees 55 minutes NORTH
/ latitude, and between SO degrees L
minutes and ST degrees 40 minutes wes
! lognitude, it is located all within the
! tropics, but has a considerable variety
of climate Although the east coast /:
/ low lying and very warm. the centra
and western sections are in parts 81
mountainous and elevated that tn,
/ temperature never reaches a high poin
, and the climate can be considered ga
/ lubrious The western section, il
which the greater part of the popula
ton is located, has such a varying
latitude, and the country is so broker
with lakes and so close to the sea tina
! it is not by any means as hot as i
would appear to be on the map