The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-28

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paratus as Junk. few months later
the government officers discovered
/ that the Junk" had been set up IN
swamp and was producing contra
/ band LIQUOR in vast quantities.
The enormous task OF handling
grain frcm the Canadian West AT the
head OF the upper lakes, through Fort
! William and Port Arthur. is described
| in report by Consul A. q. Seyfert
OF owen Sound. Ontario, in which he
says:
From September |. 1909. TO August
81 1910. 100000 bushels OF grain
passed through these ports. the pre-
! ceding year. 65,000.000 bushels, and
the year before, AZ 900 600.
The combined harbor has l6 grain
elevators with a storage capacity Of
80 900 600 bushels The 100000
bushel one belonging to the Grand
Trunk Pacific is the largest in the
| world. and the unit of ten, which that
railroad is building The Canadian
Pacific has five. the largest holding
| $500, 900 bushels. The. Canadian
Northern has two. each with 3,o0O,00O
| capacity.
to bring this enormous traffic or grain
! TO the elevators for trans-shipment
by boat Allowing 1000 bushels to
| the car $4,000. 900 bushels would MI
! 50 900 cars, or 1900 trains OF 40 cars
each. The busy times are the spring
and late fall. when 20 10 40 Of the
Great Lakes freighters are alongside
the elevators. with grain pouring into
! the vessels holds.
The Canadian government takes an
| important part in handling the grain
I at this trans-shipping port An act
OF parliament provides for the grad
| ing OF the grain. and government in
spectors pass on every carload In the
assembling yard, before it goes to the
elevator Tor unloading The grain has
already passed one inspection at the
! starting point. and the second inspec-
ton at the elevator terminal is per-
| formed TO confirm the western grad
| ing. The inspectors are on hand again
when the grain is shipped out. They
watch the weighing and see that the
grade is what Is called for Every
boat that clears with cargo OF grain
carries a certificate signed by gov
eminent official showing the quantity
and quality of the grain 1t contains
Territory Practically Unknown.
Quintana Roo. practically ,un.
known territory having an area OF
$4,000 square miles, forms the subject
OF an interesting report by United
States Consul William w. Canada. 1t
has coast line of about 500 miles
along the eastern shore OF iucatan,
1 NJ m m m a q
| ~ rich mineral resources In the in
/ terror but fear of the blood-thirsty
| MAYA Indians has prevented white
men from venturing in search OF
these deposits OF wealth. The climate
of Quntana Roo, Canada says, -
rather severe upon new arrivals, Tor
the region is highly tropical, exces-
sively humid, and subject 10 great
variations OF temperature. The aver
age temperature during the year ~
about go degrees in the shade. How
ever, the mercury occasionally falls
TO AS degrees during the night.
The entire region, to use the words
OF a French explorer, Is a petrified
sea. There are no mountains and the
/ highest hillocks do not exceed so feet
II would appear that the entire coun-
| try Is but the roof of an immense
cave At Payo Obispo hole may he
dug through the soft plable rock and
water will be found.
In these holes, eyeless Ash are
caught. White people occupy a mar
row strip along the coast. Several
companies are engaged in getting out
! dye wood, cedar and mahogany. Chic
10. which forms the basis OF certain
brands OF chewing gum, Is one of the
principal products CT export.
The sea fairly swarms with fish.
An American firm holds concession
giving il the sole right to the fisher
les along this coast. Another com
pany has monopoly of the turtle
supply. Evidence of the existence OF
coal. petroleum and asphalt exist,
though no prospecting has been done.
There is evidence that copper has
been mined in large quantities. The
water of the Blue river ia actually
blue with the amount of sulphate of
copper IL contains. In the dry season
il carries as nigh as o per cent OF
copper in solution and crystals of the
sulphate are deposited on the margin
OF the stream.
The war-like disposition Of Maya
Indians had a demonstration in 1850
when they surprised the town of
Bacalar and annihlated the entire
population over 5000 persons were
butchered in one OF the churches
where they had taken refuge.
The ancient ruins Of cities through.
out the present known territory are
positive indications Of the existence