White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-05-18
LIFE IN sAN1o DoMlneo
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white girl strolling around the plaza.
SO you can see there is absolutely
no color line, which, goes against the
grain of the Americans here.
The Climate of Santo Domingo is
that of tile torrid zone and is char
acterized by plenty of heat and hum
ldlty, yet the heat does not become
as intense as it sometimes does in
the States, and the nights are always
cool and pleasant. The hottest day
since we arrived was in August last
year with a temperature of 90 and
here it is the middle of April with
temperature of 80. SO you can see
that this is an ideal climate and
something to be enjoyed after spend
ing two good cold winters in the
New England States.
There are practically no poisonous
reptiles here, few serpents, lizards,
and aligators in the interior. We have
a few Tarantulas, Blue Spiders, scor-
pions and centipedes, but these only
lnfest old houses, caves and crevices
in the rocks. The other day, however,
one tarantula must have gone astray,
because in the morning wien we got
up we found big boy about five
inches across hanging on our screen
door. The worst thing we have to
contend with, tho, is the little mos
quito, but with a mosquito net for
protection at night we get along very
nicely.
The Chief exports of the Island
are sugar, Tobacco, coffee, and tropi-
cal fruits. Attic tho rivers, creeks.
and sea abound with edible fish. there
seems to be little or no fishing done.
Sharks infest the waters along the
coast and render bathing unsafe, ex-
cept behind coral reefs and then il is
not the safest thing in the world as
smaller fish, the Barracuda a deadly
fish with saw teeth are apt to gel
over the reef. These fish will snar
leg or arm off as if it were moth.
ing.
have recently taken several bust
ness trips around the Island, one o.
which was trip from this coast
washed by the Caribbean Sea, to tn.
North Coast, skirted by the Atlantic
This was splendid trip across tn,
mountain and it will be of interes
to know that while the rainy seaso,
is on in the southern section of tn,
Island, it is very dry in tile Northern
section and vice versa.
made trip last week to Bara
bona, small city surrounded by TIL,
vast Barahona Sugar Estates. Thi
was the most interesting trip of all
l drove to little town by the nam
OF Aqua, about 80 miles from here
which is on fairly good highway
Just before one reaches Aqua. tn,
elevation is about 800 feet and in tn,
next ten miles the road drops dow
to the city and to sea level At Azu;
l hired smaller car and struck GU
for Barahona. This road, if it can b.
called road, is 125 miles long ant
leads thru the most arid and noun
famous country that. have ever seen
The read for the entire length winds
thru the Cactus trees which are from
two to fifteen feet in height, dow
old river beds, up narrow cuts in tn
mountain, and at two points, the ca
driver had to drain the oil out Of tn,
car and be pulled across two noun
tain streams with team of oxen, will
tho water rushing over the running
boards and at one point coming int,
the car. Upon reaching the other side
he drained the water out of the cranl
case, put in the oil and we were OF
our way
Quite novel way of crossing /
vxyk1n - hid
long the way from time to time WI
would pass small native grave yard
tucked away in the thick cactus, will
small piece of rock or limb of ;
tree for head stone. About 20 mile
from Barahona we ran into the be
ginning Of the Barahona Sugar Estate
which covers thousands of acres. Thi
estate dis quite modern, having its
own railway, sugar grinding mills ane
docks for loading. This estate is val
ucd at fifty million dollars.
Upon arriving at Barahona, l stop
FED at what was supposed to be the
best hotel in town. I told the pro
prietor that l would IKE to have
room with bath. He informed me
that he didn't have "a room with ;
bath but that he would bring soms
water right in. l told him mo-,
wanted to take a shower bath. "Oh
Yes" he said, and led me out across
the back yard to a shed covered with
palm leaves, that had "a barrel on top
piped to shower sprinkler.
One half OF this shed was used a.
a chicken house and the other small
portion as the official bath. So yos
can see the experiences and incon
venicndes that a person has down
here, when away from home.