The New York herald

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of a primitive and feeble effort at agriculture sat

isfy the small demandB for money.

PORTO PLATA AND THE OPBN PORTS.

The result of this condition of things is almost an

entire annihilation of trade. This port and St. Do

mingo City are the only two principal outlets to the

island. A very small trade is accomplished also at

the open ports or Azua and Samana. Porto Plata Is

now the only port on the northern side of the island,

and the proceeds of the Custom House, here are tbe

main source of revenue to tbe government. The

town itself Is small and very uninviting; it has a

small harbor well protected by reefs; a vessel anchors

some distance l'rom the shore: all cargo is put on

board the vessels or taken off by lighters, which can

not themselves approach toe shore wlthlu fifty yards,

owing to tbe shallowness of the water on the bunch

which sweeps in front of the town. The shippers

have a very novel modo of conveying cargo from

shore to lighters and vice versa. Tins is done by

meuns of carts drawn into tbe water a sufficient

deDth by bullocks which are manoeuvred by ropes

passing through the cartilage of the nose. All this

trouble, inconvenience and expense could be saved

by a pier run out to a sufficient depth of waier to

allow vessels to lie along side. Although Porto Plata

Is one of the early townsof the Island the Spaniards,

upou being driven out of the country, completely

destroyed It. Tbe modern town, composed of about

two thousand inhabitants, has been entirely rebuilt.

The people Of the place are a mixture of Span tali,

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The New York herald. (1869). New York [N.Y.], 1869-10-18. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1869-10-18/ed-1/?sp=10

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York herald, 1869-10-18.