Evening star

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deposits naturall tmthere. Whatever

the value of the pi~~stion it is accepted

by those who b~*searched in vaia for'

richer fields. rhs s elso iron and copper

.through the val's and on the hills' iai*

hogany and hard' wos abound. But this

valley is now bet' the dusty trail of the

tireless smugglerse~verrthe Haitian frontfer.

Crow~~ ~ntagO.

The arrival of the.ak h rain in Santiang

means trouble. AMi iha city of horsenieen,

who ride burros mules, it is already

crowded. The stamth are narrow like all

in Spanish citier, angl the sidewalks -al'e

seldom over two feetz skle. The sheptperi

or trader~ stanfs qtthe counter which

runs crosswise pnds several iiw1

or she holds ante a long rope attiched

to the .mne o., a..... Th su annaant ..e

opssity of sipping the rope all the time is

iugtgpented by the fact that the ropes are

low- jnd there is no way to go around.

The animals are tail to tail in the street,

from oppoht aides, and often their hels

badly mixed. Occasionally a rope Is

vopped dia the excitement of the trade and

the animal roams at will, stirring up an

kids of ttouble until caught and brought

pack.

It ns gt Santiago and when it does

rain t animals are drawn into the stores

to: their burdens dry and the whole

busipess part of town looks like- a poorly

atodd livery stable. Very often a quiet

ly sleeping thule will get mixed up in an

afrag witht a neighbor just across the

street as the unsuspecting foreigner steps

over the slack rope and his calculations be

tip the traveler's, and perhaps he. too.

At It it Is an uncertain city for the

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1902). Washington, D.C., 1902-09-09. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1902-09-09/ed-1/?sp=11

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1902-09-09.