| Show NO SNAKES IN GU GUAM M Americas New Possession is a aRival aRival Rival of Ireland reland GEN WHEELERS S REPORT 4 I GIVES NAVY NAV DEPARTMENT HIS IMPRESSION OF OP ISLAND ILI 1 I Population Soil Soi Fertile Pertile Fere and ad Fruits Ft ad and andT Staples Produced in iu Quantity Plenty of Deer Dee Wild Wid Goats and ad Plying Flying Flyg Foxes SEon and Earthquakes Frequent 4 Wahington Washington March General Wheeler has submitted to the navy de department department department a report upon his hi observations observations tons and impressions of the island d of Guam He says sas the area of the island islandia is ia 1 about fifteen square square miles of which is Js susceptible of cultivation although only anI about 1 I per cent is now under cultivation c The population is fixed at about 90 souls soul nearly nerl all al of whom reside reide in the towns The soil si Is Js very fertile ferUle and fruits and staples i p e produced in qua the c cout r as es t especially having an appearance of thrift and bearing power superior to toay any ay seen in the tropics The Th dugdug and ad adother other bread fruit trees to tee grow gow an enormous size sie in the Island Deer and wild goats goat are found in abundance Flying foxes faxes foxe are numerous and form one of o the principal staples of or food too Centipedes wasps large spid spiders spIders spiders ers and a species of small el scorpion are common but their bite bie or sting is not ot dangerous There are ar no tarantulas tarantula and no snakes eke The principal and in fact the only Industry of any consequence in Guam Is ia the production and ad exportation of copra cpr the te product in England selling for 75 io 5 a ton Towns Tows Are Ae Neat The T towns town of the te island are very ver neat and ad complete a good portion of them being built bui of stone and the rest ret of nipa and bamboo bambo The Te roads rad with wih few exceptions become beme very ver bad In the wet season sen but as a all al towns are on ott the coast cat sea sa travel Is always available There Tre is very ver little money on the island and wages wage are low The Te temperature is mild mUd and much cooler than that of the Philippines al though the inhabitants declare delare the heat in August and an September is f almost almest amot sub suf sf The rainfall Is very ye heavy heaY and dry do days ae are a few Monsoons are felt with wih violence for three thre months of the year er but hurricanes are a comparatively rare Earthquakes are ar tolerably frequent It I had been stated sted that in the southwest part of o Guam leprosy was a prevalent but there are few traces of this dread disease dIs now although one or two per persons sons eons son were encountered who had pr the appearance of lepers leers The people are ae very ve friendly frendly and as asa asa a a whole have regular features and forms fors To the water on the island is attributed a great get amount of sick sickness sickness ness among others other than tha natives native and a s L plant for far distilling water wate has ha been beer I erected at Agana Aga the principal town ton Agana Agan has ha about inhabitants and i little littie is described city as a being a clean clea wel well kept ket |
