JAIiUARY 1927
THE GUAM RECORDER
A11 t he lo w l a n d south an d re d cla y in t he nor t h. seems su ited for cu it ir r at ion of one pr c duc t or a n o t h e r but th e na tura l gr ou' t b is n: or e \ : jgc r olis at t Le s c u l h ern e nd . ltlin era is.-No ur et als or ot her nr iner al s ub s t a n c e s are kn own to exis t her e, wit h t ir e us ual ex c ep t i o n o f clay a nd lime sto ne s uit able f or builr liog pllr po s e s . Climate .-Th e c iiur at ' e is pleas at r t ; eit her L r e c a u s e tlre lan d is lou ' o r bec ans e it is near t he m r ' ic h i o {t i r r islan d of Se il,an . hur r ic anes do not dev as t at c . i l a s of t en o r a s r.icle irt ly as t ir ey do G t r ar n, I { ot a, o r S a i pan . Re freshin g bre ez es m it igat e t he. lr eat and t h e f e w ilirabita nts en jri-v good healt h.
Riversand Slreams.-Thereis neither river nor stre a:n o n the isl anc l but in s ev er al plac es t he I , v a t e r coilecis in d ee p hollows , m ak ing lak es c a l l e d ' ' Ja go is" rvh ich k eep t heir wat er t hr ougho t r t t i r e In Ch trro plain lies t he ir k e of t be s ar r e n a f i e , -v-e ar. abcut ha lf a mile long and one- f if t lr of a m ii e r v i d e (in tire rain y sea s on) and in t he s out her r r pla i r r l i e s ano the r sma ller l ak e not r uor e t han a c able l e n g t h (600 fee t) in dia m et er . Tlt e- c e ar e t he t r v o m o s t i m pcrta nt Ja go is. Bo th of th em f ur nis h dr ink iug r v at er f or a n i m a l s , alth ou gh Ch uro lak e is c lis agr eeabl5' br ac k is h, r , r h i l e a rve1l for human use lias been dug a ferl, frcnr -varcis the la ke -sicle A s t he s out he; n lak e lies at a l i t . t l e higher ele va tion , it s nat er is s nt et . Th e isia nd h as als c near t he anc hor age' a r . r . e l l w hich a lmost alwa r r s c ont ains \ \ . at er , anc l ar iot h e r o n e at Sa gu a be ach. Sc at ler ed t hr ough t he r , r 'o o d sa r e nran y oth er wate r- holes t lr at s upply gr eat nt r nr b e r s c f w ild pig s rvh ich har dly ev er go t o t he L: ig la l i e s f o r w ate r. Veg eta tion .-Ilore s t s c ov er t he gr eat er par t of r h e i s lend, rvith the e xc elr t ion of Chur o plain, u. hr , r e o n i l ' a fe w tree s gro rv am ic ls t t angies of bus hes a n d l o n ' plants. Altho ug h much of t his v eget at ion belongs t o s 1 , e cies alre ad l' d esc r ilt ed in G nanr , lar ge t inr he r t r e e s and oth er b ig tree s ?ir e s c ar c e; anc l what f el co c c . n u r trees the re a re, ha r r e been piant ec l s ir : c e t he cl e p o p r r lation of the islan d. I t , qeem s v er v s t r anqe t h a t t h e arrcie nt in ha bita rrts u' lr o, jur leiir g l, r : t heir r : r on u r l e r r t s mus t h ave b ee n high11- int eiligent , s boult i hav e b e e n conten t to e xist w it hout t he aid of by f ar t h e m o s t usefu l tre e th at gr ows in t hes e lat it udes . T in ian be ing un inhabit ed, 1' s 11'iif f t e annua l p r o drrc e is h arvested t her e, and t he only c r op w h i c h migh t be ga the red in any abundanc e is t he w i l d arrowro ot o r ga og ao. I n a f ew plac es als o gr olv m a n v cot t on pla nts b ut not on a s c ale t o r nak e t henr o f a r r v comm e rcia l imp orta nc e. P op ula tion .-Up t o a y ear ago t he or r ly es t a b l i s h ment on th e isla nd was t hat of s onr e t u' entv m e n nnder the command of a tenient a/cn/de (deputy Gorrerno r) an d pa id by t he s t at e, who s laughf er e d w i l r l cat t le a nd lrog s to m ak e bilt ong or jer k ec l m eat o f t h e flesh. Th is r,va ss ent t o headquar t er s at G uam t o b e
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s o l d a t p u b l i c a u c t i o n a n d t h e p r o c e e d s d e'i 'o ted to t i r e n i a i n t e n a r l c e c f t h e l e p e r s . I . a s t ) 'e a r i l Ir . H . G, Johnston obtained a concessjon lvhich gave him by r o y a l c o m m a n d t h e u s u f r u c t o f t h e i s l a n d fo r e i g h t l 'e a r s ; i n t h e J u n e a n d J u 1 l r 1 o 1 1 o *'i n g h e ir l p o r te d 230 Carolinos rvhich now live there. A N I M A L S . C a t t l e : - T h e i s l a n d i s s t c c k e d q 'ith ca ttl e o f p u r e S p a n i s h b r e e d w h o a r e a l m o s t a l l .o f th e m p u r e r v h i t e n 'i t h b l a c k s p o t s . I t i s i m p o s s i b l e to g i ve t h e e x a c t n u r u b e r o f t h e s e a n i m a l s b u t i n l i e r ,v o f f o r n i e r e s t i m a t e s i t m a y b e p u t a t n o t m o r e th a n EC O head. T h e n r a n n e r o f k i l l i n g t h e m r 'v i t h g u n s a t a d i s t a n c e i n t e r f e r e s w i t h t h e i r p r c p e r i n c r e a s e - co i ts as rvell as bulls being shot - and, tlre proper proport i o r . r b e i w e e n m a l e a n d f e m a i e n o t b e i n g p re se r ve d , t h e h e r d s d i v i t i e a n d s u b C i v i d e r v h i l e t h e b ul l s fi e h t n 'i t h e a c h o l h e r i r r s t e a c l o f h e i n g a l i o r v e d t o l r r o cr e a te irr peece. An order has been passed requiring that only bulls b e k i 1 l e d b n t r i g i d c o m p l i a n c e u . i t h t h i s o r d er se e n s a n i r n p o s s i l 'i l i t r '. T h e s e c a t t l e g e l r e r - a 1 1 yn a t e r a t t h e C h ur o 1 a ke . ' S o r n e t j n i e s d u r i n g a p r c t r a c t e C d r y s e a s c n t h e sh o r e o f t h e l a k e b e c o m e s r i n g e d w i t h q u a g m j r e s i n l vh i ch n u n r b e r s o f t h e a r ri m n l s p e r i s h . S w i n e , - - : T h e w i l d h e r d s o f p i g i n t h e f o r e st a r e n o t t r u e r v i l c l b o a r s b u t d e s c e i r c l a n t s o f a d o m e s t ic sp e ci es a b a n c l o n e d h e r e . U n f o r t u n a t e l y t l : e y c o m e f r cn r ve r y p o o r s t o c l i , a n c l a s o n l y t n 'o o r t h r e e k i n d s o f fo o d b e a r i n g t r e e s g r o w h e r e i r - ra n y q u a n t i t l ', t h e i r fa i l u r e f l r cl e e d , to bear res;ults in starvation for the pigs. t h e y a r e a l m o s t a l r , v a y 5t h i n a r d s c r a 'i l r n y ! a co n cl i ti o n p:rrtl1' due to the fact that they are coot;nt1aili, beirg h u n t e d l v i t h d o g s , s o t h a t t h e h e r d s , i n a ch r o n i c s t a t e o f a l a r n r , a r e f o r c e d t o s e e k r e f u g e i n th e n r o st irraccessihle places. T h e b r e e d i n g o f p i g s a s o r c 'i i n a r i l v p r a cti ce 1 1 i n S y r a i n r v o u . l d p r o d r r c e t r v i c e t h e n u m b e r o f a ni n .r a l s o f r n u c h b e t t e r q u a i i t v t h a n t h o s e r v h i c h a r e b un te d to d a 1 ', b u t t o g e t t h o s e l a t i v e s t o c a r r l ' o u l an v p l a n r e q n i r i n g p a t i e n c e a t i d p e r s i s t e n c e e x c e p t r 'r 'h e te th e :v a r e u n d e r t h e p e r s o n a l d i r e c t i o n o f a c o m p e t e n t fo r e r r r n n , i s a $ 'c s l e o f t i l r r e . c a r n p r a i s e s f o r i t s o w n u se a fe r v Birds.-Tbe c h i c k c n s a n c l d u c k s : t h e s e r m en 'i i c l l ; i r c l s t h a t a r e se e r r lrut alin Gttaru inhabit tlte mountain-. cf Tinian, fe 'r 'v i n tirough unnrolested, ttrey are surprisingly trumbet. O t h e r A n i m a l s . - O f t i r e d o g s k e p t f o r l i t t n t i r .r g so m e g o w i l d a n r i b r e e d i n t h e t h i c k e t s o f t l i e h i l l s; i t i s n e c e s s a r y t o h u n t t h e m o u t a n d t l e s t r o v t h e n r l e st t h e y d o g r e a t e r d a t n a g e t o t h e p i g s t h a n t h a t i n fl i .'te C bv the regular hunting Parties. There are also cats. H a r m f u l A n i m a l s . - t g o t h i n g m c r e \ : e n c , f t o u s th a n th e u s u a l i g u a n a s . l i z a r d s a n d c e n t i p e d e s i s t o i , e fe a r e d , b u t , o n t h e o t h e r h a n c 'I , t l r e i s l a n c l i s c t t r s e d r r i th a plague oi flies. s a m e k i n d s o ! f i s h a s a t e c atg h t a t Fish.-The G u a r n a n d R o t a m a y b e c a p t u r e d o f f i h e c o a st o f Ti ' ( Continuul on Pa.ge2E2)