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HISTORICAL. 
a. 
donations and subscriptions, will allow Tim tt ^ 
“T in m, for tJ education ^ ^ tu 
endowed and capable of carrying on extensive work. The' ifrS! 
Benefit bociety, instituted in the same year is f ! f 
subscriptions, and affords pecuniary relief to Africans i n P ° * °\ ^ 
and provides them with means for decent interment The M t ^ 
and Friendly Benefit Society, founded in 18^8 V Mectauics 
subscriptions is a most excellent society, numbering 
expenses of deceased member iC Po^'t™"* t0 “ rds funeral 
1844, has almost similar n T i i ! / Society, established in 
Society, eom L r„eedt m J ' ^ memberS ' The Social 
different regulations • and 'theVl™' A “A 0 last t "'°' 1,ut un,J er 
distributes aid to the’ cler J cateeMste tTt' 1“ “ lM8 > 
funds collected by subs,. ri,? ? ’ d Sen P ture waders, from 
for the PropagaL of ^ 
^ of Miai^u frc'of 
Helena is not behind the msfoTthe ’ ^P 1 ’ 10 comm “" ic '*f io >', St. 
?«vs£ 
now .™ 
inland from the’ sea exrenP T *“*? 
the coast, few plants' am to be® “ they intersect 
the inter or, aemfs The u £ ’ " K ‘ * «*. ^ncing towards 
, tneie is a belt of semi-barren land, princimlbr nn 
W 1 wire grass, cactus, and other shrubs with a few trc« I ^ 
the interior, an area of 8284 acres, covered with the richest w 7* 
to the very mountain tops; About 6100 acres are privato r f’l'I 
property , the remainder belongs to the Crown , • 1 freellold 
« on .ease, 1 050 acres ; *“ = 
used for Government purposes, 250 acres, and ^ 
acres. A large part of this last is barren but a c V iT’ 1 S ’ 7 °° 
of it is suitable for sheep pasture ■ the ’-i ^ considerable portion 
^ growing oats, barley, p^atocs! 
with S reat success. Wheat has subsequent^ h! * a C1 '° PS 
answer, as the ear mildews in consemS^^ « T* ^ to 
present in the atmosphere I fef>l 1 , f the moisture always 
atmosphere. I feel assured, however, that the blights 
