TRIP TO CONSTAI^ZA AND NEIGHBCBHCOD- 
KAHUSCHIPT NOTES - L, A30TT 
April 3, 1919 - l^ay 22, 1919^ 
April 3, 1919 , 
Went by railroad train to La Vega. Hired horses here and next day 
marched to Jarabacoa. A road fit for motors is under construction and 
will be finished (open to motor traffic) probably in a few months. 
April 5 and 6, 1919> 
To Constanza. Found that there had been a severe drought from 
Const anza southward, and food had becorre rather scarce, not nes^rly so 
plentiful or cheap as on my previous visit in September 1916. Corn grass 
was scarce, and fe cattle in poor condition. However, the drought ended 
a few days before our arrival and food gradually becene more plentiful. 
Beans and sweet potatoes v;ere the principle things obtainable. Beef and 
pork once or twice a week at 12 - 14 cents a lb. Plantains were being 
brought from a lower elevation down in the bottom of the Rio Grande Valley. 
Rice had to be brought from La Vega and cost 16 cents a lb. However, we 
made out pretty well. Twn da2/s after arrival one of my Samana boys got 
influenca, luckil^r' escaping with a mild attack. He had caught it from 
the Porto Rican school master at El Rio, who had it badly and died three 
days after\mrd. 
Ve were at Const anza nine days (until April 15) and then marched 
five or six days southeast to a clearing on the slopes of the Loma del Rio 
Grande, at about 5000 feet. Very chilly and wet here, and it rained every 
