. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. Il l' 322 POPULATION. The mountains, rising to the height of nearly 9000 feet, are clothed with dense tropical vege- tation to their very summits. The valleys are well watered, and are capable of extensive cul- tivation, and of supporting a numerous popula- tion. The whole island embraces about 30,000 square miles; of this 20,000 belong to San Domingo, and 10,000 to Haiti proper. The total population is roughly estimated at 700,000, of which 200,000 belong to Sau Doming
. Sport, travel and adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies [microform]. Fisheries; Hunting; Pêche commerciale; Chasse. Il l' 322 POPULATION. The mountains, rising to the height of nearly 9000 feet, are clothed with dense tropical vege- tation to their very summits. The valleys are well watered, and are capable of extensive cul- tivation, and of supporting a numerous popula- tion. The whole island embraces about 30,000 square miles; of this 20,000 belong to San Domingo, and 10,000 to Haiti proper. The total population is roughly estimated at 700,000, of which 200,000 belong to Sau Domingo and 500,000 to Haiti, which will thus be seen to be by hv the more thickly populated of the two countries. Nine-tenths of these 500,000 are pure blacks, the remainder being mostly mulattoes, with a few whites. It is estimated that two-thirds of the whole popu- lation are females. The geographical position of the island is such, that it commands the two most important routes to the West Indies, the Mona and the Windward Passage. AVhoever is in possession of the ports of San Nicholas on the w^est coast and Samand on the east, has, in my opinion, the keys to these Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kennedy, W. R. (William Robert), Sir, 1838-1916. Edinburgh; London : W. Blackwood
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