Our country and its resources; . 342 OUR COUNTRY AND ITS RESOURCES watered, but for this district thereis dow under construction an irri-gation system, to cost $3,000,000,winch will greatly increase the out-1 mi nt the island. Molasses andhoney are products of importance,lull the Staples are sugar and former constituting 47 per centof all exported products. In 1914320,633 tons of sugar, valued at$20,240,335, - and 50,211,947 poundsof coffee, valued at $8,193,544, wereshipped from Porto Rico. Spanish cedar, ebony, rosewood, Indian sandalw 1 and mahogany are all found on the island, a
Our country and its resources; . 342 OUR COUNTRY AND ITS RESOURCES watered, but for this district thereis dow under construction an irri-gation system, to cost $3,000,000,winch will greatly increase the out-1 mi nt the island. Molasses andhoney are products of importance,lull the Staples are sugar and former constituting 47 per centof all exported products. In 1914320,633 tons of sugar, valued at$20,240,335, - and 50,211,947 poundsof coffee, valued at $8,193,544, wereshipped from Porto Rico. Spanish cedar, ebony, rosewood, Indian sandalw 1 and mahogany are all found on the island, and theTalauma, with its white, sweet-scented flowers, furnishes a timberlocally known as sabino. At leasttwelve different plants are used indyeing and tanning, and the fruitof the vijao, which grows in wildluxuriance, is used by the nativesfor ink and dyes, which are claimedto be quite fast in color; the rootof the turmeric also yields a dyeused for hammocks, ribbons andCloth, and this may prove to havecommercial Porto Rico is poor in fauna ; thepassing of the armadillo and theagouti has left only small rodents,squirrels and a species of greatland turtle as representative of thefour-footed population. <»t the fewreptiles, none are venomous. Dovesand various song birds frequent thehigher d i s t ricts; green parrotsabound in the forests; and waterbirds, among them the gaudy flamin-go, are found along the coasts. Bothsalt-water and fresh-water lish arecaughl in considerable the domestic animals, cattle areraised in sufficient numbers to forman industry worthy of DOte. Little is known of the extent ofthe mineral resources. Since muchalluvial gold was recovered by theSpaniards, it is reasonable to inferthat rich veins await discovery inthe mountains. Copper, iron, , mercury, platinum, nickeland coal have been found, and saltis worked extensively. This latteris the only mining enterprise uponan established basis. San Juan, the capital cit
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