. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Gold Mines (Placers). '.5> . arues. explored by prospectors banks of the stream. iS^othing was found excej)t a few particles along the Natural Resources.—Trade. In French Guiana are found all the products of the tropical zone, but none in sufficient abundance to support a large export trade. In 1890, after half a century of agricultural decline, not more than 9,400 acres were under cultivation in the whole colony, and of these fully two-thirds were devoted to the production of provisions for the local consumption. Sugar, coffee, and cacao represent
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Gold Mines (Placers). '.5> . arues. explored by prospectors banks of the stream. iS^othing was found excej)t a few particles along the Natural Resources.—Trade. In French Guiana are found all the products of the tropical zone, but none in sufficient abundance to support a large export trade. In 1890, after half a century of agricultural decline, not more than 9,400 acres were under cultivation in the whole colony, and of these fully two-thirds were devoted to the production of provisions for the local consumption. Sugar, coffee, and cacao represent altogether a total annual crop of not more than 100 tons. The so-called hattes or ménageries (cattle farms, farmsteads), contain very few cattle, and in 1890 the 39
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