Cuba and her people of to-day : an account of the history and progress of the island previous to its independence; a description of its physical features; a study of its people; and, in particular, an examination of its present political conditions, its industries, natural resources, and prospects; together with information and suggestions designed to aid the prospective investor or settler . road basin connected with the seaby a narrow entrance, the present YumuriGorge. The chief harbors of the type in question arethose of Habana, Cienfuegos, and Santiago deCuba. Other important harbors, more
Cuba and her people of to-day : an account of the history and progress of the island previous to its independence; a description of its physical features; a study of its people; and, in particular, an examination of its present political conditions, its industries, natural resources, and prospects; together with information and suggestions designed to aid the prospective investor or settler . road basin connected with the seaby a narrow entrance, the present YumuriGorge. The chief harbors of the type in question arethose of Habana, Cienfuegos, and Santiago deCuba. Other important harbors, more or lessof the same formation, are Bahia Honda, Nue-vitas, Gibara, Nipe Bay and Baracoa. Matan-zas and Cardenas are exceptions. By far thegreater number of good harbors are on thenorth coast. On the south, aside from thosewhich have already been mentioned, Guanta-namo Bay is the only one of harbors on this side of the Island, suchas Manzanillo and Batabano are merely openroadsteads, generally lacking in depth, and se-curing more or less shelter from outlying keysand reefs. Cuba was reclaimed from the sea by a greatmountain-making movement in late tertiarytime. During the Pliocene and Pleistoceneepochs the Island underwent a series of sub-sidences and elevations which affected thecoastal borders, and the margin of elevatedrock-reef which borders the coast in parts, as. A STREET IN SANTIAGO DE CUBA. The Island of Cuba n in the vicinities of Habana and Baracoa. Sofar as its geologic history is known, the Islandwas never connected with the American main-land, although the contrary assertion has fre-quently been made. No thorough geological survey of Cuba hasever been made, but there is every evidence ofits containing rich deposits of minerals, inclu-ding gold, silver, copper, iron, manganese, andasphalt. Traces of minerals are found exten-sively throughout the Island. Oriente Provinceis the first in mineral wealth, followed by Cama-guey. In Santa Clara, indication
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