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Title: The Cuba review
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Munson Steamship Line
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Publisher: New York : Munson Steamship Line
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
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sounds like the old stories of westernadventure. A party of campers were hunting in the hills on horseback; one member of theparty had a knowledge of mining engineering and the red soil to be seen all around aroused hiscuriosity, so he secured a sample of the earth for analysis, and not to his surprise his find con-tained a large percentage of iron and nickel. This w-as ten years ago and was the begmning ofwhat is to-day one of the busiest spots in eastern Cuba. As the 14 miles journey to the mines continues along the ballasted roadbed supportingthe 75-lb. rails it is hard to realize that one is on the way to a mine when the tropical fertilityof the beautiful Mayari valley is brought to view at every turn. Here is to be seen the mostperfect specimens of the Royal Palm, and in the valleys below tobacco grows abundantly, andthe sugar cane looks good enough to eat, A Cuban laundry is noticed at numerous brooksas the car speeds along where nature even makes this work easy for the Cubans.
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Felton, Nipe Bay from the Wharf. As the first part of the journey nears the end, a rock crusher is passed on the hillside work-ing away at the white rock which is used for ballasting the roadbed for the heavy ore cars.f The usual gangs of roadmen are seen all along the raih-oad keeping the roadbed in condi-tion, for the heavy rains at the usual periods will wash away the tracks for miles unless thebest ofvallast is used, which becomes hard and betterwith the rain. The doctor stops off em-oute togive a physical examination to the Cuban workmen, for a great many accidents happen to theinexperienced, and the company makes it a business to take good care of its workmen. Thecar is now approaching the foot of the first incline, which is 900 feet long, and we must changecars for the regulation incline railway cars. The cars are pushed up and let down this longdrop by the force of gravity—the little Barney car appears from underneath and moves alongbehind the train of cars as a bumper and t

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