Identifier: completegeograph02tarr (find matches)
Title: A complete geography
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Tarr, Ralph S. (Ralph Stockman), 1864-1912 McMurry, Frank Morton, 1862- (from old catalog) joint author
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ith greater strength and steadiness. Forests and Minerals. — When first settled, the West Indies were cov-ered by a dense tropical forest. Much of this has been cleared away forpurposes of farming; but some of the woods still remain, especially amongthe higher mountains. In Cuba, for instance, there is still much valuabletimber, such as mahogany, ebony, and fustic, which produces a valuable ~yellow dye. Besides these raw products of the soil, there is considerable mineralwealth in Cuba. Copper is found there, and also iron, the latter havingbeen mined for a long time in the neighborhood of Santiago. Agriculture. — However, it is agriculture that forms the chiefindustry of the Cubans and Porto Ricans. As in all the WestIndies, the principal crop is sugar-cane (Fig. 231), which grows wellin the rich soil and the warm, rainy climate. Although much sugaris raised, the industry has not proved very profitable because of theprimitive methods employed and the absence of a good market. Now
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