New-York daily tribune., 1844-06-28
THE HRll5U \ 4.
Island of Cuha.
For Thc New York Tntuoe.


Geo, COY The Island nr Cuba rcpascs upon
,td OF c,lcaroous stone, containing an anniiniry of
,sifacuons of shells, snails, enormous white
ruls and multitude of zoophy,,s al
as, all the mountains arc Of carbona of lime.
which ctystels arc fuGd there are not
un,ing beds Of spotted marble, and in some parts
sre are slate and erIndstone. In many arid
ANS the soil is composed of "a peroxide of iron,
shch is a conglomcraied stono of slight cohc.
an
MvEEAIoGY.-G Gold is met with in man,
uits not only ~ the srea, mines OF San Fcrnan
a Gsgua and Juguani, but in the sands Of
k rivers. Silver IS moro abundant, but il is
stls sought after; in Marantiales, near Cuyco
i:ihe Vuolia.bojo, there is mine v hlch has be
,.n to be profitable. Copper abounds as also
IN. Sulphur is met with in great MANY
aces in extraordinary abundance. Lpadstonc is
30 found IN very large bcds-as may also be
ad Of grindsloncs. There arc also flint, marble.
cystals, &c which are not profitable, because
., generally known.
BorAxr This portion of tho organic king
bn presents itself with the characteristic vigor
nd iecundlty OF the Tropics. The woods about
l. mountains and the high plains composed
the most lofty trees, and Of small ones near
4. sea, but always intertwined with reeds ana
s5nging plants, which prevent free passage
,rpenr them. OF the multitude of vegetable
deductions we shall Indicate but few The
f uyal Palm the most beautiful tree Of the I'M
rgse. This family is one of the mos, natural which
4 known with them the useful is united with
he majestic, so that Linnmus called the Palms
s ia princes of the vegetable kingdom. They
+ Inn the only fortune of people OF many climates
s ,nd furnish every thing 10 man. The wood Of
< nrtain Palms iS 50 hard on the outside that say.
lrts employ II for their arrows; the spaihes Of
many kinds arc of tissue 81 compact as to per
Mt them TO be converted into vessels for contain.
! i,y ailments end even 10 be submitted 10 d gcu-
ss Ere. The fbrous pericaTps Of some serve o
tho fabrication of stutis for dresses, ropes, nc,,
q for the caulking OF vessels Finally, there a!c
Palms whose stem is filed with sn abundant SAP,
tpn which sugar may be obtained, and wlncii,
''io ~ '
rsn'formed into vnouS beverage from whi'h
I'''o' m'y re 'S''so'e' rom inc amor as .,
nang RAINS mere Is oo'ai'''' ''' "''' so'' q
butter from others there oozes wnx which mrv
he used for iCht-; Others. agaln, furnish med'ti-
nal sub.tances Among The Uthe; trees IN Cuba,
we menaon the Se'oa' lcottoh'"eodl inc g''nt
q the vegetable kingdom' "hici' IN enormous
magnitude, Is not exceeded by the largest trees OF
The world Tne lid SylreStre tvne) CONNECT
from whose grapes VINE may be made, hul It 5
/ not attended to. Cedar Mahogany, the Qaetrc-
4 iecla, fb,.ek.ax. literally, and which, from rs
| b,rdne.. g called by The Americans iroa WOOD
i L,roumr,t,. ELopy. lex. Wqisnf-.ll suff j..
,oi,v knosn The uaa.ao,llo. :, handsome tree
-, .o,,on. ,b.,, .veo ~ .,,d. =. d,r.aros
Zoe -D"'a4a'' .r f,.@15s -, ..a.. ..,. f,,n;'l,, I
\ nPes / hs ~ "'S' '''A ii,n''''''
bsan'lfu' e.'-h ~ ''''' - '''A-,'' '""m'e'
4 Annqtfo, ! i0f'@tf1>--'' '''o''' . i''fe
sa great ngni'e' o proc '''-'''s '','4' ~ i'e L
cine ana 'ot an in''".,s rh.,. ,,'1; ~''1
many "no's use = 80, v,,o. o.a1o. a.-
iude OF natural f'a'"- 80 r''7@'
t0e'F LOGAN "a,"' V ,Ns aa,,,,oa =, e..,
ZooLoof'. i'' '9'-.,N; ;,trh,sd 49,
?e0Ple OF the npsl' races OF bats there ar
Caucasian si' N'"'Of~,. t ,.J5 b.as., none Of an
rarlous small spec'e' u ,rr,b., of !
s'crPnon' ~ 49, ..,.s nor psr,rdpcs. Fls
Fnd'-ou' he''"'- - ,hs shark. the swor
# sfsnd-ai'oAs | "4rerI. OF fomphi5ie ,her
u "a and inc ''".o -. -, lizards and snakes. bl
great nu'n.e. -a;.,r,ro from which Al
sne oil inc tho crocodile vo,acious thoug
aang uisa.u - xerv largo bn, cowardly, an
~ INC r.;.b !, catable.. or Insects the,
sgna''"' ;.,,,oeusty that is difficult even
i'sach N'' .sc;es. We note the cocuy
s.' Az t;.h r;res mos, brilliant light Ii
V-i.' '.o,a louse). which destroys umtci
V'Na -
A 80 ,yrru p HISTORY OF CUBA.
8 ! f,,,,shrd the Colonies OF III