The Nevada journal., 1851-10-02


lard Las; year, the most favorable
during the iast few Years, showed ba,
az export ot 3j,0oa,J0 pounds OF
coffee. Brazil Las been able 10 fur
nish this product at a cheaper ratio,
consequently, that Of Brazil has taken
the place OF Cuba coffee in the mar
kc;s Of the United States therefore,
sugar is now produced in many parts
where coffee was once cultivated, or
the hands have been turned over to
new estates in the fertile regions in
the ncighborhood Of Cardcnas.
The climate aud soil Of Cuba in
genciq,l. are not so favorable for the
cultivation Of coffee, as for the sugar
cane, tobacco, and the other articles !;
however, the eastern district appears
10 be we'll suited to the production of
coffee, the crop there being more GER
tain, and the quality of the bean in
fni'c.y superior, hilly or rather
mountain ous country, seems to be the
most ia, orable 10 the tree.
The celebrated Mocha coffee, which
is Indigenous to Arabia, and that
part of Africa Oh the opposite side Of
the Red Sea, grows without cu't.va,
ton ON the rocky side Of the noun
tains,
After coffee, tobacco is the next
article Of consequence produced.-
There arc various kinds, which derive
their different qualities from the pecu-
larities Of the soil in which they are
cultivated.
The most esteemed is that which
isproduced in the Vuelta Aba.jo, about
one hundred miles west Of Havana,
in the jurisdiction Of Now Filipina J,
Of this the finest Havana segars are
made. II costs from $50 to 1920 per
bale, according TO tho quality and the
crop. Some years the crop is very
inferior, so that it is impossible for a
manufactures always to supply the
same quality of segars. The next to
the tobacco of VuelIa Aha,o, is that
called Parti,lo, some OF which is very
good. and is used in making those
scgars OF which astonishing bargains
are very often obtained. There is an
other kind of tobacco grown in the
western department, in which the two
classes mentioned are grown; it has a
coarse leaf and is called De Nuciia
Arriba; also. the tobacco grown in the
eastern department goes by that name,
uf which there are two kinds. the San.
tiago de Cuba tobacco and the Iara
The Yara tobacco is sometimes very
fine, and of this the best Principe Sc
g,rs are made. Many persons have
sewn the Vuelta dc abajo seed in the
States, but never have they been able
to raise tobacco from it in any respect
similar in flavor to the original kind
The soil gives the favor, and its cul-
tivation even in Cuba cannot be ex-
tended even in Cuba.
The other articles of consequence
produced are wax, honey and rice.
The two first of these articles are ex-
ported in very large quantities the
last mentioned article is produced TO
the amount of 10000 ticrees, about
twenty four millions Of pounds, but is
insufficient for the consumption of the
Island so that large quantities of rice
are imported from Charlestown, Sa-
vannah, Spain, South Amerca, and
latterly from Manila; however, that
from Charlestown is most esteemed,
md from that place the largest guam
tity is imported. Wax is produced
TO the amount of 800, ,03o pounds, and
honey to the amount of two million
gallons. Cotton is little cultivated,
750 bales being about the amount usu-
ally produced.
The other vegetable articles are,
all kinds of tropical fruits, sweet pota-
toes, yams, arrow root, cocoa, Indian
corn, castor oil, and different kinds of
woods, such rs cedar, mahogany, lance
wood, and other hard woods, used by
turner's
Cattle TO the number of about 900, 900
head are owned on the island, and
there are about 100000 horses, and
$4,000 mules.
The annual product Of the vegeta-
BILE and animal creation. OH moderate
calculation, may be set down at about
S73,000,000.
In minerals, the island is very rich.
No less than one hundred and fifteen
copper mines have been discovered
in the island. The mine at Cobre,
worked by an English company has
shipped from twenty seven to forty
three thousand tons per annum, valued
at two and half to four and half
millions Of dollars Coal, iron, silver,