The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-04-22
Cuba.

The length Of the Island Of Cuba in the
shortest line from East to West, is $50 miles
In it's narrowest part 90 miles broad In the
broadcast part l35 miles wide The main island
contains 45.53o square English miles. It's re-.
lativc position from other points is stated to
be as follows: From the southern part of
Florida tothe most northern part of Cuba, the
distance is ll3 miles. The distance from the
extreme southwest point OF Cuba to the
nearest point Of Yucatan il 1872 miles; the
Eastern point Of Cuba is forty mine miles from
the nearest point of Hnyti, and the nearest
point between Cuba and Jamaica IN 81 miles
The population of tho whole island, by n
census taken in lS4l, was /, 1,007 ,Ga4, of which
tho white population numbered 4lS,29l, the
free colored 1873, the slaves 426,495. In
lS46, IL WAS found that while the white pa pu.
lntion had increased in five years by 1896,
the aggregate population Of Cuba was only
s9S, 1852, a decrease Of l06, ,S72 among the free
colorcd and slaves in that period of time -
The increase Of white population has been in
the country, the towns and villages, while in
thn larger cities II had decreased. In the city
Of Havana, in ls4l, the total population, ex-
cuding the garrison, inmates Of prisons and
hospitals, was l3s.740, Of which GO7s4 were
white. This number had fell in 1876 to 1O5,-
75l, of which 1904 were whites. Tho SUI
burbs contained 25,Ol0 inhabitants in IS41, /,
and 1916 only 23,028. The entire population
of city and suburbs thus fell from 100, ,7b0 to
l2S597, or twenty per cent In Manianzas,
during the same period of five years, the
white population had fsllen from 1O,304 TO
10,039, the FREQ colorcd from 4,04I to 2,73s.
the slave from 5,776 to 4,150, and total popu
lation from 1874 to i6,086 II is thought
that the slave population is really larger than
is set down, ns tho interest of the planters and
their fairs Of taxation tempt them to conceal
the real number of their slaves h8Ot.
The agricultural and other products Of Cuba
in ls49, were valued at nearly sixty millions
Of dollars, "plows: Garden fruit $l4..
$780, ,050; suga,, $l3, ,699, ,924; esculcnt vcgeta.
bcs and fodder, 5000, ,0S0; tobacco, "a, ,042.-
800; coffee, 81, ,206, 1871; Indian corn, 81, 1884,
9s2; charcoal. $l,750, ITO; cedar, mahogany
and other woods, &l,71l, 1913; rnolasscs, $1,
402, ,T28; other agricultural productions, S5I +,
772,2c2. Beef, 81, 600, 7s0 pork, 81, ,34o, ,Ob5 !;
eggs, $1,lG6,SsO; birds, xl,074,2iG; milk,
1925, ,040; hides, 81 so, ,2s9; mutton, 1920, 600.
Total value Of the dairy domestic animals.
s7,sl9,2Go; agricultural productions, si5,.
e72, ,202 grand total, s59,70l ,663. q
The population is taxed annually to nearly
twenty-iour millions of dollars by assessments
levied upon every species of industry and
amusement Tho taxes go TO support an army
of 10000 troops, and officials gent from Spain
to govern the island Cuba has been denied
a representation in the Spanish Courts, and
tho Captain.G General Ia absolute In his decrees
The press is under q rigid censorship, and the
citizens under many veEa.ions, interlcreuces
eSactions and restraints.