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summer and winter. The first is dry, and
the latter rainy; but the trees retain their
verdure ana produce the entire year, as Ii
ii were Il Perpetual spring.
The climate OF Venezuela is varied. On the
coast il u not, hut there are never failing
hrceIcs. and on the highlands il is cool ana
delightful, and there are localities where
the mountains are covered with eternal
SHOWS Although Venezuela is situated in
the trOpic zone. the temperature does not
rise far il does in the corresponding
IGtitudes Of North America a he average
heat reaches SO degrees On the coast ara the
highest temperature felt on the highlands
is Il degrees Fahrerheit In some parts Of
tho coast the climate is not heaithful, hur
in the Te9t Of the country it cannot be sur
passed.
Venezuela is one of the richest republics
Of South America. as regards natural re-
sources, and easy means OF developing
them; for, although its territory IS crossed
by the mountain systems their coufSUra-
tCn presents many practicable ways of
communication WITH the plains and valleys
The greatest wealth OF Venezuela consists
in her agriculture, and coffee and cocoa are
her principal products. 1ae value of the
annual export OF coffee is estimated at
81, loco, and that of Cocoa at more than
50 100000. The breeding of cattle is auoth-
er source Of wealth for Venezuela. The eS-
portatoa OF hides amounts 10 SI,2G9OlO "a
year.
There were in 1855. Il, $50. $50 domestic ami
mails in the country, against only 3,3i2,613
in 1913.
The population of Venezuela. according
to the census OF 1891 was 2.s-5,521, IN in
crease of 2iS.2S1 over the census OF 1881.
The native Indian population IS estimated
at 32G00o, of which number 10000 are civil
lied The republic IS divided into nine large
states teach subuivided into sections, or dis
tricts). federal district. five territories
and two national settlements
Venezuela abounds in mines Of gold. sill
yer. copper, iron, lead, quicksilver coal.
salt. petroleum, asphalt kaoln and several
other minerals. The hand of man has hard
~ touched the smallest part of that great
wealth. There are only in active operation
some gold mines in Guiana, belonging TO
native ana foreign companies; those OF
copper in Tucacas, which belong TO an Eng
liSh company; the coal mines of N3ricual,
owned by the family OF the eX-president J.
q. MonagaS, ana those of copper Of CIru-
PIANO, worked by an American company. The
total value of the mineral output in 1886
was 2S, $50 800 boliVares, OF which 2i010.$2G
was OF gold. The gold mines of Yuruarj are
considered among the richest of the world
From 1887 to 1890 they produced respectively
95,$-2 ounces, 7l,59i ounces, S!,i5o ounces and
So ,60} ounces. 1t may be said that their
working is Just beginning. nevertheless
their annual output now amounts to Sli0OO,-
600.
a Good System Of Instruction.
Primary instruction is Gratutous and
obligatory. The nation maintains LAB
schools. and there are besides municipal and
private schools, national ana private col
leges. two universities. and the Academy Of
Arts and Trades There were in 1874 i'm the
various public and private schools ij1G'6
scholars of both sexes. The proportion o.
those receiving education in Venezuela is
forty-six for each 1900 inhabitants. There
are three principal public libraries and 81
these the B;bloteca NacOnal contained, IN
1883. 3I.125 volumes.
There are several rail lines already COM
pIeted and others are being actively con
strlcted by English American ana German
companies. Among the latter are the zen
trail railroad OTerrocarril Central. when
viii unite Caracas with the capital of the
state Of Carabobo and viii be 20 kilom"terS
in length, and the great Venezuelan ran
roads tCsran Ferrocavril da Venezuela about
500 kiiometers in length, starting from Cara
cas-, with its terminus in the city OF san
Carlos, on the plains OF the republic Inc
length of the railways now in operation is
2S2 miles and 1.2i0 miles are projected or
under construction. An American company
has already undertaken to build a caoIe