The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-31
A GARDEN OF EDEN.
The Natural Resorces of Cuba Al
most InexhaustibIe.
sssSs 5000 SSSs

The following letter was received a
day or two ago by J. A. WinekoOp from
r A del Castillo, civil engineer now
with the army of liberation in Cuba:
AT CUBA LIBRE.
Camaquey. Feb. 8. 1893.
j. A Winekoop. Washington
Dear Sir: As you remember. 7 was 10
write to You from Florida. so that. in
case any person of the Cuban League
or your acquaintance should wish to
join me for Cuba, to do so: but the fact
was that from the time they gave me
notice and ticket for passage south to
Florida 1 did not have one moment to
spare. and was put on my way to one
of the Bahama group. where a three
masted schooner was in waiting. with
cargo for three landings. which we did
one at Pinar del Rio. another six
miles east of Havana, and a third five
miles east Of Cienfuegos and where /
landed, and Travelled eastward. over
mountain and valleys OF the most beau
ttul landscape. and the most fertile re-
gIons on the face of earth even to the
mountain tOpS-perfect gardens of Eden
or Paradise. And do not doubt that even
the grapes of Esgne Hall or your best
auctions south of Mason and Dixon's line
would grow here to perfection Here
You also have coffee as aromatic as
Mocha cocoa to make as good chocolate
as anyone might wish to drink. and
where all kinds OF tropical productions
can be raised 70 perfection And vet
two-thirds OF the land lies idle. with
forests teeming with cedar. mahogany
and many valuable woods Often 1 have
ridden six seven or eight miles in dense
forests or land grants. which as vet are
unSurVeyed. and, according TO Spanish
law until such no timber can be sold.
so here is a chance for capitalists as
soon as our war is over and for bona
f1de settlers TO make Cuba their home
and they shall be welcomed You IN
doubtedly know that We shall object 10
al kinds of settlers, as we intend that
CUBA shall be happy home for the
white race and in the same way that
the United States has enacted fmmigra-
ton laws. we undoubtedly shall have
ours; and you may be sure We shall
welcome white Americans
I think 1 have ridden over 100 miles
10 get here, at my home or lands
visited and was with Gomez over two
weeks. and also at our government.
and have impressed in the c0rps
OF engineers. and will be with several
Observation-Disclosures, of PenusvIyaufa-
Linn, OF Florida; Jannsy and Osmann
Latrobe of Baltimore etc. Our army
IS on the best footing at present.
think We have. altogether about s5O0r
10 $1,000 men in the field, well armed and
with ammunition, and well drilled in our
kind of warfare
understand that Gems Blanco and
Pando are here, with propositions TO our
government 10 end the war. which of
course, can be done only by recognizing
our independence So. ere this gets 10
you. You may have the news of our in
dependence
often think about the Cuban League
and the WOmens National C,rbap
League. and wonder if al has come 10
naught. and if eventually the Joint reso-
luton has passed Congress for our indie
pendence.
F. A. DEL. CASTILLO
Address. Col F. A. del Castillo Y Agra
monte. care of ex-President $. Cfsneros
Betancourt, Camaquey. Republica Gu
bana. or Cuban Legation No Is NsTr
Street, New York City.