The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-05

floods of tho great aerial deep had bro.
ken loose. So abundant is tho rainfall, in
fnct, that. AS recent traveller remarks,
tho wonder is that any island remains;
that tho whole Is not dissolved and car
riod Off into the sea. But in Cuba no
ono minds tho rain.
Notwithstanding tho pcculiarities of
its coast line, Cuba has moro than 200
excellent ports. Tho principal Of these
gro Havana, Bahia Hondo, Puerto do
Cabanas, Matanzas, Cardonas, Sagua In
Grando, La Guanaja, Nuovitas, Mala-
gueta, Manati, Puerto del Padre, Santi-
ago do Cuba, Mnnzaniilo, Canto, Santa
Cruz, Cienfuegos, Cochinos and La Broa.
Tho rivors of Cuba arc not largo, but
numerous, there being no fewer than 2GO
Of them, all told, and that is exclusive
Of small creeks and dry beds Of torrents,
called arroyos. The Cunto, tho only
really naviSable stream, rises in tho
Sierra del Cobro and has its outlet on
tho south coast near ManZanillo. There
arc few other streams which are nav
lgablo for small boats for distance Of
from to 90 miles. Next in Importance
arc tho streams Guincs and Ay. at ono
tlmo it was tnG intention to cut u canal
through tho land intervening and biscct
the island, but tho idea was finally
abandoned as impracticablo.
Cuba contains many mineral springs
which are famed for their valuable heal
ing properties, lc;ncipal among thom
bolnG those known as the baths Of San
Diego.
Tho temperature of tho water is SO
degrees T., and it is very strongly im-
pregnatcd with oxygen, carbonic acid
gases, chloride Of sodium sulphato Of
lime, nitrate Of limo, iron, magncsia,
slick and chloride Of calcium. -Four
glasses Of it Il day and two baths arc tho
regulation ouro for almost ovcry disease
known to materia mcdica, but it is
probable that tho warm, plrc air, sim
plo diet and faith have much to do with
1t. AT any ratio, great many surpris.
ing cures have been effected, particular
ly Of bronchial and scrofulous conf
plants. People havo been taken from
tho steamer on littors. apparently just
ready to die, who in week. 8 time
havo been riding over tho hills on horse
back and in month havo gone homo rs
good ns ncw' and we'll rs anybody.
If these springs wcro in tho United
States, with tho samo air to accompany
them. or If managed whore they arc by
somo sensible, wido awake Anglo Sax
on, they would become tho sanitarium
Of tho world, beside which Saratoga,
Carlsbad, Las Vegas and White Sulphur
would hido their diminished heads.
All Kinds OF Minerals.
Nearly oil metals and minerals that
aro usoful in any sort Of industry arc
found in Cuba-gold, silver, iron, cop
per, quicksilver, lead, asphaltum in all
Its forms, antlmony, arsenic manganese,
coppcras, rcd load, etc. In tho Sarama-
guaCan and several other rivers gold has
been found, though not in paying guam
tltlos. Silver OF u certain grade abounds
in Pinar del Rio, San Fernando and
Yumuri Almost all tho metamorphic
rocks contain copper, and these aro scat
tered all over tho island 1t is usually
found i'll the form Of pyritcs and sui
phurets
In tho eastern part Of Cuba, about 10
miles from Santiago, the rich copper
mines Of El CObro wcro worked for q
good many years by IN English COM
pany. They wcro abandoned during tho
last revolution. There arc other mines
not yet open and some not yet exhausted.
The city OF Santiago, by tho way, is
worth more than mere passing mention,
1t being tho chief city of tho eastern dc.
partment. 1t lies 600 miles southeast Of
the present capital and ranks third in
commercial portance--Havana first
and MatanZas second. 1t is tho nrchbish-
ops residence, and to it people flock
from all parts Of tho island during GER
tain yearly religious festivals, which arc
celebrated with remarkable pOmp and
ceremony. 1t IL also tho terminus Of
two railway lines, ono Of which is tho
outlet of Lomas dc Cobro, the famous
copper mines, and tho other, passing
through tho richest sugar district, af-
fords transportation for that great
staple Tho exports OF tho port reach
the handsome annual aggregate Of $8, :
600, 900, thrco.fourths OF which is in
sugar, tho rest cocoa, rum, tobacco,
honey and mahogany.
or tho fertility OF Cuba's soil too
much cannot bo said. In tho western
part tho celebrated Vuolta Abajo tobac-
co is iaiscd 1t has no equal in tho
world. In tho eastern part, near Santi
ago, there arc somo tracts Of land which
yield excellent toh""" almost as fine as
that Of Vuelta Abaio. ~ ..-