CRUISING IN CUBA 



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Family of Native Cubans. 



WITH THIS FAMILY THK WRITER AM) HIS TWO GUIDES STAYKD ONE NIGHT WHILE LOOKING OVER A TIMBER 



TRACT IN CAMAQUAY PROVINCE, CUBA. 



are pithy and soft and easily removed, 

 leaving the hard, woody shell. The 

 honey business is very large among [he 

 natives, many having several hundred 

 swarms. 



Arriving at the tract of timber we 

 sought, which contained (540 Caballarias 

 (a caballaria is 3;^ l/o acres), we found 

 a much better class and stand of timber 

 than any we saw on the journey. The 

 royal palms grew thickly and the un- 

 derbrush and vines had to be cut away 

 before we could leave the cart trails to 

 go into the timber. 



The different species of hardwood 

 timber found on these lands are Acano. 

 Spanish Cedar. Ocuie (pronounced 

 O-coo-he). Mahoganv. Jique (He ke\), 

 Guavmaro, jucaro ( Hoo-cav-ro), Saba- 



cu, Majagua ( Mah-hah-gwa), Morura, 

 Cuban Oak and a species of Rosewood 

 and I-Cbony. 



The Acano trees grow to a large size, 

 the wood is hard and \cry l)eautiful, 

 resembling Rosewood. The Morura is 

 used for cart hubs. Jique is durable 

 and never decays. Jucaro is dark col- 

 ored wood used for cart spokes. 

 Sabacu is used for cart felloes and 

 counter tops. ( )cuje is used for furni- 

 ture. Majagua is used for furniture, 

 cart tongues, etc. All of these si)ecies 

 run from Ki inches in diameter at the 

 stump to 4S inches and from 20 feet 

 to 4S feet to the limbs. Th? Maho^^any 

 and Cedar run from IS inches in diam- 

 eter up, but are mostly short l)odies 

 from 20 to 30 feet long. The Ebony 



