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In all stock raising propositions, plenty of fresh water is absolutely essential. Rivers 

 or running streams are most desirable acquisitions to any stock ranch. Wherever there are 

 no streams water can usually be found by sinking wells to a depth varying from 20 to 200 feet. 

 In the foot hills and mountainous districts, never failing springs are met in abundance. 



The Province of Camaguey has always been noted for its fine "potreros" or meadows 

 since a large part of that middle belt is comparatively free from forests and is devoted to stock 

 raising. Oriente on the east, and Las V'illas on the west, abound in splendid grass lands, 

 although the recent demand for sugar cane has somewhat reduced the acreage. 



Pastoral Scene, Santiago de las Vegas 



