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Preston estate, and almost the whole of Nipe Bay and north- 
ward beyond Satea to the sea; while to the westward Banes can 
be seen, and the towns of Antilla, Guaba, Preston, Mayari 
and Felton. The Woodfred Inn, like the offices, cottages, 
and most other buildings, is constructed entirely of the lumber 
of Pinus cubensis, a hard, yellow pine, felled and sawed on the 
Fic. 24. Falls of the Mayari, from bluff on trail from Arroyo Seboruco, 
riente, Cuba. 
premises. These trees attain a height of seventy-five feet or more, 
and are rarely two feet in diameter. Several years ago a number 
of trees were tapped for turpentine, but itis said that the sap was 
too thick to flow properly; evidences of this experiment can still 
be seen along the Bandera trail. 
This species of pine forms large forests which cover many acres 
of the plateau at elevations of from 1,600 to 2,200 feet, a few 
scattered individuals being found at lower or higher altitudes. 
As a general statement, it may be said that the pine forests occur 
