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to be seen taking readings, and we are told that deposits of copper have l^een located, and it is 

 being investigated to determine if it is of sufficient amount to pay. At the top of the first 

 incline is the power-house and railroad yards where the cars are switched about for a position 

 on the incline for the downward journey. We are now being drawn along the top of the first 

 mountain by a large Baldwin type of locomotive for a distance of one mile and it is a beautiful 

 sight to look down upon the foliage in the ravines and the view is the same for miles. The 

 second incline is now being approached, and what a sight it is!— it is said to be 2,800 feet long, 

 has an incline of 1,800 feet, and is the longest incline in the world. It is in reality two long 

 inclines. The same system of elevating is employed here as on the fhst incline and one feels 

 that he is going up to the clouds and thinks of Pike's Peak and the Rockies. It is difficult to 

 imagine that one is in Cuba with such mountainous heights in so small an island, but one is too 

 busy thinking of the beauty of the surroundings. Far off in the distance can be seen a water- 

 fall rolling down the mountains and at flood times it is said to be a magnificent sight. (It is 

 claimed that there is a waterfall in these mountain which has a fall of 700 feet and which can 

 be seen on a clear day. It is called Guaya Falls.) 



We have not reached the summit of the mountains and everything seems to be of that red 

 ore color — as far as the eye can see the earth seems onered mass, and in the distance the miners 

 can be seen working on the surface of the earth with steamshovels scooping up the dht which 

 contains the ore. At this height is located another power-house and machine-shop and it is a 

 busy place up in the clouds. 



Horses and carriages are supplied here for the trip to the hotel, a tour of the village and 

 mountain top is made if desired. There is quite a little town here of homes for the officers and 

 workmen and another hospital for the men injured or sick in connection with the mine work; the 

 hotel is a very hospitable place, and one finds everv'thing here in the way of comfort and enter- 

 tainment — billiard-hall, music-room of pianos and grand opera from the Victrola — the scenery 

 about is tropical and the woods are dense in places and everything that nature can provide to 

 make it ideal. It is a thi'ee-mile trip on horseback to Mayari Point, where a l^eautiful view can 

 be obtained of the mountain chains and the fertile valley Ijelow. Away in the distance can be 

 seen the trailing line of the Maj^ari river, like a tlu'ead and on a clear day, Preston and Antilla 

 on Nipe Bay can be easily made out, a distance of 20 miles away. 



It is all very interesting, and the trip is well worth the time and effort expended, and 

 most pleasant is the finding of such hospitable people away up here in the wilds of Cuba and 

 trying so hard to make one comfortable while with them. It is all a big credit to the 

 Spadish-American Iron Company, and they apparently spare no expenses in making it a 

 livable place, for it must be remembered that there is sufficient untouched ore in these hills 

 to keep the iron mills in the States running for many years. 



The mines are located some 18 miles from the smelter plant at Felton and the ore is con- 

 veyed over the railroad in dump cars where it gets a refining process before shipping to the 

 States to be made into iron. More than 200 men are employed at this immense ^plant where 

 they work night and day during the busy season. 



THE CONSERVATIVE CUBAN average of 50%, but he doesn't think it 



should be removed for it has been there for 



A striking example of the ^^^y Cubans ^^^y ^^^^^y y^^.^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^. ^^^ 



stick to customs IS well illustrated in a little ^bout it; furthermore, it was always custo- 



shop in the eastern end of the island. To pass j^ary to bend in passing under this low rafter 



from one building to another it is necessary .^___ 



to bend the head in order to clear a low rafter, CUBAN BUTTERFLIES 



and when this particular Cuban is in a hurry Cuba is noted among other things beautiful 



and forgets to stoop or doesn't stoop low for its magnificent specimens of butterflies, 



enough, he bangs his head against the pro- These insects are to be found in all part of the 



jection, which doesn't seem to have any effect. island in a variety of sizes and shades of 



It was observed during a period of fifteen color, and would make an attractive place 



minutes that this Cuban passed under this to add to the collection of a lover of the "net 



rafter four times, bumping his head on an chase." 



