THE CUBA REVIEW. 



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Mill is practically on line of Cardenas and Jovel- 

 lanos line. Rolling stock: One locomotive and 25 cars. 



Ingenio "FOR FTJERZA," Colon,— Standard gauge, 

 about 15 kilometers. Branch . to Cumanayaguas, 

 about 2% kilometers, and to main line at Calimete 

 and Amarillas. Weight of rail, 80 lbs. liolling 

 stock: One locomotive and one car. 



Central "PRECIOSA," Cardenas. — Narrow gauge, 

 from mill to Camarioca, and to plantation "La 

 Carmela," about 11 kilometers. Weight of rail, 35 

 lbs. per yd. Fifty-five cars, and 18 small ones 

 pushed by hand. Another uari-ow gauge road runs 

 1 to Siguapa, and to wharf, about 5 kilometers. 

 Weight of rail, 30 lbs. per yd. Cars hauled by 

 oxen or mules. 



Ingenio "PROVENIR" or LOS ANGELES," Ma- 

 tanzas. — No railwaj'. 



Central "NUEVA LUISA," Jovellanos. ^ Three 

 railways; one to Navajas, 7 miles; another, 50U 

 yards, to Madam, and a third, the Cardenas and 

 Jucaro Ri. R. Standard gauge. Weight of rails, 

 30 lbs. per yd. Rolling stock: Two locomotives, 

 110 cane cars, 4 tank cars, and one auto car. 



Ingenio "OCCITANIA," Colon. — One mile spur 

 connects with main line at Macagua. Standard 

 gauge. Weight of rails, 80 lbs.. Rolling stock- 

 One locomotive and 30 cane cars. 



Ingenio "OLIMPO," Jovellanos. — A branch, stand- 

 ard gauge, from mill to Camarones, 2% miles, con- 

 necting with main line. Telephone line follows 

 track. Another line, 6 miles, connecting cane fields, 

 and another, three-quarters mile, to main line of 

 the Jovellanos-Matanzas R. R. Standard gauge. 

 Weight of rails, 80 lbs. No rolling stock. 



Ingenio "AVEEHOFF," Aguacate. ^Switch one- 

 half kilometer, joining United Rys. xYlso connects 

 between Aguacate and Bainoa stations. Standard 

 gauge. Weight of rail, about 60 lbs. Rolling stock: 

 One small locomotive, no cars. 



Ingenio "AUSTRALIA," Jaguey Grande. — Stand- 

 ard gauge; 8% miles. Connects with Jaguey- 

 Murga branch of the United Rys. Alco connects 

 with San Isidro Colony. Weight of rails, 80 lbs. 

 Rolling stock: An old-fashioned locomotive and 50 

 ismall cane cars. 



Central "ARMONIA," Bolondron. — Private rail- 

 road, about 4 kilometers. Connects "batey" with 

 Bolondron. Standard gauge. Weight of rails, 60 

 lbs. to the yd. One small locomotive and 21 cane 

 cars. 



Ingenio "CARMEN," Jaruco, — A switch, standard 

 gauge, connects with the United Rys. of Havana. 

 Narrow gauge road from Carmen-Loteria to "Lo- 

 teria," about 2% kilometers. Branches to San 

 Antonio and Caraballos. Gauge, 30' inches. Weight 

 of rails, 30 lbs. Rolling stock: Two engines, 53 

 cane cars, and 2 passenger cars. 



Central "CARMEN," Pedro Betancourt, — Two 

 railways, one standard and narrow gauge, 60 

 meters long, ending in Navajas-Murgas branch road, 

 and one. standard gauge, 5 kilometers, running to 

 "finca" San Miguel. Latter road does not touch 

 main line. Weight of rail. 80 lbs. per yd. for 

 standard gauge, and 25 lbs. per yd. for narrow 

 gauge. Rolling stock: Two tank cars, and cars, 

 etc., of United Rys. of Havana. 



Central "CAROLINA," Bemha. — Combination 

 standard and narrow gauge side tracks from United 

 Rys. of Havana to plantation. Weight of rail, 50 

 lbs. for standard gauge, and 30 lbs. for narrow 

 gauge. Rolling stock: One narrow gauge engine, 

 and ears from the United Rys. of Havana. 



Ingenio "CONCHITA," Alacranes. — Two stand- 

 ard gauge roads. One, two miles long, connects 

 with Alacranes branch of the Matanzas R. R., and 

 the other, 3% miles long, direct to Union. Weight 

 of rail, 60 lbs. No rolling stock. Small narrow 

 gauge road runs into the swamps. Weight of rail 



of this road, 30 lbs. Gauge, 29 inches. Rolling 

 stock: Two locomotives and 200 cane cars. 



Ingenio "ANGELITA," Marti. — Standard gauge 

 spur, 214^ miles, connects with main line at ViUalba. 

 Weight of rails, 50 lbs. per yd. Estate owns no 

 locomotives, cars or rolling stock. 



Central "SAN RAFAEL," Bolondron. — Standard 

 gauge, connects with Bolondron. Weight of rails, 

 60 lbs. per yard. No rolling stock. Narrow- 

 gauge road with 30-lb. rails to colonias. The 

 rolling stock, narrow gauge, one locomotive and 7Q 

 cars. 



Ingenio "ESPERANZA," Quemados de Guinea. — 

 Ten miles. Gauge, 30 inches. Weight of rails, 

 30 to 35 lbs. to the yard. Rolling stock: One- 

 locomotive and 90 cane cars for hauling cane and 

 wood. 



Ingenio "DOLORES," Pedro Betancourt. — -From 

 mill to Medina, about 314 miles long. Standard 

 gauge, and belongs to plantation. Three locomotives, 

 and seven cane cars. Standard gauge branch from. 

 Matanzas road at Navajas, 6i/4 miles long. Tele- 

 phone line follows track. Rail, 90 lbs. 



Central "DOS ROSAS," Cardenas. — Narrow gauge 

 from Vega to narrow gauge road running to Siguapa, 

 and joining the Camarioca narrow gauge at itolores. 

 Gauge, 30 inches. Weight of rails very variable,: 

 mostly 25 lbs.. Cars, number not stated, hauled 

 by oxen. 



Ingenio "DULCE NOMBRE," Colon. — Standard 

 gauge. Spur connects with main line of United Rys. • 

 of Havana 3 miles east of Macagua. Standard 

 gauge engine on spur. Narrow gauge road, 6% 

 miles, runs to small colonies. Rolling stock: Two 

 locomotives, one standard and one narrow gauge; 

 20 cane cars for narrow gauge. ,. ^. - .jt 



Ingenio "ELENA," Matanzas. — No railroad; 1,000 

 feet of narrow gauge track. Ten small flat cars. 



Ingenio "ENRIftUETA," Pedro Betancourt. — 

 Standard gauge branch of the United Railways, 

 about 3 miles long, connects ingenio with Pedro 

 Betancourt and Navajas. Branch lines are wired 

 overhead fpr electric , trolleys, "but , electric motive 

 power not now used. Weight of rails, SO lbs. 



Ingenio "AURAJO" (formerly "NENA"), Colon. 

 —Standard gauge to Manguita, then to the ingenio 

 "Esperanza." Connects with main line at Car- 

 denas. Weight of rails, 80 lbs. Mill owns no 

 locomotives, cars or rolling stock. 



Ingenio "AGTTADITA," Colon. — ^ Three and oiie- 

 half miles to main line west of Macagua. One and 

 one-half mile branch to colonia. Standard gauge. 

 Weight of rails, 80 lbs. Rolling stock: Two loco-' 

 motives and 12 cars. 



Ingenio 'ALCORTA," Marti. — Three-quarters mile, 

 connects with main line between Recreo and Colon. 

 Spur strikes main line near Recreo. Standard 

 gauge. No rolling stock. 



Main line in Matanzas is the United Railways of 

 Havana or connections, such as the Cardenas and 

 Jucaro or Matanzas and Sabanillas R. Ra. 



Ingenio "ALVA," Colon. — Railway runs to Ban» 

 guises and Colonias. Standard gauge. - Weight of 

 rails, 80 lbs. Rolling stock: Seven engines, 66 

 small cane cars and 68 large cars. 



Central "MERCEDES," Colon. — Spur about one- 

 eighth of mile to Manguito. Connects with tracks 

 of the Cardenas & Jucaro Railway. Standard 

 gauge. Weight of rails, 80 lbs. No rolling stock. 



Ingenio "MAJAGUA" 6 "SAN GONZALO," Union 

 de Reyes. — Three kilometers in length; connects 

 with Union de Reyes. Gauge, standard. Weight 

 of rails, 60 lbs. per yd. No rolling stock. 



Ingenio "LUISA" 6 "LA CONDESA," Matanzas. 

 — No railway. 



