THE CUBA REVIEW And Bulletin. 



Las Casas river and harbor of Xucva Gerona, Isla of Pines. Depth of water, i3 feet. Navigable 

 for two miles and more for boats drawing not more than 15 feeet. 



El Rio de Las Casas y el Puerto de Nueva Gerona. La profundidad del agua es de 18 pies. 

 El rio es navegable por dos millas y mas para buques que no calan mas de 15 pics. 



point of size, in the West Indies, is well 

 watered by springs and small rivers. There 

 are mountains, but most of the land is roll- 

 ing. The forests contain pine trees, palms, 

 and many other tropical trees of which I do 

 not know the names. Birds are every- 

 where, pigeons, partridges and blackbirds, 

 with flocks of chattering parrots. The scen- 

 ery is beautiful, the climate is delightful 

 and the nights cool enough for blankets, 

 while the sun's rays are tempered by pleas- 

 ant winds. There are more Americans 

 than natives on the island, but most of 

 them live in the country. Columbia and 

 McKinlev are thriving American settle- 

 ments. Let one leave the town and he will 

 imagine himself in the States, for Americans 

 are everywhere busy clearing land, building 

 houses and planting fruit trees. Here in 

 the tropics the American is displaying the 

 energy that made the West and which will 

 in a few years make the Isle of Pines a" 

 well organized settled communitj' of white 

 Americans. J. C. Yarbrough. 



M.\RRI.\GES CONTRACTED DURING THE WAR. 



An important matter is the decree for 

 the prompt registration of marriages con- 

 tracted in the field during the past Cuban 

 wars. Failure to register may cause endless 

 trouble and litigation. Death will make it 

 difficult to substantiate claim to property if 

 proper registration to establish the claim- 

 ant's legal rights is lacking. 



MINE OWNERS LIABLE TO LAND OWNERS FOR 

 DAMAGES. 



Some trouble has arisen over the question 

 whether asphalt mines and other minerals 

 exist on lands near Havana on which a 

 claim has been filed. A legal authority. 

 Senor Claudio Mendoza. son of late Chief 

 Justice Antonio G. de Mendoza, states in 



the press that even if proven that said 

 mines do exist, the owner of the mines 

 does not own the surface above them, and 

 could only obtain the land he might re- 

 quire for carrying on his business, and for 

 warehouses. And he would have to pay for 

 losses and damages such business mignt 

 cause to owners of the aforementioned 

 ground surface. 



IMPORTANT PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE ISLE OF 

 PINES. 



Governor Magoon has signed a decree for 

 an appropriation of $22,653 for important 

 public works on the Isle of hines. An 

 emergency hospital and an autopsy room 

 will be built and streets will be repaired 

 and the sewers of Nueva Gerona put in 

 good condition, while the sanitation and 

 drainage of the town will be attended to. 

 A slaughter house will be established in 

 Nueva Gerona and another in Santa Fe. 



CORRECTIONAL SCHOOL AT GUANAJAY. 



Junior republics and reformatories, if 

 properly managed, are of great good for the 

 community in uplifting the boys who go 

 astray. This school at Guanajay is now 

 under the supervision of Capt. Biigge. of the 

 28th Infantry, who has been in command 

 since December. 1906. of that place. This 

 school was established in 1900, and the 

 situation is excellent. There are about 146 

 boys and these are separated into three com- 

 panies, each company being under the 

 charge of a sergeant of Cuban artillery from 

 the Cabanas, detailed for this service. Per- 

 sonal cleanliness and order is inculcated 

 and daily drill and exercises and work oc- 

 cupy the time. Agricultural pursuits and 

 different trades will be taught the boys, and 

 every endeavor will be used to make thetn 

 good citizens. 



