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plains of palm trees in its neighborhood, the town itself being 

 on the " Rio de Serra de Casa," some distance from its mouth. 

 Santa Fe, which is the prominent place of resort for travelers, is 

 of itself a miserable congregation of houses on the banks of the 

 river of the same name, some distance from its mouth, and also 

 some distance from the steamboat landing. This landing is a 

 rough wooden wharf, from which carriages and stages ply to 

 Santa Fe. Immediately in the neighborhood of Santa Fe there 

 are beautiful drives and walks some distance back, where the 

 country is more rolling and even hilty. 



The climate of the Isle of Pines is delightful, the air is pure, 

 dry, and balmy, and the winds coming from the sea, passing over 

 pine forests, are gentle and invigorating. 



The inhabitants of the island are a very simple, kind-hearted 

 set of people and very fond of a chat with strangers. They have 

 a natural dignity of manner, a courteously hospitable w&y, as 

 also a degree of freshness and innocence. 



For many years a large penal colony has been maintained on 

 the island, consisting mostly of Cuban revolutionists. 



CAPE MAYCI, EASTEBN POINT OF CUBA • 



Lowest bench, elevated coral reef; Upper terraces, wave-cut cliffs 



Note. — The date of the landing of Antonio Maceo and the starting of the present 

 revolution, given on page 222 as February 25, 189(5, should be February 20, 1895. 



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The Florida Coast Line canal, which has been under construc- 

 tion since 1889, is now completed from Mosquito inlet to Miami. 

 Boats of five feet draught traverse semi-weekly the entire dis- 

 tance from Titusville, on the Indian river, through Lake Worth, 

 to Palm Beach. Three short cuts complete the canal — two be- 

 tween Matanzas and Tomoka and one uniting North river with 

 Pablo creek. Eventually the canal will connect the St John 

 river with Biscayne bay, rendering possible an inland passage 

 along the Atlantic coast from Long' Island sound to Key West. 



