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highway through the island, and the mail is still 

 carried over it on horseback. Its principal points 

 are, to Matanzas, 21 leagues ; thence to Villa Clara, 

 57 1. ; to Santi Espiritu, 23 1. ; to Puerto Principe, 

 50 1. ; to Las Tunas, 31 1. ; to Bayarno, 14 1. ; to St. 

 Jago de Cuba, 34 1. ; to Santa Catalina, 25 1. ; to 

 Baracoa, 44 1. ; total, 299 leagues. Two roads run 

 west from Havana (the Central and the South Shore 

 roads), to Pinar del Rio, 45 1. ; and thence to Guane, 

 15 1. ; and to Mantua, 6 leagues. Total, 66 leagues. 

 Another road runs west from Havana, along the 

 northern shore, to Mariel, 14 leagues; thence to 

 Cabanas, 5 1. ; to Bahia Honda, 6 1. ; and thence to 

 Mantua. The southern road runs from Havana to 

 Giiines, 12 leagues ; thence to Cienfuegos, 57 1. ; and 

 to Trinidad, 21 1. ; total, 90 leagues. 



There are also, a common road along the northern 

 side, highways across the island in several places, 

 as from Matanzas to Cienfuegos ; from Sagua to 

 Cienfuegos, through Villa Clara; Eemedios to Trini- 

 dad, through Villa Clara ; Moron to Santi Espiritu 

 and Saza; Nuevitas, through Puerto Principe, to 

 Santa Cruz ; Gibara to Holguin, Bayamo, and 

 Manzanillo : and others between the larger towns. 

 Besides these principal roads, there are numerous 

 cross country roads, and innumerable paths, used by 

 the country people. Of all these roads, we may 



