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humboldt's cuba. 



to extend eastward, through the centre of the island, 

 to Villa Clara. The Cienfuegos road runs north- 

 ward to Cruces, 18 miles, and is being extended to 

 Villa Clara, 18 miles further, where it will connect 

 with the Cardenas road, and through it with the 

 Havana system. The Coliseo road runs eastward 

 from Matanzas to within a few leagues of Cardenas. 

 The Jucaro road runs southeast from Cardenas into 

 what is now the richest sugar district of Cuba. 

 Several other roads are in contemplation, in order to 

 extend the connections of this system both east and 

 west. 



The following are the existing roads in Cuba, with 

 their length in English miles : 



Havana, with two branches, 108J- 



Regla to Guanabacoa, 2£ 



Matanzas, 47 



Coliseo, 24 



Cardenas, with one branch, 62f 



Jucaro, with one branch, 34 



Cienfuegos, 18 



Remedios, 6 



Trinidad to Casilda, 3 



Puerto Principe to Nuevitas, 46 



Cobre to St. Jago, 9 



Total, 3601 



We have stated the cost of the road built by the 



