the Culebra river to that of the Ealano is not over six miles, 
and since the distance from the Bayano to the extreme eastern 
boundary of the property may bo traversed by foot in ono day, it 
can net be much over £0 miles long. Assuming then that the gener¬ 
al outline of the property is roughly rectong&iksr as shown by the 
map, it is entirely possible that the area does not exceed 180 
square miles, or about 75,000 acres. It may be, therefore, that 
the tract is much smaller than what is generally believed. 
Surface Configuration 
i\he area covered by the Comapny's holdings .is within /fc 
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the foot hills of the poorly defined Cordillera, and,as 
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in all /pa r : £s~ , "the hills ,end mountains are scattered 
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about without any^law or_order. ' While it naay be said that the 
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general trend of the hills 'parallels the numerous streams &ta±a£ ‘ 
ma-vv^ t l wpprM w yty <bb* flowing f r - e^-ea et -t«-w-e«t-lnto the " A X. 
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themselves are, m meandering ae- to. ca atee ^t-di##iealt • 4 
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ai-tiaea to follow -them-, Theaa. . j re- f gHysYgff-'t y f^ - g r ^^ y 
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Jbhe streams themselv 
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is fairlyTTevel^fBat eve n ~ thi e is v brofcen up by numerous re- 
vines and small hills; the bftfcitmmo of the ’ Wis&t - is rendered very 
undulating by 4931 numerous elevations / i^t-^nro from £50 to 5Q3./J20 
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feet or more high-, The slopes aro often very stoop which during 
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the rainy season are subject to excessive erosion. The property 
is, therefore, located outside of the region suitable for general 
agricultural development, Sor the reason that clearings made in $ 
such hilly country for purposes other than that for the growing 
of grasses which hold the soil together^woold cause very destruc¬ 
tive erosion diring the season of heavy rainfall. 
The entire area is of c relatively recent geological 
uplift ; and the natural agencies are now operating in wearing down 
