The History of Cuba, vol. 5

CHAPTER XIII. FORESTRY.....135

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Forestry--Vast Resources of Fine Woods Recklessly Squandered in Early Times--Houses Built of Mahogany--Hundreds of Varieties of Valuable Timber Trees--A Catalogue of Sixty of the Most Useful--Need of Transportation for the Lumber Trade--Forests Owned by the State.