CHAPTER XVII

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Lack of adequate means—Postal service—A small but growing system—Methods of carriage—Unusual uses of mailbags—Telegraphs—Telephones—Railways—Bolivar Railway—Later lines—Tramways—Abundant water-power—“Roads”—_Carreteras_—Bridle-paths—P.W. D.—Waterways—Less than they seem—Importance—The Orinoco—Ports—Shipping—Steamship lines.