INDEX

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, V, W, Y, Z

Aborigines, 24-27. Adams, President John Quincy, 58. Agricultural industries, 216-248; native method of cultivation, 218-219; neglected opportunities, 220 et seq.; fruit culture, 224-229; coffee, 229, 230; future farming, 231 et seq.; stock, 236-238; corn, 238-240; American farmers, 241-242; hints to settlers, 241, 248. Americans in Cuba, 118, 119, 241, 242. Annexation, 156-165. Antilla, 274, 275, 315. Arrieta, D. Martin Calvo de, 255-256. Atkins, E. F., 181-183. Bacon, Assistant Secretary, 79. Bagley, Ensign, 269. Bahia de Cochinos, 4. Bahia Honda, 3, 10, 54, 266. Banes, 275. Baracoa, 6, 10, 11, 27, 28, 270. Batabano, 3, 10, 29, 249, 265, 315. Bayamo, 28, 66, 273, 316. Bellamar, Caves of, 83, 264, 268. Bituminous deposits, 213-215. Blaine, James G., 57. Blanco, General, 74. Bliss, General Tasker H., 282. Bock, Gustavo, 193-194, 198. Bucarely, Don Antonio, 34. Caibarien, 315. Camaguey, 7, 271-272, 318; Hotel, 240, 271-272. Camaguey, Province of, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 55, 82-83, 189, 200, 211, 270-272. Camaroncids Mine, 201. Camp Columbia, 19. Campos, Martinez, 65-71, 73, 74. Canovas, 71. Cape Cruz, 3, 5. Cape Maisi, 2, 5. Cape San Antonio, 2, 3. Cardenas, 3, 10, 11, 54, 268-269, 315. Casilda, 317. Cauto River, 4, 6, 8. Central Boston, 275. Central Preston, 172-174, 177, 276. Cerro, The, 43. Cervera, Admiral, 75. Chinamen, 114-118. Cienfuegos, 3, 7, 10, 99, 269-270, 318. Cienfuegos, Bay of, 315. Cifuentes, 317. Clark, Dr. V. S., 126. Cleveland, President, 60. Climate, 13-15. Colorado River, 7. Columbus, Christopher, 23, 24, 168, 200, 259. Concha, 315. Commerce, 34, 46-50, 310-313. Commercial Code, 18, 19. Commercial Convention between United States and Cuba, 281-298. Conditions of to-day, 120 et seq. Copper, 210-212. Coralillo, 317. Cordillera de los Organos. See Organ Mountains. Crittenden, Colonel, 54-55, 260. Cuban laborer, various opinions of the, 126-146. Cubans, 80-101; whites of the cities, 83-90; Cuban women, 91-96; peasantry, 96-101; negroes, 102-109. Cuchillas Mountains, 6. Cuevitas, 7. Daiquiri, 204-206, 276. Day, William R., 60. Dewey, Admiral, 75. Dumois, 275. El Cobre, 28, 210-211. El Morilla, 55. Encarnacion, 315. Espeletas, The, 36. Estavan, 105. Exports and imports, 310-313. Fauna, 12, 13. Felton, 202, 276. Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, 23. Ferdinand VII, 38. Finances, 57 and Appendix. Flora, 12. Fruit Culture, 224-229. Garcia, 58, 73. Garcia y Montes, José M., 282. Gibara, 10. Gold, 212, 213. Golfo de Buena Esperanza, 2. Golfo de la Broa, 2, 4. Gomez, Jose Miguel, 82, 147, 309. Gomez, Maximo, 58, 65, 67-70, 73. Government, 17, 18. Grant, President, 59. Guajiro, 97-101. Guanabacoa, 29. Guanajay, 316. Guantanamo, 5. Guantanamo Bay, 5, 6, 10. Guantanamo, Valley of, 272-273. Guines, 264, 316. Habana, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 20, 28, 36, 37, 40, 43, 46, 47, 55, 68-69, 70, 73, 74, 79, 83, 87, 88, 108-109, 113, 116, 119, 135, 143, 147, 155, 159, 188, 189-190, 248, 249-262, 263, 264, 265, 268, 269, 271, 281, 282, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318; Arsenal, 254; Atares Castle, 55, 260; Cathedral, 259; Central Park, 253, 254, 261; Convent of San Francisco, 259; Dominican Convent, 260; El Templete, 254-255; La Fuerza, 249, 250, 257-259; La Punta, 249, 250, 260; Malecon, 260; Miramar Hotel, 260; Morro Castle, 249, 250, 260; New Railway Station, 317; Plaza de Armas, 254-255, 257-261; Puerta de la Punta, 254; Streets and Avenues, 254-257, 261-262. Habana, Province of, 5, 7, 11, 69, 187, 188, 200, 263, 267. Hay, John, 287. Hayes, Dr. C. W., 8-10. History, 22-62; discovery of the Island, 22-26; extermination of aborigines, 24-27; Conquistadores, 27, 28; early settlements, 27, 28; introduction of slavery, 30; colonial laws, 32, 33; beginnings of prosperity, 34-37; education, 35-36; good government, 34-36, 40-42; revolutionary beginnings, 37-39; Spanish immigration, 41-42; land tenure, 43-45; commercial conditions, 34, 46-50; taxation, 50-52; growth of revolutionary spirit, 52-56; Lopez conspiracy, 54, 55; Treaty of Zanjon, 55, 56; War of Independence, 57-76; interest of United States in Cuban affairs, 58-62, 64, 65, 75, 76; occupation of the Island by the United States, 76-82; Palma administration, 78-80. Holguin, 27, 212. Hoyo Colorado, 263. Humboldt, 268. Iron ore, 201-204, 215. Isle of Pines, 2, 3, 265-266, 302, 315. Judiciary, 18. Karutz, Dr. Paul, 240. Labor in Cuba, 125-146. La Esperanza, 317. La Gloria, 272. Las Casas, 26, 34-36, 269. Las Doce Leguas Islands, 3. Las Minas, 211. Las Pozas, 55. La Torre, Marques de, 34. Liebeg, 219. Lopez, Narcisco, 54-55. Lujan, Gabriel de, 28. Maceo, Antonio, 58, 64, 65, 67, 69-70, 73, 105, 267. Madruga, 264. Magoon, Charles E., 82, 156. Maine, The, 61, 70. Manganese, 207-210. Manila Bay, Battle of, 75. Manzanillo, 10, 207, 273, 316. Marianao, 263-264. Marti, 316. Marti, Jose, 65. Matanzas, 10, 29, 268, 315. Matanzas, Province of, 5, 11, 69, 170, 189, 200, 211, 262, 267-269. Mayari, 201. Mayari River, 274. McKinley, President, 61-62, 75. Mechanical industries, 123, 124. Military, 19, 20. Minerals, 11, 12, 200-215. Morgan, Henry, 265. Napoleon I, 37. Negroes, 30-32, 102-109. Nipe Bay, 10, 172, 201, 202, 274-277, 315. Nuevitas, 3, 10. O’Reilly, Count, 34. Organ Mountains, 7, 188, 266-267. Oriente, Province of, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 124, 170, 186, 187, 188-189, 201, 204, 209, 212, 230, 246, 272-278. Oviado, 26. Palma, Dr. Estrada, 78-80, 147, 148, 282. Pepper, Charles M., 102. Peter Martyr, 26. Philip II, 32. Physical features, 1-10; geographical and strategical position, 1-2; dimensions and formation, 2, 3; political divisions, 4-6; mountain system, 4-7; harbors, 8-10. Pinar del Rio, 7. Pinar del Rio, Province of, 5, 7, 69, 73, 186, 187, 188, 192, 194-196, 266-267, 315. Placentas del Sur, 317. Platt Amendment, 77, 78 and Appendix. Polk, President, 58. Population, 16, 17; negroes, 30-32, 102-109; Cubans, 80-101; Spaniards, 109-114; Chinamen, 114-118; Americans, 118, 119. Porter, Robert P., 208-209. Postal Service, 20. Potrerillo, Mount, 7. Preston, 177, 275-276. Providencia Sugar Mill, 264. Provinces, 4-6, 263-277; Habana, 263-265; Pinar del Rio, 266, 267; Matanzas, 267-269; Santa Clara, 269, 270; Camaguey, 270-272; Oriente, 272-277. Puerto Principe, 28, 211. Puerto Principe, Province of. See Camaguey, Province of. Punta Tabaco, 172. Railways, 314-318. Rancho Veloz, 317. Remedios, 28. Reptilia, 13. Roja, Captain-General, 52. Romano, Isle of, 3. Roosevelt, President, 78-79, 156, 297. Rousseau, 38, 94. Saetia, 276. Sagua la Grande, 317. Sampson, Captain, 75. Sancti Spiritus, 7, 28. San Diego del Valle, 317. Sanitation, 15, 16, 204-207. San Juan, Battle of, 75. San Juan River, 9. San Luis, 316. Santa Clara, 7, 29, 269, 315. Santa Clara, Conde de, 36. Santa Clara, Province of, 4, 6, 11, 170, 187, 188, 189, 200, 211, 269-270, 318. Santa Cruz, 255. Santiago de Cuba, 5, 9, 10, 28, 46, 75, 201, 202, 203, 207, 208, 210, 215, 250, 273, 314, 315, 318. Santiago de Cuba, Province of. See Oriente, Province of. Shafter, General, 75. Settlers, Hints to intending, 241-248. Sierra Cristal, 6. Sierra de Cubitas, 7. Sierra Madre, 5. Sierra Maestra, 5, 201, 202, 203. Sierra Nipe, 6. Someruelos, Marques de, 36, 48. Sores, De, 259. “Sotes de Boliver,” 38. Soto, Hernando de, 28, 258. Spanish Residents, 109-114. Squiers, Herbert G., 304. Sugar, 57, 166-184; growth of the industry, 169-171; description of a sugar estate, 171-177; costs and returns in sugar operation, 178-180; prospects of the industry, 181-184. Tacon, General, 40, 254. Taft, William H., 79-82. Taxation, 50-52, 150, 151. Telegraph, 20, 21. Tobacco industry, 185-199; tobacco districts, 187-189; manufacture, 189-190; methods of culture, 190-192; costs and returns of cultivation, 192-195; prospects of the industry, 195-197, 199. Trinidad, 7, 28, 270, 317. Treaty between United States and Cuba, 299-308. Turquino, Mount, 5. Vaca, Cabeza de, 105. Vedado, 262. Velasquez, Diego, 23, 27, 28, 249, 270. Villanueva, Count, 33, 40. Vives, General, 40. Voltaire, 38, 94. Vuelta Abajo, 185, 187-188, 267, 315. Weyler, General, 60, 65, 69, 70-74. Yara, 55. Yumuri Gorge, 10, 268. Zaldo y Beurmann, Carlos de, 282, 304. Zanjon, Treaty of, 55-56, 65. Zapata Swamp, 4. Zayas, Alfredo, 82.

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