Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 166, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1917 — CUBA HAS MINERAL WEALTH [ARTICLE]

CUBA HAS MINERAL WEALTH

Is Essentially an Agricultural Country, But Other Resources Are Now Attracting Attention. Cuba is essentially an agricultural country, but the mineral resources have of late years attracted attention, sb that the products of the land promise to be more diversified as Cuba becomes better understood. The province of Oriente, as Santiago is now known, is the richest as regards mineral wealth. At the beginning of 1913 there were 1,510 mines registered, metals produced be|ng Iron, copper, manganese, gold, mercury, zinc, lead, stiver and antimony; coal, asphalt, asbestos and petroleum were produced also. Other provinces have registered about the same kind of metals, some with the addition of sulphur. The asphalt beds of Cuba, It is believed, and the bitumen deposits in general will eventually prove superior to any others In the world. The possibilities of a great Industry from them are already promising. Some oil has also been produced in Cuba. Mineral waters of great merit are found at a number of points in the island, and the springs have for years been popular among the inhabitants.