CHAPTER XI

. MINES AND MINING.....104

Mines and Mining--The Early Quest of Gold--First Working of Copper Mines--The Wealth of El Cobre--Copper in All Parts of Cuba--Operations in Pinar del Rio--Vast Iron Deposits in Oriente--Nickel and Manganese--Exports of Ore--American Investigation of Chrome Deposits--Many Beds of Great Richness--Manganese and Chrome for All the World.

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