This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...island, this one has fallen into neglect. But that such a law should be enforced is evident from the appearance of the country in many places. At first sight the aspect of the island is that of an open wooded landscape. On the slopes of the hills, along the sides of the roads, around every shanty, and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...island, this one has fallen into neglect. But that such a law should be enforced is evident from the appearance of the country in many places. At first sight the aspect of the island is that of an open wooded landscape. On the slopes of the hills, along the sides of the roads, around every shanty, and throughout the great coffee plantations, are many trees, a few of which are the remnants of the ancient forests. Only a few timber-making trees have been spared the woodman's axe. In his " Forest Conditions of Porto Rico," Mr. R. T. Hill says that Porto Rico was originally completely covered with forests, from the level of the sea to the top of the highest mountains. Scarcely a square foot of its area was without its tree growth, varying in height from the small mangrove bushes which border the seashore, to the gigantic trees mingled with the trunks of towering palms, which add height to the loftiest peaks and ridges. When Columbus first looked upon the island it was densely wooded, with here and there a clearing made by the Indians. With few exceptions, no extensive forests are now to be found in the island. A few acres are preserved here and there in the Sierra de Cayey and the Cordillera Central, especially between Aibonito and Adjuntas. These small patches will not amount to ten square miles of standing timber, and have been largely deprived of their most valuable trees. There is also a small area of forest preserved in the pepino hills near Aguadilla, upon a piece of land belonging to the govern ment. There may be a few more acres elsewhere. In general, the mountains are stripped of their forests, although some excellent trees still stand, just as walnut trees are found preserved in the deforested regions of the United States. Upon...
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