Down in Porto Rico

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Porto rico is the fourth in size and is the farthest eastward of the larger islands of the West Indies, standing at the gateway to the Caribbean Sea. It is situated be tween 18(deg) 30' and 17(deg) 55' north latitude, and in longitude between 68(deg) and 65(deg) 10' west from Greenwich. In shape, Porto Rico is almost a rectangle, being about one hun dred miles long and about thirty-six miles wide. The surface is exceedingly broken. With the exception of a small strip of level coast line, the Island consists of a series of hills and valleys. The highest point is in the northeastern part and is called El Yunque. This peak rises about feet above the level of the sea. In a general way the range of hills extends from east to west through the center of the Island, but it is so broken that it can scarcely be called a continuous range. The valleys all have rivers which vary from tiny rivulets in the dry season to raging torrents during the rainy season.