The Wonderland
of Trinidad
ISSUED BY
THE BARBER ASPHALT COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
CHICAGO PITTSBURGH SAN FRANCISCO
NEW YORK KANSAS CITY ST. LOUIS
Trinidad Asphalt Lake, showing the loop of the narrow gauge railroad
In the name “Trinidad” is embodied all the romance and beauty and wonder of a tropical island. In the native language it is called Iere, “the land of the humming bird.” Quite in accordance with the luxurious abundance of life and color is the asphalt lake, the marvel of centuries. Its causation astonishing, its features gigantic, it lies in the heart of a romantic land—a subject of speculation among scientists, but a tropical enchantment to those of more fanciful mind.
The Island of Trinidad lies about 700 miles north of the Equator and 2000 miles from New York. Its area of 1755 square miles is less than that of the State of Delaware. It belongs to Great Britain and is separated from its nearest neighbor, Venezuela, by the wonderful Gulf of Paria and its narrow straits or bocas which connect the gulf with the ocean.
