. The earth and its inhabitants .. . West oF Greenwich 65° 30 Miles. the Madeira above the falls to the Beni, and thence to the Aquiry at the head of the boat navigation of the Purus. But the works already begun aimed also at turning the Madeira rapids by a lateral railway ; speculators had been occupied with this project since 1867, and according to the plans of the engineer, Keller, the line, about 180 miles long, might be built for about £600,000. But although the works have had to be abandoned through diplomatic and other complications, a certain traffic is still kept 42

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