. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TOPOGEAPHY OF CEAEA. 143 The Eio Jciguaiibe basin, comprising all the southern and eastern parts of Ceara, possesses most of the towns, amongst others Credo, Janiim, and Lavras on the uplands ; Tco and Igatu in the lower valleys ; Quixemmohim and Quixada on the Eio Quixera affluent. At Quixada the Fortaleza-Baturité railway enters the Juo-uaribe basin, thus attracting to the capital the trade of these important dis- tricts. At present the natural outlet for the settlements on the Lower Jaguaribe Fig. 52.—Natal. Scale 1 : 40, 0 tol6 Feet. Dept
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TOPOGEAPHY OF CEAEA. 143 The Eio Jciguaiibe basin, comprising all the southern and eastern parts of Ceara, possesses most of the towns, amongst others Credo, Janiim, and Lavras on the uplands ; Tco and Igatu in the lower valleys ; Quixemmohim and Quixada on the Eio Quixera affluent. At Quixada the Fortaleza-Baturité railway enters the Juo-uaribe basin, thus attracting to the capital the trade of these important dis- tricts. At present the natural outlet for the settlements on the Lower Jaguaribe Fig. 52.—Natal. Scale 1 : 40, 0 tol6 Feet. Depths. 16 to 32 Feet. 32 Feet and upwards. 1,100 Yards. is the port of Aracaf//, on the right bank of the river, 11 miles above its mouth. A brisk trade is here carried on in agricultural produce and in such local articles as mats, straw hats, and vegetable-wax candles. The trade of that part of east Ceara which lies west of Cape S. Roque is also partly directed towards the port of 3Iossoro {Santa Luzia), in the neighbouring State of Eio Grande do Norte. This town, which lies on the left bank of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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