. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 94 MEXICO, CENTEAL AMERICA, WEST INDIES. But however this be, certain mines, such as those of San Antonio, south of La Paz, are still very rich in auriferous ores, their annual yield exceeding £480,000. At Marques, north-west of La Paz, a quicksilver mine is also worked. La Paz is also the centre of important pearl fisheries in the Gulf of California. The submerged rocks off Cape Pichilingue are covered with pearl oysters, which are fished up by the Yaqui Indians. Whule forests of coral flourished in the straits separating the island from the main
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 94 MEXICO, CENTEAL AMERICA, WEST INDIES. But however this be, certain mines, such as those of San Antonio, south of La Paz, are still very rich in auriferous ores, their annual yield exceeding £480,000. At Marques, north-west of La Paz, a quicksilver mine is also worked. La Paz is also the centre of important pearl fisheries in the Gulf of California. The submerged rocks off Cape Pichilingue are covered with pearl oysters, which are fished up by the Yaqui Indians. Whule forests of coral flourished in the straits separating the island from the mainland, and here are collected as many as nineteen different species of sponges, all, however, of a somewhat coarse texture. Although the value of these fisheries, like that of the mines, has gradually fallen Fig. 37. -La Paz. Scale 1: 11,000, West oi breenwic^ Il2°i0- 0 to5 Fathoms. Depths. 5 to 25 Fathoms. 25 Fathoms and upwards. 12 Miles. off, the average annual yield is still estimated at about £10,000 on the spot. The pearls are bought up by Jewish dealers of New York, who realise considerable profits on the transaction. Loreto, which, like the capital, lies on the Gulf some 160 miles farther north, was formerly the religious centre of Lower California. Here the Jesuit mis- sionary, Salvatierra, established in 1697 the first fortified station, whence expedi- tions were made into'the interior to bring back captives, who were then manu- factured into devout believers. At the western foot of the neighbouring Giant Mountain lies the village of Comondii, where a small detachment of Mexican soldiers held out for four mouths gainst greatly superioi- American forces. The architecture of this village, like. 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 Georg
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