. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 120 AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. assimilated to the aborigines by alliances with the Pian goto Indians, through whose kinsmen beyond the mountains they have opened commercial relations with the Dutch of Surinam. Alemqiier, on a lateral creek of the Amazons east of Obidos, is increasing in wealth and population, especially by developing the natural resources of the vast savannas of the Campo Grande, which stretch away to the frontiers of Guiana. Fig. 42.âObidos. Scale 1 : 380,000. ^â¢. Old Milibary Colony ⢠' . ^ ' ^>'OBI DOS' ^'^'' â '. .\' Escama .
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 120 AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. assimilated to the aborigines by alliances with the Pian goto Indians, through whose kinsmen beyond the mountains they have opened commercial relations with the Dutch of Surinam. Alemqiier, on a lateral creek of the Amazons east of Obidos, is increasing in wealth and population, especially by developing the natural resources of the vast savannas of the Campo Grande, which stretch away to the frontiers of Guiana. Fig. 42.âObidos. Scale 1 : 380,000. ^â¢. Old Milibary Colony ⢠' . ^ ' ^>'OBI DOS' ^'^'' â '. .\' Escama .. West oF Greenvvlch 55° Depths 0to50 Fathoms. 50 Fathoms aud upwards. 6 Miles. Although sheep and goats have not yet been acclimatised, horned cattle and pigs multiply rapidly on these magnificent grazing grounds. San'iarem.âPara. Between Manaos and Para the chief place is Santarern, at the mouth of the Tapajoz, which was founded in 1758, but at first made little progress despite the advantages offered by its navigable waters. The port is accessible to vessels of the heaviest tonnage by taking advantage of the tides and the trade winds, which prevail almost uninterruptedly for six months in the year. From the Atlantic to Santarem the river and its estuary are disposed nearly in a straight line, so that sailing vessels are able to ascend by running before the wind on a single tack. Steam navigation has further increased the commercial advantages of San- tarem ; but on the Tapajoz all river craft are still arrested by the cataracts above. 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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