. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TAMPICO. 105 more thau eight or nine feet have to remain outside the bar, where they are exposed to the winds and surf. But, higher up, the river is navigable for small steamers some 30 miles above its mouth. The trade of Tampico has, at different times, undergone great vicissitudes ; it was enriched at the expense of Vera Cruz whenever this place was blockaded or occupied by foreign powers ; at other times it was itself deprived of its export trade in consequence of local revolts or political strife. Recently a large share of the American traffic
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. TAMPICO. 105 more thau eight or nine feet have to remain outside the bar, where they are exposed to the winds and surf. But, higher up, the river is navigable for small steamers some 30 miles above its mouth. The trade of Tampico has, at different times, undergone great vicissitudes ; it was enriched at the expense of Vera Cruz whenever this place was blockaded or occupied by foreign powers ; at other times it was itself deprived of its export trade in consequence of local revolts or political strife. Recently a large share of the American traffic has been diverted from this port by the opening of the continuous railway from the States through Paso del Norte to Mexico ; but it has again recovered its commercial importance Fig. 41.âTampico. Scale 1 : â 97-52 0to6 Fathoms. Depths. 5 to 10 Fathoms. 10 Fathoms and upwards. 3,300 Yards. since the construction of the railway connecting this port through San Luis Potosi with the Mexican system. Several lines of steampackets also connect Tampico with the olher large seaports on the Gulf and in the Caribbean Sea, as well as with New York, Liverpool, Havre and Hamburg. Some 30 miles above Tampico, and on the right bank of the Panuco, or "Ford," stands the village of Panuco, formerly San Edehan del Puerto, which recalls the memory of the Huaxtec kingdom conquered by Cortes, and so cruelly laid waste by Nuno de Guzman. The whole district is still but thinly inhabited compared to its flourishing condition before the arrival of the Spaniards. Higher up on an affluent of the Panuco stands Tamqukin, a town of Huaxtec origin, where. 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
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