. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 310 Miles. superficial area of about 100,000 acres, of which one-third is under wheat, the concessions varying from 250 to 375 acres. The soil, consisting in great measure of volcanic ashes watered by a network of irrigating canals with a total length of 230 miles, yields excellent returns despite the ravages of wild swans and duck. The crops are sevenfold more abundant than those of the old settlements in this region, and after supplying

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