. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 52 AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. Numerous artesian wells, sunk at distances of 300 or 400 yards, yield a supply of water slightly charged with minerals. Till recently the suburb of Hopetoicn was altnost exclusively inhabited by Chinese, and a large agricultural population is also distributed over the rich and carefully cultivated plantations which extend for great distances round about the capital, both on the seaboard and along the river banks. The railway running eastwards to Mahaica, on the river of like name, has developed a large local traffic in go
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 52 AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. Numerous artesian wells, sunk at distances of 300 or 400 yards, yield a supply of water slightly charged with minerals. Till recently the suburb of Hopetoicn was altnost exclusively inhabited by Chinese, and a large agricultural population is also distributed over the rich and carefully cultivated plantations which extend for great distances round about the capital, both on the seaboard and along the river banks. The railway running eastwards to Mahaica, on the river of like name, has developed a large local traffic in goods and passengers. This line, 23 miles long, dates from the year 1850, being the first opened in South America ; it is to be continued towards Berbice, but is meantime the only railway in British Fig. 15.— Geoegetown. Scale 1 : 87, Banks exposed at low \A ater. Depths. 0 to 16 Feet. 16 Feet and upwards. Guiana. At Mahaica has been founded a lazaretto, with accommodation for about 200 victims of leprosy drawn from every part of the colony. Neio A)ii>itrrda)ii, called also Berbice, from the river on the right bank of which it stands, occupies in the eastern district a position analogous to that of George- town farther west. As indicated bv its name, this place is also of Dutch origin, as might almost be inferred from the numerous canals flowing between its different quarters. Although the first buildings date from the year 179(5, sub- sequent changes have failed to efface the primitive aspect of the town, with its silent canals, its shady squares, and quaint houses embowered in 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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