. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 39° 58°40' West or ureenwicK 0 to 16 Feet. Depths. 16 to 32 Feet. 32 Feet and upwards. » 18 Miles. the State of Ceara, exports hides and agricultural produce. This place is now connected by rail with Granja^ higher up the same river, and with Sohral in the Acaracu basin. Although some of the affluents of this river wash down auriferous sands, the gold industry has not flourished, and this part of Ceara is occupied almost exclusively with stock-breeding. FortaJeza [Ceara), capital of the State, lies not on a fluvial estuary, but about seven miles west of the
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 39° 58°40' West or ureenwicK 0 to 16 Feet. Depths. 16 to 32 Feet. 32 Feet and upwards. » 18 Miles. the State of Ceara, exports hides and agricultural produce. This place is now connected by rail with Granja^ higher up the same river, and with Sohral in the Acaracu basin. Although some of the affluents of this river wash down auriferous sands, the gold industry has not flourished, and this part of Ceara is occupied almost exclusively with stock-breeding. FortaJeza [Ceara), capital of the State, lies not on a fluvial estuary, but about seven miles west of the little Eio Ceara, which gives its name to the State. The roadstead is sheltered on the east by the Mucuripe Peninsula ; but a fringing reef prevents the approach of large vessels, which have to ride at anchor farther out, and land their cargoes by means oijangadas, or rafts rigged with sails. Fortaleza 18 surrounded by arid, sandy plains, and has to depend on artesian wells for its
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