. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Caryiu ôffôi^lsîna . 'rhué 37' West or breenwich 63' 62° 30 MUes. not on the sandy bay, but some 6 miles off, near the morass where the Bio de Naposta runs out. The first settlers, three Swiss, arrived in 1863, and they were soon followed by immigrants of all nationalities. But before 1882 no European steamer had touched at the port, and at that time the sailing vessels engaged in the local traffic represented a yearly burden of not more than 6,000 tons. Bahia Blanca, that is, " White Bay," enjoys exceptional advantages. The harbour, lying about 4
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Caryiu ôffôi^lsîna . 'rhué 37' West or breenwich 63' 62° 30 MUes. not on the sandy bay, but some 6 miles off, near the morass where the Bio de Naposta runs out. The first settlers, three Swiss, arrived in 1863, and they were soon followed by immigrants of all nationalities. But before 1882 no European steamer had touched at the port, and at that time the sailing vessels engaged in the local traffic represented a yearly burden of not more than 6,000 tons. Bahia Blanca, that is, " White Bay," enjoys exceptional advantages. The harbour, lying about 4 miles from the town, is perfectly sheltered by a chain of islets, and even at low water has a depth of 33 feet, and of 16 feet close up to
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