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Show APPE~DIX T ) P ,\I T II l. ing a bt·i!~adicr-genet·a l and rccei\ cs 7000 dollars, in ~ lc~ition to his pay in the line. 11foruls unci J -lcmnrr .Y.--In evct·y rr~pect · imila~· to Biscay, exc ept that they a re more celebrated for l.o pitality. 11/ilitary Foret'.--The regula\' milit II}' f HTC of thi') province is 900 clra ;;oons and 200 infantry st.ltiont'd .~s li)IIO\l s : Tuh on, San Cruz, 'J ubac, ancl .\ltac on the nutth, '' it! I J) c1r.tg-oons euch fot· a g<m ·ison; Fiuntcnas, Uacuach i, U<tvi..,•u. JtH.l J lo1 ca'>itcs in the centre, with 300 dra~oons and 2:)0 inf..ntr. ; Buen:l\ i!it<l on the south, with I 00 dragoons as a ~;al'l"iso:1. The iniuntry mentioned abo\'c arc of a nation of Indian callcc! the pcj.1 : and ate said to be the best soldiers in :New Sp..l.in. 1 c:. 1W a c!ct \rhntent of them at Chihuahua who appeared to !Je fnc. '~'Jllt. a thletic 111 n ,,nd were the most subordinate and f.tithful tr "'P" I c·:cr knew. a ting like a Land of !Jrothc r and having the ~rea'< ~ t ~ hmct t f· :· tl,cir ofliccl's. R ctigion.-Catholic in he t.:io~.-e:e of the ,J.' 1t<.p vf Dur<~ngo. l /i.s ory--I am unuc~.J· inted "ith , t:~cep· t .... t the seat of go· YCrnmcnt of the internal pro;·i 1lCC. wa formerly ~t .\ ri pea, at which time the ~o\·ernment of C,\Jt:otnia W 'i abo LIH!cr lite commandant- g-cncr,l)C}' of the int<.rn .. l pro' inc· ; but the rcmo\'al of the cat of ~O\" crnment to Cllihu.thu. , nd the disjunct ituation of ( '·1lifomi .. t induced hi· majc::- r o , nn x it to the go' crnmcnt of the 'icc-ro) .tltv. T he i· crc.t~in · m:t~nitude o he relations of ~cw " p.lin " ith the Cnitul ~-' e . bo ~a\'c :.!1 imr on. nee to tLe eastcm itllet·c t \\ hich inJuced the c .~tinu:lncc of the ut of l;)O\ crnnh.nl ,\t Chihu.thu.\. (, 1.; ·,:Jii.IJ.-· 1~ uo.\ lie be:' •et•n the ~3 :> ~11cl 2~0 ~ .latilmlc n •a! 1\)::.-0 , 1 d 1 1 1 c \\- . lon~itu :e and i., bt,undccl '· "rth by • en ora .tl'd BP .. c.,~·· t'.1-..t l'Y tht' bt er. s · I y the admit i_tration ofGuadal. t , ,\1'.\ •• wd \\l' t ln the f!'U If of ... ,t 1 i r rai . ami iJ it ~I ealCSt length 1~ 30) mile::-, north Jnd ·ou~h .• "'1.: in \\ itlth from e .• -c to west 1SE) milcs .l·r a··! C...!·ucu .-- n the sc, c . --: humid. but back dry an4 putt' . .1 f.·:,~. J I •• r .. 1 • c·:d Fo.,· :r~.-T hc-rc .u c both gold and silrct· mm ·s; but ,,.., t l ~~ir rd.\ll\ e y, In or proJuctions, l am unacqu .lln\~ tl. ', ' r~.-1' i~' 1'\lct tc t.t\.c i~" !;O\ii cc in 2 1° X . latitude and llt1' \\' 1\ n~i· 1•\• .m' \ ; .... ·m )<\ ues it .... df into the g-ult of Califl) l ni.t. lt l n·s-.~.:s t 1 1 • \\hoi · pro' i 1ce .t.1d is nc .. rh· 150 miles long. I' i11 ( • uli .m i!o not mor' th.m .'l 1 mile~ ia length and enters the ~·;11 lf l l '.di!urtn,\ in •: ,v r. btituck. APPENDIX TO PART liT. Timber, Plain.~, and Soil.-No timber; soil similar to Senora .lfnima -Domestic only. Pojmlation and C1Ji£'f T o'lulls.-Ils population may be estintatc l nt 60,000, not more than three-twentieths of whom nrc Spaniards ; the remainder Creoles, l\Ictifs, and Indians. Sinaloa is the capital, but i ts p opulation, extent, &r. to me j .., ttn known. Trade and Comm('ra-Unacquainted with. .llgriculturc.-The same as Senora. .llborigint·s.-None who are not civiliz cL Govc1·nment and L a7Us-Unacquaintccl with. Nlilitary Ji'or cc.-One hundred dragoons fm· expresses and a guard for the governor. R eligion.-Catholic in the diocese of the bishop of Dmango. .History .-To me unknown. Gr'ograj1hy.--The province of Cocqu II.J.i\ lies between the 3 1° and 33° SO' N. latitude and 101° and 105° \V. longitude, and it~ greatest length north and south m ay be 500 miles, and in its g·reatest width east and west 200 miles. It is bounded north by N cw Mexico and Texas, cast by the latter, San Anclet·, and New Leon, south by the administration of Zacataca, aml west by Biscay . .llir awl Climatc.-Pure and healthy, except about the middle of May, when the heat is intense, and sometimes a scorching wind is felt, like the flame issuing from an oven or furnace, which frequently skins the face and affects the eyes. This phenomenon is felt more sensibly about the setting of the sun than at any othet· period of the twenty-four holll1S. Mine8, Minerals, and Fossils.-I know of no mines in this province, except at Montelovcz and :-:an Rosa, with the value of which I am unacquainted ; but those of "lan R osa are 1·~ putcd to be as rich as any silver mines in the kin gdom. Montelovez has none very considerable. River.<~.-This province has no river of ma ~n itmle ot· conse-quence but the Rio Grande, which crosses its northern part in a south-east direction. Lake&.-There is a s;mall lake, called the Aqua Verclc, situated on its westem extremities, which gives rise to a small stream that discharges itself into the Hio del Norte. Timbe1·, Plains, and Soil.-Ft·om the river Nassus to the cast there is the palmetto, which grows to the hei ght of 20 and 25 fee t, with a trunk of two feet diameter. Its leaves are in the shape of a ipear, and cover all the trunk when young, but fall off as the ti'Ce |
