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Show 26 APPENDIX TO PART II L in~ a brip·adier-general and receives 7000 dollars, in addition to his pay in the line. 11/ora/8 unci Jllannrrs.--In eve1·y respect similar to Biscay, except that they are more celebrated for hospitality. 11filitary F01·cc.--The re~ular military forct: of this province i~ 900 drag-oons and 200 infantry, stationed a5 follows: Tuhson, San Cruz, 'I ubac, and Altac on the north, with I 00 d1\1~oons each fol' a ganison; t· iuntcnas, llacuachi, llavista, and Jlor~asitcs in the ccn· trc, with 300 dragoons and 200 infantJ·y; Bucnav1sta 011 the south, with 100 dragoons as a garrisou. The inf.. m try mentioned above ar · of a nation of Indians called the Opcjas, and arc said to be the he!:>t !:>oldicrs in New Spain. I saw a <.letachment of them at Chihuahua who appem·ed oo be fine, stout, athletic men, ancl were the most subordinate and faithful troops I evc1· knew, actillg like a Land of brothct·s and having the ~realest attachment for their oflicers. Rl'ligion.-Catholic in the diocese of the bishop of Durango. Jlistory--1 am unacquainted with, except that the scat of government of the internal provinces was formerly at Arispca, at which time the government of California was also under the commanclant- g-eneralcy of the internal provinces; but the rcmo_val o~ the scat of g-ovemment to Chihu .. l11ua and the clisj\lnct situatl~n of Calilol'11iu induced his majesty to anucx it to the govemmcnt of the vicc-t•oyalty. The inct·casing mag-nitude of the relations of New Spain with the United States also ~ave an illlportance to the castcm intCI'CStS which induced the COlltinuancc of the SCat ol' govcmment at Chihuahua. GrograjJ!Jy.--SINAI.oA lies between the 23° and 28° N.latitude and 108° and Ill 0 vV. lougitullc and is bounded north by Senora and Uiscay, east by the latter, south by the administration of Guadalaxara, and west by the ~ulf of Califomia, and in its greatest length is 300 miles, north and south, and in width from cast to west ISO miles. d Air and Climate.--On the sea coast humid, but back dr·y an pmc. Ml1u:8, .illinerals, and Fossils.-There arc both gold and silvet• mines; but as to theit· relative value ot· productions, I am unac~ quaintcd. 1 Riue1·s.-Rio Fuet·te takes its source in 27° N. latitude ant ll0° V. long;ituce antl disernbo~ues itself into the gulf of Cali· fornia. It crosses the whole province and is nearly 150 miles long. Hio Culican is not more than 50 miles in length and enters llle gulf of California in 25° N. latitude. APPENDIX TO PATIT HI. Timber, Plains, and Soil.-No timber; soil similar to Senora. .!lni'lla · -Domestic only. P ojmlation a11(/ Cllicf T o·wns.-Its population may he estimated nt 60,000, not more than three-twentieths of whom arc Spani<mls; the remaindet· Creoles, lVfctif.'l, and Indians. Sinaloa is the capital, but its population, extent, &c. to me j~ unknown. 'J',·ad(· and Cou11nrru-UnacC]uninted with. .llgriculturc.-The same as Senor·n. .1/borigines.-None who are not civilized. Go·vernmrnt and La<rus-Unacquainted with. Military Fo1·cc.-One hundred dragoons for expresses and a sua rei fot• the govc 1'1101'. Religion.-Catholic in the diocese of the bishop of Durango. History.-To me unknown. Gt'ograjilllj.- -The province of Cocqun.LA lies between the~ I 0 and 33° 3<1 N. latitude and 101° and 105° \tV. longitude, and its greatest length north and south may be 500 miles, and in its g-t·catcst width cast and west 200 rn iles. It is hounded north bv New Mexico and Texas, cast by the latter, San Ander, and New Leon, south by the administration of Zacataca, and west by Bisc:.~y. Air and CLimatt• .-Put·c and healthy, except about the middle of May, when the heat is intense, and sometimes a scorching wiud is felt, like the flame issuing from an oven o1· 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 other period of the twcnty·fom· hours. Mines, Mineml.9, and Fos~dl3.-[ know of no mines in this pro~ vince, except at Montclovez and ~an Rosa, with the value of which I am unacquainted; but those of San Hosa are reputed to be as rich as any silver mines in the kingdom. 1\tlontclovez has none very considerable. Rivcr.~.-This province has no river of magnitude ot· consequence but the Rio Grande, which crosses its northem put'l in a south-east dit·ection. Lake8.-Thc1·e is a $mall lake, called the Aqua V e1·de, situated on •its western extremities, which g-ives rise to a small stream that discharges itself into the H.io del Norte. Timber, Plains, and SoiL.-F1·om the river Nassus to the east there is the palmetto, which grows to the height of 20 and 25 feel, with a trunk of two feet diarnctcr. Its leaves arc in the shape of a 5 Pe~r, and cover all the trunk when young, hut (all off as the tree |