Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-04-14
THE DEMOCRAT.
P. A. ROY, Editor
Eexico and its Wealth,

DOW NcNleW:
Mexico is composed of twenty-iy
States; with Il total area of 766.4S
square miles, and a population of
2S3 0SS.
Mexico is divided into three region:
Or superficial strata, which are classe
as follows:
F.. lst. The Iicrras CaIientes, or he
lands, which embrace chiefly that POI
ton lying Oh the borders OF the Atlanti
and Pacific, and extend up the slope Q
the respective ranges to IN elevation o
between three and four thousand feet.
+ This division, however, is not confined
exclusively to the coast, for it also in
I Guides such portions of the interior a:
do not exceed this elevation, and vhcr,
there IS heat and moisture enough II
produce the fruits of tie tropics.
! "a. Ihe Tlerras Tcmpcdas, or tcm
perate regions, comprise all that great
er portion Of the Republic having al
elevation Of between four thousand anc
e'ght thousand feet, embracing tLe
whole vast plateau stretched between
the mountains of the Gulf and those O
the Pacific slope. This is the charac
terlstic region Of Mexico, and includes
within its limits all the great centres OF
population Of the Republic.
81. The TIerras Frias, or cold lands.
These comprise the mountainous dis,
tricts rising above the level of the Tier
ras Templedas up to the limit of con-
slant snow.
Between these elevations of eight
thousand and three thousand feet con
siderable Indian population, hardy and
independent, are to be found upon the
olerras, and also within it are many Of
the most extensive mining districts of
the country.
Mexico abounds in focks and herds
and lnnumerable quantities Of wild cat
tie, and her vegetable kingdom embraces
almost every known product. The soil,
III parts, is Of almost fabulous fertility.
The forests abound in the most valuable
gums, medicinal plants, etc, and timber
Of the most excellent quality. Dye
woods also abound The mines include
gold and silver mainly, but coal, iron.
TN, copper, mercury, cobalt, suIphuS,
SALT, porcelain, etc, exist in abundance,
md need but the. hand of industry to be
developed. Precious stones and build
nS stones are not wanting.
The imports consist chiefly of cotton,
incn, woollen, and silk f.bl les. as well
IS cotton and silk in their raw state,
'randics, wines, liquors, oil, earthcn-
ware, glass, quicksilver, iron, guns, |
teeI, tn, hardware, watches, .icwelry, /
'apcr, machinerp, wax, cocoa, carriages, /
nrnlturc, musical instruments, books, /
nd other articles Of minor Importance
lhe exports are principally of gold
nd silver, in coin and bars, of which
rec'ous metals an amount equal to
"ehty-tWo or twentythree millions are
nnnaIly extracted. The remaining five
six millions is made up by coclneal,
anllla, tobacco, coffee, iaiap, sarsapa-
lila, American aloe, flax, copper hides,
'ilow, timber. cattle, lrgwood, indigo,
ocoa, pepper, salt, tortoise shell, pearls.
ot'ler-of pearls, meat and fish saltcd,
&C, beans, hats, woolcn fabrics, biscuit,
ult, sugar preserves, and other articles
small value
Internal communication in Mexico is
course conducted under the greatest {
)ssible disadvantages. Pack mules Il
'nyey most Of the merchandise from {
ace to place. Travellers adopt Of ne {;
sslty the mules or the horses back, t
.cept between Vera Cruz and San Bias
the Pacific, where there is a line of t
ilgences, passing through tie capital {
ID other cities (9l2 milcs) in eleven f
VS.. 4
Only one-eighth of the soil is. under J
tage. The total agricultural prodnc- S
IN IS estimated to be in amount about c
10000, 900, and the following are some h
the leading items: /
SUGAR CsSE.-The cultivation Of sugar
ne, as mHch from its enormous yield /
from its good quality, is one of the l.
eatest Importance in the Republic, l
d ought to be one of the principal al t
les produced for expectation. In Il
'S'co, Puebla, Vera Cruz, Mchoacan, Il
basco, Oajaca, Chiapas, Yucatan, So Ii
ia, and Lower California, exist large
In the first six States oi
ntloncd above, are manufactured year oi
1000, 600 pounds Of sugar in the b;
lowing proportions: II
lexico co...-......-.........lb lbs. 5000 900 III
UebIa 1000 COO VI