The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-10-26
Official Press OF King County.
Friday. October %, 1877.
PACIFIC STATES OF MEXICO.

The san Francisco Journal VI Com
n,erce furnishes some valuable fac.s rela-
tive to the Pacific Coast States OF our
sister republic Of Mexico. Those States,
eight in humber, have Il combined pop
ulation of 3.562.S27 OF more than
double the population of the Pacific
coast of the United States. The chief
Of tho number is Jalisco with l,O00.0OO
inhabitants and containing the city OF
Guadalsiara with 100000. These States
are we'll endowed with natural wealth
and their aggregate inland wealth is
estimated at from $l60.O to 5000. 900
per annum:
South from Arizona and lying on
the Gulf of California, is the rich State
Of Sonora, which has II population Of
$4,000, and contains the thriving towns
of Ures, Hermosillo and Alamo. with
the rapidly advancing seaport Of Quay
mas. all containing population of from
5000 to 10000. The City Of Quay mas
- the outlet for the product of the State
If Chlahuahus. In Sonora is the valley
of the Ysqui river. cultivated by the
most industrious population in Mexico.
The State of Sinsloa, with population
Of 1913, 900. follows. II is covered with
silver mines. in which large amounts of
American and European capital
are invested. 1t produces in
the valley of Esquinspa. some
Of the finest cotton In the world,
and has other very desirable products.
Culiaoan. q city Of ~. 600 Inhabitants, 10
the capital. while Maxatlan, its seaport,
has . population of 10000, and is the
outlet, too, Of the mining State Of Du-
range. whose capital of the same name
has q population of 10000 inhabitants.
After SiDaloa comes Jalisco, with
population Of 1000. 900 within its Dor
bsr the River Santiago. navigsble for
200 miles. flowing from Lake Chspsls,
and the largest river in Mexico. Its
cities ass Guadalsjars. . thriving manu-
factsring center of 10000 inhabitants;
San Blas. 3 port with $500 inhabitants;
Tspie, with 10000 inhabitants, and
Santiago with 5000 inhabitants. 1t
peoducss II abundance cotton. tobacco
yh66&. sugar, etc., and Is noted fo- the
fhoous cigars Ut Topic. The State Of
Colina. with . population Of 1887.
nsxt follows. II ia said to be the best
coffee producing country in the world
it, coffee selling in the City of Mexico
for = dollar . pound. Its capital.
COlima, has population, or nearly halt
OF the whole State. After Coli,na.
comes Michocan with 5000 people, and
large nsvisable river. the Mescsla.
Its capital, Zscatecas, supports 5000
persona. 1t produces splendid coffee.
some of the best silk in the world and
many other valuable products. aud will
b the outlet Of the State Of Gusnajato.
The State Of Guerrero has u population
OF $40. 900. anil produces cocoa. cotton,
indigo. cochineal, brazil wood. and
many other qaluable products. 1t pos.
sesses besides Acapulco several fine
ports and same very large interior cities
--Chilpansineo and others. Oajaca has
population Of 100000. Of which its
capital. Oajsca. contains $4,000. Its
productions are "a rich and varied q
are those Of its sister States. except that
IL has . speciality in its COCOA crops,
three year. and its oil wells. Chiapas
and Soconusco finish this series Of
States. the richest in natural proiuc-
tisns. perhaps. In the wos!d. II 10 eel
ebratcd for its coffee. tobacco and indi.
60. and possesses the cities Of San Chris
tobel and 'rshuautspsc-the former
with . population of $4,000.