The New York herald., 1877-07-09

Maria and the Carmen. whose courses arc
from north to south, and they empty them
selves, the FIRST into Lake Guzman, the second
INTO that OF Santa Maria and the third into Lake Patos
The city OF chihuahua the capital, situated in north
latitude 2S deg "a min and in west longitude 106 deg
05 min. and contains H. 900 Inhabitants 1t possesses
MINT which coins on average $I,574,oOO
annually. Tho other principal towns
the chief places in each district above
named. Tie inhabitants OF the State engaged in
mining pursuits, In cotton weaving, the running OF
Touring mills and the cultivation of the cereals and
the vine. in FL Paso and in Hidago Their time Is
also devoted to cattle raising, commerce. and the
uiacture OF excellent wine and liquors
The State OF Coahuila composed of 70. .OsO square
miles, and contains 9S, ,397 inhabilants Geographically
IL is situated between "a deg "a min. and 30 deg
5s min north latitude, and between 90 deg 45 min.
and 103 deg. 90 min. west longitude Its limits
rom tns h,S ,o Bravo GranHss WHICH separates
Nuevo Leon the east, San Luis Potosi on the
south and Chihuahua and Durango on the west 1t Is
divided into five districts, whose names and popula-
ton are:-saItlio "a, $50; Parras, 1a,26s vlezca,
Il, 1922; MonoOva, "a 500; RIO Granuc, 14l57,
the other frontier states. is principally level,
with portion Of it extremely mountainous
the west form part OF tho great desert OF the Boison de
Mapim overrun by hordes OF savages from Texas and
the boundary Of the State with that OF Nuevo Leon.
The Sierra Macre, which traverses the por
ton of the latter, penetrates Coahuia throwing
ramihcatons with their branches, and some Isolated
mountains, occupying the northern and eastern Sec
tions OF the State The mountain chains preserve,
their general direction, such parallelism that
their opposite slopes form extremely wide and large
ravines OF ''canyons" The principal mountains
tho NORTH Ell Pco Etereo the sierra del Car
and the Lomerios de Peyotss, centre OF
the State the mountains oil Ssrta Rosalia Msrcas
La Fragua, La Paila sierra Azu, Coahuila, Chiffon,
Augostura (where the battle of Buena Vista was
fought), and the Sierra Madre. The Cahadas de San
Marcas Santa Rosala and FL Rosario the south and
lha Phnla md fhA San RAArt. n
principal canyons formed by the have
their names On all these eminences rivers have their
toward the Rio Bravo. OF which they arc tribu-
tares. Many creeks, and among them called the
northern portion OF the State wnie the larger streams
go TO water the territory OF Nuevo Leon before
reaching the end OF their courses The sabinas River
goes to form the Salado within tho territory
Of Nuevo Leon The Nadadores is an
afliuent of the Monclova. and this stream
is an ahlucnt OF the Sabinas. Finally,
the saltilo and Plata go TO make up that Of
Sabnas in the state OF Nuevo Leon. On the plans
which the foot OF the Sierra del Carmen the
lakes Of Santa Maria and Aguaverde arc to be found
and more toward the south that called the Muero is
situated where the river Nazas. flowing from Durango
and those oil Parras and of Carman empty themselves
ON the border OF Durango. Saltllo the capital. has
population OF S,000 aud Is situated In 25 deg rs min.
north latitude and l0l deg 10 min. longitude Paras
contains S29 inhabitants, and for Its
yards and excellent wines; Moucova hos 3,0O0 Rosas
pretty largo sized places:-Viezca, Avizpc Arteaga,
Patos. San Buenaventura. Nadadores, Cuatro Ciene-
AhasOlo, Candida, santa Rosa, Nava, Guerrero,
Moreas, Aleude. Gigedo anu Piedrss Negras.
Nuevo Leon measures about 61, 200 square miles,
and has population Of l,s,S72. IL Is situated be-
tween % deg. 70 min. aud II deg 23 north and
90 deg. 65 min. and 9S deg. 30 min. longitude On
east II has Coahuila Tor neigh bor; on
the southwest 1t meets san LUIS Potosi, and Tamau
pas bounds II on the south and east. Politically
u Is divided into forsy-iour municipalities and
Tour fractions These districts and the number
OF their inhabitants are:-Nontercy. 80, sl1; santa
Catalina, 2Sss; Villa Garcia, Az; Santiago. $685.
Hualahuises, 1888; Ilurbde, ,327; Rayanes 1885,
Galeana, 6,i7S; Zaragoss, 1853; Rio Bianco, A4l4
4,0i2; Guadalupe, a,l52; Cadereyta Jimencz, 9,o92
China, 2S9o; Bravo, l.125 Pesquera Chica, 2,lI9
625; Aldamas, l,9l6: Juarez. 1854; valeclllo,
1850 sabnss Hdago 1891; Bustamante, o, liz; Wi,
2,77l O,ensea de Flores, 2aS; Carmen, Io45 Nina,
2,24l Abasoo, ia; San Nicolas H,dalgo. l,6z; San
Francisco do Apodaca, 3e4j; Nicolas las Garzas,
l.7el Escobedo, LOCI The territory OF tho State
lies extended in the eastern slopes Of the
,ae sierra ,,.o Madre wnch san supports the high
lic Toward the shows n succession
Of emipencc- which ascend rapidly, ladder like, up
plains the south OF the State and the line ol San
LUIS. Tne broken parts OF the mountains show val
peaks, among which latter that OF Potos IN the dis
trct Of Gaieans, Is NJ Boay all seasons OF tho year
covered with snow. Beautiful forests OF oak pine,
cedar and many other kinds OF timber
clothe tho mountain sides, while tho
elm, willow and fruit trees oil many
varieties line the river's banks, whose course IN
general Is toward the west and tho east Tho
southern portion OF the State for q distance OF
more than sixty leagues in length aud from eight
fifteen In breadIh is covered by the Sierra Maure and
TO the north by tho territory which inclined
plane extending toward the coass and In which some
Isolated mountains rear themselves, such
the guiana Valecllla santa Clara, Mesa Escan-
dda, Mllplllas dc Gomez, Eumedio, Minas Wei s,
Hlgueras, Picachos Papagalas del Fraili, La Mir q
La Silla The rivers which water this State are
The Saiado which receives the Sabnas the RIO rande
de San Juan mot del Norte) which santiago
Guauco receives united left ban KS the cur
rents OF the rivers Salinas Santa Catalina and Pes
queira, and the right the river Pilon, which Is
noted for beautiful cascade The rivers Potoci Hua-
lahuises and Linaros give origin to the San For
nando, which waters Tamauiipas, and, lastly,
tho river Purdcation Banco, goes 10 form that OF
Sofa In, Aurtn no Iandso "A