New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-06-09
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tmsI .n,sh of General Maria jose Perez
cn. Hephandez.l
Ca a., CHAPTER IL
'u = TON, LIMITS, EXTENT PHYSICAL
'e' ASPECT AND CLIMATE.
a Il Etste of Sonora extends from
ores to $40 as north latitude, and
an to 15o 40, So" longitude west
'ejee dian of Mexico.
Of DC, boundaries are North, the
rs sis lies of America, from which it
3 Ss ~ 4 by the boundary line between
90 ~ lic and ours, established by the
y to gesilla, December 80, 1853, and
loud tsrward by both governments;
geo he Rio del Fuerte, separating it
.rR .lOa; east by the Sierra Madre
A'H parating it from Chihuahua;
- u the Gulf of California and the
Dl.H liver.
benefcent hand of omnipo-
On not only abundantly enriched
,vSn ,S, Sonora with metals, but has
ofV pom it fertility and beauty en-
lews ruth by many States of civilized
rins
ar end
tern portion comprises the
n 20 sppe of the Sierra Madre
III bid {. on whose elevated submits
'N ing sides tower huge pines,
.IeeiO; frs, and odoriferous cedars
and those of Lebanon), which,
with vigorous liveoaks and the
ruid oaks, form gigantic groups
m spectators, contemplating the
of the basaltic rocks, the perfec-
he marbles and porphyry, the
me- a, gary magnitude of the grains of
the enormous masses of virgin
10 md almost on the surface of the
9;% 4 compensate the toll and labor of
0 seek in occupation without
or.,- on the gifts which prodigal ma
ior hes upon her sons.
iesv stern portion contains plains and
m c, leys formed by slightly elevated
seHor by hilly stretches of short ex-
saos these are met the garamhulld,
sand pical plant the prairie grape,
at No wild grape, whose clingine
y CO.. mingle with the Brazil-wood
,nAs., sago palm, the logwood, the
N tree, the ebony, the mahogany
b rich and variegated woods fol
and cabinet making.
,aG, vers, large and small, Cross thu
LoIli in all directions, form broad snt
A. ibbons of shining silver, spread
'~ sides life, animation and abund
ctifying ripe and vigorous agri
9S 4 compensating the toll of the la
:. =, ho raises one hundred, two hun
nrs Z even three hundred fold.
GCGsl wines and glens adjoining th
i, chain of the Tarahumaras
n4sul g with exquisite woods; tn
fountains, the crystal rivulets
natic and medicinal plants, tn
;. 4 kity of beautiful and musice
eat numbers of fierce and tamabl
oynoI sds, the spreading and succulen
i'iE Va always fresh and verdant, o.
q ibS out poetic and sublime pictures
of sel the landscapes of Scotland or {
osl tnnes in France.
sny ny ~ orrid strand of the Pimico sea
psIt1 s1r eocoanut trees, its sugared pinei
q q; ns its delicate pears and manages
tate BY balmy breezes blowing owe
a md lemon trees, whose whitenef
ut like ermine upon glistenin
sns. = sneralds, serves to complete ii
of the natural picture of 6onorI
is eloquent enough to descrit
p,r,e. d grace, such beauty, such e!
lSS. eEfection.
1T Of . climate of Sonora'is rather hC
. NE MI perate, especially from the baDl
sh q q Dorado river to those of the Yaqu
he r roral formed by their coasts.
o. fdr lso in the valleys Of Yacupet
,diToa tiiG Euri, Movas and the river Chic
bsiS slS in those of Oposura, Sonora, ar
ads iste9 ices bordering on the Gulf of Cal
sns, THE rest of the State is tempera
IN parts, in others cold; especial
fights of winter January and FeI
ENAIiAe sharp winds blow and the fl
called in Jalapa dq,tdS nieUe
osrlS' is5: onora equipatas, accompanied /
.ka4 *. . and tufted snow, covering Il
isirie. delicate sheet.
ne, Saleater part of the snow that fal
la and eights in the centre of the Stat
Sia sG .tsy ~ q descends to the valleys to for
W tsa M standing water which remain f
ienees some places they CONCEAL and I
oi Ja months.
sarly' ID ! zcept'in the Primeria alta (HiE
n. q district in the north, so namt
laTtl. we Of ecclesiastic rule), Sono
4 g local maladies. The most fl
the smallpox, which is usual
'nss IL bat seldom epidemic except
ARR A, rivals. Generally the State
Detrie
~ ~ q The medium duration of Ii
aSias lsi b natives is seventy to seyent
.sS the Z and among those not born
p Or lery sixty to sixty-fve; but the
ng q cases among both classes of i
II n esd i ore prolonged. Its prevailil
syb. 7 very pure; there are no sta
,ose osiSf ers nor marshy lands sendil
rs. emanations to poison the /
81 The vast territory of the Sta