SIEERA DEL AJO. 



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tower up, but they all, undoubtedly, have the same origin. The main body of this sierra, 

 resembling the bulbous head of garlic, has been dignified with the name of that plant. This 

 rather hyperbolic comparison appears somewhat justified, as it refers also to the endogenous 



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growth of both the sierra and the garlic. It forms a subdivide, but the separated waters unite 

 before they are lost in the waste of sand along the Gulf coast. 



A wide valley spreads out from the west foot of the Sierra del Ajo ; being hemmed in on all 

 sides by mountains, and having only one (and that somewhat obstructed) outlet, this is desig- 

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