TOPOGRAPHY OF CEAEA. 



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MarunLcio, it will soon be connected by rail with Caxias in the Itapucuru valley. 

 Since it has ceased to be the administrative centre, Oeiras, the old capital, in the 

 Rio Caninde valley, has lost most of its inhabitants. 



Below Therezina follow several trading places, such as Uniâo on the right, 

 Cdrraliiiho and S. Bernardo on the left bank. Towards the mouth of the Par- 

 nahyba, only the eastern part of the delta is comprised in the State of Piauhy, 

 Avhereas in the interior its territory stretches some 300 miles west and east. On 

 the narrow Iguarassu branch of the delta stands the port of entry, Paruahyha, 

 surrounded by unhealthy alluvial lands. Amarracao, at the mouth of the same 

 channel, and just within the bar, is the port of call for passing steamers. 



Camociin, another port l\ing farther east at the mouth of the Rio Coreahu in 



Fig. 50. — Ceaea. 

 Scale 1 : 80U,U(iO. 



39° 



58°40' 



West or ureenwicK 



to 16 

 Feet. 



Depths. 



16 to 32 

 Feet. 



32 Feet 

 and upwards. 



» 18 Miles. 



the State of Ceara, exports hides and agricultural produce. This place is now 

 connected by rail with Granja^ higher up the same river, and with Sohral in the 

 Acaracu basin. Although some of the affluents of this river wash down auriferous 

 sands, the gold industry has not flourished, and this part of Ceara is occupied 

 almost exclusively with stock-breeding. 



FortaJeza [Ceara), capital of the State, lies not on a fluvial estuary, but about 

 seven miles west of the little Eio Ceara, which gives its name to the State. The 

 roadstead is sheltered on the east by the Mucuripe Peninsula ; but a fringing reef 

 prevents the approach of large vessels, which have to ride at anchor farther out, 

 and land their cargoes by means oijangadas, or rafts rigged with sails. Fortaleza 

 18 surrounded by arid, sandy plains, and has to depend on artesian wells for its 



