THE LITTLE S. FEANCISCO. 



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The Piio de Contas is similarly obstructed by numerous falls. Farther south the 

 Pardo and Poxim have a common delta with the Jequitinhonha, which often takes 



Fig. 61. — Mouth of the S. Francisco. 

 Scale 1 : 130,000. 



56°29' 



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Depths. 



0to2 

 Fathoms. 



2 Fathoms 

 and upwards. 



Sandbank. 



3 Miles. 



the name of " Little S. Francisco," from its great volume and the grand cataracts 

 interrupting its lower course. Below the Salto Grande (" Great Falls "), the 

 •Jequitinhonha, which sometimes takes the name of Rio Belmonte from the town 



