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and relieve the congested traffic between S. Paulo and Santos. Other indepen- 

 dent corporations are also planning fresh routes from the interior to Ubatuba, 

 S. Sebastiao, and other future rivals of Santos on the coast. 



Meanwhile the Santos line ramifies north of S. Paulo in various directions. 



Fig. 95.— Feom Santos to S. Paulo. 

 Scale 1 : 650,000. 



0to5 

 Fathoms. 



Depths. 



5 to 10 

 Fathoms. 



10 Fathoms 

 and upwards. 



12 Miles. 



penetrating into the " Far West," as the coffee-growing districts of the State 

 are called. The main branch, after leaving S. Paulo, crosses the Rio Tieté and 

 surmounts the Cantareira heights east of the Jaragua Peak. The first station, 

 Jundiahy, which serves as the terminus of the English railway, is followed by 

 the busy trading centre, Campinas, which unfortunately occupies an unhealthy 



