TOPOGRAPHY OF EIO GRANDE. 



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settlers on the Serra da Costa made it a depot for their agricultural produce. 

 To this occupation it has now added other industries, such as cigar-making, 

 brewing, and ship-building. As the strategical centre of the southern states, 

 the Brazilian Government has made it the seat of a military school. 



rig. 105. — Porto Alegbe and Gttahyba Estttaey. 

 Scale 1 : 450,000. 





eicao daViannab 



West oF Greenwich BTso 



Depths. 



0to6 

 Feet. 



6 Feet 

 and upwards. 



6 Miles. 



Porto Alegre may also be considered a sort of literary and scientific centre, 

 thanks to its numerous colleges and periodical publications. A little to the west 

 near the south bank of the Jacuhy, are situated the S. Jcroui/mo coal mines, which 

 have a yearly output of about 2,000 tons. Tliey lie in a carboniferous zone, 



