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running north to ttie Magdalena. By this route are forwarded the gold and silver 

 ingots destined for England, where reside the chief directors and capitalists of the 

 Antioquian mining region. A portion of the precious metals is also utilised on 



Fig. 78. GOLDFIELDS OP THE DePAETMENT OF AnTIOQUIA. 



Scale 1 : 2,300,000. 



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Coal. 



Roads. Gold and Silver. 

 38 Miles. 



the spot by the native jewellers. Medellin is a university city, with technical 

 schools and some valuable private collections. 



The surrounding district presents the rare spectacle in Colombia of real carriage 

 roads, radiating in various directions up and down the Force valley and north- 

 westwards to Ana, on the road to Antioquia. Several places follow southwards 

 as far as the Alto de San Miguel at the head of the valley ; amongst them are 



