country, with! a height varying from 300 to 800 metres above 
the level of the sea. 
West: This part of the State is noted for its great production 
of coffee which reaches the extraordinary average of 72,000 
tons per year. The district is served by the Paulista, 
Mogyana, Araraquara, Ituana and North-West Railways, in 
connection with which are many branch railways belonging 
to the large proprietors of coffee-plantations. 
It. is the geographical North of the State. 
Valley of the Mogy: A large river which flows through the West 
of the State in a direction from East to West. It is navigable 
for the greater part of its course and is much used for 
carriage by the Paulist and Sorocabana districts. 
Valley of the Ribeira: A large river formed by the waters 
of the rivers Iguape, Juquid, San Lorenzo and others of 
the South of the State between the Sierra del Mar and the 
Atlantic Ocean. This is a very fertile region and is still 
covered by immense forests. 
The Ribeira and its tributaries are used by the Sul- 
Paulista Navigation Company which is interested in the 
formation of a line of railway from the Capital to the Ribeira 
district. 
Valley of the Tieté: A river which flows through the whole of 
the State, rising in the Sierra del Mar and having on its 
banks fifteen important towns in addition to the Capital. 
It is navigated for the greater part by the boats of 
the Sorocabana and Ituana Company. 
Valley of the Piracicaba: A river flowing through the western 
part of the State. It has some large waterfalls which are 
used for the production of motor force for several paper 
and textile works and for electric lighting. It is a river 
noted for the beauty of its banks. 
Marinha: The region lying between the Sierra del Mar and 
the Atlantic Ocean forming the litoral or shore-lands. 
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