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the unity of system or policy upon which the national government 

 might have acted for the general improvement of internal communi- 

 cation or development of agricultural resources. Some of the best 

 citizens have written and labored in behalf of national industry in 

 all its usual or possible manifestations; but we fear that many years 

 of profound peace must be ensured to Mexico before the farmer 

 will be able to share in the blessings of commerce by means of 

 exportation. 



ARRIEROS AND MULES. 



The great corn lands of Mexico are those of Puebla ; — the 

 Bajio, which comprises portions of the state of Guanajuato, Quere- 

 tero, Valladolid, Zacatecas, and Guadalajara, in the vicinity of the 

 Rio Santiago ; — the valley of Mexico, in the state of Mexico ; — ■ 

 the valley of Poanas, in Durango ; — and it is calculated that the 

 cleared ground in these districts is capable of producing cerealia 

 for a population five times greater than that of Mexico at present. 

 Corn, in the states of Mexico and Puebla is worth two dollars the 

 fanega of one hundred and fifty pounds ; in Oajaca about one dol- 

 lar for the same quantity. Its value is every where irregular, and 



