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island of Tacamichapa. The Mistan receives the waters of the 
rivers Tatagapa and Monzapa ; the former draining the country 
to the west of Mt. Encantada, and the latter having its source 
to the southwest of Tesistepec. The Monzapa has a depth of 
15 feet at its mouth, and in the rainy season, is navigable for 
canoes to a considerable distance. Seven miles below the island 
of Tacamichapa, the Coatzacoalcos receives the waters of the 
Coachapa River on the east. The source of this stream is un- 
known, but it has been ascended in canoes for twelve days, the 
time usually occupied in going from the bar of the Coatzacoal- 
cos to the Pass of Sarabia ; schooners have also sailed up it for 
a distance of several miles. The cross-ties used on the railroad 
at Yera Cruz were manufactured from timber obtained from 
the banks of this stream. 
Four miles below the debouche of the Coachapa, but on the 
opposite shore, is the village of Mina-titlan ; and three miles be- 
low this, the river Uspanapa joins the Coatzacoalcos by its right 
bank. 
Half way between the river Coachapa and Mina-titlan is sit- 
uated, on the left bank, in front of an islet, the common entrance 
to the creeks Tocajalpa, Ojosapa, and Cuamecatan. 
The Uspanapa is the most considerable of all the numerous 
tributaries of the Coatzacoalcos, and is in some respects even 
superior to the latter stream for purposes of navigation, carrying 
a sufficient depth of water to float large vessels to a greater dis- 
tance from the Gulf, and also being less tortuous. The Indians as- 
sert that it has been ascended in canoes for twenty-five days ; but 
it was probably never explored to its source. The mountains near 
the he ad- waters of this stream have the reputation of being rich 
in gold and silver mines. A great extent of country bordering 
the Uspanapa and Coachapa rivers is subject to periodic inun- 
dation. Below the Uspanapa, near a spot named Paso Euevo, 
through which runs the high-road leading to Tobasco, the river 
San Antonio joins the Coatzacoalcos, proceeding from some 
marshes nineteen miles above its mouth; and one mile lower 
down, on the opposite bank, it receives the waters of the Tacoteno 
River. Finally, at twelve miles below the Uspanapa, and five 
miles from the bar, on the left, is the confluence of the river Tierra 
