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CITIES AND ROUTES OF TRAVEL.
Aqueduct and Church of Santa Rita, Chihuahua.

Florido River, where the cereals and some cotton are cultivated. The rich mining districts of Parral and Santa Barbiara lie about 50 miles to the southwest. We soon arrive at Jimenez, a town of about 8,000 inhabitants, which is situated near the Rio Florido.

The stations on this division are:

Miles from Chihuahua. Miles from Chihuahua.
Chihuahua 0•0 Saucillo 68•7
Mapula 14•4 Concho 78•4
Horcasitas 28•3 La Cruz 91•1
Temporary siding No. 1 33•7 Santa Rosalía 101•0
Bachimba 39•1 Bustamante 110•8
Temporary siding No. 2 46•7 Florido 122•7
Ortiz 54•2 La Reforma 133•6
Las Delicias 58•7 Jimenez 146•3