the combined fortune of war and mineral wealth have subdued for the benefit of mankind.
In accordance with the plan proposed in the separate consideration of the several States and Territories of Mexico, we shall divide them into three groups:—those on the eastern or Gulf coast; those on the western or Pacific coast, and those in the interior.
I.—Eastern or Gulf Coast. | ||||
| The | State of Yucatan. | The | State of Vera Cruz. | |
| " | State of Chiapas. | " | State of Tamaulipas. | |
| " | State of Tabasco. | |||
II.—Western or Pacific Coast. | ||||
| The | State of Oajaca. | The | State of Jalisco. | |
| " | State of Puebla. | " | Territory of Colima. | |
| " | Territory of Tlascala. | " | State of Sinaloa. | |
| " | State of Mexico and Federal | State of Sonora. | ||
| District. | " | State of Guerrero. | ||
| The | State of Michoacan. | " | Territory of L. California. | |
III.—Interior. | ||||
| The | State of Queretaro. | The | State of New Leon. | |
| " | State of Guanajuato. | " | State of Coahuila. | |
| " | State of Zacatecas. | " | State of Durango. | |
| " | State of San Luis Potosi. | " | State of Chihuahua. | |
THE STATE OF YUCATAN.
The State of Yucatan, sometimes known by the name of Merida or Campeché, occupies the greater portion of the peninsula which bounds the southern edge of the Gulf of Mexico. Its eastern side is washed by the Caribbean Sea, and touched by the settlements at Balize; on the south it is bounded by Guatemala; on the west by the Gulf of Mexico and the States of Chiapas and Tabasco, from which it is separated by the river Paicutun that falls into the Lagnua de Terminos. Its northern coast extends from Cape Catoché to the Punta de Piedras, about eighty-six leagues; and the whole area of the State is computed at 3,823 square leagues.
Yucatan possesses very few streams and none of importance that are known or explored. On the west of the peninsula, debouching into the Gulf of Mexico, there are the rivers or rivulets of Escatalto, Chen, Champoton;—the San Francisco falls into the Bay of Campeché; in the north there are the Silan, the Cedros, and the Conil; while the streams of Bolina, the Rio Nuevo, the Bacalar, the As-
