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Title: The New York Tribune's history of the United States, from the discovery of America until the present time, with a pocket atlas of the world, containing colored maps of each state and territory in the United States, with statistics showing products and resources of the various states; also, maps of every country in the world
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Hassard, John R. G. (John Rose Greene), 1836-1888
Subjects: Atlases
Publisher: Chicago, Rand, McNally
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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oats, barley and root crops areraised here without much difficulty. Rich grass land in the valleyof Yukon, but extreme dampness and want of summer heat pre-vent the ripening of ^rain. Timber abundant on mainland; yel-low cedar the best, being of great value for boat-building. Edibleberries are plentiful. A fine quality of white marble is found on Lynn Channel; coal,amber and lignite on Aleutian Islands, the best coal being on CookaInlet. Gold, silver, copper, cinnabar and iron are found; sulphuris abundant in volcanic districts. Noted for its fur-bearing animals, the chief of which are beaver,ermine, fox, marten, otter, squirrel and wolf. The main sourceof revenue is the fur seal, the taking of which is regulated bylaw. The United States receives a revenue from the company towhich the monopoly of the trade is granted. The walrus is ofvalue in furnishing ivory and oil. Whales, cod, herring andhalibut abound, and various species of salmon are found. ATLAS OF THE WORLD. 76 MAP OF ALASKA.
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76 ATLAS OF THE WORLD. MEXICO. States, 27 ; Federal District, 1; Territories, 2.POLITICAIi DIVISIONS. Name. Area,Sq.Mls. Popula-tiou. Capitals. Pop. Aguascalientee Campeche 2,89525,83216,04883,74650,890 3,74342,51011,41134,550 8,16339,168 7,83825.689 1,77623,63583,59112.021 8.20727,.50036,10879,02111,85180.225 1,62026.23229,56722.998 139,30090.413200,000245,657144,59465,827200,000898,072325,000500,000934,850710.579-; 84,108160.300210,000754,468784,466203,290650,000201,918141,000104,759141,000138,988595,780450,000470,000 Aguaecalientes Campeche 39,00012,60016,00020.00024,00081,77488,00073,5003,300»,00003,87113,50085,00016,00050,00026,7#878,00036,00066,8009,0005,00018,000 Chiapas •San Cristobal Chihuahua Saltillo Chihuahua Ooahuila Colima Colima , Durango Guanajuato Chilpancingo Pachuca Dnrango Guanajuato Guerrero Hidalgo Jalisco Mexico Michoacan Guadalajara Toluca Morelia Morelos Cuernavaca NuevoLeon Oaxaca iMonterey Oaxaca Puebla Puebla Queretaro Quer^taro Ban Luis Potosi —Sinalo

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