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line was begun in November, 1881. It will run from the port of Altata, on the Pacific, to the City of Durango, via Culiacan and Cosalá, a distance of about 225 miles. (See p. 9.)

A branch, will be extended from Culiacan to Mazatlan.

At present (October, 1883) the railway is completed from Altata to Culiacan, a distance of 38½ miles.

The population of Altata is about 500. The town was destroyed by a cyclone on October 3, 1883.

The stations are Guasimillas (7 miles), Bachimeto (14 miles), Limoncito (15½ miles), Navalato (18 miles), Yevarito (22 miles), San Pedro (26 y miles), Bichihualto (32 miles), Flores (34 miles), Culiacan (38½ miles).

A diligence runs to Cosalá, 97 miles from Culiacan. The city of Durango lies about 130 miles east.

On November 1, 1883, there were in the Mexican Republic about 2,500 miles of completed railways.