THE UNITED STATES.

MOUNTAIN RANGES, WATERWAYS, AND CLIMATE.

THE territory of the United States occupies the

greater portion of the continent of North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west, and from the chain of great lakes, to the north of which lies Canada, to the Gulf of Mexico on the south. The area of this vast country is more than 3 million square miles; its greatest length being 2,650 miles, and its greatest breadth 1,600. The extent of the Atlantic coast line is 7,000 miles, it being indented by several inlets of the sea, such as the Chesapeake, Delaware, and Massachusetts bays, and Albemarle and Pamlico sounds, while the projections of the land seaward consist of Cape Cod, and a large proportion of the State of Florida, which acts as a huge bulwark between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. The coast line on this side is 3,400 miles, and on the Pacific side 3,700, as the latter coast is much more regular in its outline, presenting but very few inlets or projections.

Prestonpans-Brewing; collieries. INVERNESS-SHIRE (90,414).

Portree (Isle of Skye)-Woollen factory. KINCARDINESHIRE (34,460).

KINROSS-SHIRE (6,699).

Kinross-Linen and woollen weaving. KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE (42,126).

Dalbeattie-Granite quarries.

LANARKSHIRE (904,405).

Airdrie (13,363)-Collieries; iron works.
Blantyre-Collieries; cotton spinning.
Carluke-Iron works; collieries.

Coatbridge-Iron works; collieries.

Garnkirk-Tile and pipe making.

Gartsherrie-Iron works; collieries.

Glasgow (487,948)-Shipping port; sugar refining; woollen and cotton spinning; iron works; railway works; chemical works.

Hamilton (13,997)-Iron works; collieries.

Leadhills-Lead mining.

Motherwell-Iron works; collieries.

New Lanark-Cotton spinning.

Newmains-Iron works; collieries.

Wishaw Iron works; collieries.

LINLITHGOWSHIRE (43,198).

Bathgate-Collieries; oil shale distilling.

Bo'ness-Shipping port.

Linlithgow (3,913)-Boot and shoe making.

West Calder-Oil shale distilling.

NAIRNSHIRE (10,454).

ORKNEY AND SHETLAND (61,746).

Lerwick-Shipping port.

PEEBLESSHIRE (13,819).

PERTHSHIRE (128,985).

Auchterarder-Woollen weaving.

Perth (28,948)-Dying and bleaching.

RENFREWSHIRE

(262,981).

Greenock (63,899)-Shipping port; sugar refining; rope making; engineering. Johnstone-Cotton spinning; brass founding. Paisley (55,642)-Cotton; woollen; tartan; thread and shawl manufactories.

Port Glasgow (10,801)-Shipping port; cotton spinning.

ROSS-SHIRE AND CROMARTY (78,539).

Stornoway (Hebrides); oil distillery from peat. ROXBURGHSHIRE (53,445).

Hawick (16,184)-Woollen and hosiery trades.
Langholm-Woollen weaving.
SELKIRKSHIRE (25,562).

Galashiels (12,434)—Woollen and hosiery trades.
Selkirk (6,090)-Boots and shoes.
STIRLINGSHIRE (112,437).

Bannockburn-Tartan weaving.

Carron-Iron works.

Falkirk (13,165)-Iron works; collieries.

Grangemouth-Shipping port.
Lennoxtown-Bleaching and print works.
St. Ninians-Nail making.

SUTHERLANDSHire (23,366).

Brora-Collieries.

WIGTOWNSHIRE (38,602).

Port Patrick-Steamer station for Ireland.
Stranraer (6,342)—Shipping port.

IRELAND.

ANTRIM (423,171)-Flax; linen; wool; shipbuilding; salt.

Ballycastle-Coal mining.
Ballymena-Linen trade.

Belfast (207,671)-Shipping port; flax spinning and linen weaving; iron foundries.

Carrick-fergus (10,009)-Salt works; linen weaving. Coleraine (6,684)—Flax and linen trades; salmon fishery.

Larne-Shipping port; linen trade.

Lisburn (10,834)-Flax and linen trades.
Moira-Flax and linen trades.

ARMAGH (162,823)-Flax; linen; wool.
Lurgan-Linen trade.

Portadown-Linen trade.

CARLOW (46,508)-Coal.

CAVAN (129,008)-Flax and wool.

CLARE (141,210).

CORK (492,810)—Copper; lead; wool; butter.

Berehaven-Copper mining,

Cork (97,526)-Shipping port; butter trade; distilling.

Kanturk-Coal mining.

Kinsale (5,560)-Fisheries.

Mallow (4,437)-Preserved-milk manufacturing.

Middleton-Distilling.

Youghal (6,040)-Fisheries; shipping port. DONEGAL (205,443)—Flax; fisheries; granite. Ballyshannon-Salmon fisheries.

Lifford-Flax trades.

Donegal-Rope and twine making.
Carrick-Knit hosiery making.

Down (269,927)-Flax; linen; wool; granite.
Banbridge-Linen trade.

Dromore-Linen trade.
Hillsborough-Linen trade.

Newry (15,085)-Shipping port; flax, linen and cotton trade; granite quarrying and polishing. DUBLIN (418,152).

Dublin (273,064)—Shipping port; provision trade; tobacco and snuff making; brewing; leather trade.

Killiney-Granite quarrying.

Kingstown-Mail packet station.

FERMANAGH (84,633)-Wool; marble; pottery.
Belleek-Pottery.

Castle Caldwell-Cement making.

Enniskillen (5,842)—Limestone quarrying; linen and woollen weaving.

GALWAY (241,662)-Marble and serpentine.
Ballinasloe -Sheep fairs.

Galway (18,906)-Shipping port; timber trade;
salmon fisheries; woollen and jute manufactories.
KERRY (200,448)-Copper; wool; fisheries.
Valentia-Slate quarrying.

KILDARE (76,102)—Agriculture.

KILKENNY (99,064)—Coal; iron ore.
Castle Comer-Anthracite collieries.
KING'S COUNTY (72,668)-Agriculture.
LEITRIM (89,795)-Coal; iron ore.