Como sea que ésta iba a ser la última junta de la Comisión Ejecutiva se resolvió también que de allí en adelante el Presidente tuviera autoridad y poder para entendérselas con todo aquello que tenga que ver con la cuestión de acabar de imprimir el informe de la Comisión Ejecutiva y de dar fin á los asuntos de la dicha Comisión. No habiendo ningún otro negocio á la orden del día, la Comisión levantó la sesión a las 3.30 P. M. E. Z. STÉEVER, Secretario. VALOR DE LA MONEDA CORRIENTE DE LOS PAÍSES AMERICANOS. Oro-argentino ($4.82,4) y } argentino; plata-peso y sus divisiones. Oro-5, 10 y 20 milreis; plata-1, 1 y 2 milreis. Oro-escudo ($1.25), doblón ($3.65) y con dor ($7.30); plata-peso y sus divisiones. Oro—2, 5, 10 y 20 colones; plata–5, 10, 25 Costa Rica Oro el colón .46,5 y 50 céntimos. Oro-peso; plata-peso y sus divisiones. Oro—5, 10, 20, 50 y 100 bolívares; plata_5 bolívares. El Uruguay el peso Oro el bolívar 1.03,4 II. PAÍSES EN QUE EL Curso FLUCTÚA. Nombre del país. Base. Unidad Valor equiva Fecha en que lente en oro ameri- tenían ese valor, cano, 1898. Observaciones. el boliviano Bolivia Plata el peso $0.40,9 .40,9 1.° de Abril *También se llama sucre. INDEX. A PAGE 2, 20 Abancay, town..... 133, 135 Abibe, Serranía de... 79 Acajutla, town..... .58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 154 Acatenango, volcano. 54 Aceituno, town... 62 Achatayhua, cerro. 123 Acobamba, town. 132 Aconcagua, Cerro de... 145 Adams, John Quincy, President of the United States. 7 Agote, Señor Carlos, Delegate from Argentina... Agua, volcano...... 54 Agua Dulce, village.. 88 Agualarga, town... 86 Aguas Calientes, city. 150 Águila, Sierra del..... 79 Ahuachapán, city...... ..57, 59, 60, 61 Alajuela, city or province. 24, 68, 69, 70 Alanje, Gulf of.. 82 Ala Ramada, village.. 128 Alausi, basin or town.. .108, 113, 114, 122, 151 Aldana, Lorenzo de, founder of Pasto. 101 Alderson, A. B., draughtsman... 29, 105 Alematón, town..... 64 Almorzadero, Páramo del.... 78 Altaponga, summit.. 132 Altar, volcano.. 107 Amagá, town... 94, 95 Amapala, port.. 62 Amatique, golfo de. 56 Amatitlán, town.... 52 Amazonas, department. 118 Ambalema, town. Ambato, basin or town... .24, 107, 108, 109, 112, 113, 114 American Bank Note Company. 42 American coins and currencies, values of. 1640 Ampato, Cordillera de...... 123 Ancachs, departinent... 118 Andahuailas, town..... 133 Anguía, village.. 128 Anorí, town,.. 93 Anta, town.. 136 Antigua, town... 52 Antilles, Sea of the.. 83 86, 103 PAGE 80 Antioquia, city..... .24, 85, 90, 91 Antioquia Railroad... 85 Antisana, volcano.. 107 Antofagasta, port..... 22, 25, 138, 139, 141, 142, 147 Antofagasta Railroad.. 141, 149 Antón, plains of, or town, 81, 88 Anzá, town..... 91 Apulo, Juntas de... 86 Apurímac, department. 118, 135 Aracuara, sierra.... Aranzazu, town.... 96 Arequipa, department or town. .118, 123, 126, 136, 141, 159 Argentine Great Western Railway... 146 Argentine Republic.... 143-148 amount of imports and exports.. 144 area of....... 143 distance across. 146 hydrography of. 145 industries of..... 144 its reasons for not contributing money towards the survey 21 orography of... 144 population of.... 143 proposed route through.. 25, 147 provinces of............ 144 railroads, built and projected... 146 Arica, department or port..... 118, 139 Arizona.... 149 Arjona, town... 92 Arma Falsa, quebrada... 88 Arrancaplumas, port... 83, 86 Ascope, town... 125 Ascotán, town.. 141, 147 Asunción, city.. 22, 25, 141, 142, 143, 146, 148 Asunción Railway. 148 Atacama, town. 147 Ateos, village. 58, 59 Atiquizaya, city... .59, 60, 61 Atlanta, city... 156 Atlantic Railway... 70 Atrato, province.... 90, 100 Authorities consulted, partial list of.. 152 Ayacucho, city or department.... .118, 132, 133, 134 Ayapel, ciénaga, sierra or town.. ... ......79, 92, 93. Ayutla, town.... .23, 54, 56, 61, 62, 64, 68, 72, 137, 150, 159 Azogues, town.. .107, 110, 114 Azuay, Nudo del, or province. . 106, 108, 109, 114, 115 Azufral, volcano.... 80, 103 B 71 110 19 89 93, 71 PAGE Bambamarca, town..... 120, 128 Banco, port...... 86 Barbacoas, province or town..... 100, 103 Barbosa, town.... 94 Barquisimeto, town... 25 Barragán, Páramo de.. 79 Barranquilla, town... .76, 81, 84, 86, 87 Batres, Señor Antonio, Delegate from Guatemala... 2, 20 Baudó, Serranía de....... .....77, 79, 80, 81, 82 Bayard, Hon. Thomas F., Secretary of State of the United States.. 15 Bebedero, village.... Belalcázar, conquistador.. 99 Belén, town...... 68 Beni, department. 138, 139 Biblián, town..... 114 Bladero Callejón..... 88 Blaine, Hon. James G., Secretary of State of the United States. 9, 15 recommends formation of an Intercontinental Railway Commission... 17 Blanco, Señor Luis J., Delegate from Venezuela... ..2, 20, 26, 28, 31, 37, 42, 164a Blewfields, port... 64, 67 Boca Culebra.. 32 del Portalón. 71, 87 Savegre.... 71, 87 Bogotá, city or tableland.. . 24, 76, 81, 86, 103, 151 Boliche, Altos de...... 107, 110 Bolívar Railroad... 86 Bolívar, Simón, President of Colombia... 7 province or town.... 79, 95, 106 Bolivia, Republic of..... 138-143 amount contributed by... 162 amount of imports and exports. 139 area of.... 138 departments of.. 138 distance across. 141 hydrography of. 140 industries of..... 139 orography of . 139 population of..... 138 proposed route through...... 25 railroads, built and projected... 141 Bordoncillo, volcano 79 Borja, town...... 122, 137 Boundaries in dispute... 160 Brazil, amount contributed by...... 162 proposed extension to and railway system of. 25, 118 Brazo Casiquiare.. 85 Brito, town.... 56 Brown, Lieut. Com. R. M. G., Executive and Disbursing Officer... .2, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 152, 162, 163, 164b Bucaramanga, city. .25, 76, 78, 86, 149 Paso de..... PAGE Bucaramanga Railroad....... 86 Buck, Señor Leffert L., Delegate from Perú and Ecuador....2, 20, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 39, 41, 164a Buenaventura, bay, port or province. .77, 82, 85, 101 Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway... 146 Rosario Railway. 146 Buenos Aires, city or province.. 144, 145, 146, 147, 150, 155, 159 Buey, Laguna del....... 83 Buey y Baudó, Alturas del....... 80 Buga, province or town.. 97 Bugaba, town.... 87 Bugabita, town.... 87 Bugalagrande, town... 96, 97 Burgess, Robert, assistant engineer.... 73, 74 Bustamante y Barreda, Señor M., information furnished by.........126, 136, 153, 159 С Caamaño, Señor J. M. P., Governor of Guayas. 104 .54, 56, 154 129 84 58 .84, 92, 93, 95 145 78 8 113, 120, 122, 128 ..118, 120, 122, 125, 127, 128 . 108, 109, 116 107, 111 99 141, 147 .83, 86, 92 145 94, 95 .2, 19, 20 .84, 85, 97, 98, 100, 102 .118, 126, 131 86 52 93 58 145 106, 107, 108, 109, 114, 115 .32, 38, 89, 90 133 88, 101 88 .84, 100, 102 124 149 ...79, 80, 95, 96 .91, 94, 95, 97, 103 |