TAMPICO  , a See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city and See also:

• PORT

port of See also:

• MEXICO
• MEXICO (Span. Mejico, or Mexico,)
• MEXICO, FEDERAL DISTRICT OF
• MEXICO, GULF OF

Mexico, in the See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state of See also:

• TAMAULIPAS

Tamaulipas, on the N. See also:

• BANK

bank of the Panuco See also:

• RIVER

river, about 6 m. from the Gulf of Mexico . Pop . (1906) 17,569, including the neighbouring settlements connected with the port See also:

• WORKS

works . The See also:

• CLIMATE

climate is hot, humid and unhealthy, and the city has suffered frequently from epidemics of yellow See also:

• FEVER (Lat. febris, connected with fervere, to burn)

fever . A See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• SEWER

sewer See also:

• SYSTEM

system and See also:

• WATER

water-works, constructed in 1903-1906, have improved its sanitary See also:

• CONDITION (Lat. condicio, from condicere, to agree upon, arrange; not connected with conditio, from condere, conditum, to put together)

condition and will in See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time reduce its heavy See also:

• DEATH

death-See also:

• RATE

rate—about 78 per loon in 1903, when an epidemic of yellow fever caused 327 deaths, and the births numbered 512 against 1335 deaths . The eastern and poorer See also:

• PART

part of the See also:

• TOWN

town stands on See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low ground only 2 or 3 ft. above the river, and is subject to inundations . The western part rises about 150 ft., consists largely of private residences, and is provided with water and See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good drainage . The business See also:

• SECTION
• SECTION (Lat. sectio, cutting, secare, to cut)

section is well built, largely of See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone and See also:

• BRICK (derived according to some etymologists from the Teutonic bricke, a disk or plate; but more authoritatively, through the French brique, originally a " broken piece," applied especially to bread, and so to clay, from the Teutonic brikan, to break)

brick, and its streets are well paved and provided with See also:

• GAS

gas and electric See also:

• LIGHT

light . The neighbourhood is swampy and malarial, Tampico has two important railway connexions: the See also:

• MONTERREY (usually spelled Monterey in English)

Monterrey and Gulf See also:

• LINE

line See also:

• RUNNING

running N.N.W. to See also:

• CIUDAD

Ciudad, See also:

• VICTORIA
• VICTORIA (or VITTORIA), TOMMASSO LUDOVICO DA (C. I540-C. 1613)
• VICTORIA [ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA]

Victoria and Monterrey, and a See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the Mexican Central running westward to See also:

• SAN

San Luis See also:

• POTOSI

Potosi . There is also a line of river boats on the Panuco running up to the mouth of the Tamazunchale about 135 m., and another running to Tamiahua on the See also:

• LAGOON (Fr. lagune, Lat. lacuna, a pool)

lagoon of that name by way of the Tuxpam See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

canal, about 77 M . See also:

• INDUSTRIES

Industries include an electric light and See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power plant, factories for making See also:

• ICE (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Eis)

ice, clothing, and See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit conserves, saw-See also:

• MILL
• MILL (O. Eng. mylen, later myln, or miln, adapted from the late Lat. molina, cf. Fr. moulin, from Lat. mola, a mill, molere, to grind; from the same root, mol, is derived " meal;" the word appears in other Teutonic languages, cf. Du. molen, Ger. muhle)
• MILL, JAMES (1773-1836)
• MILL, JOHN (c. 1645–1707)
• MILL, JOHN STUART (1806-1873)

mill, oil refinery, and a shipyard for small river boats . The modern port works, which have made Tampico accessible to a larger class of steamers, include two stone jetties at the mouth of the Panuco, which have increased the See also:

• DEPTH

depth of water on the See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar to 23 ft. at low water and 26 ft. at high water; seven wharves on the N. bank of the river to accommodate fourteen steamers at a time; See also:

• STEEL, FLORA ANNIE (1847– )

steel sheds with railway tracks, and railway connexions at the wharves .

The depth of water at the wharves varies from 18 to 25 ft . The exports include See also:

• SILVER

silver See also:

• BULLION

bullion (from San Luis Potosi, See also:

• AGUASCALIENTES

Aguascalientes, Torreon and Monterrey), ixtle fibre, See also:

• SUGAR

sugar, hides, live See also:

• CATTLE (Norman Fr. catel, from Late Lat. capitale, wealth or property, a word applied in the feudal system to movable property and particularly to live stock, and surviving in its wider meaning as " chattel " or " chattle ")

cattle, See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton-See also:

• SEED (from the root seen in Lat. serere, to sow)

seed cake, See also:

• DEER (O. E. rigor, dfor, a common Teutonic word, meaning a wild animal, cf. Ger. Tier, Du. dier, &c., probably from a root dhus-, to breathe)
• DEER, CHINESE

deer skins, See also:

• HONEY (Chin. me ; Sansk. madhu, mead, honey; cf. A.S. medo, medu, mead; Gr. p Xt, in which 0 or b is changed into X; Lat. mel ; Fr. miel ; A.S. hung ; Ger. Honig)

honey, See also:

• FUSTIC (Fr. fusloc, from Arab. fustuq, Gr. =rw-r&Krl, pistachio) YELLOW

fustic, See also:

• SARSAPARILLA

sarsaparilla, See also:

• COFFEE (Fr: cafe, Ger. Kaffee)

coffee, See also:

• RUBBER, INDIARUBBER

rubber, See also:

• BROOM

broom-See also:

• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root, See also:

• COPPER (symbol Cu, atomic weight 63.1, H=1, or 63.6, O = 16)

copper ores and See also:

• ASPHALT, or ASPHALTUM

asphalt .