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Show Our Coisr Lines. Few persons not familiar with geography will believe that tho Pacific ocean boundary bound-ary ol the United fiutea haa a create! extent of coast line than the Atlantic shore. The nggregate of our Bhore line on the Pacific is 12,734 mile3, whilst on the Atlantic it is 11,860 miles, and on the Gulf of Mexico 6fJ43 miles. California contains 1136 miles ol tne coast line on tne i acme, whilst she has aleo 275 miles of island shore and 240 miles of tide water river shore, making altogether 16 48 miles of shore line. Texas has an actual coast line on the gulf ot 1209 miles, whilst Florida has 1144 miles on the gulf and 803 miles on the Atlantic, so that both exceed California Califor-nia In this particular. It is the annexation of Alaska that has promoted pro-moted the Pacific coast to a higher figure than the Atlantic, Alaska having 9830 miles ot coast line. Philadelphia Ledger, |