Pterichthys

See Ganoids.

Pteropods

See Mollusoa.

Ptolemais

See Acre.

Publius Qnintilins Varus

See Arminius.

Publius Tcrentins Varro

Publius Tcrentins Varro, a Latin author, surnamed Atacinus, from the Atax (now Aude), a river of Gallia Narbonensis, where he was born, according to Jerome, in 82 B. C, died in 37. At first he wrote satires and epic and elegiac poems, but he became more famous as a translator of Greek poems, as the Argonautm, ChorograpMa, and Bphemeris. Only fragments of his works are extant.

Puddling

See Iron Manufacture, vol. ix., p. 400.

Pueblo

Pueblo, a S. E. county of Colorado, intersected by the Arkansas river; area, about 2,200 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 2,265. The tributaries of the Arkansas form fertile valleys, with intervening mesas or table lands, which afford excellent pasturage. The greater portion of the county is easily irrigated. The Denver and Rio Grande railroad traverses it. The chief productions in 1870 were 24,451 bushels of wheat, 99,390 of Indian corn, 39,-822 of oats, 3,353 of peas and beans, 6,000 lbs. of wool, 14,963 of butter, and 1,366 tons of hay. There were 555 horses, 4,269 milch cows, 6,162 other cattle, 2,166 sheep, and 2,066 swine. Capital, Pueblo.

Puerto Bello

See Porto Bello.

Puerto Bello Porto Bello, Or Puerto Velo

Puerto Bello Porto Bello, Or Puerto Velo, a seaport of the United States of Colombia, on the N. coast of the isthmus and 40 m. 1ST. of the city of Panama; pop. about 3,500. It is situated at the foot of a mountain extending almost to the shore, and is divided into two quarters, the eastern of which, called Guinea, is mostly inhabited by negroes and other persons of color. The only public edifice of note is the old custom house erected in the 16th century. The port, formed by a narrow inlet of the sea, is defended on the north by the castle Todo-Hierro, and on the south by Fort Gloria. This port, for about two centuries the resort of the galleons engaged in transporting to Spain the precious metals and other commodities from the Pacific coast via Panama, though repeatedly surprised by the buccaneers, was a flourishing place until 1739, when it was captured and dismantled by Admiral Vernon, and the trade began to be carried on by way of Cape Horn.

Puerto Caballos

See Cortes.

Puerto Cabello

Puerto Cabello, a seaport town of Venezuela, in the province of Carabobo, on Triste bay, 70 m. W. of Carácas; pop. about 8,000. The town is principally on an island, which is connected with the mainland by a bridge. The climate is hot and unhealthy, but the harbor being fine, the place is the seat of a considerable trade. During the year ending Sept. 30, 1873, the total value of the imports was $3,691,237; of the exports, $5,118,788; entrances, 205 vessels, of an aggregate tonnage of 103,476, of which 50 were German, 38 English, 32 Dutch, 27 Venezuelan, 19 Spanish, 13 French, 12 Danish, 10 American, 2 Austrian, and 2 Italian. The principal exports are cotton, coffee, cacao, indigo, sugar, cocoanuts, hides, lumber, and cabinet and dye woods. Of 20,011,801 lbs. of coffee exported in 1873, 6,212,890 came to the United States.