...formed with moulds into small cylindrical tubes. The last process is that of separating the mercury from the silver ; this is done by means of evaporation,...half carats. In the southern provinces, between the river Bio-bio and the Archipelago of Chiloe, several very rich mines of gold were formerly discovered...

...abundance in Chili. The author says, that there is hardly a mountain or hill which does not contain it in a greater or less degree. It is found also in the sands, particularly in those \\hirh are wAhed down by the rivers and torrents. The gold is separated from...

...produce some silver mines. Hut the richest are in those of Ht Ja^o, Aconcagua, Coquimbo, and Copiapo. Gold, of all the metals, is that which is most abundant...especially in those washed down by the brooks and rivers. Chili, while it is rich in mineral productions, enjoys at the same time a vigorous and profuse vegetation....

...abundant in Chili, and, in some parts of the country, there is scarcely a mountain which does not contain it in a greater or less degree. It is found also in the sands of the plains, and is washed down from the mountains by the brooks and rivers. In the southern provinces, between...

...contain some silver mines. But the richest arc in those of St. Jago, Aconcagua, Coquimbo, and Copiapo. Gold, of all the metals, is that which is most abundant...; but more especially in those washed down by the brook« and rivers. ChiK, while it is rich in mineral productions, enjoys at the same time a vigorous...

...Gold is of all the metals the most abundant in СЫН, being found in almost every mountain and hill. It is found also in the sands of the plains ; but...especially in those washed down by the brooks and rivers. Chili is not quite во abundant in animals as the other countries of America. There are but few reptiles,...