226 PERU. 



Uville in the art of making drawings of mines, and in 

 engineering. 



"He hath furnished him with various drawings of English 

 mines, and plans for the future working of Spanish mines, 

 and hath given to him every other engineering and mining 

 information. 



" He hath increased the power of the three engines above 

 mentioned to the extent of one full third, without making any 

 additional charge for so doing, and he hath agreed to supply 

 the said company with a fourth engine, and to wait for the pay- 

 ment of it, until the return of the said Francisco Uville to 

 Lima, in recompense for all which the said Francisco Uville 

 doth for himself and his partners grant to the said Eichard 

 Trevithick one and quarter per cent, of the net produce or 

 profits (all expenses first deducted) of the ore extracted from 

 the said mines, and as a further recompense, doth appoint him 

 sole engineer in Europe for all the machinery that shall be 

 used or required." 



The nine steam-engines, with apparatus for minting, 

 crushing ores, draining, winding, and even locomotion, 

 with, miners' tools complete down to mine ladders, 

 borers, picks and gads, and hammers, were received by 

 a large and influential body of Spaniards residing near 

 Lima, under the special patronage of the Viceroy. 

 The machinery had then to be taken up precipitous 

 tracks tbat foot-passengers trembled to walk on, to the 

 height of more than 15,000 feet. 



The calculated profit was 500,OOOZ. a year, of which 

 100,000^. a year was to be Trevi thick's share, a portion 

 of which was sold to pay for the engines. A pros- 

 pectus drawn up in England states that "the whole 

 capital was in four hundred shares, of which Trevithick 

 held eighty, valued at 40,,000/., together with special 

 advantages to be accorded to him." 



The machinery having left England in September, 



