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mport it from England at great expense, 
discovery of the coal mines of Peru dates from the introduction 
of steam engines which were established by the Company of Abadia in 
1816 in the Cerro de Pasco, department of Junin, The first bed was 
is constructed for burning charcoal. The climate of the Cerro del Paseo, 
a place situated 4,352 meters above the sea, is consequently more sup- 
portable. 
The coal beds of Rancas have a north and south direction and a dip to 
the west.. They overlie shales and sandstones and are covered by the 
same rocks. There are many flexures and faults, as in the coal regions 0! 
Belgium and elsewhere. The principal bed is quite large ; the coal is ex- 
cellent, giving much flame and little residue, and serving well in forges; 
its structure is not as schistose . i 
beds have since been discovered. Two leagues from Cerro, in 
plored by a Portuguese company. 
* Ann. des Mines, [5], vii, 1855, p. 459, 
