CHILI. 



SITUATION AND EXTENT. 



Miles. Sq. Miles. 



Length 1260> , t C 25° and 44' South latitude. ? „, n , n 



Breadth 580 J between \ 65° and 85' West longitude. J 206 ' 00 ° 



Boundaries. ...Bounded by Peru on the north ; by La Plata on 

 the east ; by Patagonia on the south ; and by the Pacific Ocean on the 

 west. 



Divisions. Provinces. Chief Towns. 



f f St. Jago, West long. 77°. 



On the west side of J „,.,. „ J South lat. 34°. 



the Andes, < Chlh Pro P er > < Baldivia. 



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On the east side of) „ „ . C c T , , „ 



. . , > Cuyo, or Cutio, j St. John de Frontiers. 



Rivers, lakes.. ..The chief rivers are the Salado or Salt River, the 

 Guasco, Coquimbo, Chiapa, Bohio, and the Baldivia, all scarcely 

 navigable but at their mouths. 



The principal lakes are those of Tagatagua near St. Jago, and that 

 of Paren. Besides which, they have several salt water lakes, that 

 have a communication with the sea, part of the year. In stormy 

 weather, the sea forces a way through them, and leaves them full of 

 fish ; but in the hot season the water evaporates leaving a crust of 

 fine white salt a foot thick. 



Metals, minerals.. .Mines of gold, silver, copper, tin, quick- 

 silver, iron, and lead, abound in this country. Vast quantities of gold 

 are washed clown from the mountains by brooks and torrents, the 

 annual amount of which, when manufactured, is estimated at not less 

 than eight millions of dollars. 



Climate, soil, produce. ...The climate of Chili is one of the most 

 delightful in the world, being a medium between the intense heat of 

 the torrid and the piercing cold of the frigid zones. The soil is ex- 

 tremely fertile. There is indeed no part of the world more favoured 

 than this is, with respect to the gifts of nature : for here, not only the 

 tropical fruits, but all species of grain, of which a considerable partis 

 exported, come to great perfection. 



Animals. ...The wild animals of this country are nearly the same as 

 in Peru. The horses of Chili are in great esteem ; and prodigious 

 numbers of oxen, goats, and sheep, are fattened in the luxuriant 

 pastures of Chili, the breeding of which is almost the only species of 

 husbandry attended to in this country. Turkeys, geese, and all kinds 

 of poultry, are found here in the same profusion. The coasts abound 

 with various kinds of excellent fish : there are also many whales and 

 seals. 



