vi CONTENTS. 



COPIAPO {continued) page 



Silver-mine 29 



Effects of the Earthquake S3 



Gold-mill 34 



Visit to a Beauty 37 



Earthquake of April I8I9 38 



Return to the Harbour ...... 44? 



MINES of Chili 45 



Effects of free Trade 46 



Table of Past and Present Prices ... 47 



Mining System 48 



Old Mining System 49 



Miner 50 



Habilitador 51 



New System 55 



Fallacy respecting Mining Profits ... 58 



Results of the Present System .... 62 



CHAPTER X. 



PERU — 'Arrival at Lima 64 



Changes at Callao 65 



, at Lima 66 



Probable Effects of these Changes . . 67 



Free Trade 69 



Surrender of Callao 71 



Peruvian Mummy 72 



