PART III. 



MINERALOGY. 



ENUMEKATION OP THE MINES OP DIFFERENT METALS IN THE VICE- 

 ROYALTY OF PERU. 



IN the intendency of Lima, with its dependency of Gua- 

 rochiri, there are four mines of gold ; one hundred and thirty- 

 one of silver ; one of quicksilver ; and four of copper ; all of 

 which were worked in 1 791, when this enumeration was taken. 

 Seventy silver mines had then, for various reasons, been 

 abandoned. 



In the intendency of Tarma, with its dependencies of Pasco 

 and Huallanca, two hundred and twenty-seven mines of silver 

 were wrought, and twenty-one were in a negle6led state. 

 There were, besides, two lead mines, which yielded an abun- 

 dant supply of that metal. 



In the intendency of Truxillo, with its dependency of Cho- 

 ta, of three gold mines two were worked. One hundred and 

 thirty-four silver mines were also worked ; and no less than 

 one hundred and sixty-one abandoned. 



In the intendency of Huamanga, with its dependency of 

 Lucanos, sixty mines of gold, one hundred and two of silver, 

 and one of quicksilver, were wrought. Of the first of these 

 metals, three mines had been abandoned ; and of the second, 

 sixty -three. 



In the intendency of Cuzco, with its dependency of Cura- 



huasi, 



