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CONTENTS. 



Taxes and Productions of the Province. — St. Vincente. — Juiz de Fora. — Gold Washing 

 there. — Country to Antonio Moreira. — Agriculture of Minas Geraes. — Instance of 

 Revenge. — Chapeo D'Ouvas. — New Companions. — Route to Curral Novo. — Tata Tree. 

 — Culture of Barley.- Poisonous Milk. — Wonderful Account of England by a Portu- 

 guese. — Domestic Circumstances. — Man of the Woods. — Caamboeiros. — Pigmies. — 

 Ahy. — Saponaceous Stone. — Cruelty to Animals. — Campo. — Church there. — Extensive 

 View. — Serro do Mantiqueira. — The Table Land of Brazil. — Corgos. — Herbage of the 

 Downs. — Snakes. — Sheep. — Guide's House, Family, and Religion. — Extreme Thirst. 

 — Arrival at St. Jolin D' El Rey. Page 4 1 6. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



MINAS GERAES.— VILLA OF ST. JOHN D' EL REY. 



View of the Town. — Description of it. — Churches. — Government-House. — Jail. — Miseri- 

 cordia. — Character of the Governor. — People and Occupations, — Miuiag and Mines. — 

 Smelting-House.— Estimated Value of Gold. — Intrinsic Value. -Bullion Market. — 

 Provincial Notes of Minas Geraes, — Commerce. — Means of Livin.<r. — Clothing. — Cus- 

 toms. — Manners and Character. — Military. — Country-Houses and Gardens. — Farms. — 

 Markets. — Climate. — Papas or Goitre. — Remedies. — Medical Men. — Geographical 

 Remarks. Page 453. 



CHAPTER XV. 



MINAS GERAES.— JOURNEY TO VILLA RICA, and MARIANNA. 



Tamandua. — Ride to Capitaon Joan Ribeiro's. — Mode of Enlarging an Estate. — Palmeiros. 

 Farming. — Queluz. — Ornithology. — A dead Jararaca. — Mass of Iron Ore. — Ouro 



Branco. — Gold Searching there Meyo Serro. — Alto do Morro. — Boa Vista. — 



Minerals. — Chapon. — Topaz and Gold Mines. — False Jewels. — Villa Rica. — First 

 Impressions of the place.— Public Buildings. — Formation and Mode of Working its 

 Mines. — Different Kinds of Gold. — Calx of Iron. — Commerce. — Manufactures. — 

 Carriages.— Genius of a Workman. — System of Colonization. — A resident Englishman. 

 — Character of the People. — Religious Ceremonies. — Neighbourhood. — Other Modes 

 of Mining. — Marianna. — Indians.— State of Society. — Climate.— Birds. Page 481. 



