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fole leather tanned. Of the goat (kins is made Cor- 

 dovan leather-, fome tallow is alio procured from 

 thofe creatures. Wines are made here of feveral 

 Ibrts, and tho' not lb excellent as thofe of Concep- 

 tion, they are very palatable and of a good body ; 

 brandy is alio diftilled from them. Thefe are the 

 principal articles of the adlive commerce of this 

 kingdom with Peru, which it fupplies with wheat, 

 tallow, and cordage ; and by the moil careful efti- 

 mate, the quantity of wheat fent annually from San- 

 tiago to Callao, amounts to 140,00c Tanegas, each 

 v«/eighing one hundred and fifty-fix pounds ; about 

 eight thoufand quintals of cordage ; and between fix- 

 teen and twenty thoufand quintals of tallow : befides 

 fole leather, nuts, filberts, figs, pears, and apples; 

 GrafTa, Charqui, and neat tongues: the three laft 

 being no Jnconfiderable articles. 



The more northern parts of the kingdom, as 

 Coquimbo, produce olives, the oil of which is pre- 

 ferable to that of many parts of Peru ; but being a 

 natural commodity of that kingdom, and confe- 

 qucntly, not an article of exportation, is confumed at 

 home. The country about Santiago, likewife, pro- 

 duces good olives ; but in no great quantity, the ge- 

 nius of the inhabitants having not hitherto led them 

 to make large plantations of thofe trees. 



Besides the commerce carried on with Peru in pro- 

 vifions, there is that of metals, this kingdom abound- 

 ing in mines of all kinds, but principally of gold and 

 copper, which we fhall briefly confider. 



The moil famous gold mine known in Chili, is call- 

 ed Petorca, and lies in a country E. of Santiago. This 

 gold was formerly highly efteemed, and found in great 

 plenty ; but now on account of a whitiih tinge, the 

 value of it is confiderably diminiilied. This mine for 

 the length of time it has been worked, is equal to the 

 mofl celebrated in Peru. 



In the country of Yapel, which is fituated in the 



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