the South-Sea. 7^ 



People, whom we call Savages, as among the nioft polite 

 and well-govern'd Nations. 



That great Number of Bullocks and Cows, which k Trade oft.* 

 confumed in Chili, where abundance are daughter' d every Conception. 

 Year, comes from the Plains of Paraguay, which are 

 coverd with them. The Puelches bring them through 

 the Plain of Tapatapa, inhabited by the Pehvingues, or 

 unconquer'd Indians, being the beft Pafs to crofs the Moun- 

 tains caird La Cordillera, becaufe divided into two Hills, 

 of lefs difficult Accefs than the others, which are aim oft 

 impaflable for Mules. There is another 80 Leagues from 

 La Conception, at the Burning-Mountain call'd La Silla 

 Velluda, which now and then cafts out Fire, and fometimes 

 with fo great a Noife, that it is heard in the City. That 

 Way the Journey is very much fliortned, and they go infix 

 Weeks to Buenos* Ayes. 



By thefe Communications, they yearly make good all 

 the Herds of Beeves and Goats, which they (laughter in 

 Chili by thoufands, for Tallow and Lard, made by trying 

 tip the Fat and the Marrow of the Bones which, through- 

 out all South- America, ferves inftead of Butter or Oil, 

 not ufed by them in their Sauces. 



The Flefli they either dry in the Sun, or in the Smoak, 

 to preferve it, inftead of faking, as is ufed in France. Thefe 

 Slaughters alfo afford the Hides, and efpecially the Goats 

 Skins, which they drefs like Morocco Leather, by them call'd 

 Cordoxanes, and fent to Peru to make Shooes, or for othe* 

 Ufes. 



Befides the Trade of Hides, Tallow, and Salt Meat, the 

 Inhabitants of La Conception deal in Corn, with which they 

 every Year lade eight or ten Ships, of 4 or 500 Tuns Bur- 

 den, for the Port of Callao, befides the Meal and Bisket 

 they fupply the French Ships with, which take in Provi- 

 fions there, to proceed to Peru, and to return to France* . 

 All this would be inconfiderable for fo fine a Country, if 

 the Land were well improved : It is extraordinary fertile, 

 and fo eafy to till, that they only fcratch it with a Plough, 



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