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K Thongs, in fuch manner that the Middlemofl may be a 

 little lower than the other two, and go out to Sea on them.. 

 The propereft Wood for that Purpofe, is the Stem of a fort 

 of Aloes, fix or feven Foot long. 



Ftjhi When Ships put in m Talcaguana^ they go a fifliing in 



the Eftero, which is a little River at the Bottom of the Bay 

 on the fame Side. There they take abundance of Mullets, 

 large Soles, Rovalo's, a delicate Sort of Filli like a Pike,, 

 having a black Streak on the Back; a Sort of Gurnards, 

 call'd all along that Coaft Peze Rey, that is, King Fifti y 

 becaufe of its Delicacy. 



CM Mims. La Conception is feated in a Country abounding in all 

 Things, not only to fupply the Neceflities of Life, but alfo 

 containing infinite Wealth: All about the City there is 

 Gold found, efpecially 12 Leagues to the Eaftward, at a 

 Place call'd Ejlancia del Rey, the Kings Station ; where, 

 by wafliing, they get thofe Bits of Gold, which the $pa~ 

 niards call Pepitas, that is, Grains; there have been fome 

 found weighing eight or ten Marks, ( note a Mark is 

 eight Ounces) and extraordinary fine.. Formerly much 

 was got about Angol, which is 24 Leagues off ; and if the 

 Country were inhabited by laborious People, it might be 

 had in a thoufond Parts, where they are fatisfy'd there are 

 good WafliingPPlaccs ; that is, Lands, whence it is taken 

 by only wafliing, as fliall be obfervM hereafter. 



If they penetrate as far as the long Ridge of Mountains, 

 call'd La Cordillera, there is an infinite Number of Mines 

 of all Sorts of Metals and Minerals ^ and, among the reft, 

 on two Mountains, which are only 12 Leagues from the 

 Pampas de Par agmy, and 100 Leagues from La Conception* 



€opp>r Mines. In one of them they have difcover'd Mines of pure Cop- 

 per, fo Angular, that there have been found in them Grains,, 

 or Lumps" of above a hundred Quintals Weight, (note 

 that a Quintal is a hundred Weight.) The Indians call 

 one of thofe Mountains Payen y that is, Copper ; and Don 

 John Melendes, who made the Difcovery, call'd it S. Jo- 

 seph, He drew thence one Piece of 40 Quintals Weighty 



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