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tkc Trade of that Place, where the Inhabitants are poor, 

 by reafon of their Slothfolnefs, and the few Indians they 

 have to ferve them ; for that Country is one of the richeft 

 la the Kingdom, in all Sorts of Metals. 



H#c eadem argenti vivos arifque metalla 



Ojlendit venis^ atque auro plurima fiuxit. Virg. Geo. 2. 



Thus Englijtid by Mr. Dryden. 



Our Quarries deep in Earthy were fanfd of old 

 F$r Veins of Silver , and for Ore of Gold. 



Phnty of * n Winter, when the Rains are fomewhat plentiful, Gold 

 •Gold. J is found in almoft all the Rivulets that run down from the 

 Mountains, and it would be found all the Year if they had 

 that Help. Nine or ten Leagues to the Eaftward of the 

 Town, are the wafliing Places of Andacol y tht Gold where- 

 of is 23 Carats fine ; the Work there always turns to great 

 Advantage when there is no want of Water. The Inhabi- 

 tants affirm, that the Earth breeds 5 that is, that Gold is con- 

 tinually growing, becaufe 60 or 80 Years after it has been 

 wafli'd, they find almoft as much Gold as they did at firft. 

 In that fame Vale, befides the Walhing-Places, there are on 

 the Mountains fo very many Gold Mines, and fome of Sil- 

 ver, that they would employ 40000 Men, as I have been 

 informed by the Governor of Coquimbo : They propofe to 

 fet up Mills there otit of hand, but they want Labourers. 

 ■iipper Mines. The Copper Mines are alfo very common, three Leagues 

 N. E. from Coquimbo : They have wrought a long Time at a 

 Mine, which fupplies almoft all the Coaft of Chili and Peru 

 with Utenfils for the Kitchin ; it is true, they ufe fewer of 

 that, than of Earthen Ware or Silver. They there give eight 

 Pieces of Eight per Quintal, or Hundred Weight for Cop- 

 per in Ingots, which is an inconfiderable Price in refpe& 

 of the Value of Silver in the Country. The Jefuites 

 have another Mine five Leagues North from the City, on a 



Mountain 



