Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-14

PERUVIAN GUANo.-The notice which wa
have recently been led to take of various esti
mates Of the supply of Guano at the Chincha
Islands, has induced friend to send us a
statement or report, made and published in
England in December last by Geo. Peacock,
+, Il. g. 5. The statement is founded upon
a personal survey, made by Mr.. Peacock dur
ing four months special devotion to the sub
ject, in an open boat, all along the coast of
Peru. Ills survey was made at the instigation
of the Br. Government, with promise of
1000 tons of guano as compensation, which
promise, 1t is said, has never been fulfilled
The English holders of Peruvian bonds. Sc
cured by the proceeds OF the guano islands,
began to apprehend failure Of their guaranty,
and hence, probably this survey. As to the
Chincha group, Mr.. Peacock says:
81 estimated in lS4l that the quantity re-
naming on the northern island alone, was at
least ten millions of tons although it had
been worked by the Indians from time imme-
mortal, and although very large quantity
had been removed since the permission Of its
first expectation to Europe in 1871; besides
the immense Quantities that had been used by
the Peruvian farmers since the conquest AT
this time (lS44) | measured the cliff of pure
Suano lying IN northeast and southwest
direction, where it had been worked in upon
ment towards the middle ridge of the island.
! found it to be So feet perpendicular. and /
calculated that by the time the workings had
reached the summit or crown Of the hill it
would be at least lon feet in Santian IN fha
did not examine the other two islands.
not having at that time been opened upon;
but Senior Villa, who examined them in 1912,
declared that they contained, in his opinion,
considerably larger quantities than the north
ern island, the middle one being the largest
of the three. A rough estimate was formed
that from 40 to 90 millions of tons existed on
this group. Senior Don Francisco de Rivera,
the late late charge d'afaires of Peru in Lon
don, who was entrusted with my plans and
estimates of the new guaneros discovered by
me, found Gas l was informed in l8461 that
valleys filed with guano to the level of the
surrounding hill of this material, upwards Of
100 feet in depth, existed in the Chincha
group, and that the quantity might be said to
be practically inexhaustible during the pres
ent generation.
However, independent of these immense
deposits ON the Chincha Group, the Lobos,
Guanape, Huaura, and other islands upon the
north west coast of Peru were estimated by
ne to contain some five millions ofatpns of it,
at least; whilst that truly wonderful sugar
loaf shaped peninsular, the Pavilion de Plea,
i'll the province of Tarapaca still contains some
four or five millions of tons; and whilst the
Hunnilas, Chipana, Lobos, and other known
guaneros ON the south coast of Peru, between
Iquique and the river Loa, contain some four
or five millions more amongst them. Thus,
independent of the Chinchas, there are some
thirteen or fourteen millions of this invaluable
manure still known to exist, and | am there
fore of opinion that the holders of Peruvian
stock need be under no apprehensions oftheir
guarantee falling short whilst the demand for
this indispensable article remains practically
inexhaus.ible, as firmly believe with Senores
Rivera and Villa, it to be-