The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-16
MIL BE SOLD BY AUCTION-BY MESsRS NORTON
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Will BE SOLD BY AuCTIoN-BY MEssRs. NORTON,
Friday the ioth Of June 1859 at twelve oclock
s ne sD sO y mad ns HSsD@ a s
hooms BRISTOL the Qucen's Hotel, Glasgow; the New Royal
trays Inn; at the Mart and of McssIs Norion Hoggart
Irist, g. Old Broad street, Royal exchange
the rich ard valuable lee copper mines Of Aroa and forming
10 thirty miles breadth eleven hundred and ty square
miles or seven hundred and thirty six thousand acres the
consisting Of mahogany cedar vera and gusyacan and two
derived from ground and house rents the
dollar amud equal to 40 acres and for each house
%es ad tee
rivers the 1oeayo o. west and the Yarsau on the east
the river Aroa running along the valley in the centre Of the
iursdcion OF OF San Nicholas which leagues
from the and the osg TS; grant, from the
Coiumba has the enjoyment OF many advantages priv
The features of the Bolivar soil
mae So far as the workings nave at present
extended the great OF the Ia sulphae composed
almost entirely Of cooper iron and suphu with little
black oxide are met with small quantities. and occasionally
large qn ~, s crystals ~ nave been ioand
although var able has great advantages other parts OF
mating enabling ssdents to change their locality accord
ing 70 as,e or constitution In few hours The soil is very
much increased by the climate crop succeeding
dgo al flourish easily pfoduced some districts are
well calculated for the growth Of wheat which rpens in tue
European frusare raiPed witaout difficulty Tobacco
from vs. extraordinary rchness capable of producing
anything that can be desired The copper mines
OF Uroa supposed TO be the richest In the
world they were originally very irregulariy and
imrcriecty worked by the spansrds and by the
Bolivar Mining Company but evidently without proper ap
pcan Of the capital employed The chief been
confined the Quebrado mine, In which the great
thickness varying from eighteen twenty fee some
places larger Dimensions The containing
mica slate; red oxide OF has been
quantities. produce has varied fro thirty
per upwards. The working the mines extremely
simple neither pumping lifting ceng required. The mode
OF conveying the from the mines yumAre the drst
the river Aroa thence TO Punta Brava and
by ships kngapdupwards of 1000 tons per
mum been transmitted The quantity and quality of
the ore have been established.
The distance from the mines the Is about sixty miles
la Bacha np which point there cart road the
valley gradually desccnds TO the sea- There are abundant
for the establishment of cottages for native Euro
pean aborers and all thai wanting 70 work these mines
10 advantage proper application Of ssl and capital and
OF trsway from La lacha 10 the the
thence England would be performed In steam
In sixteen eighteen days or 10 one month In sailing
vessels
estate with the copper mines would form most eigi
bile enterprise composed OF small number OF
ung with the command of capital prepared
proceed Che spotto undertake. ia person the management
q, and the working of the mnes n short time
from and Importance OF their operations they could
fail extensive and legitimate inhuence with
the government of Venezuela.
Ernarants Germany and coolies from the East Indies
and China would be the most sniabe class Of laborers
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