The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-21


BOLIVIAN GUANO.
Since my last istter enterprise has been started
limos for the development OF the guano product Of has
region The territory upon which the Rusno exsss has
r"cs M Ss;cd hs nn.sion nv treSv isst mosS
particulars OF which forwarded to tho New YORK HkRAI
q the time Baron de Ia Rivere agent Of large French
dock and shipping company has been out hero several
months negotiating for an exclusive privilege 70 wort
the guano Asids at Mexiones and has q length effected
bargain with Chill and Bolivia by which he may take
from Mexeoss oil the guano his company may wish =
IS per ton. II ID estimated that II will cost about
s. per ton 70 ge Il on shipocsrd Freight 70 France
pront the company. The guano inferior 70 that Of
the Chncha islands, but 10 pronounced very good fes.
It's possessing large amount Of lime instead OF ammo
MA At the Chinchss This guano has bean used -
always preferred large see WALL an immense wharf,
and all the arTaneements for getting out the guano are
contracted for and are 10 b 1t once
city has been laid out By the Bolivian authores an1.
the bay Affords one Of the finest haro in the worI1,
the place promises 70 become port OF some note Ex-
OF the bay several being opened with pros
poets Of very large Yields some OF the mines are With.
$500 feet above tho sea- and g Be- loaded on ship 81
OF long chute aud short railroad Material tor
e houses, wharf. railroad &c. are now op the way .
Mexlonce, 10 expected 70 commence the shipment
OF guano In large quantities IN few months AZ The
region in which the guano found consists Of andy
carried 10 Mexones by vessels are consequently
expensive. Water Is distilled from the sea
General vickers, Of Philadelphia, has . proposition
before the Chilean Congress build railroads. ten
miles in length, from the Port Of Talcahusno TO the city
OF Concepcon the Bio Bio river and the other from
Lalla the Valparaiso and Santiago Railroad. to San
Phil pc, in the rich valley Of Acoucsyua The latter
WILDE about thirty mites long The proposition
up for nual Iteration the 10th inst, and II Is
dcrsood win be asoraby acted upon by large majority
Of both Houses OF Congress The government or rather
the Secretary Of Exterior and Interior relations has
strenuously opposed giving the privilege TO construct
thegc roads, believing that ttoo good thing 70
give 70 private parties, aud desiring 10 have the lines
built by the government AS the government has
been slow In carrying out plans OF internal
improvements, Congress seems inclined 10 prefer
private enterprise. and IL encouraging General
vickers to commences preparations for the pro-
posed railroads The General Is to build both roads
himself with the privilege OF their exclusive foe
thirty years, which time the government may pur
chase them at sums to be liked by commissioners APP
pointed behalf OF tho respective parties TO apprase
the roads, rolling stock, &C
The road from TaIcahuano 10 Conception win b. con-
structed first This work will require much time %
outlay, extends through almost perfectly ievsl
country Talcahuano and Tome the great grain aud
-four exporting ports OF Chile, and situated close
together that railroad for both The ship
Of producc this road will be immense, and 10
In doubt owing 70 the prospect OF s remunerativo
business that the hesitates give II p
parties The other road will open vast and Alto
gshsr unwcsked copper region and magnificent valley,
which almost entirely excluded from the Sec
ports by OF the Inconvenience attending land
transportation In this country. The two enterprises
considered the best that have been given 20 private
ties In Chile, and reflect credit upon Yankee energy.