The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-29
TREASURES OF THE ANDES.
rhe silver and Gold Of Bolivia and Chil

When the cry was heard in Europe OF the
abundance of gold in America, the poor of all
nations started up, careless of home and coun-
try, to partake in the sudden riches whereas
monds in Brazil or the Cape of Good Hope have
excited but little emotion. Our latest advfces
from Chilli bring US continued aud excited
accounts of the discoveries of rich mines of sill
yer. The independents of the 11th of October
says-"More news has been received from the
Molacca, recently discovered mine of the Ro-
silia another little more to the north Crowds
of people have gone from Chanarclla, each one
to prospect for himself 1t was further reported
that at Algarobba, south of Chanarcila, vast
deposits of silver and copper had been found
deposited in the form of streets. In view of all
this it is recommended that the government
should appoint officers to regulate the supply
of water and prevent disorders. Two days
after, continues this paper a correspondent
wrote, Good news great news! Caracoles
beaten!'"
In effect the mines found lately in Bolivia
have found rival in the Sapos, about ten or
twelve leagues more to the south. Two miners
who had been out prospecting arrived with
specimens of new mine discovered by them,
which gave two thousand marcos the box or
cdjon, which from virgin Cordilleras need not
cause wonder or unbelief, and might well give
rise to second Chanarcilla. In q vein worked
by Jacinto Torres two hundred and fifty pounds
of the ore gave forty-eight marcos of silver. In
consequence of all this there are some five hun
dred persons on the spot, some looking on,
some prospecting. There is great enthusiasm,
and feeling of rivalry to beat the lately dis
covered rich mines in Bolivia. Impatient en-
thusiasts are recommended patience, and told
that, furnished with this virtue and aided by
saliva, an ant might be able to swallow an ele-
phant. This practical proverb is recommended
10 dissatisfied workmen and mechanics who
wish to abandon the certain for chance specu-
lations.
Various fortunate spectators had returned in
the steamer. The locality is good and abundant
room for all. This worst of it is that food is
not easily obtained and only at high prices.
Water is bad in quality and produces peculiar
disease by which the sufferers are afflicted
with sort of fungus tumors under the skin
called claUos or warts, which extend rapidly and
are accompanied by the most atrocious pains
throughout the body. Like the ancients who
placed dragons, serpents, and other SUPER
natural beings to guard the treasures of the
earth from those who sought to get suddenly
rich, we have natural obstacles to overcome If
we wish to obtain the silver from the mines of
Caracoles. However, instead of envying with
our arms crossed the luck of our Gillian and
Bolivian friends, have we not also the spurs and
Cordilleras belonging to the same great Andean
system of mountains? We know where the
mines of Cana are and what they produced. To
partake of the riches of the kingdom of nature,
we must do as we are told how to do to enter
the kingdom of heaven, "Seek and you shall
find"