The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-09-28


friend. Henry sewcll, now Of Salt Lake, l
am induced to communicate ''what I know"
Of thsss minerals. from five years residence
IN Ito countries alluded to bv 4r. Sewell,
and particularly the district of HuantatAys
In Id province of Tarapacs, South Peru.
situated In the most favorable position that
can b well imagined for foreign enterprise,
viz, within six miles of the port Of lquique,
csaebaasd lately, for having been washed
sway completely by the earthquake wave.
These celebrated mines are located In the
nountaiss of Huanta)aya, At an elevation OF
1,07 feet from the level Of the ssa, which u
reached BY gradually sloping road to tho
Aaes Of he coass range Of usountains. where
iGfsass tooe. 1.80o feet and then descends by
an cssy grade to the town of lquique They
have rendered the province of Tarapaca -
celebrated in Peru. that II has sometimes
been called the PS,osi of the south. They |
were discovered in 1856 by Spaniards from
africa, who worked ut u spot called tho |
Chi6ones, but who, after . time, abandoned
them.
The mines were re.discovcred by IN lndi-
an, named Cucumaie, during ono of his
j0urneyings u the coast for gusno, who
made them known 10 Juan dc Loyaya, who
commenced working. but died without reap
ing much benefit IL 17l6 Don Bartolomeo
DC Loyaya, found rich ore in the vein Of Sun
Simon, and in 1877 the pszino or coneol'dss
I'd rock (compossd principally Of argillaceous
limestone, containing fossil shell, Ut the
oyster family, was discovered, in which
were found the papas "r insulated p'ssscs Of
silver; one met with in 1870 weighed SOO
pounds. The ps.izo having been bored
through, the principal vein was foand,
which led 70 the discovery of several others.
There arc ut present about fifty mines
opened in the district, within radius OF
Two miles, all Ut which have yielded ores.
more Or less, consisting Of native silver,
chloride, chlobrOmids sulphide Of silver, and
their combinations viii, copper, lead, etc.,
in = matrix of carbonate of lime, 10th crys-
ts:line and amorph0us.
Some idea may be formed Of the great
production of the mines. when II In known
tha, one family alone, the La Fuentes (dc-
| sceudants of whom hold some Of the best
mines 10 this day. paid in duties to the Span
ish crown, more than $500, 600. They
sent mass Of native silver 0f the value OF
$3.50, ,0c0. ~ present 10 the King Of Spain.
1t was rolled by hand from the mines, and
then allowed to fall, by ito own weight.
down the sandy side of the mountain range
to Jquique; portion Of the track 1t made ID
To be seen TO this day. wide antiquities
and E,hnology" Of Peru by VIM. Bollaert,
Esq, i. r.. q. s., Again, in Esron Won
Humbold,s, New Spain," vol. s, p. S41.
We find. Il estimate the product Of huan-
| tsjsya, Has, asA hss considerable Rrs-
vian MINES, from the 10Th century till 1903
At about l75.000 mares Of silver per an.
num-eS5O, ,O0O, ,O00". Also, Won Tachudi,
In his travels in Peru, in 1854, says "Ths
mines Of Huntsjaya, on the coast, were
also very rich, aud the silver obtained from
them was either very pure or containing .
very Sigh. admixture of foreign substances.
They yielded IN incredible amount OF
metal" .....
Towards the latter end of the eighteenth
century 80 of these mines had ceased to bc
worked from the following amongst other
causes, ~ stated by Humbolt and Others
The extraction of silver was done on the
most primitive system, and was attended
with such heavy charges. that none but tho
richest classes of ore would pay for work
ing. and all rock containing lcss than pei
cent. Of silver, or $500 per tOn, was thrown
on the waste dumps ldes.nootcs) as 100 pool
, u nav the cost Ut reduction. The price Of
, silver was very low. The consumption Of
gunpowder was excessive, twO.thtrds being
was,ed.-(w. T. Rickard, r. G. s., min
ius and Scientific Press"
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1Gseis0tsasese.
A dispatch from Providence, Rhode
Island. Of September ID says: George W
! Howard Of Rome. New York. will be ~
meunhesed y the gentleman who was mar
, ried Il shssun spr inss On Wednesday last
.. and .as ON his way 70 visit brother in Paw
]. tuckss, Rhode Island, when be lost his br'd
If day by the Nstis disaster. The mex
uorniae what wss supposed 70 b his wife
; ls.dy wss foasd, and Il IVES reported thu
: her funeral would take place q Sharo'
: Springs yesterday. The Initials IN. a.
wers ehs ssos :. On bis wifs's ring. tbougl
/ Il was of ! different pattern, yet hs di
: not fssl positive that Il was bic wife. b
~ nearly exhausted himself, and MT In
= condition 70 think much ab0ut II, he CON
J, ciaded Il must b her. Accordingly codi
y W. pgocarsd q St0ningt0u, ard he siarte
y Saturday norning for the home Of hislove
. ose. He arrived there Saturday evcnin
q wish What he supposed was the remains 9
i his wife, bat on opening The coflln Il u
|. trssicesss OF his wifc's parents, they disco,
"A e,ed q once that il was not their dauRhte
a Ths SCENE that followed can b. better IN
!. asined ihat described. The siaicsed hul
!. band q once rclussed to 6toninsto0, o.
:. forwarded the cospss BY express. When
arrived, hs fosna! another man scarchta
for III bodyahs had supposed was bic Wit
:. u ~ meantju,s III friends In PAwtuck
: had hard Of ~ hdy ihst was picked
% by ,hs scAooaes A. b Eslsjen and bsoasl
: . Nswpses, and had ielessaphsd to The q
. dataka for . deDsipaissn. which - CAV
and q ~ came tiu,s he'd phosagrsph :
lhsa and ssat alen. This cuevisced The
,, ~ ~ body which hss bssn in this q
. sse ytt1ay night wae ~ esher thar 9
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