The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-05-17
COAL AND OIL DISCOVERIES.
Mines and Wells TO be Ope " ed in Peru
Engineers Going from New York.
From tie New York World.

Engineers Going from New York.
From tie New York World
During the past few months the coal
and petroleum question has formed an
important subject to capitalists and the
Government OF Peru, it having been
discovered that there are beds of coal
of the best quality in the SUNDAY dis
trict, which border on the Puno Rail-
way The Peruvian Government or
dered an investigation to be made by
practical engineers, and from the re-
ports delivered no room for doubling
that coal exists there in large ouanti
ties can exist.
Mr.. H. c. Gregory, chief engineer
employed by the Government of Peru.
is now visiting this city on matters of
business connected with this discovery
Mr.. Gregory saws that large quantity
of coal and petroleum has been found
during the past nine months adjacent
to the Puno Railway, extending some
twelve miles to the southwest. Con-
sequently great activity now exists on
the part of the Peruvian Government
not only, but also of large private
spectators who have entered upon the
new enterprise. The Government, in
order to complete the railway from
Arequipa to the head of the Amazon,
had commissioned one OF its officials
to proceed to Europe for the purpose
of raising a loan Of e35, 900, 900 ster.
ling, to be expended upon the railways
now being constructed and other public
works.
Mr.. Henry c. Meiggs and several
bankers have contributed very largely
to this loan. Mr.. Meiggs is the leading
light in the new discovery of coal and
oil, and is termed the Railroad King in
Peru. Mr.. Gregory says that about
ninety miles OF the Arequipa and Puno
Railway are completed, and the tunnel
ling of the Andes, which is about
Is, 600 eet above the level of the sea,
is proceeding successfully, and will be
completed in about ten months. When
this line is completed. there will be
steam navigation connecting with the
head of the Amazon, which viii greatly
facilitate the commercial progress of
the country, and give clear opening
for South American trade. The coal
which has been recently discovered is
found in the upper portion ofthe Andes,
between 14,000 and $4,000 feet above
the level of the sea- Here oil has also
been discovered III large quantities,
one well worked by Mr.. Thorne yield
ing 200 barrels daily.
At Lima and other places where the
principal workshops and FORCES are
erected, great Inconvenience mas been
experienced owing to the hitherto short
supply of coal sent from England, thus
compelling the gas companies To man.
ufacture on a low scale. Much jov
exists, therefore, in reference to the
new discovery, both of coal and petro-
leum, as any quantity of gas can be
made from the latter. A large number
of workmen are to be engaged IN these
regions, and several practical engineers
will shortly leave this city to superin-
tend the working of the wells and coal
veins.
In addition to these facts the writer
ascertained that the Government has
decided to open a number of silver
mines which were opened $50 years
ago, but were closed owing to the great
rising of water Now that proper
pumping machinery is to be obtained,
little difficulty is expected to arise In
preparing the most important of these
mines for immediute use, and it is an
ticipated that the yield of silver will
be very large, Mr.. Gregory also says
that number of companies have re-
Gently been started for working coal
and silver mines, grants of land having
been obtained from the Government at
large royalties.
The principal coal company is that
known as the SUNDAY Coal Company,
having capital of $4,000, 900 and own
ing large quantity Ct land, which,
from the surveyors report, is stocked
with an abundant supply of excellent
coal The petroleum is to undergo
new process of distillation, and will be
principally used for making gas, and
the smelling of ore III Chill, as well as
Callao and Panama. Mr.. Gregory says
he believes untold riches are to be I'M
earthed in this country, and predicts
that it will soon be the most important
of the ace in the above RESPECTS.