The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-03
Ehelrmufrat-S Star
RICHEST OF WOMEN.
OWNER OF THREE PALACES n :.
FLEET OF SHIPS.

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York. She own most Of the copper
mines in Chill and Peru, more than a
hundred steamers and sailing vessels.
and her palaces are akin IL the tabled
one Of Aladdin.
According to current gossip in
South America, Nine. dc Cousino. or
the Widow Causina as she Is popular.
" known, Is worth in the n~cighbor.
hood OF 800, 900, COO, which amount il
constantly increasing, for, despite her
l%avishness and extravagance, the wild.
ow is unable to spend one-half Of her
enormous income, estimated at g..
O00,0 900 annually. She Is txtrav: Nnt
20 a degree, and should she decide ia
entertain Gotham's Four Hundred, the
Bradley Martin ball would. OF course.
he eclipsed. The widow is quoted BY
Lima newspapers as saying that II she
cannot get a mansion In this city that
plcascs Iier she will build a palace in
which to astonish and delight the
efIetc North.
The greater part OF the widows
wealth is inherited, but by shrewd
management and clever investments
she has managed to double the money
left to her by her father and brother.
The former, Senior Geyencche, laid the
foundation Of his fortunes by develop.
ing the silver mine at Copiapo, Chill.
When that mine ceased to yield paying
ore, he went into copper mining, and
in partnership with his son. prospered
to such an extent that before their re.
spectivc deaths they controlled every
copper mine in Chill and Peru. Three.
f0urths Of the copper consumed by the
entire continent Of Europe is supplied
by the mines owned by the widow.
Some forty years ago Senor G0yene-
chea died and left his fortune, amount.
ing to mere than $40, 900, 600, to his son
Emcterio aud his daughter lsidora.
A few years afterwards his widow
married Senior Consino, a wealthy
merchant Of Valparaiso. and it was his
SON who became the husband of Isl
dora in 1865. After the deaths Of her
mother and brother, the emo be.
came the sole. owner OF the G0yene.
chca estate, together with that her
dead husband.
/ Then the widow. who possessed bus.
mess instinct Of remarkable degree,
developed her cnterpriscs-unti she be.
came the richest woman in the whole
world and one OF the richest Of human
$beings. The industries she controls
are most varied, for, besides owning
the richest copper miles in two coun.
tries, she possesses Il hundred ships
used in conveying the copper ore to
the smelling works at Lota, silver
mines in Chilli, Il great stock farm and
vineyards at Macul, eight miles from
Santiago, and the whole town Of Lota.
This town-evcry bit of land, every
house. all public works-in fact every.
thing in Lota belongs To The wldnw,
and the $4,000 inhabitants get their
living in the industries controlled by
her. Among these industries, aside
from the smelling works, which are
among the largest in the world, arc
the potterics, which supply the whole
OF South America with pottery ware,
and great coal mines OF incalculaOlc
value. Lota was begun by the widows
father, and from a sleepy little Span
ish village was developed into a bust
ling, enterprising town.
The stock farm and vineyard AZ
Macul was the result of the sporting
tastes OF Senior ConsinO. Being an up
to.date man, he determined to have
the best horses to bc had for money,
and accordingly sent to England Im
thorcughbreds and grooms. Then ne
bought IA few hundred square miles
fine land aud established the stock
farm, utilizing the surplus territory
for vineyards. The latter cover aoou'
5000 acres, and the wine produced u
said by experts to be as good as any
thing that comes from Burgundy or
the Rhine.
But while the ind ustrial achieve
Lnients OF the widow make interesting
reading, her palaces ard herself are lats
more cnteresing. Senior Cousino dle1
in 1905, leaving besides his fortunes a
children, evenly divided as to sex ana
all married. They have establish
ments Of their own, leaving the'
mother with three mammoth places
OF residences. The greatest OF tnel
IS ut LOta, which lies on a landIocSeu
bay surrounded by high hills. on Que
side, and covering thousands OF acres
are the park and residence OF u.
widow. The gardens are marVeS VI
beauty. There are fantastic eros'ocs'
terraces, statues, fountains, lernerles,
magnificent flights Of marble sea"'
and pretty ami romantic sylvan nooAs'
Sum ner houses OF quaint design AZ.
scattered all over the place. many VI
them adorned with art treasu,,s'
There are only two stories " wv
house itself, which Is built OF "n.s
and stucco. The walls are ma'',.a
to withstand the shocks OF the y"
quent earthquakes. ..,
In Santiago the town houses'sw
white marble. With its gardens y
occupies q square block In the "sa..
OF the city. 1t is said to ha'c 'O''
ncaky 81, ZOO, 900 10 silver. ,o
,rho h,,reo ot Macul Is n dupllcaVe'