Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-20
.CH|[E OFFERS To
]. S. PROSPECTS
FOR RICH TRADE
South American Republic Has
Great Mines. Fisheries and
observation-disclosures
$122,O75,994.
EXPORTS NITRATE OF SODA
Imports $1,250,O00 In Arms
and War Material Yearly
Which Now 1t Must Fall
to Our Lot to Supply.
EXPORTS NITRATE OF SODA
REpuBIICA DE CHILE.

KEIC BI4lCA IN GUILE.
Pppulation-19ln. 3,.O0 GEO: mostly a high
order OF whites with a considerable white
and Indian mixture, which is above the
average. mentully: immigration encour-
aged by the government. but slow.
Area 92. 100 squar- miles.
Cities-191V Santiago, 400. 600: Valparaiso,
10000: Conception. 1 1000: I%quiaue. 5000:
Talsa. 5000: Chillam. $500: Antofagasta.
3.0o: Ninadel Mar, 2,.C"o: liz Serena, A,425:
Talcahuano, Ii. $50. ;.la Punta Arenas,
900 NO
.Financ"-Revenue derived mostly from
nitrate duties. customs duties. alcohol tax.
railways and postoffice: gold peso equals
36ie cents.
lndnstry-Principai crops are wheat,
barley. oats. corn, beans. peas. lentiis and
potatoes; dairy products and cattle In
cfeaslnS IN value: natural forests extern
sfve; wealth of nation mainly I'm minerals.
howevcr. gold, silver. copper. cobalt. man
Eanese and such nonmelaiiir substances
as coal. niiratem. ~luraie. salt. sulphur
and guano.
Commerce-l.xports n9l3). 1929. SIS, N1: Inn
ports. sl29.o $50: the leading import ma
tions are. in order: Great Britain. Ger
many. United STATES. Argentina. Peru,
France. Belgium. italy India. Australia:
the leading export nations. in order: Great
Britain Germany. United States. France.
Belgium. the Netherlands. Spain. Argen-
tina. Peru. Italy.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500 miles;
1 lO4 postoftices: 1911 miles of telegraph
lines: several wireless stations along the
coast.
Principal l.Nports-Nitrate of soda. cop
per. wheat. iodine, roratc of lime, oats.
bran and wool.
Principal Imports = Textiles. mineral
products. coal, oils, machinery. hardware,
paper and manufacturers, wines. liquors
and other beverages.
Climate-Owing 10 the country's longi-
tudinal stretch of nearly On miles. varies
with the latitude. Generally speaking. In
the north ii is dry and hot: in the central
region ii is temperate. with regular rains
4 4 bf.rr yr1 Mont A.. ttyi, r,.. ia, flaA n,,t 1Nn
temperature is lower and rain more album
dant than I'm the ceotcr. The contigura-
ton of the land also contributes to this
variation, and in going from west to cast
it is possible to paSs from the temperate
zone, of the coast % the Icy peaks of the
Andes in the same latitude. IN the San
temperature varying from u degrees on
cold winter nights 10 So degrees Fahren-
heit on warm summer days.
Means of Approximation are no less
than 80 ports on the extensive coast line
of Chile. Tho chief ports. going from
north TO south. are africa. Pisagna. Iqui-
dera. CarliZal, Coquimbo. Valparaiso. Tai
%cahuano, Coroncl. Naldivia. Puerto Nontt.
Ancud and Punta Arenas.
From the Kansas City Star.
The republic of Chile extends from
the Sanlu river to Cape Horn. occupy
ing a long, narrow strip of land be-
tween the Andine mountain range and
the Pacific ocean. with q coast line of
2,625 miles and an average width OF
about 100 miles. The country is rich
in minerals, the best known being MI
trate. from which the fertilizer known
as nitrate of soda is procured. Copper,
gold, silver and iron are also found Ag-
rlcultlre. viticulture. agriculture and
fisheries thrive. and there are extensive
forests of cabinet and other woods.
Francisco Pizarro first explored the
country after ~conquering Peru. A lieu
tenant of his crossed the desert. which
is now the great nitrate district. and
after considerable difficulty managed
to advance as far as the river MaulC.
There. however. he encountered the
warlike Indian tribe of A~raucanians
and was obliged to retreat. Another
expedition. sent by PiZarro in the wear
1910. was more successful and was able
to advance as far south as the present
site of Santiago. Here he founded the
city which is today the capital of the
republic.
Conquered Indians.
Although Spanish colonists in num-
bers came to Chile. little progress was
made. owing to he continual attacks
to which the settlements We're subject
ed from the indomitabla Araucanians
These attacks continued until 1910
when the Spanish governor concluded
a treaty with the ndian BY this
treaty the Bio-Bio river was recognized
as the boundary line between the whites
and the Indians. and the aid of the
latter was enlisted in defending thu
country against the invasions of the
English and Dutch buccaneers.
When. in the early part OF the Min
teenth century. the spirit OF independ-
encc aroused the South American con
tinent. Chile in response. on September
is. 1910. deposed the Spanish authors
ties ard created a provisional govern.
ment.
Spain, however. was not willing thu.
easily to be deprived of it's South Amer
lean colonies and poured troops ntt
Chile from Peru. the royaliSt strong.
hold. Finally. through the aid of the
Argentine patriot and soldier. enc
San Martin. the Spaniards We're de,
feated at the battle of Maipu OF Apri
>. 1878. thus ending the Spanish power
in Chile.
Territory Developing.
Chile has three great p%roductiv.
zones. in some ways quite distinc
from each other. In the extreme south
adjacent to the Strait of Magellan I:
a newly developing region we'll suited
for sheep and similar pastoral industry
but showing also mineral possibilities
It's natural product however is al
abundance of FOODS such as pine
where may be found one of the few
tracts in South America from which
building material of this character cal
be taken. The central part OF Chile /,
one of the garden spots of nature. Her,