La terre et ses habitants .. . , les aspecies de la peccary, aussi fidèles et intelligentes que le chien, et le guacharuca, se dressent sur la taille d'une volaille, mais comme une dinde en forme, qui se reproduit librement avec la volaille Andalusiine. Dans leur ferme-yards est également vu l'iguasa [cheudlopex juhata), qui ressemble au canard en apparence. Les oies étaient inconnues sur le plateau de Bogota avant le début du siècle présent. À partir des rapports des premiers colons et des recherches ultérieures de géologues, il LA RICHESSE MINÉRALE. 213 est évident que la Colombie regorge de minéraux, et que jusqu'à 40 000 mains sont déjà là

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The earth and its inhabitants .. . , aspecies of peccary, as faithful and intelligent as the dog, and the guacharuca, abird about the size of a fowl, but like a turkey in shape, which breeds freely withAndalusiiin poultry. In their farm-yards is also seen the iguasa [cheudlopex juhata), which resembles the duck in appearance. Geese were unknown on the Bogotaplateau before the beginning of the present century. From the reports of the first settlers and the later researches of geologists, it MINERAL WEALTH. 213 is evident that Colombia abounds in minerals, and as many as 40, 000 hands arealready employed in the mining industry. Few rivers probably roll down moreauriferous sands than the unhealthy Choco. But mining operations have hithertobeen confined to the temperate districts, where the foreign engineers enjoy aclimate like that of West Europe. In the course of three hundred and fiftyyears Colombia has jielded a quantity of gold and silver valued at £140, 000, 000, or Fig. 83.—LiNDING-STAGE AT SaLOAE, PoET OF SaVANILLA.. about £400, 000 a year. Antioquia, which at jiresent supplies about two-thirds ofthe auriferous ores, possesses hundreds of known gold-mines, the working of whichis determined by the state of the money and labour markets, the facilities of com-munication, and similar outward conditions. Most of those in which the crushingprocess is needed belong to foreign, and especially English, companies, while thewashings along the river-banks are left to the natives. 214 SOUTU AMERICA—THE ANDES REGIONS. The silver-mines, actively worked under the Spanish rule, have for the mostpart been abandoned, and could scarcely be reopened during the present deprecia-tion of the metal in the markets of the world. Copper, lead, and iron also occur, but next to gold, salt is the chief mineral industry. The yield might be greatlyincreased but for the Government monopoly, which limits its operations to sup-plving the local demand. To the state also belong the emerald-mines of

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