Copy 1, Volume 1

A voyage to South-America describing at large the Spanish cities, towns, provinces, &c. on that extensive continent: undertaken by command of the king of Spain, by Don George Juan, and Don Antonio de Ulloa ... Translated from the original Spanish. With notes and observations; and an account of the Brazils / By John Adams, Esq., of Waltham Abbey ... Illustrated with plates.

  • Ulloa, Antonio de, 1716-1795.
Date:
1807
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A voyage to South-America describing at large the Spanish cities, towns, provinces, &c. on that extensive continent: undertaken by command of the king of Spain, by Don George Juan, and Don Antonio de Ulloa ... Translated from the original Spanish. With notes and observations; and an account of the Brazils / By John Adams, Esq., of Waltham Abbey ... Illustrated with plates. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    near the village of Angamarca; the owner of which was an inhabitant of the village called Sanabria. The quantity of metal he procured from it was so great, that in order to lose no time, he caused it to be worked day and night, and had for that purpose a great number of Negro slaves, who laboured in the night; and the Indians continued the work in the day time. But in the height of his prosperity, the mine in a violent storm gave way, and sunk so low, that, though frequent searches have been made after it, the vein could not be found. At last, in the year 1743, a person discovered it by an accident of the same nature that had destroyed it; a violent tempest happened, during which, a torrent of water gushed out through the former entrance of the mine. The erson, interpreting this accident as a providential indication, immediately undertook the’ working of it ; and it has fully answered his expectations, WiTHIN the jurisdiction of this province are many other mines, which appear to have been worked at different times, and to have yielded a great quantity of metal. The nature of the country seems best adapted to gold mines ; though there are several silver veins, which appear to be very rich: and accordingly . an account of them is entered in the several revenue offices, and in the records of the audience of Quito. Some have been lately worked, though with little en- couragement: of this number may be said to be that of Guacaya, in the jurisdiction of Zicchos, on the frontiers of Latacunga; and another likewise of silver, about two leagues from the former. Both were worked some time; but never beyond the surface of the earth, the undertakers not having a sufficient stock of their own to work them in form; and the assistance they solicited was denied. The most cele- brated silver mine in all this district is that called Sarapullo, about eighteen leagues from the same town : of