CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
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Chile, Today and Tomorrow [1]
Physical Characteristics—North, South, and Central Chile—Brilliant Hues—Climate—Wet and Dry Seasons—Social Problems—Far-flung Cities—Formation of Character—Animals and Plants.
CHAPTER II
Chilean History [20]
Inca Rule and Native Chiefs—Spanish Colonial Period—The Fight for Independence—Republican Chile.
CHAPTER III
Strangers on the Pacific Coast [72]
Drake and the Golden Hind—Thomas Cavendish—The Narborough Expedition—Sharp and Dampier—Captain Betagh—The Loss of the Wager—Juan and Ulloa—Resident Foreigners—Strangers and Independence.
CHAPTER IV
The Inquisition in Chile [106]
Escobar—Aguirre—Sarmiento—European Corsairs—Decay of Power.
CHAPTER V
The Strait of Magellan [116]
The First Navigators: Magellan, Sebastian del Cano, Loaysa, Alcazaba—Sarmiento—The City of Philip—Cavendish—Port Famine and Punta Arenas.
CHAPTER VI
The Tacna Question [135]
The Storm Centre—Indeterminate Position of Tacna—Peru and Chile—Boundary Problem—Guano and Nitrate—The War of 1879—Treaties—Appeal to the League of Nations—Discussions at Washington.
CHAPTER VII
Mining [150]
The Nitrate Industry—Copper—Iron—Gold and Silver—Coal—Petroleum—Borax, Sulphur, Manganese, etc.
CHAPTER VIII
Agriculture [199]
Area under Cultivation—Oases in the Desert—Farming in Central Chile—Vineyards—Wheatfields, Orchards and Sheepfarms—Irrigation Canals.
CHAPTER IX
Forest and Woodland [220]
Extent—Beech, Conifer and Bamboo—Trees in Northern and Central Chile—Plantations.
CHAPTER X
Commerce [226]
Home Factories—Chilean Market Needs—Sales to Foreign Countries—Foreign Firms in Chile—Trade-marks.
CHAPTER XI
Transport Systems [243]
Railroads—The Transandine Line—Sea Transport—Rivers and Lakes—Roads.
CHAPTER XII
Finance [272]
Conversion Fund—Currency—Debts—Public Revenues.
CHAPTER XIII
Chile’s Naval Position [283]
Chile and the World War—Strength of the Chilean Navy—The Army.
CHAPTER XIV
Immigration [291]
The First Immigrants of the South—Araucanian Lands.
CHAPTER XV
Chilean Literature [298]
Conditions of Authorship—Historians—Politicians, Engineers and Novelists—The Society Novel—Realistic School—Poets.
CHAPTER XVI
Native Races of Chile [309]
Inca Control—Racial Divisions—The Southern Tribes—Araucanians—Race Mixture—Archæology.
CHAPTER XVII
Easter Island [322]
A Lost Culture—Fate of the Islanders—The Statues—The Bird Cult—Wooden Carvings.
CHAPTER XVIII
A Note upon Vital Statistics [333]
Provinces and Population of Chile—Chilean Terms.