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PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Copyright, 1922,
By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
Set up and printed. Published October, 1922.
Press of J. J. Little & Ives Company
New York
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER I | ||
| Page | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||