Tapu, a very crooked tree, growing along the ground in swampy places. It might serve for floors, and timbers for small vessels; but it is not used, from its being so very hard.
Tenu, something like muermo, and considered a good wood.
Peta, a species of Myrtus, of which hoops for barrels are made.
Ralral, considered to be like the wood of the walnut-tree, and of general use, on account of its toughness and durability; it is made into blocks for ships.
Meli, more tough than luma: of this the country people make pick-axes, for cultivating the ground (Agüeros, p. 127).
Pelu, also tough; useful for axle-trees and gun-carriages (Agüeros, p. 127).
Mayten, useful for turning; and lasts long under water.
The above mentioned are produced on the island; but the two following, alerse and cypress, are from the main-land, in the neighbourhood of the Cordilleras. They are not only in general use in Chilóe, but are exported in large quantities to all the ports to the northward. The alerse, near Chilóe, is of better quality than that which comes from Concepcion.
The Cypress is brought to the island in 'tablones' (or planks), seven or eight feet long, two inches thick, and nine or ten inches wide, as is also the alerse; but the latter, from the facility with
which it splits, is brought in boards also, four feet long, half an inch thick, and six inches broad, which, as I have before remarked, are the principal articles of barter.