Across South America; an account of a journey from Buenos Aires to Lima by way of Potosí, with notes on Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru . THE CERRO OF POTOSI FROM THE SPANISH RKSKRVUIRS. AN ANCIENT QUICHUA ORE CRUSHER POTOSI 125 the blast furnaces, the smoke is conducted across thestream on a stone viaduct, enters the hill tunnel,and ascends a vertical shaft for one hundred andfifty feet to the chimney which then carries it thirtyfeet further up into the air. The tunnel does just asgood work in the way of producing a draft as thoughit were a modern brick chimney, two hundred f
Across South America; an account of a journey from Buenos Aires to Lima by way of Potosí, with notes on Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru . THE CERRO OF POTOSI FROM THE SPANISH RKSKRVUIRS. AN ANCIENT QUICHUA ORE CRUSHER POTOSI 125 the blast furnaces, the smoke is conducted across thestream on a stone viaduct, enters the hill tunnel,and ascends a vertical shaft for one hundred andfifty feet to the chimney which then carries it thirtyfeet further up into the air. The tunnel does just asgood work in the way of producing a draft as thoughit were a modern brick chimney, two hundred feethigh, but the effect is uncanny, to say the least. We found among the boarders at the Hotel Colona group of young Peruvian and Chilean mining engi-neers who were very congenial. They made the bestof their voluntary exile, and although none of themenjoyed the fearful climatic conditions, they man-aged to make their surroundings quite tolerable withhard work, cheerful conversation, birthday dinners,and social calls. The courtyard of the hotel was a fine example ofthe prevailing mixture of old and new. The roof wascovered with beautiful large red tiles whose weighthad crushed down the rafter
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