British exploits in South America; a history of British activities in exploration, military adventure, diplomacy, science, and trade, in Latin American . n governments, as we have already seen, foundedthe Pacific Steam Navigation Company, It was Wheel-wright who obtained in Argentina the concessions for theEnsenada Railway, the Eosario and Cordoba railway, theCentral Argentine railway, and numerous other enter-prises of the kind. But Wheelwright achieved more thanthis. His name has a great claim on posterity as beingthat of the founder of the first railway in South was the Chilean
British exploits in South America; a history of British activities in exploration, military adventure, diplomacy, science, and trade, in Latin American . n governments, as we have already seen, foundedthe Pacific Steam Navigation Company, It was Wheel-wright who obtained in Argentina the concessions for theEnsenada Railway, the Eosario and Cordoba railway, theCentral Argentine railway, and numerous other enter-prises of the kind. But Wheelwright achieved more thanthis. His name has a great claim on posterity as beingthat of the founder of the first railway in South was the Chilean line between Caldera and Copiapo,which was opened on Christmas Day, 1852, the first loco-motive on the system being driven by an engineer of thename of 0 Donovan. This venture met with hearty support from the Chileannotabilities. To those acquainted with the names of theChilean aristocracy this will be clear when the followinglist of shareholders is given: Gallo, Edwards, Carvallo,Subercaseaux, Varas, Vega, Tocornal, Cifuentes, Montt,Carril, Cousino, the last shareholder being Wheelwrighthimself. The Senor Edwards, it may be mentioned, whose name. lOREST CLEARING IN SOUTH AMERICA
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