103 pp. Green cloth, black titles, includes map and 37 engraved illustrations. An account of the nation of Chile according to official data. Topics include situations, boundaries, divisions, population, historical survey, under Spanish rule, the revolution, independence, the republic, government, political laws, public education, army and navy, climate, colonies, immigration, commerce, import and export, railways, post and telegraph, animal kingdom, cattle breeding, plant-kingdom, agriculture, mountains, water supply, minerals, mining-laws, financial situation, income and expenses of the state, saltpetre industry, existing and possible future industries, customs-laws, Chilian patagonia, agriculture and irrigation, exploitation of the woods and colonisation.
