was disappointing + I sold out to the
Mackays my share in the business
losing half my Capital.
During my connection with this firm
I still kept on my Superintendency of
the Mining + Gas Compnies [sic], taking occasional
trips to Copiapo.
Very fortunately for me at this time the
Directors of the Mining Compy wrote out
to me agreeing to give me funds to
develop the Dulcinea Mine, for which
I had been trying many years, assuring
them that they would make a fortune.
In consequence I left wife + family in
Valparaiso + settled determinedly in
Copiapo to make Dulcinea a great mine
or perish in the attempt. I had lost
10,000f by the Mackay business + other
10,000f by sudden depreciation in
Bank shares making my situation
precarious in the extreme.
The Mine, now properly developed, after
a while became the richest in the
Province, if not the richest in the Country.
I had by this time worked very hard
unremittingly for many years + my
health began to fail me - in consequence
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