CHAPTER XVI.

Chilóe--Its probable importance--Valdivia founds seven Cities; afterwards destroyed by the Indians--Migration of Spanish settlers--Province and Islands of Chilóe--Districts and population--Government--Defence--Winds--Town-- Durability of wooden Buildings--Cultivation--Want of industry--Improvement--Dress--Habits of lower Classes-- Morality--Schools--Language--Produce--Manufactures-- Exports and imports--Varieties of wood--Alerse--Roads-- Piraguas--Ploughs--Corn--Potatoes--Contributions--Birds-- Shell-fish--Medical practitioners--Remedies--Climate 269