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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 161 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CHILLJIN  , a

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city and the
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capital of the
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province of
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Ruble, in the
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southern
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part of central
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Chile, 35° 56' S., 71° 37' W., 246 M. by
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rail S.S.W. of
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Santiago and about 56 m.
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direct (lob by rail) N.E. of
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Concepcion . Pop . (1895) 28,738; (1902,
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official estimate) 36,382 . Chillan is one of the most active commercial cities of central Chile, and is surrounded by a
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rich agricultural and grazing
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country . Chinn was founded by
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Ruiz de Gamb6a in 1594 . Its
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present site was chosen in 1836 . The
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original site, known as Chillan Viejo, forms a suburb of the new city . The hot
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sulphur springs of Chillan, which were discovered in 1795, are about 45 M . E.S.E . They issue from the flanks of the " Volcan Viejo," about 7000 ft. above
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sea-level . The highest temperature of the
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water issuing from these springs is a little over 135° . The
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principal volcanoes of the Chillan
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group are the Nevado (9528 ft.) and the Viejo .

After a repose of about two centuries the Nevado de Chillan

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broke out in eruption
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early in 1861 and caused
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great destruction . The eruption ceased in 1863, but broke out again in 1864 .

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