_Piriapolis_ was founded, at the most, two years ago, still it already possesses a large building for the direction of the colony, houses for two hundred workmen, 400 kilometres of land all surrounded by iron wire fencing, many natural wells, and brick ovens. They have also begun the drilling of many artesian wells. The plantations are 80 hectares, planted with vines (the plants are 2 and 3 years old); three millions of vine-shoot of the best varieties; a nursery with 200,000 olive trees; another nursery with a million of plants, ash trees, maple trees, acacias, etc., ... 300,000 trees to be planted next autumn in the streets and avenues of the bathing town. Groves of eucalyptuses, acacias and other quick-growing trees have already been planted all around the town, covering an extension of 400 hectares. Two hundred and sixty hectares have been sowed with wheat, beans, French beans, Spanish beans, potatoes and other vegetables. Great plantations of fruit trees have also been made, and the culture of tobacco has been tried over 80 hectares. Next year 50 houses more are going to be built, and also a church, a school, a municipal house and a police office. When all these works are concluded then will take place the solemn inauguration of _Piriapolis_. The soil in _Piriapolis_ is very good. The bed of _humus_ or arable ground is 30 centim., and sometimes 1 met., 20 centim. deep. In some parts there are beneath that bed of humus other large beds of carbonate of lime, from one to two metres thick. There are various springs of mineral waters, the properties of which have been officially recognized. Among the natural extractive riches of the colony, there are some 300 hectares of forests, the trees of which are between five and six metres high. The cutting of trees has already begun, and a result may be hoped of 6,000 carts of wood, that will give a liquid product of $1.20 each cart. There are also beautiful granite quarries, with pieces of stone some metres high. The granite of _Piriapolis_ can be extracted and cut very easily. Its price is hardly 20 per cent. of what it generally costs in the other quarries. A contract has been recently made for the purchase of 20,000 posts, 1^m 80 high, by 0^m 25 thick, at the rate of 15c. each. The Directive Commission intends to work the quarries on a great scale, and to establish the working of the stone. Actually, in _Piriapolis port_, they have begun to build a quay, a 100 m. long. The depths of the bay varies between 4 and 7 fathoms, at a distance of some 250 m. from the coast. A road is already opened to public service. It is 30 m. broad and on each side of it a double row of trees has been planted. This road puts _Piriapolis_ in communication with the rest of the Department of Maldonado, and will be useful for the trade and commerce of the Department of Minas.