The Richest Woman in the World.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1670, 29 March 1886, Page 2

The Richest Woman m the World.

The richest yfpman m the world, says the Glohe, has lately ; been discovered. Donaa Isidora ' Cousino, of Chili, is the luck.y individual. No one, not even she herself knows the -exact amount of her wealth, which is , derived from land, cattle, mines, house and ship property to any exteut. n In addition to those sources of income,- she owns: the. only "'c'oal.liiineg m South America, from which she 'draws about , £16,000' a month. It is' seated that Donna Cousino is a remarkable, business woman, and m her dealings with, the coal she must have borrowed, some; of the shrewdness of her Scotch, overseers.. It costs Her about 5s 6d a ton to mine and deliver the coal, and she sells it'at about 30s, thus making a profit of some 500 per. cent. The "Conntess af Monte Christo," as the Chilians call her, is a widow,, and about 45 'years of age, but says she Will, never marry again. Nevertheless,^' she is not altogrether averse to masculine society, for on one. occasion, when Ithe United States fleet was at Valparaiao^she invited all the officers to spend a week with her. Probably s t'ie V^Counfess '■" would be relieved at findiri&spniejway, "in^hich to ; expend her ' mrll|on|j £ or *she is a great; patroness of racing, and always backs) her t 6#n jhoirsesY ' Bui? Kerfi rn^ney j breeds money, and she always wins.' In South A'krie'ricalth.ere are.no fashionable ' jockeys to take the lion's share of the | prey, but let Donna Isidora Gousine only j come on the English turf, and she will! soon find her millions growing' «ma|i Byj degrees arid- bea T utifuliylessV 11 '* 1 : ll i