The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-10

dus1susH II WORK, and have accomplished groaI deal
TAs building Of ne Temple Win AFFORD Thorn consans
plsynsst mo fsuzdaaon y dug, bus he work q build
Hsads.s 3 sssp iasn ii oecupsss Ons q - Usscpsi
sasurss y sAs proceedings We frsqasacy q iAsY 90
week Whss done in thoss assenbIaess & "a ksown
~ 70 he addYess 70 - pubnshsd In The Dsssss, N
our informant ssses that hey form NJ resemblance .
careulaoa and dTeea up sooosdtngH even the
skeleton q tho original remaining. me dssaHsfsooa
gladly withdraw they could, and no doubt wil do 70
when they have protection. -SacTames.o Onion.
Railroad Enterprises In South America.
OUR CHILE CORRESPONDENCE.
SANTIAGO On CMI, August 20, 1857.
he Southern Railroad in Chle-Railroads in P1u-Arica
and 1aca Railroad Cost of Trdnspovtassos- abroad
Enterprises in Brarl and Bueaos Aues &C., dc.
The Southern Railroad y 70 extend from Santiago four
hundred miles 70 tho south through one Of the Iihe and
most wonderfully beautiful valleys In he world In us
course win pass over numerous rivers, among which
are I've whose beds nearly mile In width. In SUM-
mer the melting OF sHow In the Cordleras (which appear
% overhang this Valley renders these rivers truly maes
no. - the vast body Of water rolls down their courses 70
he sea.
bridge to cross Of ths above rivcrs seventeen
mes from This city, ID now being built The uperssrucure
for which, Of ircu Il being the United
mAC0lu0U.
The American locomotives on this railway are 70 com.
pete with some Of the best make from England. re-
mains TO be seen whether John Jonathan meets with the
best success.
Railway bat recently introduced into South America,
are now being built in various places The Oalao and
Lima Railroad, in Peru, S4 miles long, tho Hrst II
SAG built under the English system and cost $500 COO II
10 Going large and profitable busiress
The Coptspo Railroad, In Chile, buin by American eng,
neer through portion OF the great desert Of Atocsms
also very snccessfu 10 5oh lies long, ana coat. fully
since i,s o,mpieson in 1881 70 ospspc, il ss BEEN OK
tended towards the 0ordilierRs twenty two mules A
branch twenty six miles sng, under the suspi,es OF
English company, with engineers from the United Satos,
II In tho Of construction rich oliver mines
Of Chsnarci, Another branch. fifty -four miles long, to
The africa and TAcna Railroad, In Peru forty
miles In length, belonging 70 an English comnry
WIS aso pnih oy american erfiseer', ana commenced
with cars aEd machinery from the United sases cost
alb ,ut one llion dollars.
The railway from Valparaiso to Santiago In Chile has
engines from England There has been expended On The
nfst forty hi es or this railway four millions OF dollars
and Is complete distance named tn gr.at
cos-hKvng been constructed under the Ergfsh ~ stem
mas IL bert friends In their confidence and for
the present tn continuation 10 suspended must, howe
hprospercus and NOT willing TO their beautiful capital
Containing one huno red thousand nhahitar with
Its surrounding Dagnhcsnce or capped ccfdIleras
and luxsTsn green valres. OF from the luxury oo
fort and progress which railroads produce which all
toe rest OF the civilized portions OF the world
with The utherp Railroad to Talcs and thence vs,d
via, Chile will possem be urosd or the pulsa.
items OF which rI give vgor and health com nerce aud
open stream OF NE and energy 10 ssas de veoppg The
rich resources n the country, which viii be felt by tue
peon his ranch a. well By the hacendado In his pasco
Another railway II being constructed from Lima In Peru
to Chorifa disnce OF nine miles The cars for this rail-
read are being msde In The Unitad Slater
There are various other railway projects the
coast Of South America, many OF which win vi hou, doubt
De carried out ard made more ,eesr the prop;e
tara Of these roads hsve much to their
millions for the cre pleasure OF carrying passengers 40
mes nour Tor less than nohiog proit s done
on ncsi Of the railroads In iha United STATES.
miks; At Aria 81 for forty miles: o. Calao /,
was any cents for az miles. Over The africa and racns
Rsilwsy-forty lss-he charge IL Sls So per ton for
goods Ca tbs road is carried All The Peruvian bsrt
and Alpaca wool OF commerce, and with these articles i'm
meDse Quantities OF tn caG,e aud barla brooghs from
tie heart of Bolivia on the backs Of lsmss.
ON the east coas there has not been much done In
railroads In Brazil here 10 called the Mana running
ne es 70 nj no &c o1n ~ engineers from
the Pedro Sounds also running from Rio WAS built by
Ensish engineers FOR distance Of 39k miles This road
intended 70 be carried over the mountains distance Of
2to miles.
The Ensb.s m,nner Of constructing railroads ha. been
dropped Ia Brazil, and American engineers in
charge CT this last named enterprise.
Toe Bas Arrears have also tried the English system,
.os built railroad ceven miles from their CIT, 70 the in
icror ]. 10 for the present suspended, ~ expense,
bigkuui.
Translated from Ferro CArr Of Santiago de Chile Auguss
u.s. for tho New Yok Herald
This great enterprise already begins 70 persuade tho
public OF s activity and progress By the definite results
place last saturday has come 70 restore tne en- ec.aons Of
these sho feared that the Inauguration OF the Southern
Railway could net be one OF the ceremonies used In oee
brntrg the ~ n rerssyy or orr country.
We ser with The creates. pleasure the Ideas
that have been communicated this subjsct:-"At
ago oou,,ructsd 10 the Uned states by Rogers Co 70,
mp steam and left the saou for the ors time 4, try the
rosd The engineer IN chief nr. W. W. Evans drove Il,
carving IN me tender tins directors and some Of their
ffiends In all party Of shout thirty persons arrived
without any accident within mile OF San BERNARDO.
Here they found Gag showing the end Of tue rHrs
Constructed the tine Tney then took this aAs and
ser placing u the engine returned waynE he tyi-
color banner in The nis.. Of tie u,m,ss en;nusias n
ton, the ladies' and gentlemen that did 70
trip mounted and ~eni on shor excursion In H. AL
This has sasrsniovy demonstrated the sod,,y OF the
entertainments and bridges Of the road, we'll Inc
cess Of the hs iron horse mat has moved me plain
Of Bsipu.
To ordinary person this Is nothing more than trtsI
ofin engine Of the souisrs Railway; bot 70 the thinking
In the annals OF he-s day In which the lights and col.
ences Of The age trumphng over the greasss obsa,es
ano AND sIsulaes have come TO prsssn. road orsros
dhticn formerly oonncc ed merely by the slow end
clumsy on cart tvng new fe and animation 70 ali those
places -ibip The sphere Of IN magic influences.
interesting 10 contemplate hov far the human min
reach: and did not u before eyes would
DC cihcui W believe that the science OF man. oombnir
t-o elements much opposed ~ Gre aud water, ,no aid
have Produced power hat has brourh. about entire
change In the world snninilairr and space has
tupped me human siih Almost superhumsn 20
For long inc Chile had suffered from the this
treat invention M FIRST hst shone the OF the
Pacific thanks toAn enerpvsng company assisted bya ps-
trotc government Afterwards br fhiened the rich dis
trio, OF Anc.ns and then 70 i've life 10 the active
ropusio- cfVarar,'so Lastly sprfr ring the rough
barriers formed by hills, u 70 the pains OF
The hapu 10 begin artery which, reaching 70 the 5ouh
w oTen The rches OF thoe provinces carry tie arts
and civilization " tho rrmotess ravs Of the republic
Schooner Hun Down by the steamer Efngs-
I'm Boston Harbcr.
From the Bosion Courier, OF
The Schooner Hsrre, ksrs, Captain N. Smith, rallied
from THIS port s bk O'Clock yesterday afternoon, for
Oresns Care Cod she had board cargo o,
groceries, and eifh'een pazsepsevs when within mile
OF the outer light abe ardships by the
er HIassa
The passengers board the schooner who In bed
herha with rtnlenca fhnx daclt