New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-17
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Tie California gold fever Of lS4s ercited "A.
author of this volume TO set out on bis tr,vsl,
Whatever TIE spo''s he has broogl. bach from n,
rev FL Dorado, he has certainly returned viii /.
rich store Of experience, sad bran full Of oA.s,
WALTON. which he relates IN a very free-apde..
way for the benefit Of the wondering ,,.y. a.
bone reader Sailing for San Francisco, BY wa.
of Cape Horn, be touches az Rlo Janeiso, puts n,o
81. CaIbarte's sfer storm, ex xglores the carosi.
lies o. Vslparaisc, Linz, Paaama, aud after short
stay IN California returns 10 New. York. il ,o,,
of again for the Sandwich I,lauds, proceeds to
Manila, China, Australia, ard the Island. Of TIA
South Pacific. We Sill borrow few of the r,.a.
colored scenes which he describes with the uac,io,
Of an amateur:
VISIT AT ST. CATH,RINE's.
An hours s'eaming thr,B gh d Darrow channel v,nL
ing amorg lofty hil and sets covered vita lax lri,Dt
vegetation, brought us mp with tue inner harb,r
fOrned merely by contraction Of the channel opo,
site the town, after passing which, j, again wlsns.
giving egress "a the sea by the southern end OF Tia
lsland thus vessels ariylng from the nonhwsrj
bound south enter through the northern passage spj
sail out by the southern. Our anchor was scan.lv
down before We were surrounded by r0tls OF boats
ana the beach was lined with people looking with
wonder upon the Yankee steamer never before had
their eyes opened upon such structure, sni
youpg snd olo sailors and lardsnen, gazed With un-
disc used amaZemont upon this " marine anomaly
No sooner bad the furmahties OF the Custom-Hoase
been gone through with than the vessel Was inundated
with visitors who Impatient 10 inspect her, and
for an hour or two were completely taken by
storm; of pretty girls there were large proportion
on board who after satisfy Ing their curiosity regar.
ing the vessel, improysed waltz 10 the saloons. We
of course being too gallant to allow thsm TO dancs
alore coon iolred them, and quickly upon the
most friendly terms with the whole party. Alter
amusing themselves for On hour or so m this way,
they invited to accompany them on shore and ha-
sh our first evening with an impromptn ball Ihiak.
rg the opportunity good one, some four or hve Of
Us idlers ace pteJ, glad ot chance OF making M
eutTte into ST. Catharnes society; 50, jumping lno
ore of tie boats and wedgpg ourselves III among the
girls we pulled gayly for the shore On reaching the
beach We each gallanty causht our neighbor around
her waist and bore her out OF reach oi the sari Inc
party safely landed, accompanied our newly 'nada
friends To one of their residences which had been
designated for the occasion.
My first impressions of the town were most itvof
able Having landed at the foot Of the public square,
we passed through ts entire length in order 10 gan
our destination in the snburbs; the church, occupying
the upper side flanked the side by the Pres.
dent palace and ON the other by public buildings, 81
stanGiug in bold relief their outlines well defined IN
the bright moonlight, gave the Plaza an imposing ap-
pearance; taking advantage OF the beautiful night,
hundreds stroling about the Plaza, while music
soitly stole through many an open easement.
Arriving at pretty little country house in the midst
Of gardens, where the perfumes of flowers they
iioated in the evening ar were most Ov.rpovenng,
ushered in by our klnd friends. After resting
and partaking of their hospitality, in the shape of
luscious ruits and consoryes of the country we re-
sumod our dancing, watch We kept up to late hour.
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the beaux aud bellies of the town. The young ladies'
were, without exception, lively aud companionable,
graceful, and OF pleasing appearance, while some OF
them were exceedingly pretty. AT late hour va
bade adieu TO our kind entertainers, AMI with prom
ses of repeating visit made oar way to the
shp, much gratlied with our hrst experience IN 81.
CathdTlnes.
LIFE IN VALPARAISO.
The society of Valparaiso has always been excel.
lent; the Chlsn ladies, noted for their beauty, and
looking with lenleLt eyes upon outside barbarlans,
while the ladits on Ceuo Aleere, or Menyhiil," -
the terraced rcsdeIce of the foreigners is apty styled
always celebrated for their hospitality ana amid
bliiy.
great drawback to residence on this coast is the
frequency of earthquakes constantly occurring they
Keep in continual dread aud on this very terrace
l experienced the first shock the, ever felt.
Dining with our hospitabe consul, Mr.. Moorhead,
while in the act Of taking wine with lady guest an
Unaecountable feeling came over me, and without
knowing why or wherefore, We simua aneousy set
Gown our glasses ln an instant Mrs. Moorhead,
without word, rushed from the table and threw open
all the doors, and taking her children by the hand,
stepped out upon the terrace. The gentlemen re.
NAMED scated-sti the feeling OF oppressiOn--the
wine glasses and decanters began TO dance-and then
1t was overland the oppression parsed away. !
was rather frightened but kept my own counsel bat
nust here confess that each and every other occa
sion was more and more terrified Some four years
aiterward | stood on almost the very identical spot,
and experienced Of the most violent shocks ever
known there; the earth yawned, houses tnmbled
about, and the sea boiled over. / wasn't frightened
that time, ! was temporarily insane.
The climate Of Valparaiso is pecnliar-the thermome-
ter will average about 40 Fahrenheit in Winter, tho
cold not being sufficiently To blight yegets-
ton, although have seen Se in the streets in July,
or Nidwinter. The heat Of Summer is at times IN
tense, but tempered by the sea-breeze.
The fruits delicious and various; the strawberry
grows to man moth sze, and have seen them near-
~ as large as the bowl O ordinary wlneglass, ana
their flavor il very fine CunaLts gDoseberriee and
Cherries likewise abound the figs luscious, as are
the NJ ctarnes, grapes, and pears and melons Of su
varieties of tropical fruits there is profasoa,
such as lemons, oranges and the indescnbabe chere
nOyGs.
Wrapping oneself in a poncho, with supply OK
cigars and brandy, the to raize the garheky
door of the cOachnan and the other 10 keep ont tbe
raw. cold air, and seating oneself in yolante, an IN
descnbabe kind OF gig, with three rawboned horses
haInessed 10 1t, away we go, clckety'cack, over hs
anu IIetlPlcc TOT most OF nouns, through udyH6As
and dsrklcss until find ourselves closed in by inc
Ances aud central Cordera ranges and rapidly near,
ng the large and pOpuous city, Santiago, the Caplu,
of the Republic; and well does visit totbe CaPitai
repay for the unmercifu mountain nde, ana mar,
breadth escapes which seem 10 the anrophlscatea
eye to succeed each other momenfsriiy, rom its com
mt 10 his Journeys end: imagine u in up
in the lap of the Andes mountains huge city oc-
cupying seven square miles Of substantial dwelling
bou.es. fountains and bridges, and delightful society
OF beautiful and well-informcd women and cultivated
uen such is the Santiago Of The present aay. D.
yided into squares arm Of the river rgyerses each
street. cooling il and carrying of the garbage; the
houses are generally low, and rooted with red tiles,
hch give rsther picturesque air 70 the city they
have very thes walls ana but few windows, then
sohdty answering botn purposes OF security assnss
earthquakes and non-conductor- to the heats q
srtnu cr Arrnno the mnre imminent OF the huild.