Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-12-13
PARIS. MAINE.


Belooging 70 Chill, aod outlying is
Southern coast, 10 the Island Of Chloe. con.
siderbly larger than our Long Island Of
New York. spd famous alike for Ito supe.
rior arewooj, its abundance Of black beans,
(Friioi,s n,srss.) It, ,emi eternal rains. and
bred OF sheep. remarkable for their abun.
dant aeecs. and the extremely 6ns favor Of
their Assh.
The dried mutton Of Chloe Is much sought
after. always In demand, and highly prised
along the whole line o! coast. from valpar-
ai.o to Psnsma. II 10 always tender. 10
more readily cured than any other flesh. and
whatever may be the age or condition OF tho
animal when killed. 10 always free from ,ha,
Objectionable. 'sorPy favor. characteristics Of
mutton generally.
Whatever the origin OF the Chilean sheep
may have been, IL is certain that at the
present time. they have several distinctive
features ,ha, plac, them something beyond
q tenth cousinship TO any other raes OF
sheep eItant They stand quito = third
taller than the South Down, having . form
more nearly resembling the Srrinsbos Of
South Africa, than the ordinary sheep. and
utter the 'hrill, plain,ive cry Of the csislls.
instead " the lat, imbecile B.a-a-a, Of
their Continental cousins. The fleece. at a
years growth. a,,ains the enormous l'ns,h
OF sixteen to twenty inches, hanging on
side Of the animal when at rest, In q glossy
fringe or eoatins outIik q gossamer cloud.
AZ the startled creature bounds away with
the aeetnes' almost Of the nying antelope.
The quality Of the wool !. CERTAINLY not
quite % hne =. ths, Of several Of our i'm.
proved breeds. but the texture !. very colt
aud dowu.lik., having nothing Of the Sar'h.
nces Of our native woods, while the color Is .
pure. brilliant white. The deecc does no,
par, along the spine. as IN all other sh~rp.
whom the arrangement, .ubce,s 10 almo.,
inevitable death II etpo.ci to q pro,rae,ci,
cold rain storm but lics in q compae, mass
along the back bone. shedding the water as
eacctually as the plumage Of water fowl;
and thus enabling the Chilosn 'beep To
Withstand with inpunity. the long. cold
rain. Of the country, and the piercing 'ou,h
wind. ,ha, come down with their e.chill,
from the Antarctic Ocean.
The main .ubsi.,cpcs Of thee sherp, 10
the black bean before mentioned. which
grows in grca, abundance all over the island,
quite as regardless Of tho inces'int rains as
these animal. themselves. Failing, how.
ever, u procure supply OF these beans. the
Chilean sheep will. nevertheless. manage to
maintain himself in mos, cIeallcu, condi.
ton. on foras, that would tax severely tho
endurance OF ch,moi. We tested ,ha,
quality once. good many year, aso. when
We drOys the Old JuulOr-" fai.ca,cher."
down into tho Gulf Of hnaiir after John
Whale We took in 'iiieen Chilean ~ooly
ladir. and grnslvmen. AZ Pa'-soger-. when
We got 'round the Horn. aud every one Of
them took TO ships iars-bean.. peas,
moaldy chip bread. aud mus,y meal. with
infinitely lees grumblins than 'orcca''le
Jack did. And they KEEP, in most excellent
condition. too. while three splendid eSe..
supplied Us gentlemen o! the quarter deck
with an abundaoee OF rich milk Tor our tea
and cCfcs. during our ioar months Arctic
cruising.
AZ none OF our animals appeared to 'uder
in the lea., from the severity o. the weath.
er. | am inclined to the opinion that our
climate in the Northern State. would agree
with them perfectly; and doubtless. lad
the Island Of Chloe been but quarter as
well known to u. generally. As England i'.
wo should, at the present tune. have the
Chilean 'bcvp among u.a' eom.n'n As our
South Downs AMI Co,svold..
Il. c. KENDALL.