The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-30


attained maturity what I said IN former letter
In Brazii-without prunng-is confirmed by actual
servation. person unacquanted with coffee planting
apt 10 exciam, "whsi msgniacsss sight How res ~
larry the trees set outn True fg the stranger but
what's the nsef The trees are overgrowp saey
tall and dhcult 10 pick. The coffee Ia always slender
tree, however old Its branches do admit Of climb.
ing, for they too slight consequently great deal
lost In labor in picking alone then there Ia the loss Of
produce In leaves overgrowng berries the consequences
OF foliage being allowed 10 70 waste and again the
berry and Of an inferior order when foliage ia
allowed TO take the place OF berry.
rHE ruxxEa
During our mountain journey we passed through -four.
teen tunnels OF different lengths Another tunnel has
been recently finished greater than all OF which more
anon These fourteen tunnels are Of the aggregate length
OF three miiesthe longest being the submit VIII oh
Is over one mile and one-third In length.
TIVE SUNNI.
This fifteen hundred feet shove the sea There the
waters which flow into the south Atlantic near Rio and
those which run into the Parahyba which empes itselr
at the city Of Campos, north Of Rio, divided. In
fact, mountain stream runs down one side OF the
mountain, and another down the other side
rHr DESCENT
From this point We began TO descend on the other side
OF the mountains TO the valley Of the sacrafsmi.
la. Here we found fine bridge thrown over the
banks OF the Psrahyba river at the new and
distance Of twelve miles, IL a mountainous re.
gon, well stocked with coffee plantations This
thence bifurcates, according 10 the original project,
FIRST, the 81 Taolo branch, following the valley Of
tne river upwards OF ninety sir miles the other the
Minas branch, OF ninety -four miles following She river
downwards-the distances being calculated FROM Rio
On the latter branch descended fifteen miles 10 a
magnificent bridge Of stone aud iron over the Parahyba
river, which our party the FIRST TO cross Here we
were received with perfect shower OF rockets and
crackers, In broad daylight according the fashion Of
the country We returned 70 tiukcty without making
much stay, arriving half past SIX O'Clock In the even
ing having been just twelve hours journey over
the most mountainous roads, saving the ALLEGHENY
perhaps, that the iron horse has evesecrossed.
INAUGURATION rBg NEW TUNNEL.
But great portion OF THE really noble railway ia
merely PROVISIONAL All along the mountain sides very
ugly landsps are TO be seen and In several places piles
are driven into the ground 70 prevent such landsps as
such precautions could ever be eHecsive better
expedient the new tunnel Of which have already
spoken, and which was opened by the Emperor on the
i1th inst Az ] was not present cut the following
account from Ne Anglo Brazilian ~o. fully describing
10 work and the ceremonies
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