The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-11-27
THE AMAZON VALLEY,
Of Commerce on 70 A@azon

Opening OF on the Amazon
aESrA
" trrogtfN ProvideAro &bmait III
rhc plankhnd obiectA chtcmplaHd
the formation of Me NatiouAi BoliYiqu NaI
eation Company, to be organizedby Con.
George +. Church, formerly of this city,
nre very important in their relations 40 the
commercial interests Of this country. A
DEGREES WIS made by the. government pt
Brazil. IN 1867, opehmg TIE AmaZor R1ter.
Previous to this time, Peru and Bolivia,
lying Mt the head waters of the Amazon,
were compelled TO send their preduots-
across the Andes, ship them from Pacific
ports around Cape Horn, end again north
ward past the mouth oftthNdry rivet Mich
was the natural outlet for this commerce.
The advantages resulting from the opening
of the river were very promptyN enlzet
upon by Bolivia, and that country is already
sending her exports along this highway at
about half the former cost for freight.
Thouqh France, England Ind Hollnhd ini-
mediatoly offered TO put steamers ypon thu
Bolivian rivers: yet ~disregarding these. pr07
ltOsalA, Bolivia has chosen t|ucsteblish conf
morciRl relations by this mconS with the
| United States alone. This gives the Arigr-
leans the Commercial control Of tho head
waters of tho largest. river on the glul9,
and of % region of rare Fertility some two
and q half millions Of mtlrs'i in cStent.
] Hitherto our commerc2rN tth Btq1lt hiss
amounted to nothing directlyt the foreign
! tnde.of the couhtrvih been eunrely
monepolilcd by Europe. The articles ~
Z concession made by Bolivia 10 Those who
I shall cuuettute. the nbove nanrid comphtfy
are published ina r~cccntnumbcr ofthe New
York Herald. BY them Il Mas provided
that the company shall bet ors2nizqdN witt
m capital OF 81. 600. 600, II Is moreover
stimulated that Il rlmll, Within tliel period
| of twcnty-oua months fIom ttw hme Tint
] certain privileges are obtained nom BraZll,
place fWo atcaufrtS on tho iiv'rf Madeira,
the principal tributary Of be Amazonf aud
] also sends engineers 10 survey routes tpi
canals around tie ialtis NNhicht constitute
tho main obstructinp, 10. thqpassoge of yes-
sells. The Bolivian Government agrees 70
give 10 the company n square mile bfState
, lands in each Of the populated parts and
two square leagues of The same incach new
rOrt which may be opened: nlso, $1,000
IN gold. the right 70 cut wood for burning
or exploration i'm tie forests which have no
privntc owner. ond 10 collect s,Od0 hcnd Of
horned cattle from the state herd. The
Government also guarantees to tho com
] nalN inc Tree tNl'lNhtNh W aiA' lt'httNh
OF the country. The exclusive privilege Of
navigating the waters Of Bolivit for 2j
wears and the right 10 build, canals and
roads beyond the centres of population,
Tho company Is to carry the mails under
an equitable contnct, aud To receive From
the Government al the protection 1t re-
/ uuires. Thc5c concessions nre, OF course,
textremoly libeml They are made only be.
cause from inability to practically open tho
NAVIGATION of it, oHn rivers. HE nation j.
4 brought To- the verge Of d~i3spluuou. The
country which these thrse rivers drain /.
three times the gizo Of Fpnce, AMI has d
population of /, 600. OOp. Among the Pre-
ducts ofthis vust region are Peruvian InE
prn.. Iudin-rulhtr medicinal roots, abal
SANS. the finest aud the r9ruhk cabine'
woods. tobacco. COTE, and chocolate, al %
embarrassed excellence, and 10 he obtntnct
nt prices i~abulously small. \ proltabl,
field for American enterprise is thus open
Ell which will doubtless be nt once recog
uizcd aud speedily improved