New-York tribune., 1872-06-18


the rope over two drums OF Bomewat unequal SIZE, ~
turns ou sSd e"1 ne sars Sng of line between them
thus subjected TO tremendous tension whenever thel
longer raai opposed. This has been iniurng anu
kenng the rope quite seriously, and the drums must
be put upon late and turned true tefore inc roei
used again. -. 49, ,ho
We had q few showers on our wey back, but on the
WHOLE delightful weather. and reached valpafIsor On
US dayhreak aud stood on the plothouse as We
neared and entered the harhor, wa,eslng yuR,S 6lag
How teneeIly The sel hssghv 9Ay
as l no prs II o er lie the brm Of the Andes at this
place, where that chan rises TO elevation equaled
oi5y by one other mountain group on the planet
Tue tains st distance Of 100 miles stood out an
sharply defined outlines against the glowing dawn Inc
circle OF the ola moon and the brilliant morning sr
precisely over AconeOqua If 10 mark him az tne kng
Of the western Continent, and when the increasing
dawn paed their fres their place was taken py hPGk
OF crimson cloud hanging exactly over DIS snnuts tS
sun arose. and the whole cordera was iost ior inc uay
In the glowing haze Of the horizon.
VAIPaEAIso MAY l0--We have had the drums turned
true upon lathe have rePlenished our coal pnhkefs
and are for CaaO The United States ship Penaacoh
came In from Panama last evening. went with two
companohs, the 9TH, 10 Santiago partly 10 see 5ne
paraiSo and Santiago make better appearance tian
Concepcon; there is more wealth here and less @
from earthquakes so that men are wllnpR 70 Pu'
money into good buildings, and tw0story HId even l,s
story buildings are not a S soo ~ sIesn nils and
bluffs but part Of the town climbs these aecliVles ia
here in boat hire carriage hire boats are dearer ana
carriages cheaper and better than IN any O we nav
Santiago and were landed punctuay at the promised
moment o'clock at the foot OF the Alameda IA @ Iusi
built well equipped English cars, Birmngham), aud
well managed The fare reasonable, hrstclass cars
IS (Chan); distance 1888 k0meter, e. l15 miles for
the first half hour were among barren hills, Win
scattered cactus and bromeaSoknS plants @ see h hen
grew higher, We found valleys spreadlng
into 6stsa Plains Spd tefe hHse Te pan Of uo
seemed like garden of Eden, full of vineyards and
orchards of ali imaginable fruits At various stopping
sundry other fruits with Spanish names were onered LOT
sale by impertnate boys and girls, andat low prices.
is too early vet for cherimOyO, but told tat
month this fruit may be found in perfection Inc
fruit of tree in Quilota last year BROUGHT as ~
hung on the tree SS4 in gold Those great
plains to be river bottom like the PiaTe iti1,
Valley small scale The rivers are earein!y
divided and led about in canals 10 give ierthty
TO She whole Here rs ofoye OF o Oh He n Seyd Of many
cattle The fields Of maize and barley Ihe ElroPeal
highways through the plains and sometimes ne @ tme
divisions between farms fenced with rows OF Doi
an epphyc or parasitic plants loaded with red flowers
Whenever we strike the hills, al ~ DaIlen,
springs and brooks irrigate the plains Muttudes
OF small birds fly among the hills espeelaly WneIS
mentioned, and great condor sailing slowly over
u SUBMITS Of range, while on the plains we saw
daylight fox About II o'clock we cross by aid of
rocky denle, and bold engineering steep grades grades
high chain Of hills & enc scesrI ps@E Of Of This Tnch pn
hnso boulders pudding stone so feet in diane
1oT vas as wild and picturesque any thing have
We emerged into the valley of the Mabocho, upon the
extensive plains OF which Santiago is situated In run
ming over this plain at rs miles an hour, the most
sudden and striking contrasts puzzle you. Differ
Of soil, differences OF level TO small TO be recog
nized by the eye differences in CULTIVATION lead you 10
find marsby spots, with standing water and burushes
close beside dry barren sand on which nothing appears
but the yellow flower of eaess oxalis, and moment
afterwards brings you to the vineyards loaded with
grapes gangs Of plows turning up rich black loan
for grain root crops santiago es on paln cose Dy
the MabOchO, almost dry; put ia the midst OF the
ate basaltike rock rises several hundred feet
the hl OF Santa Lucia The Alameda runs through the
midst OF the city, with stream OF water hOWing IN the
middle OF it, The trees were formerly pOpars but these
have been largely replaced by better trees
Several statues adorn the Alameda, and great prepara
tons were making for unwainng the statue OF
The ceremony to take place next Sunday We looked
with great interest at the tine shops ana buildings OF the
city, visited the University aud the National Museum,
and delivered letters of introduction We were I'M
pressed here at Conception with the superiority OF
interior the exterior appearance OF the private
houses In the evening went to the leatro Lyrle0.
was much disappointed 10 seeing so rev OF the people
Of the city There said 10 be 10000 in the ety) the
play was acted before almost empty benches did not
understand Spanish, but the acting was admirable
and the pantOmime gave me the whole story. The
comedy followed by zerZuea, which enjoyed eX-
ceedingly for recognized it translation and modh
catien Of little German piece Elgenslnn with which
familiar The singing ana uahciug az tne cOseV
the zerzuea good that they enthusiastically
eneored wondered that in city OF such size such
good acting should draw such very small houses. .
came down next day in slow train, and had better
chance 70 observe the cOunTyolk The poorer classes
and abOng people in the cities here do not seem TO me
TO lead very different life from that OF the same class in
our American cities Nor do the cultivated and refined
people differ much in their life from our cultivated
and refined people But as saw the country people OF
country folk in NewEngand and Middle or western
States the difference seemed immense, and immensely
In favor Of the United States. t..-.t