New-York tribune., 1872-06-19
THE HAsSLER EXPEDITION.
u,rr VISIT TO SANTIAGO.

cnTrtsp ALONG THE COAsT-THE TRADE Of
cuIII lost TO THE UNITED sIAIES IS,s AnD oU
SECURED Bl hN"LAND
CALLAO. -. ,r,, ,,prSR
,vRoN THR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IkiDoS
C1r.o Perm. Nav 28.--We were detalneu dC
vslparaiso until the 18th; first by the non-appc"n
some Of the Professors treasures, and aiterN"u -.
ole day by bad weather. II appeared that aieI
had left Santiago some OF the railroad oh'l"ls U
cred that his fish were packed ia acohoi' anu '" -
do.,ded hat they were inhammabe, ana must NV
travel by raid, and when he reacheo Na'pSi"i,V, p.,
fonud that his precious fishes were aoo"' ~ ~ -
hind and likely to remain there. lie "ppie" " ~
,ican Consul at valparaiso for advice In the prem
ises and the Consul Immediately procured sie'l"i 70
init and order for the railroad to transmit 'ne
rorp,v Let me note passing that all parties III
valuaraiso Americans aud Chilenos, Enghshmeh anu
other foreigners unite in saying that our consul Den'
CALDWELL is one of those gentlemen who give dignity 70
their Office and reflect more honor upon our county
than she bestows In appointing them
mentioned in my last letter that Professor and Mrs.
Apassiy with Dr. SteindachneT, had gone by specl"l
uagecoach from TaoahuanO TO Conception anu loino'
thence to Talca and Curco where they look 'he ran %
Santiago and. after few days at the Cap'ai' oan -
rail 10 Valparaiso, thus taking Journey OF over 4OO %
length through the interior Of Chilli between the Ooas
Range and the Andes. 1t was an e1eeedingy NaiuaO'
exncrienoe since 1t enabled the who OF all others Is
the best observer OF glacial phenomena TO study Aen
for several days extensive tract III 'ho
South Temperate Zone. His own report Wnlch
hone NAV soon be published, must give
th details OF his observations and deducuons Dut the
most interesting conclusions for the general reader are
these two: First-That the whole valley Of Southern
and Central Chill, between the Coast Range ana Tue
Andes the bed of glacier or OF part oi great
glacial sheet, moving nOrthward. SecOhuy i'0i
the general glacial action had ceased large local glaciers
descended from the Andes at certain points leaving tne
poranes we marked as the record of their extent Dut
thar in no In the ground passed over in TINS Jour
new did the local glacier from the Andes extend across
the valley and reach the Coast Range.
The party were also successful in obtaining many
peemens Of fresh water shes and Of the animals OF the
country II would be sUperuOus TO say that they were
well received IN Santiago; the Professors name Wouid
procure him a welcome in any civilized lana; ana oahu
ago is more than civilized it enlightened ana pol
ished city, in which many students are enthusiasts III
natural sciences IN which a National University ana
National Museum are maintained by the state. But
Aeassiz receives warmer welcome and more ana anu
attention than even all this would Imply
The Rector Of the University, Prof. Tomeiko, ana
the Director Of the Museum Prof. fm
Hppi were his feow-students in Europe 40 years ago.
and were ready and happy TO do all that their position
and opportunities enabled them to do in the service Of
their Old comradc. The American Minister Also Dr.
Root WAS kind and assiduous in doing ALL and much
more than ALL which Office and the circular from he
DEPARTMENT Of State called upon him to DO toward
making Agassiz's stay Santiago pleasant and agree
lie asW well
pediuOn. go
On Monday MAY ls we left Valparaiso, carrying with
N the ouer edge of the haTbOr three officers OF the
Chiian man-ofwar the Chacabuco 1t was a perfect
aay the glorious COrdilera Of the Andes hundred
miles inland. stood out as clear and dstnct even al
MONDAY as In ordinary weather mountain at 50 miles
Our Gillian guests wished to operation OF dredg
ing and TO study some of our scientific apparatus Their
vessel the ChaeabucO has been employed during the
past Summer in surveying the Chonos Archipelago At
che southern of the archipelago at the neck OF the
Peninsula of TaytOo, they had rediscovered lake,
known TO the Jesus, at the foot OF Mt San Cemene,
from which it receives immense glacier that pushes
far down INTO the water in shape its terminus be-
ing perpendicular wall Of blue ice three miles in
length rising at its lowest parts 100 feet out Of the
water had noticed Mt San Clemente, without know
ing its name, crossing the Gulf Of Pelas and
appeared to remarkable object that made a
Iketch OF 1t from the deck Of the Hasser not knowing
that was 10 hear account from eyewnesses of
he majesty Of the glacier at whose sources on the south
face of the mountain, was thenlOokng One OF the
Dcers also told Of interesting proof Of the ex-
transparency Of the at Juan Fernandez which
we had found by tests 10 be ualy and wonder
fully clear He saw his shhOok and bait at depth Of
B fathOms on dark night, 10y the phOs-
phorence OF little animals coming in contact
with It; and watched fishes glowing with phOs-
phorescent light nibbng at his bait and these fishes
being startled, shot away in all directions from the
bait in bright phosphorescent lines athis seen through
10 feet of water. We cast dredge in 46 fathoms
brought up plenty OF black mud and few interesting
Ophurans. Our guests thanked us, and returned 10
shore stood out to On Monday, the 18th. we
stopped at Cadera, town Of some 20 years standing
sonnected by railway of 80 miles with Copiapo great
center OF cOppermnlng There are three bays or har
bors here Cadera the norhernmost and best in Oden
asys they used sOuthenmOs which the COpiapo
River empires; bat that is wholly disused. Cal
dera is neat town, with goOd+ooking church, and
goodloOhng trotting park. Its prosperity is somewhat
the just at present, the silver excitement In
Peru having drawn miners thther and somewhat
checked the activity Of copper-mIning at Copapo on
which Caldera wholly depends. Tie peninsulas sep
srstng bays and the land round about their
shores barren sand, with occasional outcropping
limestone, composed Of loosely cemented beds
Bf shells and occasional protruEOn of black rock
which my unlearned eye looked though half way
between granite and basRlto lava The sand was
spTinked here and there with few plants having great
turnip-form roots and sending taps deep after
water 10 store the turnips by night, for
the consumption Of the plant by day. 1t is said
that several years ago there a shower Of
rain q, rare thing in this northern end Of Chl ana
for after that the whole sand covered
with beautiful flowers The ardity Of the region is suf
hoent sttested by the fact that all the water of the
town il distilled from water and sold at five cents
bucketfu The highest part Of the peninsula must be
100 feet yet 10 the top the marks of the
cent action OF the apparent that al any level
you choose TO select you could easily persuade yourself
that the there only a few weeks ago The land
m neighborhOod. az Tacahuanol is evidently s
rising out Of the and the want Of rain prevents
vegetation from clothing il II arises; It re-
tnains unclothed Anadyomene But il that old lady,
when she hrst up, Aphrodite was not more at
tracve than these hills Of Caldera wonder at the
that the Grecian poets made her One OF
company Is from Proyincetown. Mass and even he
RstOnished at the waste Of barren sand and the
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