, 1875-01-23

, | Il III Hoped that all equivalent will bo found to1
. IT, ~ tho Shah Ia very anxouR for improved
communications, and receutfy ordercl surye,
, Tor Aorse-railway from Tchersn to ScIlah All
dnl Azin. wltlo lso has summoned Iost- Olfcs
nllciaiR from Austria to organize postal scr.
vice.
RAILROADS IN THE ANDES,
sKtllul Engineering Ehrous1l Gran.
lie NfOuntafns anu Over fsuaMihG
From, Tie M,nerat .foayn11,
Tho Cal!no. LIMA l. Oroyu Nailroal In. no
equal il tho world for s1slllful engineering sui
cast OF conEt ucslon. The commencing point in
nt tho City OF calao on the coast or psru,
whence 1t runs north ami, cant ami tor1ni,,ates at
tue town of Oroyo, tho enst side of tile Andes
Mountains. there making cluAo connections With
tho llcadwhtora OF the Alntaon River thereby
making speedy convesanco Hnd cheap trausporta-
ton for conlnleycc and tho travelling public
ncrose TIM continent Of South America, mud
avoiding the long aud pcrl'otla trip araund Capo
llotn. Ihis gigsntic project Of scaling tho
.n.Ehty Ande. bY raj was ll!t projected aud ia
railroad king Of South America, sunnelins
mountains Of Holi.l granite aud spanning strea a,n
Ind raosas nt heights from 10 to 252 feet above
tile.r pods almost irrespective OF cost. Sine
idea may be formed of tho cos. OF construction
where operations wore commenced Tn level
with the saa,ana, in distAnco Of 10iJ1 nileH, to
3pl OF the tokh siaR nttaiuel the unpararallelel
height Gf II; Ci5 feet aGoye tho levot Ut the sea-
auu ~ that distance passing through hfty-cigllt
tu1ne|s, measuring from 210 fcat 10 3737 toos
in length. Tho entiro length OF tho road IL ouy
l5G miles, bu: it Cost e37,35o,o00 IN American
\ second great 1eaann for tho enormous cost
ot constructing roads lu tlljs country IL ths
| scarcity of material all Of which Is brought hero
froIu tho United Statos. Ths trst bridge Of ,n,-
portancs, ia that which apaus tho Aqua do Vor-
r;1ga. tbs ccutsal lisr of thrce that support
this grand piece Of huporatructuro IL 252 feet in
Height, res:lng OIL solid masonry 70 foot sqrlnre.
aad Bpannlns Bpaca OF bi5 tect. Proceeding
over pcFllous portion Of tho roaSI, Winding
around spprS Of no.tntai,ls, through long tun-
rals, poEio Of which ato arclsed only by their
uiolher rock, others moro artaticalIy faced by
iitst claus a'asony, tie bed Of tho road forming
long aud roundlnE. turns, 70 Tint es tiineg thoro
may ho afon thrco lines OF rails lylug Quo nboye
| the other.
At tlls place also, which ia situated between
swo thriving little towns called Surco and Natn-
| cara, may he saen tho aano mountain tuunoied
twice, oilu tunuei boing directly above tho other
alta distance Of 10 or 1t0 feet Passing tlin 70,
1nantio place, still ascending eradn OF 1U5 to
I'll feet to the milo for distance OF 23 miles,
aud re teacll tilat picturesque spot. tarmod in
HinTsa iIa t:ntas la ~ a as IN our angasxo
| formed an opontng Through tho mountains,
through which passes the swift wateiB Of tho
iilyor lsinact vailed up by solid rock to
| huighs Of oyor 2,000 feet above tho bud Of tho
river, presenting = face as smooth US il
cut 80 " the hands Of skilled workmen.
Iinre may 10 seen i display Of 1nnsterlv
cnglloerlng in order to overcome this colossal
moT;,s,,n, ,,raa. ~ ins ute1 races, "nefe tho
nn,nt ~, 4eu ooa y, tue IoaG 20
EsosentB itsolf for All outlet BY forming V and
relracing tho already assed-over portion OF road
nsta5"a,t tS snu ton'.nn '!.'t'l III e'oYhEo1 10
~ t,,,;, nns5eny ~ pnea may pe snectod. Nut
s,t a. - an1efn 10 aucn opportunity presents IT.
to ,nnma tI.a ,o.s tuu,J "aa ~ 1Mefnatvo bas
ab.aa., .Mnn1t y. sus Oh volcanic rock or
nsa Inv pao}osseu M son.o; iho wol1 was 1t
su ~ .1ao ~ .,.' w. ~ sootn ss OF tue Tssf
~aa ~ n :. H.. aols .otuy an entlahco
ss.. o',i,. ~ p.t: ~ suo 'isut H'sso. "nioh "as
~ pAo uots W !e..is nlen uoMh trom tho tops
H. roi,,, ,an., ;'" VANS " !opes
sma sss.a snssayes hns '4oy a1illeu
~ s.nr sna eni.hoce. . Inis aone
sae nulh sunoeoaea 54nlo'y WIN she aad OF tha
s;da - ~ .;s.n Ana on ths Opposite
~ s.as " tae river lepet1aon ot tne same laoof
nated the fonrfnI cf,ns,n xaa snan s,s h
I'm ,n;ii,ea,t ,.a, Lrst.a "e :. s nps'nsu ~. "
tnnncI. w M q, ~ a. ~ hn;xss ~ mn rant
aLoyo tbn hed ~ I'm Iva viii e1hs. a,,d r".t
mr. m nnt,,r.i ~ sn,rv "'A1 a''aef elo 'est-
ieaiu NJ, ami rci,n {.o,,, tha .,,,.,t. .,sa =.
Tia f,,nn"i ~ % nHtar .'o st0 brposlse nlas Q!
itsnif ~, In ont-nna. - ~. " P.es1nso !i
lid of tha river IL SH foot hoia., ~. ~
snd oniv fo,v v.rJs fsc1o .ha e'.t1at so 81 ~"
Snme tnnnei t,o roa'.bad ta1is ssvcr"i toat tno h
In. s,e r;nr Ill.,, ,, 1a.ie toeL ~
tromandas III. mn, AI 1;t ;y., w ra o. @ tno
wsrnrn NJ tba Iffmso torc. ttaas a sapa.J II .u"
,hsse anein ,aooa '''fn 1t,sf r.,a Wy .a.ougn
III. craos nhs.,.1 taesse, ~ o'uet 20 overcome
isrro ann.s ~ annh'a ..an, ~ .na ~" Do.lG pu
hn iriyn th-onnh ~ ..si. sI" Iii H. ~ ~ ~
,e.rai ~ uIRn, I "A.at s,!a - ploGeu wv
nnan .; h,prn~ 49,. a'ts ts. naat. ios 1no nur
.rno1.;,e " ''o".aS aosa .ao oupsaaos sne1soy
SS H. uy% ~ ny ~ ;t ;n '!.n er ~ pass ana
-, ,v..;6', -. r.sd. ~ ~. 'i'a,s sa -. ns " eA
osbss " ,nd aa,a ~. slo osa na LIE roaa' ono
~" y, o. pI"aer "as aseu clo9t
ts s ss.ssAston e''axs 70 tllat q ~ eaf1oaaske
~. iu1as . Ttss IL %toona ~ vaootsy. Aeia we
lo1so - u.esan t!at stupohagns WORK OF
na1"sa, MI I1inzeo ana st.ll moro oeanlshea ny art.
s.., .nu nsoa out Way tn1o"Hh a!teaay compaetea
Andca a. a ncrc callad GnItor, ,ha iis,'a", aao
uont Of I'm rnsd viz tx G45 fcat ohova thsaee
Thin altjtnde ia thu nd of fha road nj H. ano.r