, 1876-07-15

the highest MT lls feet. "on the sccon! 'llyis-
ion, thr tntat amount af excavation 'sns ~,
NO rubfc yar'ls, the deepest cut hcinE l:f aeet
der ,.scd. l1,5itl qulntnis" There Is .n. ni''"t
tunnel, md uuIy fumr bridges, q! Atlcrl;nMl,,
tic longest of which stretches l.t3 ieet i.
maximum grade Is per ccnt " H. ,'c Ea.t s,.'Hu n
Arenulpa III miles, thc rosst crntfcste h!nss y:
an altitude Of l4od fscs nn @ ns'c: ITTs". rbs nnrs
through cut Vi only no1 iccs mlne i. u1n ~
Mat wtite; az. r"t + or, nt II % Excavation,
rs ols, ,,urhnls, in tho sulrcrllgs of tsle mn,
arising {rnui want IT fntrl nn.s fuel, a'l'' r.
prevalence uf rain, SHOW, g, anu ', fn,G1sr ,,.r, al,
articles ut fool, rs bcu,lt for example; fnr tile
water ,ilcd fcf0rc 1t was fairly hot. 70 that tlt
men wrrc obliged to nae eloscd taf!s to cttok W.
der PRESSURE But ii,efe ~ .s Gaa WI M.s' oria ,ta
morc frrriv nt hrIt attitudes, nnA less fuel ts
needed X telegraph I!ae lollows tho ratlrsa;tl',,
Eighty y-tvemllcs 'f sinsh Pipe hare beel' ! laiti
watcr irs, stnts,il III the mountains 600 feet
i'irI. Thje 1r.,t, uquetltet-tl.u longest lit tlo
wsri.l-t4st s21, ,UO pcr nr, a,ul discna,ycs !s',-
OO} galuns tn twcnty-four i's,l1ra. lcavIhg ai9l-
western , nscliyites Il tic mountains, mil croskos
thu great, trneklcss desert OF 1alay, 20 miles
IL IN f,sealtl,. "Nothtng l,reaks lllo n!onutony
but now at,l tier M'raEo, l'erc q ah.l tl!ere
Willie volcanic dust; for the surface Of this OF
sand s rea!ly" "s rcstlcss Us tug observation-disclosures
Of vegctatIon, savo here ant there an ,,, ,nsl,,y,
gaunt- looki1'g eactus; yet nrounl Tug lealsy
Tho fo7 miles from Moslcf'tlo IT, ArsAlipa hro
lfcs oi, tlv c1.tirc rot1ts. Arcqar stands I, Il
luxur!ant valley, 10 miles long l,y miles willie,
II green spot Iii MI artl waste, kent noat anil
fcrlllcby tlie littlc RvcrChile. !selcrntcl $40
~ - ft1j II Il.
mate; but is In VOLCANIC regiull, anil subject t.,
frequent earthquakes. It Inns population 81
40,600, ami depends cl1ley upun tflc tratle ~
alpaca. Tho city receives srlmallMy NY H. from thc M
1nmpa tlc Arrscns ut m elevation Ut Il, ,0N feet.
| Vinc!n.nyo, vitlngo vreatc1 BY. til" railroad,
and the only pnc OH the wllulc line, fs situated
| lI,i4I feet. Tho sulsnlt Of thu ron,l is 1I,tA(
feet above tho ractIlc. From tl!s the tlcsscni
to runo-a town Of 5000 inal'!tanta-fs =, II:
| feet. Tlla Is tho eastcrn terminus Of an expect
returns, must be extended ltl vnrtts directions
| 4 tributary, leading fran n point near PutD Il
Cuzyo, distant 2lU miles. a. II process @ y con con
str.tction, at cost t,f s. 0oo oeo Ihs lllEties
midway bctwrcn tlle two tcrmini; md, during
tlic a,icccetling % miles proceeding townrt
Czco, theirs Is n descent u u, QUO feet ioilo!e'
by ri*o nf 7,350 feet III tho !4st 20 " W miles
Mr. Meiggs }lNs Ind ut ono ttInu cot,ttnets wilt
tho Peruvian Government lor building sever
raruuls, with m aggregate lsngth gh q oon.iles
Mntl for d consideration nf Sl33,9oJ,000. 10 mee
tllis enormous expense, tc Government dope,lt!
Islands, amounting, agcord!t,E to rfo!; ortot,'
reckoning, To 100 tons, nnd wortl! an tn
spot tn nGg, ~ x dfs"surss ts a' q, tfat f1
sSq' tar o,Iutni; a;o is sxiaust'ess mines
precious l,Ictnls; asll ,nn Its bo,.i1iless Wualt
of vegetable productions OF an almost inilnit