New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-20

large ch1mhcfrd fortress. flum thuqutdr' thc fN''
te minus Of The road went by horse thirty Mules be
yond examining several outcrups of semibliahinous
COAL very fragile. put the best have seen in al Peru
Farther ny, the valley became ravin' and ne ravinc
in turn narrowed 70 cleft between two walls ~
rock. Meanwhile, the path, skitng along the face ot
precipcc hundreds OF feet above the roaring rNe
was often not over Two feet wide afforded the most
fearfuy grand view have taken IN south Arcriel
AT the altitude Of 5000 feet the steep slope OF DO"
barren mountain passed extensive still walled
up on the side, The work Of ancient race That
made the very top' Of the mountains pay tribute
Near Casma u tn Casullo a. Caveras" consisting
OF four c0ncoutic, oIpucal walls OF uncut stone, en-
closing two orcular structures The exterior wall has
four gates while he second wan passed only by in'ii
cate passagcs. It evidently Gibraltar The
remains at Chancay aud Aucon ara extensive budai
mounds The shifting sand well "a the excavations
OF rec-luute :, has une3rthad tho bones OF many q
poor fellow who land down, nobody knows wnel'
for the resurrection Judged by the neis and other ar
es found with the dead also by the type % skull the
majority OF the lowest class. Very few metallic
instruments have been found; yet ile silver vase Wis
discovered lately by a French commission. The ruins
of Ancon supposed 10 he older than hose or aQ"h
ing places since not mentioned IN the Spanish cn'o
ces as IL would have been had it exsted II has nae
bay an must have been large and Important city.
Doubtless IL finished its history long before the ARRIVAL oi
PizalrO.
The be,pt,rnl and v-eu-vntared Valley OF the Rnac.
with its ,icgttful climate magnificent background, ana
splendid harbor could not have escaped tho notice OF ihe
aborigincs Of Peru. There must have been city "i
Kings here long before the time Of Pzarro on even 81
Nance apac. There are remains OF a large cry near
Cosca: and all alo x the ue Of the Oroya railroad SIC
see evidences Of u thriving and busy population
They were not race Of iders whatever else they may
have been. ana they certainly a very proliLc
,eope We infer 10 from thor extensive ceiheer1et'
the vast remains Of villages and works and their uni
yersa agriculture. Trrices are seen running NJ ne
mountan-sidc the height OF 1900 feet. LNp"fd"s
nothing, aud having few animals, thoY must nave nun
brreG millions nave needed such cconom.cai cum
vation Of every OF soil The largest c.iecon o.
antiauitIt~ Lima is Dr. Matrdos AccnrGlhr ~ ta','
the finest pottery made 800 1i1iio kccha) AiH W.
and the best textile ftorcs ana crnameh+ or E" N
Ancon. There come mln,lDs anu aci1s OF ll! tle
designs and bright coors. the pI;ters running tnIoIs9
the r1brc. Tine hu4cos SNOW Tue pit'ailAS I'sys ~
the time: SYPHILIS, cprosy aud OpntEGl Ii just seut-
of lima are the extensive ruins OF Pdch3canac, now
only a mass OF crumbng adobe The watts are en'f-
uiOsy thick. proving tat al vas ST. h-i 4oI tloe
CITY, inc the shrine ~ the ancient worship
MoILENDO AND AGEQUGPA.
But on 20 Cdzco for /, tlo Oh the coast below
Pacnacanlc to interest antiquarian. Tlkug one Of
the rnacrihcln Liverpool steamers that leave Caiiao
every fort. light, in two days am IN Moendo. hocnio
il the sudden creation OF the railway. Before us tne
Pacific; behind 10 for hundreds ot miles IL
per feet desert, with only here aGG there an oasis IKE
TamOO and Arcqupl There is no harDor, AMI II IS some
thing Of feat TO get ashore But Molendo is the start
iucpont of the longest railroad in the southern IIeni
spncr-tnc MOcndU, Arequipl AMI Puao l.tr ap Wh"'e
ary tron ,Ae ocean over nc t'rl,IeIas
riImhs he h, Gntan In zezag fash 1n. oitru appar
euty parallel tracks, hut every drn aHor1lnS 5000
uauOramAs and ia shoots across the Great ~tit ol
isa, where u0ting breaks tine mCIpt0ny hut now AMI
diem mirage and here and there a sind-une There is
scarcely trace OF vegetation except around the leaAy
.-atCf-tsuks Of tle stauol-.
Arcquipa lies in a green valley watered by the mite
Chile RIVER and surrounded by bnr.cu alis powdered
with volcanic DUST at the altitude Of 1000 feet anl at
the foot OF the volcano OF MIST, which Uses 1000 feet
higher II a spot famous for earthquakes, ana
the ,ltv has So little recovered from tAe shock Of
1868 that that appears have happened Yesterday
It Is the second civ ia Pru claiming 10000; but th're
il. no Industry it is only dry port for the INTERIOR e-
peclally for the alpaca trade. Tle city spends 10000
s,- a year ou fireworks for religious purposes Ghd a.
lows s University 10 remain heap Of "ins. T'ilpe
band g. scarce but very productive, yielding one hundfed
bushels " corn per The climate DE- delightful 1d
singular coincidence bathed n me Nlchy "aleIs i
de 0f 800 feet with Joi. Flint he courteous super
10 -, t. ,-ii IcveT h. for,ofTrn visited IN.
Z. pictured R,cSs," seen hv Rivers thirty years ago
Trey are about twenty-five niles fOm ArtQlil1, near
tho Quisnuarau. station, ri an altitude OF about 5000
d,sc.t covered with rude drls- winch. Won rschudi
tell thc story OF events anterior 70 the d! tasty "i
the IuCts.
Ieft Arequip, December y, in the snperirtonden''s
car and I'm twelve Jul.aea fhe line. which
nad trGyered three years ago. affords very little nov
cty There not village on the route unless We ef-
cert the railroad buildings at Fincacaya The hrst nail
shows no signs ohfa oais yolcanic aiouG ne other ha
are seen herds OF vculs alpacas and sneep feeding on
the coarse suntcd grass ura the r>t siatol Is ce!e
GRATED for lis SULPHUR and iron waters which issue from
near the base of Il lofty ledge Of JuI,-sc limestone
Thence the aek ascends rapidly buf "ety crrultosly-
clmgug - the sides OF The mountains, and cutting
th,i hills of trachy,c ashes. cindCis and rocks tiat
must have issued from multitude OF craieis on the
flank OF Cuioual Tue NhOie amount Vt tAiLStV'l ~
,his division was nearly ten millions " cubic yards ana
Innch OF IN was me a. an altitude 1900 feet higher than
Noun, WlshWgt One hundred mles Irom At,qmr'l -
Vincacaya me halfway station. H. Az cet ABOVE tne
AGA some meteorological observations, tdkcn on t4la
interesting spot with inst dmtnis furnished ny M
Smithsonian lust.tuion, show the following 3feiise lor
last June: Dry thermometer. 32oS wet, ~ ana ioi
December, dry Thermometer, 49, |et, ~ DE- inc
coolest day last y"g Was August - when Inc tenpera
turc nj q a. ~. was =.
few miles further on and 300 feet higher i the sum
init OF The rodAtO del C;ucero, drear and desolate
cold ami silent region. We apt o tark that the top
OF the Andes l. sharp ridge the contrary. il Is
bOggy pa,npa covered vita short gras and cumrs o.
needic-ike jch@-the natural home OF ycuias aud Of
pacas. There i've kinds OF q" PeTuy sheen" The
llama. the largest, s used chiefly beast OF burden
It's wool is mixed with coarse hairs, and is worth
only onetiTd as nnch alpaca. The airaccalled bl
the Indians "plc6cna"s a smaller animal with uniform
fney aud longer wool, which brings now h.ty cents
pound. It, color may be black bfoHn, vhte. Iar
coored The alpaca has f0reOck, winch Is wanting 40
tine iaIna. The huaHaco s little smaller tiaa The
lama and j. OF one cOior-yeOwi>h brtwn-and coarse
"a .ir runs through wuoi, in thr luna. Tn
ciina .. sI smaller, and rcourcd. and rs soff, silky
wool brings Sl50 a qumia. The huarz Is q cross
between tie llama and alpaca ANA the NO1i l. a medium
between the tWU.
From the summit 20 the lake the prevailing rocks are
sandstone with intrusive diDTite, cong merate, and
limestone. 10 Il interesting TO note how few elements
suffice t0 make zap the variety of nature; bow 40 the
Audrs We recognize tine WY same i.Il nuoras That
make u cur NrWE gland muCuianS n D. also curious
20 observe how few elements make human ua-lic
the Ike traits 0Gt ia ttesc rude l1daHs a. IA
broadway, din uns only IN degree.
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