The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-24

nav Peru Tor the privilege OF buying a return load
for his mules. The consequence ~ that Bolivia WITH
q 500 900 people, aud country magp ihcenty rich
in cereals and minerals, is comparativey unknown
aEd lamenlably poor. Her mountains are filled with
10 noras that could they DO transported, would en-
rich the world her forests furnish scores OF cabinet
woods; her neids produce three crops yearly Of
grain and most frultuiy OF cocoa, conee aud sugar
while on her pastures brouse immense herds OF
llama, vicuna, sheep and alpaca All OF Ids wealth
Is isolated aud OF Tue prooueas o. Tue ,nhh,,s y
because It cannot be transported out OF Inc
country 800. -.
II iho contractors competent 10 furnish the
money, material and men, and II, after the road Is
completed II be worked despite lever, nostalgia,
smallpox, savages and the powers o. nature inc
hitherto IL yinc!ble obstacle will be conquered TheD
If the reports OF the interior be true, ana tue natur
apathy OF people who require but little clothing. no
Injuries and but such food an overland nature
furnishes them, can be overcome ana tney oe ~.
duced 10 work Tor tina outsiao WORLD inc aiesms =.
fortune which have ured on the enthusiastic people
who are risking much may bc realized fnt
future only can tell the sequel 10 the story which
now beginning TO unfold Itself on the Madeira
CITY PARA.
Since your correspondent has been in Para no has
and tho probable chance Americans will have
in the struggle for existence, should Inc rail-.
WAY depot &c o success sns sea,.n q sos
hardly necessary 70 state that Para IL not cool
place Nevertheless alt ough II Is on the Equator,
the heat Is not terrific ~ one would imagine The
thermometer has It's maximum ~ an average Of 81
degrees and the minimum al ~ degrees 81 Fahrenhc
In middle of the day the heat Is intense, when ono
Is compelled TO be in tho sun, but as night comes on
cool Dreezes blow aud The air becomes more cDdura-
bic A midsummer day III New York would express
what Para as general thing. There are some
American merchants here who seem as hardy aud AZ
robust as any in the states and many OF English
rss,uenas although long established here, have not
yet the bloom Of their native land correct lie,
abstinence from stmulants, and those precautions
which are ordinarily observed by sensible people dur.
ing the prevalence OF warm season IN the United
Statcs, wil enable any man In good health 70 live
comfortably In Para despite the heat
YELLOW FEVER
Tho bugbcar yellow lever need not be feared. II 10
useless deny that OF lever do not occur at all
seasons assert that Para Is at any time perfectly
from the disease. The authorizes OF the Enter.
prise assured that not case OF yellow fever had
made its appearance within month, yet her surgeon
SAID this morning that he had seen convalcsceni
case at tho hospital on shore within twenty-foui
hours the fact IS that yellow fever Is 80 much dis
OF the country that but little attention Is paid
u unless II becomes epidemic; then. OF course, II
tho usual alarm. Europeans are liable to be
attacked by after they have been tho city tol
some months, aiier they have been especially sub
jected morbic influence but for the comtors Of
those who expect to here II be SAID inai
the disease is generally most mild aud thoroughly
OF himself he may expect 10 die. but. other
things being equal, yellow fever need no more be
fatal hero than Is our ordinary remittcnt fever az
home Americans must stand their chance with tho
the other diseases OF the city are con-
ccrned. They need suffer no more tnan Ia any other
part OF WORLD and TACT, Para can boast as low
death among It's adult population as acy city In
HOW THE SURVEY WILL BIZ DOME
The Enterprise will leave here on the Sd inst ana
proceed directly 10 Manaos, Oh the Anazonas This
has been decided upon because II Is very i'm
porant The ship should get rs lar up the river as
possible before the steam launch and ordinary work.
ing boats take up work The Madeira now bogins
10 fall at tho Of about eight feet pcr month"; II
the work that river should be undertaken alter
that the Amazon 1t is quite possible that San
Antonio could not be reached without mucn labor.
AT this SO OF year there is saId to be plenty
OF water 10 San Antonio for vessels drawing sixteen
feet Whether IL be true or not remains TO be
seen.
From Manaos after obtaining permission from the
President OF tha Province oil Amazonas the ship
will proceed to the mouth OF the MADEIRA and begin
active work. 1t Is probable that Two mon this will
cOniplish this. Then the soundings ana positions
will be verified on the return. and the Amuzonas
mapped on u down The survey should Dc
completed IN months from this date; therefore,,
II no Intervenes, the Enterprise will
be home BY November l, 1873.