The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1879-11-26
educational Column.
CONDUCTED BIZ
Prof. w. y. SchoenbcTg.
gUDCLpS EAL3'S DISCOVERIES
AND ERAVELS.

Falb desired 10 visit one of those beau
t;ful valleys of the Adde's, whose 'chle'
attractions consist in luxnrial.t troplca!
growth, endless variety of Fauna aud
primeval solitude. Two snch valleys
were accessible from Cuzco, the one, that
of San.a Anna in the North, the other
that of Paucartambo in the east, on the
eastern slope Of the Cor i.!eras IA
Falb selected the latter, Notwithstanding
the numerous warnings OF anxious friends
and travelled without military escort, al
though the ferocious aboriglnes Of that
region have an indomitable hatred against
all pale faces.
A very interesting ride over steep
mountain sides and through arid valleys
brought Fulb to Paucartambo, the Ultima
Thule of civilization in that direction.
Here he made the acquaintance of tw"
Germans who carried on q trade with
cascavilla, the medicinal bark Of a trorl
cal tree; they had Il settlement III the
backwoods of Paucartambo, and as one
of the firm was on the point Vi visiting
that sequestered spot, Fab gladly EN-
braced the opportunity to make the tedi-
ous and often ever periious journey in
company Of the merchant and his Indian
servant. The three followed the winding
bride path up the steep &seeut and
reached, at the end Of their first days
Journey, the watershed of the CordiileTes
at an elevation Of $4,000 feet, above sea
level. Here a grand aud beautiful PIANO.
rama unrolled itself before them; tow
ards the wet spread an ocean Of heaven
scaling snow and cloud capped noun
tains i~nterspersed with charming valleys,
towards the eust the horizon-bounded
virgin forest descended into the lowlands
where, amid rank vegetation, several trih-
utaries of the mighty Amazon have their
source. Qui:e wonderful was here, al
most from the highest summit, the COZ
trsst between the eastern and the west
slope of the mountain, this bare and arid
that moist and covered with dense vege-
tation. Although it was May, the dr:est
portion OF the year, YET the travellers must
I, often dismonnt to lead their frightened
mules over the soft, onzv bottoms. The
fSeth which they followed in their descent
was formed by the remains Of an Inca
rosd, much used in times gone by, when
the Incas and their warlike neighbors
lived in continual f nd, hut pow seldom
trod by Caucassi.n or Indian, especially
since the latter have destroyed all White
settlements in the valley with the ezcep
ton of San l!;gael, tic cascavil!o farm,
our travellers destination.
The settlement was very unp.eten6ing
in all but the name; it consisted Of a sin
&c hut which sheltered the two Indians
engaged in obtaining the bark, and their
German orerseer, ia whom FuiU found Il
highly educated yonng man, we'll 'a!cn
lated to assist, and, from his acquaintance
with the Surroundings, to guide the ar
dent explorer. For seven weeks Falb
enjoyed the primitive life in this tropical
paradise and dnripg that time became
acquainted with several natives VINO vis,
tied San Miguel. They appeared wei!
disposed towards the pale faces and
showed their perfect trust and friendly
feeling by returning in about a week with
their wives and children; to one OF the
women, an Indian belle, with handsome
features and graceful shape, Fab gave a
bright silver coin which she at once sns-
pended on a ring in her-nose, with the
joyful cry korite, kVrjkr (siivcr, silver
Mesdames les saucoges enjoy Guery as
much as their highly civilized sisters; in
default of precious metals and gems they
decorate their necks and arms7 !fb- trings
of the teeth and bones Of monkeys and
even fasten The larger bones upon the
one garment which they usually wear.
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