New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-23

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occupied by CHILEAN troops, and peace reigned In
the Asatic colony for a season. Before long. how
| ever, its members were deeimated IN the same
| stealthy manner, and the community was again
| greatly excited. aud called upon their gods for
assistance. deliverer arose IN the person OF Eau
| Fou-FeeI or Manuel Maria de la Cruz. the Peru
| yians have dubbed HIM, Chlnaman of standing
and great ability. who offered TO devote himself to
ferreting out the offenders II the colony would sup
port his acts. Being 50 authorized; he proceeded
with Oriental secrecy, cunning ana perseEciance,
and in two weeks laid bare an ingenious aud dew
i>h scheme for entrapplng ms couutrymen, III
that OF their IN )st respected and wealthy
members Pon Ch0ng- POu, was tn. moving spiiit in
the whole affair. Under the luisc Of philahtnro-
pist lac betrayed his couutrymcn into this horriDio
slavery. Agents were employed 10 ohef 10 Ihlna-
men in a destitute state and there are many such in
Lima since the war good wages 10 work IL the city
or its enyrons. giving them small advance By
way Of dlveTtIng suspicion. They were led 70 q
certain house. seized. bound robbed al all effects
that might be coveted by their nbumaD capt0rs.
and sent IN wagons tO the launches as described.
After the authorities had closed The port Of Che
rllos the little abandoned port Of HUacho was
made the outlet Tor this dab0llcai trainc. Nhen
arrested and brought TO trial the traitor protested
that lie was only acting the part OF nthf0pisS
in sending his cOuntrvinen away Instead OF allow.
ing them to starve 10 the streets OF Lima He viii
probably meet with summary punishment but has
trial Is not yet completed.
HISTORY OF Az NDTAN SHRINE.
Not long since / made little excursion To
CoqUmbo and thence to the valuable copper mines
near Oaille. new railroad is in course Of con-
structon, and already extends to within three
miles of the latter town. TIE country north Of the
Coquimbo is arid waste. although south Of tho
stream stretch fertile fields producing all varieties
of fruit and grain. 1t was therefore with surprise
and delight that soon after leaving the port Of
Coqumbo ! deserted the pleasant green Of cult
waited fields. They are irrigated by means Of an
aqueduct eighty miles long, and produce abundant
crops The vision soon faded, and | proceeded
through mountain gorges and the monotonous
stages of a sterile rocky district. whose only charm
was vastness and savage strength. | heard q
curious legend connected with tine town and shrine
OF Andacollu place Of great sanctity in indian
eyes:
About the time of the Conquest an Indian princess
was travelling in state with her retinue through
this desOlate region. She sat in a char strapped
upon the back OF a bearer peon. as the pro-
traveller of to-day rs transported through the
passes of the Andes The barbara princess giit-
tered with gems aud gold. her long hair Was braided
with strings of pearls, aud the diamonds about
her dusky throat were worth kings ransom. In
the shade OF the mountains gushed ont tiny raj,
and here the hot and weary troop would Ian have
made halt but 10 their sore dismay the naughty
daughter of the lncas gave the Pcremptofy com
the exhausted pCOn kneelng 10 allow has mis-
:ress 10 descend. In obedience To this mandate 10
proceeded few hundred Yards onward where
barren plateau lay stretched beneath the blazing
t0rrld sun Here IN particular spot came the
order to halt, the princess descended, knelt upon
the parChed earth. and remained IN y religious
ecstacy alternately raising her face and aims TO the
sky aud bowling herself upon the ground, While ner
retnue stood by, awesiruCk ana mOtiOnIess. lGe
legged relates that the youthful princess had IN a
vision behcd a fair and fender woman holding IN
her arms a child whom she called upon the maiden
to worship IN this spot. \ temple ana a SHRINE SHRINE
soon arose dedicated TO the Madonna aud Chlld
the princess being baptized therein 10y priests or
the new faith while her Jewels went 20 deck the
altar of her divinity The Roman Catholic priests
even to the present day employ this legend With
great effect a means OF converting the lldians
with whom the shrine of And@co.O, appealing 10
their traditions anu their superstition Is a. sacred
a, Mecca TO the faithful M0sem or the hoy city
Delhi to dweilers on the lndus. On the zith OK
December The devout Indians from all parts or inc
country 90 up % the town as m Judea IN the lays
of IIerOd the King the people went up 10 De taxed,
each to his city. They remain at the shrine
IN worship until the 26th day, when they disap-
pear again. leaving the spot deserted. All tie halt,
lame and blind make pilgrim ages there, anI tho
well and wicked 20 too. believing that Journey 10
AndacoO will 20 long way toward securing their
salvation Last year thirty thousand people
visited the spot, aud among them came two Indians
| man and his wife, who being grleVously III nai
vowed to visit the shrine with rich Offering II tho
! Blessed Virgin would only lend helping hand 70
! their recovery. Fulfilling their promise they were
rendered CONSPICUOUS among thS Pagr'ms ~ Ing ing
carried in plain sight and deposited IN the treasure
| box of the Virgin.
GILLIAN ENGINEERING.
Leaving this storieI region, was carried along
the steep ascent girdling the mountains in my up
train became more grand with each turn; snow
capped peaks revealed themselves yelled in the blue
mist of distance while close at hand Wild ySrges
opened before my eyes. and yawning abysses that
threatened TO engulf the train. crossed bridge
at this point whose peculiar construction awakened
nv surprise Tho bridge built when the road was
constructed had been carried away short time
ago, but the superintendent of the road soon re
placed II By the exercise of great ingenuity.
Timber is scarce in this arid region. and not easily
procured at short notice. Old rails were placed in
pairs on end and riyetted together 20 small strips u
plate-ron placed on each side At these points the
different columns OF each pier were braced to each
other and the whole made so rigid and strong that
il will remain a permanent bridge.
There is one station apparently IL the midst OF
the desert with only two stunted trees in sight that
goes by the name Of Pezerey or klughsh. About
this station was told IN extraordinary story WITH
solemn assurances of its truth. little bro0S. AZ
first overlooked, was pointed out to me, which
one would Judge to be the outlet of tiny spring.
but which, II seems. comes from distant noun
tain side, and dries up entirely IN SUMMER SOME
times disappearing. IN fact, for over TWO years.
But whenever II reappears or even pools OF water
after a rainfall lie it's bed, most delicious fishes
fouud sporting up and down the tiny riyulet;
they rival mountain trout m deilcacy and iufnisn
the natives with luxurious hylug. Qualls ana
mama IN the wilderness could not have been
more miraculous apparltlOn. i was told tnat These
fishes had been ound in beds of moist gravel fifteen
feet below the surface Of the earth The eXplana-
ton gwen of their preservation Is that these DIS
cernng fishes work their way down 10 suDterranean
pools as those above disappear. They oblgingy
reappoar to be caught and eaten at the first cppor
tunltv .
After n ride Of enc hundred and twelve miles
arrived at the terminus, three miles from Oallle,
NV objective point, which reached in carriage Of
a clumsy and Anticipated pattern. The town Is or
some Importance but all its interest centres In the
mines. which are large and well managed. Most or
them are owned by Engishmen. The engineers and
most of the skilled aborers are Europeans, though
the miners are Indians. 4 horrible accident &C.
cured in one Of the principal mines not long ago.
A shaft caved in. imprisoniHg seventy-two miners
in a drift where thev remained four weeks recev-
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