The Lambertville record., 1882-01-18
SOMETHING ABoUT Chilli.

Chill is a long, narrow territory. Here the
Andes mountains put forth their greatest
efforts. Here is Aconcagua, the King
Mountain of the New World. The very
passes here, from Chian cities to Brazilian
cities, are $4,000 feet and even 14,000 feet
above the sea. YEA one is mentioned of the
unheard of height of 10000 feet. No wonder
we bear of travellers suffering from WEAKNESS,
dimness of sight, pains in the head, and sick
ness The vultures which soar above your
head in the clear blue sky are eyeing you and
your mule. Possibly one or both of you may
drop, and provide the birds with meal
In the south of this country (t is /, 200
miles long), the rains are abundant, and at
Conception the eye is delighted with the most
rich foliage. AT Valparaiso, further north,
though it means "the Valley of Paradise"
the hills are poorly clad, and look starved and
naked. AS you keep going nortnward, things
get worse ; hills aud plains are covered with
sand, and there is no ran and there are no
streams.
stranger may enter Chilan house at
any hour and always be sure of a welcome.
At Santiago, the capital, the people are
more polished, but quite as hospitable as those
in Valparaiso. When you enter, the lady of
the house presents you with rose. The
ladies at a party are ranged along the wall,
with their shawls drawn over their heads and
across their chins, SO as nearly to conceal their
faces. They are gay, lighi-hearted people.
When Captain Hall visited Valparaiso, one
Christmas-time, he saw some bulls bdited. 1t
was not very serious work He calls it very
boyish exhibition, which made everybody
laugh. About midnight everybody was out
of doors, enjoying the cool air. Theie were
parties dancing listening to singers
gay parties laughing and talking. Mingled
with the crowd were Withholding borsemen,
every now and then. Some of these free-and-
easy cavaliers would stoop their heads and
ride into crowded public house, take some
drink, and ride out again, while no one won
dered.
The interior of Chill is very wild and beau
ttul. The fields are covered with viues, aud
olive trees, aud sweetscented shrubs, aud
decked with all sorts OF gay blossoms. The
vines are planted like gooseberry bushes, in
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mense cellars of wine which is kept in
gigantic Jars.
The roads being badly suited for carriages,
nearly all travelling is Zone ON horseback. -
Sometimes, however, picnic party goes in
Ca etta, covered wagon, to some lovely spot
in the mountains. Captain Hall once travel.
ed in such ioltng, crea&ing machine. He
found handsome dinuer awaiting him. AT
ter dining. The -parly- Mant- tn ,andAl,--al
returned To the city laden with roses and
sweetbrier.
Chill is great mining country there are
copper, silver, and gold mines. OF these the
first are most valuable, the last are the least
valuable. They have a saying in-Chili, "a
diligent man who works copper mine is sure
to gain he who opens one of silver may gain
or lose but il the mine be of gold he is sure
to he ruined" There is, however, but one
gold mine for fifty Of copper. The proprietor
of the mine lives at his farm near the shaft,
and attends to the process of smelling He
has an agent at one of the seaports, who is
generally far the richer man of the two. In
this volcanic region earthquakes are terribly
frequent. AT Santiago all the houses are of
one story, to lessen tho danger from these
frghtful quakings of terra .frma. When
Captain Hall was once visiting family, on
fuddeu the whole party jumped up, cast away
music aud work, aud screaming out, Mise,-
icordia! Miserfcorda! =" rushed into the
street, which was He'd with people crying out
the same word. 1t was an earthquake ! 1t is
curious that foreigners are at first insensibe
to shocks which frighten old residents out of
their senses. They say, before you hear the
sound you are conscious of something uncom.
mon about TO happen ; everything seems to
change color the whole world seems in dis
ORDER aud no wonder people are alarmed.
The town of Copiapo was destroyed every
twenty-three years. How dreadful it must
solid earth all in motion, waving to and fro
like the surface of the sea
The people generally temperate. At
the country inns you get huge bowl Of large
black figs, and tumblers of lemonade, new.
baked white bread and fresh butter, and Par
aguay tea, a very favorite drink in the coun-
try. AS you enjoy your meal you can one
snowy peaks. Though they are sixty miles
from the capital, they seem to oyerhang it.
The wild cattle and horses are caught by
the lasso, which is a rope made of strips of
hide, with moose or slp-knot (lazo) at one
end. The Chilians are very clever with it,
They can throw it over an animals horns, or
around its body, as they please, yea, and
while they are on horseback, galloping at full
speed. 1t is most wonderful art. Twom
win fearlessiy encounter and kin a wild bull
or wild horse. They have been known to
asso a cannon, and overturn it on a field OF
battle, and to drag officers out of boat
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