The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-09-06
MODERN PERU.


| MODEKN PERU.
A Manor Wars Nan Ashore --eiimpscs OF veiIed
womcn--The Gold and silver OF the Andes-Eng-
iish Enterprise and Peruvian sloth.
| Especial Correspondence OF THE SUNNY HERALD
UNITED STATES STEAMER IRoouors,
PAyTA, PERU, July $, 1885
Since leaving the United States and assoc'ating
with the people this tal-end OF Gods fair land the
central idea OF the superiority OF native heath is
| made more manifest every day Although much
Older In years than the North American portion of
the continent, the people are fully century behind
In every respect, and the commonest necessities OF
| life are lacking here In q most alarming extent.
Even the advantages In certain respect OF dlsas
trous war have not benefited these people, aud they
are In precisely the same same position as they were
years ago, when Pisarro started from this place for
his great conquest OF the Incas.
one OF the most striking characteristics OF South
America Is the wonderful uniformity Of all the cities
and smaller towns No matter whether the place
be large or small, the great Idea OF bamboo cane
aud mud predomnates, and every house, save those
OF the milllcnaires, is composed OF these articles.
Rain rarely falls on the coast, and consequently the
houses are constructed with but ono idea, and that
Is protection from the heat and dust II ever fire
should start IN one OF these places 1t would result in
Its entire destruction, as there IL no precauon
whatever against II; In fact, the idea never has en-
tered the head OF the ordinary Peruvian outside
OF revolution their mind Is centred upon only one
object, and that Is the consumption OF as much
pisco the native drink their bodies hold, and
| this failing is not alone confined to the men.
Abler pens than mine have told OF the great wealth
In gold and silver, principally the latter, which are
| buried In the Andes, only awaiting the coming OF
| some men OF energy 10 work and develop them.
There can be no doubt OF this, as is demonstrated
| every day. Even with the crude appliances Of the
Peruvians silver brought TO the coast for shipment
| to Europe in great quantities. It is transported on
the backs OF little donkeys, In some Instances heae
little animals travelling hundreds OF miles. The
amount OF weight that can he packed upon the backs
OF these dlminutivc quairupeds Is something Won
derful, AMI TO see them enter u seaport town In
irovcs OF twenty or thirty, each loaded down with
freight, Is quite picture. OF course where there
no railroads, as Is the case here, they are the only
means OF bringing the products Of the Interior to the
| coast.
Payta, although having population Of four or five
| thousand people, Is perhaps one Of the richest of
the seaport towns. From here great quantities of
native cotton. silver bullion beef, ana mutton are
shipped to Europe via the Straits OF Magellan, and
the only line OF steamers when touches here those Of
| the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, all English
organization, derive an immense revenue on freight
from the shipment OF these articles. It pity that
no American line OF steamers runs on this coast for
a more profitable field desperation can hardly he
| Imagined; yet every steamer that comes In fes the
nag OF John Bull, and the only time the Stars and
Stripes are seen Is when ian-of-war puts In here
for coal and gives the crew liberty.
The majority OF people comprising this town are q
| mixture of the native Peruvian and Andes Indian,
| and consequently are afraid of work and water
The latter article, however, Is scarce commodity
ana has to be brought from the interior upon the
| backs OF the dOnkeys mentioned BEFORE The old
time drip stone Ia In use, and one OF the usual sights
upon entering house il to see two or three large
conca-shaped water breakers alongside the door
l fOr n pf ha mi iIv Mana ~ tna
lighted, and II one happens to be caught ashore
after dark the experience OF finding the way to the
MOLE or hotel Is anything but pleasant and Is often
| attended with considerable danger The inhabl-
ants, with some exceptions, are as dirty us 1t Is
possible for people to be and live. Irefer, OF course
to the natives, and not the foreigners who are here
Tor business. Living In small onestory houses, II is
no unusual thing to see family of ten or twelve oc-
cupyipg one roOm the Ddrior OF which is the ground
floor, with the dust an inch two thick. ON either
side Is room, passage separating the two, through
which the dogs donkeys, Chickens and cattle pass
Children are seen by the hundred and as matter
OF economy are turned loose entirely destitute of
clothing. or else OF such scanty order as to hardly
merit the name Of clothes One thing that strikes
| stranger rs most queer Is why the women of South
America wear such long dresses. Here In Payta IL
| Is particularly noticeable. They streak along the
streets with their dresses trailing In the dust, and
1t never enters their brain, suppose to lift them up
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