Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-12-19
AT PUNTA ARENAS.
A TOWN WHICH IS TIE ONLY SET,
ELEMENT ~ PATAGONIA.
a Deso,,tr L'0t'n. Village Fan Of Uu.
man Irittw""d- intere.ttny turio,.
Hie. Ter N~.l.-Ostrich Feather
RUS Throw ing the ti".As

~ New Ncr,- Fl"'
owe o"k NJ Ibis place is enou-I to con
vince tie mos; i%ucreduious tuaI whor cr
io,a eel lhr p1 al colony OF l,.iI did not
intend the convict : life si nd br y IappY
one 1t iieS ON a ong spit which stretches
rut into the stats. and the Eugish call
IL andy TO ut, bu. a letter name woud
&C ape DISSOLUTION. IonviCls are sent
here 10 tonger. but some Of those remain
who came when ,liIi kept the seeds and
lar es > OF her revoiutlo,S here There
used to be IA military guard. but that was
Withdrawn during the war with cru,
ANA a., Tie prIspuer> vino would consent
H. enter use army got a ticket of leave.
he 20 crGur res DIES in what was oace
hc barracks ana horses are kept in what
Wa u.cd a,a >tJckade. jlun-cr. decay,
ana drearlnrss are inscribed upon every
lhing on the faces OF the men as well as
the houses they live in, and The people
look as d s~cruraging as the mud
The town j. ME. csiing. because ii is
the only settlement in alta coma. and Of
course the only one IN the straits. 1t is
about 4, JOG miles from The southcrnmost
owu on the west coast Of Sonth america
10 the first Port ou the eastern coast. u
voyage which ordinarily requires tifteeA
da.s. and. as Puuta Arenas is about in
the middle OF the way, it possesses ON
attractions. spread out IN the mud are
30 houses, more or less, which shelter
from the ,ca,c,Css storms "a community
OF 500 OF 1000 people. representing all
sorts and conditions Of men. from the
primrVai IND IN iyi e 10 the pure I auca.
san con Rus, traders, tuSlli, es, wrecked
sealncH, q sCrtCgS from al the nayics i'll
tie world hinamcn. negroes. Po.eS,
Italians. andw.ch ISLANDERS. ! ortuguese.
men who have ted from ,ustice, wander.
ing ews and human driitwooi Of every
tongue and cline cast up Dy the sea and
absorbed in A community scarcely one of
which o Il be vi ling TO tell why he
came here. or would they stay if iiicy
could GCt away 1t is said that in Punla
Arenas Cah be found an intcrp elcr Tor
every language known 10 ihe modern
word. bat, though the + ace belongs to
Chill English L. most generally spoken.
here are some decent people here, ship
agents and trades who came for bust.
lie s reasons. "A consul or two. and among
others an lris!i Physician. Dr. tcnton,
who Is the host and urac c sought by every
st!an or VINO arri es. cvasiouaily some
yachting party stops here Oh "A voyage
around the world, or "a man of war cruis.
u.s. VI C4N 1871 w Wv wv raw
STEAMERS bouu d from iuropet TO the South
acitc ports, or returning thence. pass
every day 'r twu. SO thar cDmmuui ation
is nept up with the res: Of the universe
and lEe people VII" H. at this antlpodcs,
where the sun il seen IN the north ahd Tie
fourth 81 u ConlCa Il. Ia dc. tn OF
y nler agc pTetty wcI informed as 10 at
iai,S "a lac oiher cad o. tie globe. The
la ilnIy j. about thai Of Green and. aud if
YOU h,,tuc globe OYER you VII see that IL
&, &c ~paturrnmo.t town in the world,
iur,Acr >,ulh than The taoc Of Good
l.opc or any Of the Inhabited islands.
ere are TO be- urclased many inter.
rstng relics. and passengers who are
:. rInnatc rn0ugll 1, ret ashore 60 back
10 ucjr ship ioa .cd down vain Indian
IT de-. she Is aud y.ur sl. tu>kS OF sea
iluH~. scr cHt ski =, agatcN from Cape
Horn, turtle shells. and The curious tails
81 HE armadlllo. II wh.Cl the indians
corr, thrs wal paint Lui The rrettiest
Ia - TO tc bought at II IN .A:c rs are
tn" ostrich rug made al the breasts OF
The Noyng I.rds, rs SOFT rs i Wn. and -
beautiful as pluma9c can he. The
- umcS Of the ostrich are pluckcd from
The wings and tail while The bird Is
alivc, but 10 make a rug the little ones
are Kill "a and skinned and the sofi
flu Y breasts are sewed toge her until
they rcacn the size OF a blanket. Those
brown ard those of the purcst white are
allcr atcd. and the combination produces
"A cry nae artistic ellect They are too
danny aud beautiful to be spread upon
he tOOr. but can be used as carriage
robes. or 10 throw over the back of a
60 zach or char sometimes ladies use
them as puncis for the front of dress
sKlrts, and nus they are more striking
than anI fabric "A loom can produce
bera C OAKS have been made of them
also. To the gratih cation OF The d sthetic.
The are too rare to be common and too
beau ituI 10 ever tire the eye.
tuanaco skins are carried away from
Punta hrcnas also. and are considered
very tine hese are the wearing apparel
of The indians. and with the ostrich rugs
-ihr chief results of their chase. In alta
gcu!a ostriches are not bred rs at the Cape
OF Guod Hope. hut run wild, and ar
rapidly getting eAterninated. The In
dians chase them on horseback, and catcl
them with be- as, two heavy ba Is upon
the end Of a rope I raspiug -One ball ia
The hand they gajlop after HE ostrich, and
whirllng he other bail around Their heads
Ike "A coil Of lasso, they let go when ear
enough to the bird, and The two ba Is,
still re 81 ing in The air, if skilifuliy iii
rccted w L wind around the long legs Of
the ostrich and seud him turning somer
saultS upon the sand. The Indians then
leap from The saddle. aud, II they are out
of meat cut the throat OF tie bird and
carry the carcass 10 camp but if the +,
have no need # food. they pull the iOng
plumes from his al aud wings. AID Ie,
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