Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-08-05

and an area of 1,900,0 600 square miles. The
seasons there are reversed. | left last
May it was very cold. Now it is dead win
ter there. The climate surpasses any
country. 1t is life-giving and invigorat-
ing. Beef hung up in the open air never
decays, but dries to a state of preserya-
ton, and great quantities are shipped all
over the world.
what kind of debt does the model
republic groan under?"
"She smiles under foreign and domes-
tic debt of Sl20000000 The revenues
for 1856 were S50,000000 and the expen
ditures $30,000,000. The foreign com
merce of 1884 amounted to a grand total
of Sl50,000000. Gold has recently been
discovered in the province of Patagonia
and an expedition has been fitted out
under the direction of the wealthy capital
lst, Senior Lezama, who has gone thither
to explore and report. Such things con
stantly keep the country booming and
give capital chance TO invest, The re-
public owns the great province of the Mis-
slons which is considered the best in the
world.
The of Ygazu, few miles above the
intersection of the rivers Ygazu and the
Panama., on the borders of the Mission
are considered superior in size beauty
and sublimity to to the falls of Niagara
They are much wider and have fall of
twenty feet greater than Niagara. The
volume of water is not as great as the
latter, but for picturesqueness they go
far ahead of the world famous falls.
Lieut.. Storms, a Swedish engineer, ex-
ploreG the Igazu fails and took photo
graphs, representing manyyiews. These
falls are just four hundred miles fro III
Buenos Ayres and are reached at present
by river Navigation. railroad is being
rapidly built that will give tourists
chance to frequently visit the wonder of
the southern continent
How does Buenos Ayres compare with
other cities?"
at is the New York of that continent.
There is no city in the world to equal it
IN enterprise and wealth according to its
size. 1t has population of 100000 and
supports twenty eight daily newspapers.
Everybody reads. The papers cost two
and one-half cents per copy. The major
ity are printed in Spanish, but nearly
every language is represented. Buenos
than any other city in the world. The
houses are generally one-stcry high. OF
late, however, bank and public buildings
have been erected three and four stories
nigh. The only building material is
brick. Telephones are everywhere, and
the city is lit up with electricity. There
are twelve theaters as finely appointed in
every way as in Europe or the United
States. Sarah Bernhardt was there when
l left, electrifying large audiences by her
wonderful impersonation of Fedora and
other characters. l saw her. She hasn't
lost her old time vigor, but plays with
wonderful animation
But the city is shut off from the
woridg"
mo, only shut off from the United
States. From thirty to sixty mail steam
ers arrive monthly, and ride in one of the
finest ports of entry in the world. One
steamer departs notify for the United
States. There are several hines of steam
ers carrying frozen cattle to Europe.
The bulk of the cattle imported to Eu-
rope that way goes from the Argentine
Republic. One beef-extract company at
Fray Bentos kill over . 800 head of cattle
per day. immigration is pouring from
Italy, Spain, France, Greece, and Ire
land. The Americans do not come to
any extent, although they would be glad
ly welcomed. The new city of La Plata,
capital of the province of Buenos Ayres
twelve miles from the city of Buenos
Ayres, is considered the most wonderful
place If its size thGt has ever been built.
1t co, aims 10000 iEhabitants The city
was constructed at a great expense by
Gov. Recha, within period of five years.
The public buildings are comparable
only to some of the finest in the United
States. Electricity, telephones, and all
the modern improvements are in use.
Millions have been spent in identifying
the city and erectgng handsome build
ings."
We'll, have they many women in the
model city,"
''Ah! yes, and the most beautiful that
eyes ever gazed upon. Mr. Frank Vim
cent, author of The Land of the White
Elephant came up with me. He declares
that the Spanish women in the Argentine
Republic are the most beautiful on the
face of the globe"