New-York tribune., 1890-06-13

r,o,isb commercial esccndency in these countries
American capital remains OUT Enghsh money soe'
Al The two Lobos Islands, from which vast guam,
titles of ruano lave been taken by feru anu
Chill. lie of the desert coast OF Iayta incs1 aS
leposts have exceeded fifty feet III thicKhess, anu
have heen near the surface. so as to he easily
worked The guano birds, gulls, erhs anu '.a 9.nea
snecies are constantly seen flying III great nocRs
along the coast and swooping down upon Hsn III
hO"S tIo So,ars Of the Pacific The shores Of Callao
Raw are fre1uented by large ana handsome
scavcnger Lrd-the black pelican Az Ihe lsiShu
of San Lorenzo. in the same nni"o "eeo in
creot numbers All these waters swarm WIN nsn
of superior quality for the table. IN no otaer as
quarter of South America can ode With tbe
sta MT meat-eatng which for some occult reasVn is
considered essential to health In ms par! ., sle %
world This is one of nature conlpe,is,J;mo ; ,Vr @
withdrawing rain from this codeo III" "'Si"e "P
the springs OF vegetaHon'
TEMPERATURE OF THE TWO SEABoAkDs
Another and even more striking compensation
is found in the climate, which, IL not unlior" III
drvness. Is invariably cooler than that OF CORE
s,ondino 1at;tudes on the Atlantic seaboard. The
Uumboldt current, while carrying the WINDS
steadily with it, and thereby preventing ram
storms from blowing inshore, materially io"ers
tho temperature of the West Coast In summer
without reducing it in winter below the hihi's
NJ heat on the opposite seaboard. Inc mo-
summer lines Of equal heat traverse the contlheht
IN northerly and southery ranges Here aU
Povta. only five degrees from the equa'or' ule
taot in January is not greater than 1t is in Buenos
Ayres and Montevideo, thirty degrees nearer Vi'e
south Pole. From Guayaquil on the very edge
"a tho equator. the isothermal line on Professor
Eali's chart runs through the heart oil braZli 10
Rio. lust above the Tropic OF Caprlcorh' pa Lima
is not warmer in its hottest season tian Duc.pS t
Avrps. nor africa, Iquique ana Coqulmpo tnah uhe
nSSrthern half OF Patago The Humboldt cur
rent lowers the temperature OF the West toaS', any
in northern Peru keeps II on eveI %dt S,'S Sr VI
ITrnguav from twenty five to thirty degrees lhr-
thor sonth At the same time the west COAST
is not exposed to corresponding fa OF ,enlpera .
turc in July as compared with the Atiantic Ooas'.
The winter isotherms cross the continent on u,e
norallels Of latitude below the Tropic. Above IL
thc lines of equal heat diverge northward from
the Atlantic Lima and Santos having the same
temperature in S%y "a M tbat raSf Of southern @ % Brazil
Tbcrc ore similar reductions of temperature all
along the coast of Peru. The Humboldt current
exerts moderatng influence upon the ,elipetao IN
tnre while those cloud-capped condensers, tne
Andes squeeze the moisture out OIL the air anu
keep 1t dry; vors con bc more delightful than the
run from Valparaiso to Panama. The heat Is
never unpeasantly felt at any season OF tne yeaI.
even when the equator is approached. Iresn
breeze is always blowing, and the sea is smooth od
steads. where there is a strong swell for
few nights after one leaves Valparaiso an over
coat is necFied In tne evenings, anu cNtH du o,'N
oonator with n vertical sun at this season Of the
wear. the days are delightfully."- cool, and the
nights not oppressive The steamers are admirao ply
managed cooking and service are excelent. anu
everything is done to promote the comfort OF
travellers voyage from Valparaiso TO Panama
on a steamer like the Coquimbo is an experience
altogether enjoyable, and one not to be speedily
forgotten. - ,,
4 hundred miles north of the desert levels
of Payta the rainless zone comes abruptly 10 an
end At Tumbez there is sudden transition
from sandy. barren and bare Gins 10 neav!N
wooded shores and the freshest and rankest vegea-
ton. At the Gulf Of Guayaquil the rainicss
coast is no longer seen. \ rainy zone IS entered
with vistas of equatorial woods and lnXurlant
foliage The scientific reasons advanced in en-
rlanation Of this sudden change are more numerous
than satisfactory. Many Of the theories based
npon prevailing winds and ocean currents are
fatty contradicted bv the logbooks of experience
sea cantains navigating these waters. II would
bc difficult to find more Interesting field for
nhysical investigation than the West Coast OF
South America. with its 1000 miles OF barren
cliffs and it's sudden and amazing contrasts Of
vegetation in the Guf Of GuayaDuil. l. N r.