New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-10

parallel stretches the main aSiio ,,nI."'
beginning with rainfall Of 10 inches at isioa
and ending with ll5 inches al |aldivia ana los
inches at Chloe. Fellow tins region IS $50 Sca
board Of undcycloped resources, WIN oi' nIga
fisheries, and even wool-raisng, the climate IN
those high ATTITUDES not being as TisorGus ass as
e an essen,ipS @arc nation TO
struggle against nature ana TO oVeIGone 10y
physical obstacle to its progress. IN Tue lar
south its fishermen combat storm ana giacrF.
On the Andpan slopes its mountaineers are the
hardest ard pluckiest OF farmers IN the north
ern deserts It's mining camps are plUchcd among
TIE bleak mountain buttresses that inc the coaste.
where not even evergreen SHRUB can taKo
root among the rocks and where blade OF grass
is never seen. The Chillans are ROBUST race;
adapted and equipped for occupylnC nc unho,Ts a
homes and trading in the exposed roads'eads
scattered among the barren c'lHS OF theiI hoEuHlh
coasts.
THE COAST sCENERY.
Tho Gre. s,onninr place ard base Of supplies
!, tho vovovc north is Coquimbo. which enjoys
tho distinction of having one Of the best harbors
on tho west coast II is forlom and desolatc
,o,vn connected by railway with La Serena.
city with q population Of 90, 900. where fantastic
efforts are made by means of irrigation 10 maintain
some "reminiscences Of trees and flowers belonging
70 the outside world Of vegetable life The city
has its plaza its churches. and its scores OF
ouadras regularly laid out and lined with cheap
FRANC houses, built In anuclpatlon OF eafthGuahe
shocks There is an artificial air OF gayety III the
.nyn resulting. possibly. from tho consciousness
that its surroundings, albeit unpromsirg, nre
S@ss1s fu 1G sG norS CoaUmbc the hard
~ comes within the range OF tnls cohsolatio!n
There are clumps of bushes back Of the man
street which possibly are green and fresh III ING
spring, but at midsummer they are parched ana
sIrivelcd Tall facto chimneys bespeak manu-
featuring enterprise. and there is conSider5ole
movements in the mort but with its background OF
barren hills and rocky terraces ii is picture OF
desolation that hauns the memory Here occurs
the first Of many markctlng scenes .Her. ,r "
thirty boats coming out from shore ana relHrA -
inc Loaded with fruit and vegetables. the vendors
on tie steamer making driving bargains ;,
remarkable feature OF the coas, s.,ne ~ -
Fyen colical hills are infrcquelt: lherc is a
continuous terrace Of tiat-toppcd Gins. g"neraiN
1000 and sometimes 1000 fcct high retic.'!nE
abruptly from the sea and leaving IN 'front.' OF me
oncbornres narrow shelves Of beach, where the
towns are built This coast wall has UNIFORM
direction north and south. ana presents an aspeca
~ sinrular regularity. Back of II ore sometimes
seen t6e slopes Of the maritime range; but ordi-
narily it limits the view with lis reddish gray
weaherbeaen facade ~ Dnrw and fO ea tom
of mis- sca-wall so that the top may have ncSn
Icvelled and tho sides chsecd by marine action
but the volcanic origin Of the range IS rcadlN
rcvcaied Devoid Of veaetatlon and wooded slopes:
il Is wearisome and monotonouS baroness ah1
uniformity dcpriving II Of imprcsSivencss ana
human interest There Is nt'i hour rrn n ,h .nn
dcorcns into blue under the slanting rays OF the
setting SUM- with it's pale lemon fires ana lheh
the coast scenery is beautiful NAT Is tIe .i%nn
frurinr eject of the wonderful sunsets or tIr
South Pacifc-sunsctS rs delicate In their goil
and silver tinting as those o.; The South N1lnmt.
are gorgeous from flaming scarlet ana roy"I p"rP''
DrS7IATE. BUT ENTERPRISING TOWNS
As for the mcagre and desolatc towns on me
coast. II is beyond the pcnci!nG Of that supreme
o,tis, the sum- at morning. noon or dusk. 10 I'M
mart beauty or picturesqucncss TO them There
mi
or yellow or blue. sandy plaza
with an ugly little church of iron or WOOD. ana
clusters of bar-rooms in the main street. Sonle-
times there are q few tall chimncys added ana
whenever the port is of any size, there Is PM
form in the plaza for a brass bard: HuaSco -
one OF these coast-towns-a base oI sIPp."s lu'
interior mining Camps-and CalderA ~ uIIo'",I.
the port of Cop;apo. a city With a population "l
20 600 whose prosperity Is decllhihe' or a.
least stationary, through tEe ialIule OF eollc y;
lis Oldest mines AT taldera water Is optalhe
from the river Copiapo. seyer';l ihllcs "WaS, Sn
there arc a fcw stuDted bushes ana howerlhR
plants to he seen. Chanarnl IS another iorloih
place with mining connections Iaihi. AT N'c
foot of slopng granite and sycnlte hiils, IS tHc
receiving point for supplies for several l"hin3
towns to which railway leads DTc"d u
ealthouahcs and tidal wavcs st.les all CIVIC am
btion or private enterprise cheap franc nous
and shops alone built, and as 10 pruucH,
native will consent % sleep above 'hr fi0uh"
floor all the dwellings are low-stndde1 structure
Tiere are no interior patios here, for there are
Icitbor trees. nor plants. nor vines 10 convert
them into cool and shady retreats re hl-hcs'
point Of social distinction IS Tt'cAcd "".h
resident builds on the pl17a square h'u," Oh
one story and carries railing around lHe h'.-
roof with a line of benches where Ee ana us
family can sit and hear the band plcY wares ~
Tho cool OF Tic evening When thnt las been
done life ceases TO he worth LIVING, lor TIC
highest prizes in the lottery Of existence haze
been
these ports. while presenting 70 eyes nnar-
Gus, ,mc1 to The scenery Of Gc:Fr coast,
wrctchcd and forlorn aspect. are GENRES Of com.
nercial activity. At CoquimhO, ji3 yc',cls 81
all classes with an aggregate tonnngc OF jl",OPl
arrived in 1883 IT. this feet there were o43
steamers. AZ CalGera there we're fifteen SAILING
vrssrls and ninety nine steamers arriving from
I45B5I In the coastirg trade eightT-tw" yes
scls and 30I steamers arrived. with an aagrc:a,ee
tonnage Of J32, So. Al 1aial there were 81
arrivals and Il total tOnnarc o! 110.G4i. T.
the direct foreign trade fory-two steamers ar
rived. and in the coaSing trade 227 s'cnncf,
These figures reveal the commercial lmportInoc
OF these shipping points for tho mining region
between the northern coast and the ANDES
Copper. silver aud nitTates OH this dcsoate uact
are greater sources Of National wealth th@n ne
wheat supplies of Talcahuana and the South.
Where prominent Inining-comp has been
pitched a railway has been constructed either {,
Ia Serena or 10 COpiapo. directly ~ IN" SEA
board and the mineral deposits when unearthed
are exported from the COAT in enormous quaint
ties The Copiapo country Yves formerly the
richest Of the silvcr-pr0ducing districts, and is
still great mining centre. La Serena If the scat
OF copper as we'll as silver rninina. Chilli orcc
regulated the price Of copper IN the London
market. but il has lost its supremacy through
the development of richer mines in the lnitd
States. It's capitalists are now making pro-
dgious efforts 10 enlarge the production by the
| introduction of improved methods Of mining and
smelling; and they have succeeded within Il fcS
years In demonstrating the lncorrcctncss Of the
assumption that TIE best and richest veins had
| hccn worked out The exports Of copper from
| Chilli during the last fortyiivc years are rcprc
scnted by a valuation Of $467,394 ,422. The
exports Of fine silver during the same period
| amount 10 Sl4s. ,7O2. An increase Of q s
per cent in the expectation Of mineral products
from 1887 70 1888 is signal proc, % the indus
trial activity now prevailing in the mining belts
This is a barren and desolate coast bnt the
| time rance is trimming with treasure for race
| which has the pluck TO maintain an UNEQUAL
! combat with nature. l. y. L.
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