The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-31

love-" trunks of black or white cow hide,
the hair side turned outward and lined with
soft. snowy kid; tiger and vicuna skins and
the fieeces OF alapaca and llamas The
vicuna furs are especially desirable for
rugs or carriage robes. They sell here for
from $40 to $50, according to the size and
quality, but bring in New York and other
places. from $50 to 500 each.
A little way from the market, on the
other side of the presidents casa, is the
National Museum of Bolivia contained in
one rather large apartment on the first
floor. There are some fine idols in it, and
other relics and curiosities of note, jambled
together without much attempt at classifj-
cation. Evidently the taxidermist is not
abroad in Bolivia. Among a fair collection
OF birds, from condors of the upper heights
to pacafores of the valleys, it is funny to
see many sick-looking specimens with
dropping wings and draggled tails, each
hung up by string tied around the neck.
The river Chiquiapo runs through the
middle of La Para noble stream fed from
the surrounding mountains and spanned by
a number of fine old bridges. Most of the
houses are built of stone, instead of the
usual adobe, the facades of many being
ornamented with carving or stucco work.
There are fifteen churches of considerable
size, some of them picturesque in the ex-
and converts, most of the latter being now
used for schools, military barracks and
similar purposes. There is free school
system here, and a rather celebrated uni
versity sustained by the government
THE BIG CATHEDRAL,
built entirely of stone, has beautifully
carved front, and in niche over its main
entrance stands a figure of the Virgin.
Irhi f.hy Saprp m ba nv f1-C o,.oc
V, of Spain, and was transported thither
from the sea-board over the mountains at
an enormous cost. 1t is said that more
than forty years were required to build the
church, several hundred men being con
stantly employed. We do not wonder at
that, if the account OF. a recent historian be
true. He says: 'No derrcks or other ma
chinery were used in its construction, put
the walls were erected in curious way.
AS fast as tier OF stone was laid, the
earth was banked up against it, inside and
outside, and upon this incline plane the
stones for the next tier were rolled into
their places. Then more earth was thrown
on and the process repeated until, when the
walls were finished, the whole building was
immersed in a mountain of dirt. This was
allowed to remain until the roof was laid
when the earth was carried away on the
| backs of llamas and men. 1t is said to have
| taken thirteen years to clear out the inside
of the building. as the earth could only be
taken away through the narrow windows
! and GoorS.''
Although one sees so many ragged and
wretched specimens of the genus homo
upon the streets and business, education,
and everything else are at so low an ebb,
| there is considerable wealth in La PaZ,
among the numerically small upper class u
| Upper tendon cannot drive around in car
riages on account of the steep and stony
lstreets, but one may see its representatives
out on horseback in the morning or saun-
tering
IN THE BEAUTIFUL ALAMEDA
about o'clock pm. On Sunday afternoons
| that fashionable resort is crowded with all
classes, sitting on adobe benches under it's
rows of fine old trees, listening to the
music of military bands or drinking Ger
vasa (native beer) from a nearby fondita
There is a beautiful alabaster fountain in
the Alameda. a big stone idol from the
region of Lake Titicaca and other objects
of interest; but nothing more interesting
than the ever changing panorama of human
beings and the view from its walls of the
crooked streets, tiled roofs and queer tow
ers of the old city.
Here come three cavalrymen, dashing
pell-mell up the street, all in scarlet even
to their caps and capes, each carrying over
-
Behind them, but at a more leisurely pace,
rides the baker on his sleek little donkey
with a huge hamper hung on either side
ON-hide hampers are too common in this
country. to attract attention but these are
unique their square, box-like framework
covered with the skin of some perfectly
! white animal, put on hair outward Each
hamper is tille1 with small, crusty loaves
about the size of your fist, and every one OF
them would serve well as cannon ball in
case of an emergency On the top OF the
uncovered bread the baker carries his hal
in one of the boxes, and his red calico hand
| kerchief aud well worn purse in the other
while his boots and breaches dangle over
both. Et
Il GROUP OF INDIANS
from over the Sierras have Just come tc
town with their troup of llamas and seated
themselves to rest on the stones of tbs
street with their weary backs against the
plaza wall. Poor things More than half
naked, dirty, frowzy, utterly hopeless o.
anything better IN this world, nobody
knows how many miles those bare feet have
trotted. Most of the llamas aye laden will
snowice from the upper Andes. which is il
great demand at the saloons and restaur-
ants. The ice is tied up in blankets, ant
although there is nothing between the
chilly bundle and the back of the ANNA
but folded sheep skin, we notice that they
seem more uncomfortable without the
accustomed burden than with it. Indian:
abound this morning, if possible, in greater
number and variety of costume than usual
and every one is driving a heavily lader
mule or llama, or carries load on his OF
her back. There goes one staggering under
a load of planks; another has four sacks or
his back; another trots off with a big trunk
that weighs him nearly to the ground; ant
there is a woman in total eclipse, 80 tt
: speak, nothing bat her bare feet and ankle,