New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-17

albeit laboriously. but with French he can travel
with comfort and pleasure from rara 10 Monte
vilco and from Valparaiso TO Panama
The Plate is called river, but In reality IL IS
a bav 100 miles wide at the mouth and siXty-hvc
miles wide at Montevidco. Between the capitals
il gradually is reduced in breadth to tweniy-eight
miles Above Bnenos Ayres TWO mighty rivers,
which have been collecting their waters up ana
doyn The continent, unite 10 form the fdie.
The Iarana rises in the mountains ia, Oh uoSN II,
many other great branches, IL flows for over 1000
miles through the most fertile yet least populous
sections of south America. The Uruguay also has
IFS source in the serras of Brazil and has course
of ! 900 miles, subject 10 sudden floods, by which
its ievcI is raised i've feet IN twelve hours. The
Uruguay the chief atliuent of the Parana. is a
noble river naVlgablc for nearly 200 miles, with
two great branches the Pilcomayo and the EcrncJo,
one 600 and the other 1.3oO miles in length:
The watershed drained by the Plate Is estimated
10 represent an area OF 100000 square miles.
the largest in the world, with the exception oil
the Amazon, and possibly also Of the Congo, the
area of which has never been even approx imately
estimated. The Parana contributes an outflow of
IL 100000. and the Uruguay one OF ii ,OOO,ooo
cubic feet minute. the Plate having u volume
of D., 600 600 cubic feet, as compared with G2OVo
Geo for the Amazon and 3l,OOO,OOO Tor the
Mississippi. La Plata takes its name from silver
but it has tawny hue. II flows with majestic
current from its twin sources to the sea. IL does
not. like the Amazon scatter IT'S waters among
shifting sandbars and islands Of drlftwood ana
vegetable decay Its course is n short and trunl-
plant one from The PGTana 10 the Atlantic
The first glimpse which is obtained OF Bucnos
Ayrcs after the night passage from Montcvidco
reveals the supreme energy and vitality OF the
Argentine nation, the South American Yankee land
The new harbor. even In It's present uncompl,,ch
state, is a magnificent work OF cnginccring, boldly
, planned and laboriously executed. The city had
q river frontage Of four miles on the Plate. ana
anchorage for small vessels i'll the Riachuclo,
stream resembling the Chicago River. llarbor
there was nonc because the water was too
shallow TO admit vessels Of any draught close to
the shore. Argentine enterprise is creating a
harbor. The Boca. or mouth Of the Riachuclo,
was taken the base Of operations deep
channel twelve miles in length. and now marked
/ by buOyS. was drcdgcd and cNcaNatcd from the
Ioca to the deep water of the Plate. This is the
main entrance TO the new harbOr maccon. or
brcakwatcr. has been constructed for mile and
q half along the old waterfront. but at long
distance from it, This brcakwater is 10 he con-
| tnucd for a distance Of several miles. Between
II and the shore 10 he constructed a series OF
five immense docks basins. connecting by wide
channels with the Boca at the harbor entrance.
with one another. end to end and finally with
| a second entrance basin. where there is 10 hr
an opening in the malccon. with passage sea-
ward. The spaces between the brcallwafcr and
! the docks on the outer side and between Tire
basins and the present shore line on the inner side
10 he filed in and converted into streets and
building squares In this way thousands Of acres
| Of new ground are 10 he added 10 the business
section of the city. The maecon is to be the
future water front in the double entrances TO the
l'oca al one end. and to the Darsena Nortc at
| The other. and with the five intermediate docks.
! in each Of which dozen or more Of the largest
steamers can lie AT once while loading or unload
! ing cargOcS NJ the WharVcs either side.
This sturcndops work has been only part y con-
pleied. but the benefits TO shipping are already
very great. One dock. the DarScna sud- has been
finished. together with the entrance channel and
the dredging of the Boca. The second and Third
docks are in an advanced stage OF consi ruction.
and the malccon has been carried beyond them.
/ The wide spaces between tho old shore line and
| these three docks have been filed up. and new
streets have lccn opcncd and severed. These
streets. as well rs those between the docks and
malecon. viii he specify Tired with ware. ou,"'
and business blocks. Tie fourth and nith docks.
! Tic Iarscna Noric and the rrmaining sections Of
tie river wall are Yet 10 hc co'nplcicd RE
/ steamers now arriving in the harhor are flowed
into the Darscna sud. bni the sailing craft anchor
| i'm the Roca or aye taken mp the Rachuclo. L'cn
with only one OF the SIX artificial basins IN usc.
the new harhor offers marked ficIi'ios for load
| inr and unloading vessels. Inc Ola system 81
| Nghtcroec will srcedily hc wholly dispensed with
and 1ongshorcmcn will be esp Dyed on the
wharvcS al great saving OF llme ana expense.
Wori, ON the new harhor was begun Two ana a
half vcors 40. when the expense was csiiiha' ~
~ $40 GOO 600 Tie i"pr0Ncmc Is VII r"' eos
/ less than 100000 GOO. bnf Will provide The cry
with what no other south American cry hos!
convenient and incN pcrsINc system OF loiding ana
unloading vcssr's at wharvc> in place oi n-ht"lS
! i'm deep wafer. Through the courtesy ol the
| American Co.sul | was conducted by boat Owe
the new harhor and enabled 10 inspect ms re-
mar kablc engineering WORK.
When it is borne IN mind that at Bahia ana
| Rio where there are harbors OF great dcp'h "i
water. and al,o al PcrnambHco whcic we 'o''l
insect has built natural hrrak"airr 10Y me
mort there are no wharvcs. and l4ht"rs are en-
| plovcd in tN nsicrring cargoc,. g ma-nllc'h'
energy Of BIcnos ANfcs IN nakln9 n'T'"' WIZ
there were stuTcniouS @ s'a"lcs 20 ne overcome
ran lc ade ruaiclv appreciated Inc new W,''T-
| 'front.' will be the best investment when mes
South American Yankees have ever mace. Lh"i
mons as its cost will bc. II VIII speedily pay l"r
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