New-York tribune., 1890-05-31


been no serious accidents since tie opening oil
the Orova Railway. Under vigilant American
management il has been as safe as any coas-leVel
railway.
BREAK IN THE LINE.
A. Vc-ruoos "a IA miles from Chlcla. and
= s1O foot above the sea, the hand-car is switched
off on a siding and abandoned. Ire brook az
the botton of the ravine is ordinarily thin. sill
very stream: but when a cloudbhrst occurred
wear ago the gorge, with It's prccplous walls WINS
suddenly converted into hlgh Hooo' "lich
swept down upon the American brldge-the most
conspicuous work of engineering on the line So
for as connlcted The bridge had three iron
niers tbe centre one being 252 feet high, with
thc span of the chasm, $50 feet in width Ihe
torrent produced by the cloudbuist carried away
the centre-pin, and with II great mass OF WRECK
aoc For several months traffic suspended
bevond NerruCas, and mules were put on the
road TO Chica. Then Yankee ingenuity devised
a method Of surmOunting the obstacle OF the
broken bridge Cables were swung across the
chasm. and a small car working on pulleys was
attached 20 them AS our party of seven APP
proached the side pier hanging platform. with
two braces hookcd to the pueys was in use for
Transferring freight from one bank to the other.
There was no time for substituting the regular
scrambled ND. and were swung across the chasm'
tbe hanging platform fitting with the load The
most serious traveller Of the party cannot help
smiling over the drollery o1 this swinging ride
over n DANGEROUS gorge, and every one breathcs
more easily when the wheels have ceased 10 move
and the open cage can he cmptlcd. second
hand-car Is now taken, and the journey Gown
the mountains is continued TO san Bartholomc, AT
an elevation of 4,919 feet, and thence To ChoSlca,
ot 2.s39 feet Lima is now only twenty-five
miles distant
The scenery all along this wonderful railway
is Of unrivaled grandeur. While the llmac can
not be sad 10 surpaSs the Mendoza IN the OSpal-
lata. it is a turbulent river, hshtm- us way
from the CordillcraS 10 the sea, and cnliycnine
tie mountain views with pcturesPucncss tha
Lever grows stale. thicla is almost as hlSh ~
tie summit of the Jspaata bui since IT, Is not
at the dividing ridge of the Andes the prospects
are narrow in range in mpariSon with those from
the hurricane-swept Cumbrc. The Peruvian
Cordilleras are majestic mountain masses. which
6l and satisfy the visitors eyes. Possibly intcre,
in the scenery is sacrificed to interest IN the rail
way. with It's numerous viaducte. tunnels ana
zigzags Human genius la; conquered nature here
It has brdged the chasms. cut through tie
mountains and SGT the piston-rod IN motion among
the clouds The triumph of engineering skill
seems TO exert humanlzing eject upon the'e
mountain Vists. These Cordiileras are rcslin
as well as majestic. There is 10 hint IN theU
tranquil SUBMITS OF the action of ear'h-shatteI
ing forces and Titanic devastation. Iney seem to
have been always at peace
N UNTNN SICKNESS.
4 ride from Chicla to Chosca III an open car al
a speed OF twenty-five miles an hour IS an cAhiI-
arltirg experience without any Of the di',o"-
forts OF ordinary Wount1ln travel save one. Inns
is the soIocAe or mountain sickness. Il Is a4
crayat-d 10y the sudGcnurSs and facility Win
which the changes IN elevation are made. eN-
pcrienccd upon reaching Cnicla the sensation oi
extreme difficulty in breathing and also Of quick
cu.d movement o. the heart: bus IN returning hl
hand-car 10 the coast Levels there was NOR
married. physical disturbance. indicated hy rush
ot blood 10 the face followed 10y extreme FAINT
ness When one travels by mule over the SPaI-
Iata he has leisure to adapt his lungs to TIE
cbapu, in The density Of the atmosphere; hul
the hand-car, in passing from an clc'''loh Of
I2-2O feet at ChIcd - the sea IcNcI 10 Il lc"
A,uIs, travels 50 rapidly that tie human econ
ony cannot ADJUST Itself u tie altered CONDITIONS.
These symptoms dis ppcdr when the journey j.
repeated several times; but stran-cS can hardy
hope 10 escape sor0"hc. std, the railway cn-i.
uccr!ns. U.c mountain scenery ana the cNrr-
cnce oi dasni.s down the ANDES al q sptt" "I
twenty-five o. tuIrty miles an hour, are worth
f,W ludih.S
- ia tbs rapid change OF elevation lncIe -
r.uI..I Transformation Vl climate. Lima 4ic' Ia
"a NcrIaLC valley at tht Ua,r "l i"c "''''' 'i"''''
syLIs q! the Auucs. IhrSc h.4Is ale Hp" "4'H'"'
a tr,tIge Ol vegetation, but wnch Iie i'-S axe
dtua.st IL June tnc gay SLOPES a!r 'D'r.'4 Ipi
"a fcw weeks wItn hlle, ana otncr DcaH'lih now
els. beyond Santa cara ue "a-cn' "l l"c ""'tI
raHparts OF tie AndCs j. made, ana He mO'i'-in
secs are still bare. IhcH Drstllu, spiKcS 81
cactus are seen among tie ioth'' "-th i"It' "l
SeeGs uOo-co ana ucncnh. ~ lhoa4'' lnr h"NI
tain walls aIe covered with shrubs 81 silni"1
Growth ii san BdTt.Olpuc, forty seven miles
from the coast. the slopes arc coat"i With Vce"it-
ton When tne SKY is cloudlcss on tnc coast ana
tLp icnunlaturc ulghrst, There a.c dIcncnInB
rains in the mountains above thoslca. lht
raInlcsS zone ends hcic. was IaEoTrp "UI
clear weather ior M hand-car rde, hUt "hrn !
made tie upward journey L. 'mcIa th'I' "c'e
rainstornls prevailing above san Barinpiomc.
Abundance Of rain clothes the mountains with
verdure bat the elevations are too hgh Tor forest
trees. The snow line Ii al 5000 lcct
NATIVES AND LLAMA
At Chicla and Marucana glmpses Of native
life are obtained which cannot be had on the
coast Tnc villages are huddlcS Of Indian novels
with bridges Of basket-wOrk and cofIals for
llamas Tne natives are remarkable for sh0rtncsS
OF Stiturc ana StOIl lcd'uItS- III '""'" az" J"
the Montana the men wear broad-brimmed velvet
caps. coats of blue or green Woollcns, wdlbtcoaiS
of red ana black trunks, the legs being bare and
the feel covered with sandals of llama hide; and
Inc women skirts and mantlcs oil blue or Grim
eon ana caps and sandals similar to those
Ised By the men. In Chlcla and the other noun
tain villages on the Oroya lIhe more sombe colorS
are disvL.ycd The pOncho - worn by bOth
sexes as a suitable costume for rainy weather, Il
russell shade being preferred The hair of the
natives Is black ara glossy, and hnnSs IN two
10 an advanced age, but their hair never turns
graz. Eycn cent"narian rcIoccs III her black
braids Their teeth also remain perfect Wnlle
life lasts The women carry their babies on their
backs in bags or pockets, shifting tnc burden
from side 10 side as the weight Is feat. Nearly
every woman selling irult al the railway stations
hos a child pecring out behind her Shoulders and
she is apparently unconscious of It's cAlsiencc
The Indians being OF dlminGdfe SIZE
have small heads, and they have Oc-
IA. .I,.fo, fe.H Il