The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-16
style of the coast. their fat roofs covered
with tiles. Peaceful as it looks,
BArHEp IN GOLDEN SUNSHINE


And environed by fruitful fields, there is
one ever-present source of terror, viz, the
earthquakes whose frequent visits have
lett fearful scars upon all the surroundings.
In lIi5 the older YEA which stood about
six miles farther south, was completely
destroyed, scarcely one stone being left
upon another In the present town the
roof of the cathedral and the walls OF one
of the churches have fallen in the churches
OF San MERGED and San Augustin are badly
cracked, and there is hardly a house that
has not suffered more or less from the
my sterlous power tnat none can withstand.
street leads from the central plaza
down to river which at this season of the
year must be crossed by bridge made of
ropes and willow branches. They tell US
that the bed of the stream is dry and
dusty road during more than half the year.
but just now it is filled by foaming torrent,
which goes dancing through the valley be-
tween lines of willow trees. Leading from
the picturesque bridge is an avenue of
carobs and willows which appears to be the
fashionable promenade. AZ the close of
sultry day the ladies of Yea come out to
enjoy the evening shadows, and having
sent their servants ahead with chairs, they
often sit gossiping far into the dewless
night
The valley of Yea, bounded on one hand
by the snowy peaks of the Andes, and by
arid sands on the other three sides, is COW
cred with vineyards and cotton planta-
tions. We visited one of the former, which
is situated at
THE MOUTH OF A RAVINE
through which mountain road winds ND
into the interior. Like others in the neigh
borhood, it formerly belonged to the
Jesuits; and though the yield has fallen off
since their day, it now produces an
average of 10000 arrobas of wine in year,
which sells for 81 per arroba The mar
ried workmen of this model hacienda are
each allowed small piece of ground rent
free, on which they may raise pigs, poultry
and vegetables, which their wives and
children peddle in the market place, thus
enabling the industrious to earn consider
able extra money.
South of Yea the road crosses the river.
winds through several miles of vineyards,
and then enters an extensive forest of
carob trees which have grown to great size
and are twisted and gnarled and crippled
beyond account. 5Then comes the sandy
desert OF Guayuri, forty miles wide, which
intervenes between this oasis and another.
called Palpa. For many miles not a trace
OF vegetation is to be seen, and the scorch-
ing rays of the sun reflect painful glare:
until suddenly, near the northern border of
Palpa valley, but separated from it about
bWSi'e iuileS ny d range Oh barren nils, the
traveller comes upon a succession of vine
yards lying along mighty river known as
the Rio Grande. This unexpected strip of
fertility is all owned by one man who rents
it in several small haciendas.
Palpa is also
GIVEN UP TO VINEYARDS
and cotton fields, except where wheat
enough is grown to supply the small pom
latiOn (about 1000; and there are two
mills worked by wafer for reducing the
grain to flour. As the valley approaches
the Andeap foothills it branches on into
two fertile ravines, named, respectively.
Sara Marca and Mollaque; and on the
range of hills that divides them is cele-
brated thermal spring and very rich COP