The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-04-01
AROUND CAPE HORN.
COZ. 4. W. ATERY TAKES 4 LONG
OCEAN TOTIGE
Through the Straits OF Magellan from VAL
pariso he Sails for the Western Coast.
Picturesque but Expensive Trip.

Montevideo. February 17.-CSpecial Core
spondence.l-I have taken a very interest
ing and picturesque sea trip on the English
steamer Orcana, OF the Pacific Mail Steam
snip Company. starting from Valparaiso,
Chile, and sailing through the straits of
Magellan to Montevideo. The distance is
2.So miles. for which the company charges
go OF English gold, equivalent in Nalpa-
raise under the premium, to Sl51.50 OF United
states gold The trip with the slow boat
takes ten days. and this extravagant price
Is over SIS a day for third-class steamer.
averaging about eleven miles an hour.
To cross the mountains to Buenos AyreS
would be TO incur a quarantine 1T Monte
vldeo against Buenos Ayres that the papers
report is 10 be heightened from eight TO
fifteen days on Flores island, most I'M
comfortable place without accommodations
for which men. women and children are
charged s. in gold a day each. 1t is quar-
antine for revenue. AS cholera winds up in
two or three days. the needlessness of such
long guarantees is patent. And 1t Is a
very serious interference with trade.
Valparaiso is a picturesque city OF over
1Oo.0co people 1t is growing rapidly 1t has
u big future. Ii covers much ground, and
has three stations for the railroad enter
ing IT. II does 2 large business II Is
the chief seaport OF the Pacific coast of
South America and represents a republic
nearly six times as large as Georgia In
1881 il had 39aO01 OF people. in 1870 il did
Sl5sOoo.coo of foreign trade. IL now is al
most connected by rail direct with the At
lantic ocean. 1t is one OF the important
commercial cities OF the South American
continent.
Santiago has a large local business and
magnificent stores. but does no whOiesaling.
Valparaiso being the place FOR the jobbing.
Valparaiso has some beautiful scenic
features. The ocean on one side and pic
D
a great charm There is as lovely "A park
on the main street as l have ever seen.
These city parks or plazas. as they are
called in all the cities OF South America,
are very attractive. In the evenings the
people flock 10 them, when they are brill
iantly lighted and bands play until a late
hour.
The fact is that the South Americans
have reduced cheap pleasure 10 a science,
and made amusement fine art. This fea-
ture OF South American civilization has
impressed me particularly. / was FORUM
ate in Valparaiso TO have Mr. and Mrs.
Dobbs, whom our Atlanta and Marietta
people know so well and favorably. TO in
troduce me to the attractions of Valparaiso.
The trip around the South American con-
tinent is very interesting. AS the ship nears
the southern point, the sea gets rougher
from the concentration OF currents and wa
tiers against the land towards the south
pole We had il very pleasant. The tenn
perature is much milder than At the same
latitude near the north pole. TIE same
climatic cold and storm do not prevail
here as in the northern continent.
The strait OF Magellan is $50 miles
through from the Pacific TO the Atlantic.
We pass in sight of the extreme southern
point OF South America, n distinct eminence
ribbOned with snow. which 1 took with my
kodak have become 2 kodak fiend on
this The in Will
a very narrow strip OF water TO ever four
teen miles. II is bOrdered with ridges OF
mountains OF every shape. Some or the
scenes are striking. The "Narrows'' are
fUll Of scenic impressiv-ness. There are
some wrecked ships here and there.
Punta Arenas is the seaport OF the strait
90 miles from the Pacific and lS0 from the
Atlantic The country back OF IT, rises
evenly and prettily 10 a ridge. The town
IS the seaport of the Chilean sheen and
WOOL region The big wool trade is building
up "Punta Arenas" or SANDY Point" as
IT means in English. very rapidly. 1t has
now $3.50 people. / noticed four ocean
steamers there. The houses are small and
low and there are no trees i'm the place.
The houses are some white and some red
and the place looks ike a toy village. The
'-Orcana" took on a large load OF balCd wool
and some bags Of minerals
one English company has leased for
twenty years uslstlW acres OF pasture ldnN.
and is raising sheep or a vast scale. An
Englishman came down on the ship 10 start
a branch OF an English bank there. There
are many opportunities Tor capital in this
and other South American countries.
These countries have been very kind TO
the Atlanta exposition. 1 have managed
TO catch their congresses in session and
closed matters. Ar-entine's S25.ol0 exhibit
ard Chile's SIo.O10 appropriation evincc their
earnestness practically.
1 have hal 70 take M the Spanish Ian
glIaEe and have made very fair progress in
Il 1 read il now enough 10 skim the news
rapidly in the Spanish papers. and manage
10 make myself understood in talking. The
great difficulty is in distinguishing what
they say. they speak 50 fast Bat /
request them 10 speak more slowly and