The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-01-07

.sosarlo DeSanta Fe.,
lrgentlne Rep

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DEAR sIR:-As you requested,
i write you from the Argentine,
giving yopSa glimse of my travels
after leaving Youth Chicago, Ieav-
Ing there at 3p. M, and reaching
New York at Gals the next day
evening. After "a weeks visit /
embarked on the steamer Berlin OF
the "Amerfcan Linen for South
amptOn, and after a nine days pas
sage and pleasant weather Except
it being somewhat cold ON tina
banks of New Foundland y arriv-
ed at noon and aftera hasty cyan
ination of baggage was tfanfarred
to the Royal Mail Packet Go. Stea-
mer Nile, and at one, the same day,
resumed my Journey, stopping ar
C%herbonrg, France, NigO, Spain
and Lisbon, Portugal; at, the two
first places taking passengerst,and
freight, and at the last the mail
running close TO, but not stopping
at, the Canary Isles. We had a.
most beautiful view of the princi-
pal city and the peak of Ten
nerriffe, the highest peak In the
Atlantic. 1t being hszy Weather
and the off trip for the steamer we
failed to see the Cape Verde Isle.
Early in the morning of Sapiem.
her 4th we saw the coast Brazil,
and by Z dropped anchor in, Che
harbOr Of Pernambnco. Stopping
four or five hours we were again
on III way South for Bahia, and
between the two places we got a
taste Of ocean travel. The ship
Was put to her best to make the
port the next day and being m
what rough many paid their res
poets to the god of the sea; Fortu-
nately L escaped anything Of the
kind in my thirty days on the wa
from Bahia TO Rio de Janeiro,
which has n Of The finest harhors
in the world-there, made a stop
of thirty-siX hours. Several per
sons were on board shat we're there
n the time Of The Revolution, and
pointed out to me the position of
the different war vessels. Also the
parts that ere actively engaged
and still show signs of warfare.
While there we got some of the
finest oranges / ever ate. All who
wished went ashore, Of which CD.
%portunity L awaited myself and Wis
tied the Gov. gardens, Avenue of
Palms Cathedral and other places,
from there to Monte Videv, thence
10 Ensenarde the Port Of the river
Plate, and thirty miles from Bue-
nos Aryes, which place we reached
by rail on the evening Of the 18th
of September, stopping two days
there, came up to Rnzarie which is
three hundred miles up the Rio de
La Plate. The weather reminds
very much Of California in
April, and 1 think the climate must
be about the same. Vegetation
grows rank and the soil is very
rich. Alfalfa grows without irri-
cation and corn forms one Of the
principal articles of export. / Wis
tied one Of the Estancias or
Ranches Of a few hours ride from
here. 1t is one by three leagues
ond several thousand head Of cat
tie, sheep and horses.
OF the unpleasant things here
m ~ be mentioned the locust and
pampario, etc.
The people are not as thrifty as
In the United States, and more in
clined to put off until tomorrow Cor
"Manana") what should be done to-
day. Spanish is spoken and as q
matter of fact a conversation can
not be carried on with everyone I
meet. But L fad the enterprising
American everywhere. This mora
ing in the course Of my rambles /
caught sghl 0fths stars and stripes
at the mast head of a ship discharg-
ing her cargo Of iumher.
But fearing that l weary yoU ]
remain respectfully,
j. G. w.