The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-07-07
BEAUTIFUL BOLIVIA.
Reed 8uritt Writes Of Mis- Journey to the
Land Of Flowers and Fruit.
Sorratto Bolivia,
May l, 1897,

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day that we left LaPaz We didn't get
started until about noon and made l5
( miles. The next morning We got started
/ al o'clock and camped at 6 o'clock and
had made 81. How is that for pack
/ animals? So the third day We had only
about % miles to go, but the trail was
not so good a one. 1t is from 10 to Is
[ feet wide. The last 20 miles | could have
taken an empty wagon over it with our
team, but they have no such horses here.
They are about like our bronchos. In
coming here it is an unnecessary expense
TO go TO LaPaz as the trail that leads to
SOratto strikes the LaPaz stage road
about eight miles from Chillaliah, but
We had to 60 to LaPaz in order to get
tools that We couldn't get here. 1t would
unless person wished to go to LaPaz
10 see the town.
The trail TO this place runs between
Lake Titicaca and Soratto mountain,
should judge not more than 20 miles
from the mountain and in sight OF the
lake most OF the time. There is a snow
covered range on our right from LaPaz
here. On the last 10 miles OF our trip
yesterday we saw some OF the most
beautiful scenery that any of US ever saw.
Colorado people who have seen the
Rockies for their entire length don't
know what rough and high mountains
are, as the Rockies are nothing but
foot hills compared with the lofty Andes.
Mount Soratto is u whale and no mis-
take. The town o; Soratto is at an alti-
tude OF s.7i5 feet and has a tropical eli
mate. We can get into perpetual snow
within % miles. Don't that seem strange:
In coming here from LaPaz rode on my
saddle and am glad that brought it
with me, as the saddles that they use
here makes a man tired to look at them
TO say nothing about riding them. Han
eS411d. Mike and Teller we're all broke
up when we arrived here. Ny saddle is
. curiosity TO the people here and !
could have sold it for good price. We
we're told here that Mr.. Cheriss had
hard time getting into the Tippenwana
country as the rainy season lasted about
20 days longer than usual this year.
There is a gentleman here by the name
of Gunther who has a store and we had
. letter to him from Mr.. Moonlight.
When We arrived he gave US a room TO
put our luggage in, also 4 room to sleep
ia. We expect to pull out from here for
Yanis on Tuesday; today is Sunday. We
will only take grub enough TO do US
about two weeks and what clothing we
have on our backs SO il the country doesn't
suit us We won't have much TO pack out.
We wish to see that country.
The day after we arrived in LaPaz We
we're in Mr.. Moonlight's Office and he
was just reading the account Of the
Corbett- -Fitzsimmons fight. They get
no cable news anywhere in this country
unless it is a private dispatch.
They plow with oxen hitched TO
crooked stick with a steel point and it
cuts furrow about four inches wide.
They cultivate thousands Of acres in
that way: in fact they cultivate all the
ground that is tillable and acres that
~ni'e man "ouia nj 'hlhS OF eui'i'a'ihs'
iney cultivate the sides oi the mount
sine where u is very steep anu very
rocky out they PICK the stones All on
ana ouiid stone fences or pile them up
They ecem to be very industrious people.
In fact think they have to work or
ssarve' There is no game IN this part oil
the country Tor them to Kill. but they
nave lots oil sheep and they raise good
crope'
May 1--WE expected TO start today,
but cannot 20 until tomorrow or the
dnv after II "a . har,i ,x.ast.r q, s-~t tba