Evening star., 1898-09-10

range OF the Andes, and you go from one
city to the other iE a chair car like those
NElch are on the roads between New York
and Washington. Our national capftal lies
II basin on the banks OF the Potomac
Santiago is cut in two by the River Ma
prcho and the basin in which it is built
IS walled by the snowy Andes on one side
and on the others by lower mountains
which rise one above the other from grassy
plains. We have our Capitol HILL Santiago
mas Its Santa Lucia. d mass of rocks which
'he volcanlc gods of the past have thrown
up IN al sorts Of picturesque shapes. These
rocks have a base Of about an acre and
they rise almost precipitousIy out of the
midst OF the city to a height at least three
mIths that Of the Washington monument
Ihelr top Is far above all the buiIIippC
ana far higher than the highest fat huiId
.,LSs u -\tE y oFk- Santa Lucia is perhaDs
the most wonderful hill Of any city of the
world II rises like great fort and on its
top there Is a thearer which is as pictur-
eSque as any castle on the Rhine The
secs OF the hill are covered with English
IVY tall eucalyptus trees rise in terraces
OUT of the rocks from its foot to its sum
NIT. and with its flowers. gigantic ferns
beautiful grottoes and wonders OF rock
formation II forms q hanging garden as
wonderful if not 50 extensive as those of
B2byiOn. resting under the shadow of the
AIDES above Santiago. Santa Lucia has
restaurant at which You can get your
breakfast or give good dinner. and there
are cosy hooks and shady walks where
you may spend hours hardly realizing that
'eiow YOU Is the uveliest and most cos
Tcopolitan city of western South America.
Il You VIII climb to the Ca pitoI dome Won
can get a fine view Of Washington 1t is
On Santa Lucia that you get your best
outlook over Santiago. I stood upon its
peak this morning and took notes of the
scene below me was in the midst of a
vast eXpanse of square ridges made of
terra Gotta tiles. out OF which here and
there rose trees and bushes Of green. These
r0ges were the roofs Of the houses which
all built in Spanish stvle about natios
or courts which form in most cases the
only gardens Of the people Some of the
dwellings have many patios and their
rooms are numbered by scores. From the
iii YOU see that most of the buildings
are of one and two stories. They are built
c.Cse TO the streets and the streets cross
one another almost at right angles the
city being divided by the Alameda This
j. the Pennsylvania avenue the Champs
ttlyssee, the Inter den Linden of Santiago
!: Is more than twice wide as Penn
SylVanta avenue in Washington. and il runs
the full length Of the city almost east and
west. Two rushing streams Of mountain
water flow through stone aqueducts along
i. and between these are rows of great
poplar trees, which furnish arbOr of
thick shade extending from one end of
Santiago To the other. In this arbor are
the statues OF many of Chile's heroes and
length there are stone seats filed with peo-
pie who are resting after their promenade
Other green spots in the plain of terra
rotta roofs as viewed from Santa Lucia
are the great parks of CousinO and the
9ufnta Normal, or the Agricultural Col
Icge. the HIpico race course. and the new
avenue which has recently been laid out
u,Ong the River Mapocho. The Mapocho
Itself is OF Santiago's wonders. 1t is
more than 130 feet wide, and ii runs
through the city for distance Of about
two miles. Throughout this length Its bed
has been paved with stone, and its banks
are massive stone walls which are now
lined with shade trees.
street Car Ride for IA Cent.
But let US go down from Santa Lucia and
take ride through Santiago on the top of
one Of the street cars. There Is no better
way Of seeing a city than this, and the
street car fares here are the cheapest Of the
whole world. The roof seats cost only 2la
cents IN silver. or about one cent of our
money. and IL is worth more than that to
get the smile which the pretty girl who acts
as conductor gives US as she puts our
money into the right pocket of her white
apron We notice that the streets are we'll
paved with Belgian block. They are rather
narrow, however, and the big oxcarts
which form the drays and freight wagons
of Chile. are crowded almost to the walls of
the houses as We go whizzing by Ho-T big
the houses are and how low. Many of them
cover acres and very few are of more than
two stories. whiles the Majority have not
more than one. In the best parts of tie
city the houses have Greek fronts. They
are all OF brick plastered smooth with vel
low or white stucco- Their doors are up-
held by columns OF stucco and / am sure
there are more Corinthiau columns In San
tiagO today than in Athens. Many of the
residences are like Italian palaces and
homes. which have cost q hundred thousa nd
dollars and upward are many. 1 doubt
whether there is capital of its size in the
world that spends so much money and you