The Eddy current., 1898-10-01

zoos Island o. 90 be- colouizod Tho goy-
crnment Of Chili has just adopted roso-
luiiona 20 that effect. and by the time
this letter shall have been published
an Inspector Will have been appointed
and IN all probability % number OF now
inhabitants VIII have been carried 90
the island of Juan Fernandez With
in the past few weeks che president ~
thili hns visited this island on O tour
OF Inspection. nud both himself and hls
officials report that % can hr made OF
great value to tho county ~ has
been decided to give each settler
house and certain amount 0f land.
and the idcn is to make % largo hsh-
ing colony there Tho Goldfish caught
on the shores NJ Juan Fernandez are
especially fine They swarm about its
shores. and Ion connection with lohatora
and other she'll nsh mlshl form the
basis of % great industry There are
also many sonls. walrusos ana other
marine animals Boo tho waters near hy
and tho mainland has In 's woods
many eild goats with sheep and Wild
mules There arc parts of the island
that are very fertile ana it o. thought
that they can readily be- made % ,alua-
Die property.
Tho island OF Juan Fernandez lies
juHi about 900 miles west of Valparaiso.
IN 'ho South Pacific ocean n can Doe
reached only by special steamers which
make ox0urs thoro once or twice
year and b. VIII not bc possible for mo
.e visit Do at ~ time have how.
Dyor met members OF tho presidents
purity Who huyo juu returned. aud have
ALSO hHd thc assistance uf Mr Spencer
OF SANTIAGO an American photographer
who accompanied tbu expedition. and
from Nho.a photograph ths article ls
illustrated Th. island H h',lh,r asa
colder tNlu uD ForH picture of il lt
iH only twelve miles long hy about
sry,u miles wide hui parts of 30 are
me picture of des0uli0u ltis % great
ml uf rUck. which rifc upwards
from doc autrr for moro than thnu-
sand fUri 10 lH made up ui hills and
mountains of little rafluc. aud yai-
loys The northern m.f of tho island
is covered with dcu.o vegetation hu'
tho southern half is bleak aud bare
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the roar OF thc Peruvian desert Most
of the shores are inaccessible. Tho
best landing place D. at Cumberland
bay nt which point there o. now "a fsh.
ing settlement. which includes about
an the people of the island There
are. 10 I8 said only ffcrn people nov
living there Back OF tlc settlement
on 'ho bay there are cottages or straw
huts. which once formed tho homes OF
number ~ settlers who lived there.
There huts are made of cane wattlod
with straw There are gardens about
some oi them ana az one time there
was an agricultural colony here ono
man attempted to start % stock-raisiug
plantation and ho had 90 i8 said us
many as 10000 head OF cattle aud an
equal number of sheep grazing loo tho
valleys on the north Of the island OF
late. however. ! um told than th.H husi-
moss has almost entirely disappeared.
thr cattle are allowed to go Wild and
there are now on tho island VIA sheen.
wild goats ana Wild mules Give th.s
statement nn tho authority oi Photos
raphor spencer
Shore f. no luuht boo fha. Juan For
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