Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-19

and .,retlmes rooted wSth galvanized
,r,n Then nut here and thcrc iiiset
gr,up III l,N buildings surrounded ny
nowera and trees belonging 10 the rieh
proprietor and you have M pasin OF
ihs RIO dc ll Li1ta. YOU must sppt tle
iand'csnS Niih sheep and cattle In
noeka n Thousands and Imagine vast
naida. FOR the farms often Include tens
nj tb,usands OF acres and one man may
own many square miles OF ANA.
Further south the Argentine vs. a IA
bie-land very like northern NeDraskh'
10 81 covered with sand and grass
Streams twenty feet deep and etsnt ices
links. Tho land rises IN terraces from
the sea 10 the Andes. The H1il Sc poor
und much OF it ls a sandy plain upon
which nothing will grow except by irri-
Cation.
Re- dc 10 Plata westward the lana tisca
gently % the Province OF cordoba nhe
IN IN. so,ts OF tho Old civilization. aud
vtU further west So Mendoza ln she
fpH hills ~ the Andes Cordoba is de-
voted largely to grazing II has q
m1urnin chain running through 20 and
70 ~ much like West virginia, save that
% ls not wooded. The province ~ Mem
doza Is on she plateau OF the Andcs. II
ls a grape and wine country. ~ vines
@
and every twenty vines gallon af
vine. It's general character is IKE that
OF Pennsylvania about Lancaster ana
York
THE TROPICAL ARGENTINE.
Going further norihward the scenery
% the Argentine changes. You get
/ into the tropics. The province u Tu-
cuman raises quantities Of sugar cane.
u produces % per cent u the sugar
consumed in the Argentine. ~ coll
Will Yield one hundred bushels N corn
! 70 the acre. Much OF q la wooded with
/ tropical trees. II is mountainous. hnv-
/ ing an average elevation ne high az
3 Denver and a general appearance much
like thnt " the country along me
/ Pennsylvania railroad at iho Horse
Shoe Hcnd. Here tho streams are dry
half the year and boiling torrents dur
/ Ink the remainder. The sucuman wall
/ leys are hos In the summer ana warm
/ In the winter Buenos Ayrca 20 there
20 got away from the cold, a thlnE tina,
seems ridiculous 20 me. Tor the city ID
never much colder than savannah or
| Atlanta.
IN addition 10 these sections there are
other lands stlh nearer Bolivia heavily
| wooded. The Chaco and Flrmoaa ter.
/ ritorlea. for Instance. They are trop.
/ lcal and wild ana nllcd with half-nakcd
| AWAAhNNH ANNHN countries NANN NN'N ~
tie explored and are comparatively un-
/ known.
Further west In the Andes d a coun-
| Try unlike anything In the United
| StatcA II o. both mountainous and
| tropical The timber here dlfappeari
| and mineral riches come 20 the surface
| Tho finest Of marble ana the mos
beautiful onyx ! have ever seen cNlH
iu this region. Here are mpuutnlnl
| said 10 be- rich In gold and silver. Sun'
mines are now being worked. TN
mining engineers 0f the iothHchild'
and others are prospecting In thrHl
| mountains The great drawbacks ar
the lnncrefs'hIluy ~ the country, III
| lack ~ water ana the enormous cost O
carrying mining machinery Into Il.
THE WHEAT REGION.
The wheat region N the Argentine q
comparatively small part 81 hi
whole territory. Nil write - j
more fully IN she future I, lies chief
~ north Of Bucuoa Ayrca ana east o