Evening star., 1898-07-16

sixth the size Of ours and proportionately
quite as rich in its natural resources to less
than half the people of Philadelphia, and
you have about The conditions which pre-
vail here. The whites practically own Bo-
4Vla. and the other three-fourths of the
people. who are Indians, are their sery-
ants OF course there are few exceptions
TO this classification. but as a rule il will
hold good 1t is especially as regards
the domestlc&ted Indians, who number
much more than half of the population
and who are in many eases practically the
slaves OF the whites. Here at La Paz there
are at least five Indians TO one white, and
the city is more Indian than anything else
Jnexplored Bolivia.
TheJichest parts of Bolivia have not been
surveyed. and there are great provinces
here which are practically unaxplored
There are some sections which are as un-
known as Central Africa, and their inhabi-
tents have as curious customs as the saw
ages along the edges OF the Sahara There
is a strip Of Bolivia several hundred miles
wide and about five hundred miles long,
lying between this plateau and the boun-
Diary Of Brazil. which has resources Of
great wealth. 1 have met men here who
nave Travelled overland to Paraguay and
the Argentine They tell me of vast plains
upon which cattle fesd in herds of tuous-
shds They can be bought for from two TO
OF getting them to the markets. At present
Sshor Bdiilvtan tells me th9re is a syndi-
cate formed in London to connect these
Eich grazing lands with the head OF naviga-
IOh OF some OF the Amazon branches by
means OF railway which will run along
the boundary between Brazil and Bolivia
out on Brazilian soil. TIE road will Da m,
IEe Ene OF concession granted 10 Col
Church some years ago. and its purpose
Will De TO carry these cheap cattle to the
fuober camps of the Amazon. Ther. are
several other n portant projects to build
IslH3ads IN Bolivia One is to construct a
Hhe from La PaZ to the Desuaguaiero
river This line would be sixty-six miles
long, ard Sea9r Ballivian says ii will prob
atiy be begun IL is summer. Another scheme
Is 70 extend the Central North Argentine
railway TO Sucra. This road Is now near
the Bolivian border and il woUId nass
through rich cattle-grs zing agricultural
and mining territory. enC would furnish an
outlet 10 the Atlantic for Bolivian products
1here are several other plans for railroads
from the Argentine into Bolivia and tbe
oay VIII probably come when all of eastern
Boilvia viii be opened up to settlements.
How They Travel In Bolivia.
Al present it is extremely difficult to get
10 any part Of this country 1t took me
hVe days to come TO La Paz from the coast
a distance Of not more than 500 miles ana
1t Will require at least six DAYS of hard
travel Tor me 10 reach the Pacific by the
way nave pldHhec IN coming here / had
10 spend two days on the railroad before
was landed on the shores of Lake Titicaca.
II took another day to cross that lake
mad 10 wait al Chililaya a day and tbe
Httn day was taken up in the stage ride
Hhich landed ME in La Paz. In going ba oh
snail have to take three days of hard
staging from here 10 Oruro and then have
three days upon the smallest long narroyy
gauge Of tho world in travelling for 6Oo
niles over the Andes to the sea For the
ha
comfortably cross the United States from
Nsw York 10 San Francisco a distance al
most hYe times as great And still this Is
mhat they call easy and rapid travel here
Ihe most OF Bolivia is accessible only on
mules or on foot. The American minister
- arranging to pay a visit TO the CAPITAL
which is at Sucre and about 400 miles from
mere He VIII have to take mules or stage
for 100 miles to the railroad and after a
short ride on the cars will take mules
again for five days ride through the
mountains TO Sucre. / understand that a
guard will be furnished him by the Ro
neian government. though | should Judge
that the trip would be perfectly safe with
out IT, From Sucre TO the famous mining
town Of Potosi Is about 100 miles by m3fje
and bride path, and from Oruro TO Cocho-
Damba, which is town of - 600 il Is a
three and one-half days ride on horse
back Nearly all of the large towns IL the
half dozen towns Of from ten to FORTY
thoueard which embrace the largest set
Elements OF this country can be called
large. ara on the highlands and in the
nCunt24Hs ?, aad in most cases travel must
lie On nc s6 or mule back. The country
hotels az more like stables than anything
o.se, AMI when on an out-of-the-way road
u IL almost impossible to buy food of the
Indians or TO secure quarters in their huts
70 spend The night. You sleep in the inns
on platforms made Of stone or sun-drled
bricks and eat what you can get. carry
Q camp bed with me- for the native beds
are very dirty. Other necessities are & rub