The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-10

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N II est nxsxtgrss in the world Of
NIL estlsz- 1t aes saxsy miles ap
the ~asss Guyas FLYER. almost under fEa
shadow o< fsss equator. sroNued upon ~
the snowy peaks Of tnsGsarofaze and E@ss-
paxs. Wooded h.iAs surround t. The
Guyax river. wider here than gtss Alssis-
aIppi ~ -. IsSgIs, flows rapidly ~ u.
ard the raelst assasmaEse sir Of The trop-
fes lula Ii 20 ssger. III the river before
* you are reminded Of Venice fr3n tie
Grand eksaai ssssn Us xhzrgss tae scerses
make yea think 81 Naples. and back III
SIS business sections goa afs Ia a fsaaxs CT
kaxaars u4asssIa like those Of Cairo. Isi-
custa or K4osaiay. Not only it, looks, but
IT, smells. smack 81 tire Orient. lie has
strseta more silm4s shss those of Seoul in
winter, and eonss Of ira customs are -
vile ~ stsass o. fskInE. Il II aoe cs ms
heat bugs1ess pesns& on Use west e1ast OF
6outh Aslsraels. ard /. The only CONNER
cI4l port VI u country al seasE four times
the size OF the state OF Uh-ot having \
population about as great ~ that Of the
city OF Philadelphia and ia natural g
sources one Of the rich countries Of ssas.
o10he. II h the New York Of Ecuador.
the center OF trade ard the place through
which ali OF EsIuadors exports and inn
ports Must pass. fu the Deighbosaaood Of
1z.o0s.0D worth of goods are brought here
every year from tAe Emitted States and
Of eoiyee. cecoa. hides and rubber are
seat from here to al paris Of the civil
lied weria.
Guayaquis Is what the EeuasoFlans cali
. progressive city. II hats sa.f*o Isshassit-
ants. II covers tho banks OF the River
auayas for TAO 1nssss. ami al a distance
IL very imposing Ii has fine hafidings OF
the Spangsh style. with balconies. out Of
which. dara-eyed beauties lock from UNI
der hAlf-elossd shutters down np0a yoa
as you 50 Through It's streets. 1t has \
uaxs OF great stGrss. which are open a.
tho front. 30 that you feak Within AZ
in an Egyptian nszaar-stofes wita
stocks u goods worth hundreds OF thou
sands 81 dollars and wids-open warehouses
filled with haas Of cocoa, eoffe. and SUI
gar awaiting shipment. IFS streets are
lined with werkmen whs labor al thalr
trades on the sidewalks witb iEsi5an wonl-
en- who comb the insects from their own
ard their ehllsirrnss hair and lunch upon
them In the Interval Of tier sales; With
Hsscs-lecking men carrying great bags and
bales uHea their backs. and with baauti~
fni women of tie halter CLASSES. whs 70
along Ia couples. dressed In black with
black ahawls sietairsSasasiy 5gapsd about
their nlfys-hrewn facts. IL has hundreds
Of dankeys wins carry all s2rts OF things
through :ts streets. Here goes arae loaded
with boartis, and there IN one with two
panniess filled viii t.sead upon It's back.
That In the bakers wage. Of Gmayaaaii.
The city has also a large number Of active
business msssi. the richest OF whom are
Italians, English. French, ss.insse or
Span.asds, and two banks, one s,f which
At times pays dfsisfends OF IS I-g psr cert.
= year. II has a fsamway. the cars of
which were made IN America, and on the
river there are little steamers which were
imported In pieces from the United states.
Guayaauii has aa excsiient cine. al which
yeu may meet as good fellows az you
VIII find anvwhsFe Ia the world II nss
plenty or Priests and big church faeing
beautiful park. where tne band plays
after worship on Sundays 1t Il. however.
more u city OF trade than Of pleasure
The cable connects Ii with the markets
Of New York aad Europe. and when The
wires are up II Ia also connected with
Quito and the other towns Of the ,nfe-
rlor. IL IL 1T Guayaauii that Col. Perry
dc LEON. one Of the most efficient Of our
corsssss general. Ia stationed. and here also
NJ. Edward pasia has charge Of the
branch house Of Flint. Eddy n Company,
the great South American importing firm