The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-05

the provinces of Santa Fe on nv left
and Entire Rios and Corrientes on the
right. Santa Fe wheat is known all
over the world. The province is larger
than New York, and it's business is
wheat raising. Entire Rios and Cor
rientes are bounded on the east by the
the Uruguay, being embraced by two
of the most fertile rivers on the globe
These provinces are known as the Ar
sentine Mesopotamia. They are very
rich and their soil Is of wonderful fer
tility. Each is about the size of South
Carolina. Entire Rios is growing very
fast. 1t now has about a quarter of a
million people, but upon it's pastures
100000 cows and about 5000, 600 sheep
are feeding. This is an average Of
twenty sheep and fifteen cows for ey-
cry man, woman and child in the prov
ince. AT five to family this would be
100 sheep and IS cows per family Sup
pose we had a state every family of
which possessed 100 sheep and Is cows.
1t would be the banner state of the
Union The stock. however, Is not
equally divided, and much of it is in
the hands of large holders
SCENERY OF THE PARANA
The Parana is one of the grandest
rivers of the world. It's beauties in
crease as you travel up it, and the
calm. quiet picturesqueness Of its SIR
round1ngs grow upon you. The sun
sets are gorgeous, painting the clouds
IN every color and shade of rosy pink
ana req, and often make a great golden
canopy over the dark blue Parana
Inc morning sun strikes the dew drops
upon the fresh green fields and feath-
cry grasses, and gives you shower of
diamonds on an emerald field. while at
nlght the heavens and earth are clad
In the gorgeous glories of the semi
tropics. You pick out the Southern
Sioss from among the stars and Won
ger at the tropical brilliancy of the
Milky Way.
AS you travel toward the equator the
vegetation changes. The trees are
larger, the grasses more luxuriant and
the Islands have great punches of
Ieathery green and ferny bamboo. The
country grows wilder Now Won SEQ
white farm house cut out of the forest
and now stop at a little town consist
ing of matched huts. one-storv brick
pu1fdlngs, rooted with red tiles with
aiWays a church spire rising over the
low roofs. After three DAYS iournsv
you reach Corrientes. and then leave
the Parana for the River Paraguay.
IN THE PARAGUAY RIVER
The Paraguay is not so wide as the
Parana. Between Corrientes and Asun-
cion, distance of between 200 and 400
miles, the banks are not wider iudpe
than those of the Mississippi above ST.
Louis, but the waters are eouaIlv
deep: The river seems perfectly nav
isaple. You often go so close to the
bank that you can see the birds Of bril-
ilant plumage which inhabit the woods.
Ihere are plenty of crocodiles, and Won
now and then get snot at one as it
sends through the water to swim out
OF the way of the boat. There is good
shooting. Flocks of wild ducks rise from
the bends of the river and the Iagoons
at every few miles, and curious birds
ny about the steamer. Along the left
bank of the river, in what is known as
the Chaco. there is little else than yir-
gin forests, and you are told that these
are inhabited by jaguars. and that YOU
could not travel mile or so back from
the coast without meeting tapirs.
pecaries, monkeys and wild hogs. The
Paraguay side is also wild, save that
here and there you pass little towns
at some of which the ships stop to
load and unload freight You now get
your first sight of the Paraguayan peo-
pie. of whom you meet more and more
as you sail onward, and finally come
TO anchor in the Bay of Asuncion. at
the wharves of the capital of Paraguay
Frank G. Carpenter.