Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-04

90 sas ocean steamers NJ tho wharves
Win iron ohutes extending down into
thrir.
bnya l. eailoping. the wheat flowing
from the cars directly In the holds OF
The steamers. But I have already writ
ton of the wheat Industry. We sec signs
Of Il cterywherc as we 10 onward. We
PASS big mills and huge grain elevators
and 20 by towns which owe their exist
cnce to the wheat fields. a greater
paft of our way n between the Prov
infrr ~ Santa Re on the loft and I'm.
tro Rios aud Corriontca on the right.
eantn lie wheat IL known all over the
world. The province Is lnrgcr than
New York aud It's business IL wheat
raising. Entire Rios and Corrientes are
bounded on the east by the Uruguay.
heinz embraced by two " the most
fertile rivers on the globe. These prov
lnces are known ~ the Argentine Me.
aonotamia. They are very rich ana
their noll o. ~ a wonderful fertility.
Each IN ~ about the fizc 81 South car
oilnn. Entire Hos T. growing very iaht
II now has % quarter or milton pep.
pie. but upon IT, pastures iooo.0lc cows
and about 5.0Oo.0lp sheep are feeding.
This ~ an average OF twenty sheep and
fifteen COWS for every man. woman
and child IN the province. AZ nve 70
ihe family his would be 100 sheep and
IS COWS per family. Suppose we. had
state every family ~ which possessed
100 sheer aud - COWS. II would be the
banner state of the Union. The stock.
however. n not equally divided ana
much Of Il ~ In the hands or large hold
crs
THE SCENERY or THE PARASA.
The pnrana ~ one or the grandcst
rlvcrr OF the world. Its beauties In
cfaaaU ua you travel up H. aud the
colin. quiet picturcsguerrEl " iis sur
rDundlnna grow upon you. The sun
sets are rorgcpua. painting the clouds
IN every color and shade Of rosy plnk
and rcd. and often make % great golden
canopy over the dark blue parunn.
Tho morning sun strikes the dow dropa
upon The fresh green fields and fonthlry
grufnrH ana gives you shower "
diamonds on an emerald field. white at
nlFht the heavens and earth are clad
iu the rurae0ua glorics uf the reml.
trupicf You pick out the southern
Cross from ampng the stars and wonder
40 the tropical bfillianvy % the MILKY
Way.
A. YOU travel toward the equator the
vegetation changes. The trpcu are
lurNcf. the grasses more iuNurlant. aud
the islands have Hrnt punches of
fchthcry green and ferny bamboo. The
county grows wilder. Now you SEQ
white farm house cut out OF tho forest.
and now stop at little town consisting
81 matched huta. onc-rtory brick build
inga. rooted WITH red tiles. with al
'snrr q church splrc rising over the low
roof. Aftcr three days Journey you
reach CofricntcF. ard then leave tie
Paunn for the River Paraguay.
~ THE PARAGUAY RIVER
Tho Paraguay IL not 20 wide ~ the
PARMA. Between corrientcH and
Ascuuclou. distance of between 90
and 800 miles. the banks arc not wider.
judge. than thofc % thr Mississippl
above e. Louis, but The watora are
equally deep, The river secm1 perfect
IS nayigablc. You often so 20 close
10 tho hank that you cun soc the birds
~ lHiiiinnt plumlge which inhahit the
woods. There nrc plenty ~ cruc1dllcs,
ana you now and then yet "a shot az one
ne Il scudr through the water 90 swim
out OF the Wny ~ the boat. There II
ROOD rhootinE. Flccha ~ wild ducks rise
from the bends ~ tho river and the
laFnnnr az every fow miles, and curious
birds ny about the steamer. ALONG the
icft bank ~ tho river. IN what IL known
he the Chnc0. thorc T. little else than
NiiglH forests, and you are told that
these arc Inhabited BY jngunra. and
tlut you could not travel n mile or 10
haci; from the cogTt without meeting
laplrH. iceafya. monkeys ana Wild hogs.
The Paraguay side " also wild save
that here and there you pass little