The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-13

cliffs with the surf breaking at their
feet rise from one TO Ave hundred feet
from the sea. rarely broken by the mar
Tow valley of some little river sed by the
SHOWS OF the mountains In the interior
Between Guayaquil and Callao, the port
OF Lima, there Is not a harbor. Never
theless these coasting vessels call some-
times at two or more ports In day,
taking on cattle and fruit and passengers.
These are all brought from shore I'm huge
lighters. some of which are loaded on the
beach and hauled through the surf by
means OF rope. stake and pulley until
the boatmen can manage the craft with
oars. At Mollendo, the port OF Arequipa,
the sea IL sometimes so high that freight
and passengers cannot be transferred.
Passengers on the ships are then de-
posted on board of some little sailing ves-
sci at anchor beyond the breakers. TO be
carried ashore under more favorable con-
ditions.
The railroad which connects Auguipa
with the coast. comes I'm it's windings
up the steep slopes OF the Cordilleras,
over 100 miles. while the city lies only
about 40 miles from the sea. IL is. however,
1900 feet above tide water and therefore
involves a steady and rather rapid RISE
much TO the discomfort of travellers. who
are pretty certain TO be affected by the
dreaded soroche or mountain sickness.
After passing across the Pampa de
covered Win us WonutTiui Cfts-
cent-shaped sand dunes. the magnificent
range OF the Middle Andes is unfolded
20 view. The snow-covered peaks rise In
many instances over 10000 feet above the
sea. Nesting at the base of the extinct
volcano. FL Misti. lies the old city OF
Auguipa, probably a halting place for
caravans from the interior, long before
the Spanish Conquest. but which was
founded in 1910 by one OF Pizarro's gen.
erals. This is town of about $4,000 In
habitants 1t is In its architecture, dis
tinctly Moorish, built OF white volcanic
stone, with narrow streets and one-storied
houses built in Oriental fashion around an
open court.
The Cathedral. rebuilt after fire In
1874, is a massive structure. filling one
side OF the Plaza de Armas. Viewed
from an architectural standpoint the
building is too low for It's great length.
but viewed from the standpoint of Sc
curity IL is very successful, being sun
imposing. though not lofty.
Around the plaza Is a colonnade en-
closing almost the only sidewalk worthy
the name I'm town. Here are shops or all
sorts, where merchandise from abroad,
chiefly England and Germany, Is sold, ana
where, too. one can find some specimens
of native work In basketry and needle-
work. Augrifa boasts one or two ines
of street cars drawn by mules mules az s,gn,g gs,h;gy
five years has accomplished the Ishung
OF the city by electricity. Al the time
when this was done. however. there was
but one carriage I'm the city and that
had a very limited perambulaton, az the
eobble pavements are excisable, ms
Is partly because OF the unsklliul way IN
which they are laid and partly because
of the value OF cobble stones in case OF
one OF the ever-imminent revolutions.
They are pulled up for missiles and often
The Climate Of this region Is delightful.
The mercury never registers above ~ ue-
grees r., nor below 30 degrees "A
strong wind from the west rises with the
sun and declines with IL, so that while
under the full glare of the tropical sun IL
is very hot, In the shade the air Is cool.
Not more than two or three days In
year pass without one hour or more OF
sunshine, indeed the long, practically
coudless months from April to Novem-
ber' become monotonous, and one hails
with relief the so-called rainy season.
which begins in November and ends with
March. Yet even then rain Is rare and
seldom aggregates three or four inches In
a season. There Is, however, welcome
cloudiness and "a refreshing dampness In
the air, which revives human as well as
Continuing from this point Mrs. Upton
described at length the situation OF the
southern station OF Harvard college and
the character OF the work done there.
Continuing she told OF many other inter-
esting localities I'm South America.
At the close of the lecture a violin solo.
Romance" by Sevendson, was exqui-
sitely rendered by Miss Larraine john
son. a pupil OF Adamowski. OF Boston,
after which the ladies were invited TO ad-
iourn to the dining room, where the tea
was served. the following ladies being In
charge OF the same: Mrs. William M
Congdon and Mrs. Frank w. Waterman,
assisted by Mrs. Willard Selleck. Mrs. A.
Herbert Arnold. Mrs. B. Frank Fenner
Mrs Allen A. Presbrey. Mrs. n. A. Not
tage Mrs f.. s. Jackson, Mrs. NJ. L.
Brayton, Mrs. George w. Hubbard Mrs.
w. B. Westcott, Mrs. IL. l.. Webster.
Mrs. George B. Baldwin, Mrs. stephen w.
Sessions Mrs. George Boyden, Mrs.
Henry Smith. Miss Katherine Hubbard.
Miss Clara Law. Miss Harriet Peckham,
Mrs. F. A. Munroe, Mrs Arnold Brown
ing.
Great credit is due TO the committee OF
arrangements, Mrs. Frank A. Waterman
and Mrs. William NJ. Congdon, for the
ability displayed i'm arranging and carry
ing out successfully the several open