Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-07
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ms roof; and the latter by reaching
At of his upper windows may almost
selp himself to the formers carrots and
cabbages,
An acquaintance Of mine who has a
house opposite the Hotel Colon set close
up to the steep, rocky osCarpment relates
an amusing story Of how he heard terri
ble commOtion one night In the rear OF
his bedroom, and having searched In vain
for the cause thereof. remained sleepless
I'LL daylight, wondering whether II were
a visitation of ghosts or burglars, Morn
ing revealed a strange but ludicrous sight
A horse. which hal been seen the day
before grazing peacefully upon the lawn
above, had somehow slipped off in the
darkness and stuck fast In the narrow
space between the cliff and the back wall
Of my friends house on the terrace next
below. where his frultless struggles had
nearly demolished the clapboards BY dint
OF lowered ropes the uckless animal
was at length rescued. very little tho
worse for his adventure.
There are two kinds Of public hacks
for hire in Valparaiso and one chooses
between them according To his destina-
tlon. II his excursion Is confined To the
lower town, he takes an ordinary car
rlage with two horses attached, but II
the hills are to be assembled he must pay
nearly double the price for a heavier
built vehicle TO which three horses are
harnesscd abreast-thc law forblddns
any others TO go up The haphazard
paths that were originally laid out by
the goats that fed upon the mountain
sides. meandor about In the most confus.
Ing manner, but are now abandoned eX.
cept by pedCatrlans, for all wheels 20 by
the splendid now road winding about
the hills, which has lately been completed
a distance OF nine miles.
Viewed from the bay especially Of an
evening, Valparaiso presents a ne ap-
pearance. with long lines Of lights, one
above another, making II look like city
turned up on end, Electric lights placed
upon the cTosts Of the elf throw their
rays and intensified sha lows upon the
streets and terraces and gardens below
with tho effect of moonlight, But by "the
garish light ~ day the rows Of houses
and huts Of irregular shapes and eicvR-
tlons. Cinging TO the prccplces Ike SO
many birds nests, look as II one stin
breeze would blow them on in the bay.
The late lamonted author and traveller
Mr.. Vincent, likens Valparaiso to a vast
amphlthcater, regarding the ridges of
the hills as aisles, ana Is reminded OF
Hongkong by its sloplug position and Of
Quebec by its spurs. which terminate IN
bluffs at the waters edge At any rate
despite It's natural disadvantages, Chilian
enterprise, assisted by English, French
and German capital have made here
splendid City--the finest port In South
America, In fact the only one on the
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modern improvements. IL resembles 4
city of France or Germany or even Of the
United states, more nearly than it does
any other IN this country. But our north
ern republic has no city with only Val
paraisO's population Q2j C00). which con.
talns so many fine shops ana such dis
play OF costly and luXuriant articles The
foreign element Is large and wealthy the
natives proud and prosperous, and, ike
the nearby capital Santiago, the place Is
famous for the CNtTNNAguupg of itg fiU-
zens. Many Of the private residences are
palaces In their proportions and adorn-
ments. and mllllunaires are as common
here as Sl00O0-peoplo az home The prin-
cipal commercial street, called Gale Vie.
tOria, stretches around the entire harbor.
and presents some splendid architecture,
there having been much rivalry In the
matter Of deliberately carved facadcs and
other ornamentation Electric lights are
used In the leading hotels and shops The
streets have Belgian .payements, and the
sidewalks are smoothly tagged, though
some Of them are so marrow that pcdes.
TRANS must hug the wall when "A street
car passes. There are magnificent
churches. parks ana plazas. nllcd with
trees and flowers, In the midst OF which
fountains are set; AMI beautiful statunry
IN the bronze and marple-most Of the lat
ter, / regret to add, having been stolen
from Peru during recent war. There
II splendid theater, clubs as fine as any
In New York or London picture galleries
public libraries, reading rooms'-ln short,
all the adiuncts OF modern civilization.
Spanish Americans seem TO have pas
sion for erecting monuments To- dead
heroes, and among the large number IN
Valparaiso, several are to the memory
OF Foreigners, one Of the newest set
up ON the site Of tho OH custom house
Is OF Mr.. Arthur Pratt, an Irlshmau who
inquired conspicuously IN the most not
ABLE conflict between Peru ana Chill.