The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-06-16
IA Banda Oriental
Del Uruguay.
.- 70uNIRY AND THE PEOPLE AS
..rv IMPRESS THE FOREIGNER To-
THE MINING INDUSTRY.

-.rv IMPRESS THE FOREIGNER TO-
49,. The MINING INDUSTRY.
-.rrespondence of The Journal.l
,.e-rvIpEo, URUGUAY, May 1st,
travellers fresh from the west
...a of south America view the
.sot1. coast with disappointment,
mindless plains and majestic riv-
..n44r tame and unattractive by
....>t with Andean scenery. One is
-raek by marked difference in
..--4i look of the towns; because
people under the shadows of the
..Hiiiera live in constant fear of
.es and therefore build none
tick walls, those on the east
laying no such dread, rear
.- a!gh as their means will al
bat there are compensations,
3ck Of plcturesquenesS. The
t1~t. the naturalist, the lover
may find solace in the thought
ul-u the antiquities of Peru,
.u. grandeur of Bolivian seen
diversified beauties of Chilli
ing industrial development
..- much more rapid progress on
ITEM shores. Numerous rail
...~ Traverse the great plains and
J nations ply the rivers; so
- may accomplish in few
inc and at tritling cost expedi-
eu formerly required months
5as travelling and the eXpendi-
fortune.
m.ssrs the rambling old casas of
santiago, Guayaquil and Are
..,t With their Moorish patios, their
Haas turned street-Ward, hiding
..u- lowers and loneliness in the
...- .mrt-yard. The more ambitious
IT Montevideo and Buenos
l. rs ave hat roofs, commanding a
...-l view, and are the favorite re-
H. VIC IilliitNtNo Al iItlC NCppl1Sl'
r-. If them have sort of watch
u. allied mirador, rooted and
NeI on all sides, wherein-how-
. ]> may beat or winds may
Vide people can still take note of
elLhbor's affairs and enjoy the
respects of busy streets and
-s- ocean.
acquaintance with this remote
rs. continually develops new cause
ler and admiration. Though
lively unknown to the world.
.1sv is not only the most favored
eff south America as regards eli
-u-. and geographical position, but
tjF the most prosperous, and by
NJ IS natural advantages is des-
become the most important in
... commerce. Consulting map,
ind the little cone-shaped
...- earth named Uruguay cut ont
y from the big Argentine Re
rbe dividing line being the La
li Parama rivers, While Brazil
-. .- # on the northeast and the At
ocean washes its southwest.
containing only about $4,000
.--. lcal miles, it has a sea and
cast of 626 miles, with many
..5 larbors. No section of the
more abundantly watered,
ENG thirty navigable rivers,
ecpive as many as fifteen hun
Itarips, forming network of
in all directiOns: not to men
.untrouS small lakes and creeks
well to considerable size during
-- t.y season. Yet there is not a
..y spot i'll all Uruguay, nor an
~ soil where agriculture is re-
rel y excessive moisture.
|-lla the last decade the popula-
o' ruguay has doubled, as much
.dtaral causes as from immi-
Li4t Ullllt ldlc dNCldSlllS IOl-
w the thousand and the death
'- -Wenty-seven. 1t is enthusiast
claimed by resident foreigners
ruguay is not only the healthiest
on the face of the earth, but that
wing is cheaper here than any
Use. For example: the best of
r Dutton and pork can be bought for
i' snts the pound; fish are three to
euts each in the markets; ducks,
lS and cartridges from ten to
'7r cents per bird, and vegetables
Kinds CORRESPONDENCE cheap.
'- population approximating $780,
ruguay produces not less than
""'49 bushels of grain every year,
lu average of ten bushels to each
4t woman and child in the country.
argest export is wool, valued at
"Hetnng over six million dollars a
Beef comes next on the list in
aht-ty, valued at about the same
a@Te and hides third, not less than
=. 00o being shipped every year.
y ELI comes wheat, about $4,000, 900;
.'-l. $ 900, 900; and other agricultural
.juctS foot up to nearly $4,000 900
IT, All these have more than doubled
'lT the last ten years and continue
NcreaSe like compound interest.
''+ Nid placer washings, from which
Jesuits and the Niceroys of Spain
"~ ~ get such fabulous quantities Of