The Republican journal., 1904-06-23
u0oteyideo De San Felipe.
.4o1 If Parkway Uruguay. Her
,+;co Forces and Things to be
Proud Of.
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.,nfa. RUGUAY. May IA, 1904,
" WI name of Uruguay's capital is
.'' +,r.I see the Hill of st. Philips"
'i'D' title indeed, but worthy those
>pauiards who perpetrated
.,...afies in the most devoutly re-
rmner. Years ago the name of
,.r.u4s dropped in general con-
.o presumably for the sake of
aud taus it now stands-Monte-
ssr the Hill" The Hill which
.,rrer saw is nowadays spoken
.l4.v Ell Cerro, with no refer
...... forgotten apostle. 1t rises
...,-..,- back of the town and is
fglthouse, signal station,
..t4r.-Hue fortress which was
.... ,,rotection of the harbor
...rd wears ago, but is now
I'd prison. 1t is Uruguays
..g evolutionary war first
...--5+- III the mood to rebel
.-.....,l rule, that her republic
.Nrstence to the successful
elly contest, and that her
.--0. WIS closely patterned from
.... Hted States. Uruguayan
.-...ter than ours, for it dates
.. ,.atulies-to the day when
d.. soils sailed into the estu-
majestic river that was after
...el La Plata, but which he
-. ua tfuaZia, the latter word
..... scl-hke," and landed about
..u..,s east of the prAent CAPT
NJ flat time the country was
...g populated with Indians-the
.........-. tAJ mixed next to the 1ncas
.r..-. Ua the AraucanianS of Chilli,
....s he best of the South Ameri-
. ~..s They were still numerous
,r t.. Jesuit missions were de-
81 .-t 7e7 and having been train
..f..e piieSts to habits of implicit
..-- we're a peaceful, industrious
-rJrcaial people. They are now
.-a-, ,lvmg been supplanted by half
a.. MIXTURE of Portuguese, In
No-Jo md what not, from whose
.. ur the class now known as
s.. tu l>50 was Uruguay formally
uala free and independent State
ri troubles began in earnest,
rrr patriot in the new Republic
T. tJ he President, and during
haif century revolution
evolution in rapid succession.
l-. urstine quarrels were at their
--, I'm Juan Manuel Rosas-the
# Buenos Ayres-not satisfied
euormouS Argentine territory
led. like another Alexander,
--.ug for new worlds to conquer,
~ Nuutevideo for nine long years.
. HAT time from 1912 to 81 a
il. spraug up some distance from
,e, with churches. shops, stores
.DIleS. established for the con
# tie beselgers. After peace
.. red, the intermediate space
..t ac two towns was laid out by
-rriueerS after the most APP
aJeiS OF modern times, thus
.. city whose central portion
r most beautiful.
tIcaily considered, few places
LEI advantages than Monte
uated on limestone ridge
lar out into the river, some
s teW York occupies Manhattan
us ledge of solid rock rises
enter like the roof of a house,
ling perfect natural drainage
.-- 10 every casa splendid view
and river. Being constantly
IAN by rains, independent of
salitary regulations of the peo-
ipS accounts in part for the
Re IS one of the most healthy
The world. A few weeks resi-
4. e IS considered throughout all
' Alerica panacea for invalids,
set lor those suffering from ner-
" W4etration, general debility and
--,a COMPLAINTS. If Montevideo
iWlf decent harbor one would see
.'. ' tile Improvement. AS it is,
H anchor in the roadstead just
",'.'' TIE cerro are entirely without
"~Ial from the frequent pamperos,
Hs winds, that correspond to
-H -rs' Oh the Pacific side.
-lmerican writer who recently
'f.- Iuguay declares that the Rio
alta is by no means the ideal
A'Ff That many believe. Says he;
'-'rf egery strong pampero you may
'2tt wrecks and ships aground literal.
~ Ae score. For want of a port OF
}"'-cuon of any kind, all business is
Interrupted while the pampero is blow
NY communication being impossible
+'f.rn the shore and ships anchored
-t.f roads. The necessity of loading
t loading by means of tugs anG
-0,Ff- renders the operation exceed
S'' Ipensive, so that in many cases
7 cost Of landing goods at Monte
-quivalent to the freight or
goods from Havre. Hamburg OF