Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-26

companying the recent opening oil
IN. Corro de pasco road which
neon built by Hon. A. W. McCune
',' soit Lake and his accoslotes' The
u resched Cerro de Pasco July Z
, ua. and ,he opening occurred on July
'o' vblcb Is Peru's Independence day.
IN. event was made much Of, at least
Sm people being present at the eere-
WV ~, while three bands, military
nO .n,nl,s. church and political dig
'V" "s,.s were there. There was much
.a.,cb.maklns and ceremony The
n',.ro,lyes and cars are Of American
TSs enterprise represents the invest
a, N many millions Of dollars Of
,.rcon capital. Work at the smelt-
' -" liant is progressing rapidly The
YAK Of developing the mines is IKE
v,,s going ahead 30 that by the time
,,a sm,ter Is finished the ore supply
snl he ready for IL, The company Is
nor byldmg a branch railway to the
coal m mes near by
18e railway just completed Is ~
lies long starting at the terminus Of
,be famous Oroya railway, at an att
,.J, m 1900 feet, and reaching Cerro
,u'p ,sco al an altotude Of 1920 feet,
u.,s,nr the smelter which is nine miles
io-,ant from Cerro. For It's continuous
,oyStb n is probably the highest rail-
,.aS in the world. II has a maximum
va, W. N az per cent (ll9 feet per mlle),
as1nhstantially built with masonry
pIsrs and culyerts and iron bridges,
XIII with 7O-pOund steel rails, with
American equipment. ~ =,
The M Minero lllustrado, published
=, Csrro dc Pasco contains a full nc
onnnt N me ceremonies attending the
o,SI Of the road. TRANSACTIONS Of
yn,t,ons Of the extended account are
'lysn herewith The issue Of FL
Ninero Illustrate Of July ~, says
"Today al 3 p. m. there took place
a. ia department Of the Cerro de Pas
"a Railway company q ceremony OF
lofy and patriotic significance The
iadIes of Cerro de Pasco, Joining In the
ioy AZ The city at the arrival OF the
,oilUay have given 10 the construction
comnany two beautiful and elegant
Standards Peruvian and United States,
embrollered with gold and silver In
nv N The national colors, to be set on
me- frst train which enters tomorrow
10 the principal station, In the act OF
the inauguration
aTo place Il IN the hands OF the su-
pedntendent there was constituted q
commission composed OF the slndic,
Trroue TrujIllo. the councillors Mica
so n. Gallo and Enrique Stone. with
Pedro Caballero y Llra. In the tempo
nry absence OF Mr.. Blackford. who
was IN Ia Oroya, the commission was
received by the constructing engineer.
W. Harrison
MI Tujillo. IN making the delivery
pronounced the following discourse;
Sir We have come here IN repre-
senAUon Of the honorable provincial
council 10 place In your hands the flags
which the ladies' Of Cerro de Pasco pre-
sent 10 the company which you repre-
sent. 10 ornament the first locomotive
which will inaugurate tomorrow, public
traffic between this city and Oroya.
I'VE have accepted this very agree
able charge with real pleasure, be-
cause this precious gift has for US, ana
will have also for the company, the
most lofty slgnigtlcance,
"a hag Of our country, Joined with
that Of yours. broidered by the hands
oi our noble matrons, and which, inter-
bent on the powerful engine which
with lncesant motion Is going 10 de-
yelop upon q grand scale our COM
mefce and our industries, accelerating
the mighty future OF this region, VIII
demonstrate 20 YOU with what amount
q affection we receive the benefits
which you give to US with your lntelll-
gence, with your capital and with your
perseverance IN the work.
The ladies' Of Cerro could not have
found more happy idea, for YOU well
know that nothing is more magnificent
lhan a Nag, II represents the thing
most sacred which exists on the earth
for nations and for individuals, II Is
HE robe with which the heroes are clad
for their entrance into the temple Inn
mortality It Is the symbol Of the IA
lherland following which we march TO
glory importing not to MS the sacrl-
nee OF our lives; II Is that which In
lar.of lands consoles us for the alb
seace Of our home and Of our family;
mat IN fact. which inspires IN us a
religious yeneratlon and an alteration
az great az the sign Of the cross for the
Christian
AS the ancient noble cavaliers
gTasped hands, In order TO swear sin
cere and eternal friendship so, on pre-
@nlIng to YOU blended together the
banners which represent our nationals
yes, We offer your ours as personages
OF MS town together with the frank
ana cordial hospitality which YOU merit
WIN a thousand titles
MI Harrison In English returned
lahks for the gift OF the matrons Of
lsffo De Pasco and said that the COM
AnY would guard as an historical keep
@M such beautiful tokens, which SYM
tons.
After a short interval, in which the
members Of the commission were re-
saiel The function, as agreeable az sig
olu0ini which marks an epoch IN the
annals Of our Independent life. term-
nt" FF'''NO Va "' P''7
~ Mlnero Illustrate Of Aug. says:
NO town OF the republic VIII have
s,soIaled better the anniversary Of
gu' political emancipation than Cero
/" rasco whose citizens have been Wit
n,ss.' OF the realization OF one OF their
nea'esI deals, which for 40 years has
,G.nlped ON through an classes Of vi
bors wv w ''''s A'nu ol IA
vttne Inauguration OF the railway,
y, ~" I.,, TOOK place on Thursday, the 2Sth
g,r Yuy lust past, the eighty-thlrd an
nv 'ssary OF our independence, signl-
nv. nv d great step In regard to the prog
,s n.y. wa solIdity OF the center OF the
ysl. and the beginning OF the de-
lon Spgeht and exploration OF It's fabu-
pr MN Ilenes' which lie buried In thin
wS or.lged soil, the seat today OF "A
s''ul and active North American