Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-30

Special Correspondence,
Talcahuauo, Chilli Dec. 30-Rcturn-
ing from Crusoe's island to Talcalua-
no. about midway along the southern
Pacific find so much Of novelty and
interest here that the impulse Is strong
10 stop for a time, Though the north
orn half Of the republic is richer in
minerals and large cities, the central
and southern portions comprise nearly
all the agricultural area, which viii
insure permanent prosperity after the
gold and silver and nitrate and Suano
OF the deserts In the north are ex-
haused In sCcnIcal point of view,
the south is certainly TO be preferred,
with It's lofty mountains, great rivers,
green valleys, and DARK forests where
dwell the yet unconquercd Ar'ucaninns
1.-THE brayesl Indians IN South Ameri-
GA. All the coal OF chill is found In
The south, (Which sells from S2j to $50
por tOn), ana AL the timber ana
though IT has neither q Santiago nor a
Valparaiso. the city OF Conception rs
rot great way behlnd, beins reckonod
third IN Size In the republic. while Val
DIVA Lnarlcs, CorohcL Imperial ana
other growing towns are already of
considerable importance. In short
It's southern hali IS to emu what me
great west is To me United states ana
is comparatively new possession,
having been part OF Patagonia untll
recent period Nheu lhat ttiIllorS
was divided between 'hlIl ana 'ho At
genuine Republic
RAY or CONcEpcIoN
uilo"s i any nv nv rom mles ,Si6. IAN ana is
by all odds the best and safest for large
vessels on the coast OF Chllh me port
or Talcahuan0 occupies us southwest
angle with the villages OF PoGc' Ldrl-
quen ana Ienco on the east inc lsIlnd
OF Quirigulna al the entrance, ana thr
important city OF conception only ~
miles inland. rehched by railway IN
Few moments the name OF TINS port,
by the way, Is pronounced as u spelled
Ihal-cah- Wnah-oi, accented on the
third syllable.
Viewed from the deck OF steamer
the village presents beautitu APP
peararce' but, Ike other South Amerl-
can coast towns, us distance lends en-
chantment Its picturesque church
spire forms conspicuous mark to-
ward which ships stear to anchorage
and "a wooden pier juts far out into
the bay There Is large DOCK. an
arsenal, a seamans hospital aSslgnal
station on lookout NIL; ana at the
western end Of the village, close down
~ the sea, ~ a handsome railway sta
ZION, from when trans run bOth norm
and south, thus bringing the port INTO
direct communication with the Interior
nrcrpnvrn pv rtnAr u-Ayr
W. ~
There are government works In Con-
cepcion where repairing to the machin-
cry OF vessels can be- effected. and /
am told that the yearly shipping IN the
bay averages 1000 vessels. About go
years ago Talcahuano was entirely
destroyed by an earthquake, After the
first shaking-up, the inhabitants, for
tunately for themselves, fed en- masse
to the low hills behind the town and
from that vantage ground, with the
earth trembling so violently beneath
them that II was impossible 10 stand
upright they behold am awful sight,
The ocean roceded q long distance, ana
then advanced IN three successive I
waves--each an unbroken wall Of water |
30 feet in height, dragging ships from |
their anchors and dnshing some OF |
them far inland, then The subsistence |
Of the pillows swept houses from their |
foundations and bore away the ruins |
together with hocks and herds. leaving |
The toWpalte degolate and EMMY. the |