Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-24

wailing and praying in the streets,
while the fire bells throughout the
city were ringing out alarms.
The earthquake lasted three and
half minutes. All telegraph and tele-
phone lines were interrupted for some
time and as yet there is no news re-
garding the extent of the damage done
in the province. In Santiago several
persons were killed or injured.
A few fires broke out, but these
were promptly extinguished by heavy
showers after the earthquake.
Practically half the population rests
in the squares of the city. The seis-
mograph was rendered useless by the
violence of the shocks.
A Modern City.
Valparaiso, which has recently been
destroyed by earthquakes, for a long
time was only a small village, exposed
to the attacks of Corsairs. In 1878,
when it had population of but $50
souls, it was rillaged by Drake, and
again in 1894 by Sir Richard Haw-
kins.
Valparaiso is fortified seaport of
Chile, and the most important COM
mercial town of the west coast of
South America.
1t has a population of about $780,
900.
1t is the capital of the province Of
that name and is situated on a large
bay in the Pacific ocean, rs miles west
of Santiago, with which it is connected
by rail.
The bay of Valparaiso, which is well
sheltered on three sides, is bounded
by ranges of hills rising to from 1900
to 1900 feet high. on the slopes of
which a considerable portion Of the
city of Valparaiso is built.
On the south side of the bay are the
and Gran Avenida, from which pass
out on the finest thoroughfares of the
city the Avenida de las Delicias. The
lower central section of the city is con-
stituted by the Almendral having
regular and attractive streets and
containing the principal business
houses, the Plaza Victoria and the Ma
tional theater.
To the northwest of this section, in
the quarter of the city known as the
Puerto, in which are situated the
greater number of public buildings
and the vast warehouses which line
the quays and docks. In this portion
Of the city, however, narrow and
crooked streets are still a feature, but
the newer sections of the city have
an attractive modern appearance, the
buildings being massively built.
The city has various academic and
collegiate institutions, a naval school
school for marines, museum Of natural
history, photographic bureau, ETC., and
its industrial establishments comprise
foundries, railroad and machine shops
sugar refineries, large bottling works
and factories Of all kinds. Elevators
connect the lower parts of the city
with the villa section on the heights
The port of Valparaiso is the terminus
# many important lines Of steamers
or Europe via the straits of Magellan
md Panama, and is the center of The
south American coasting service. It
ontains a numerous, foreign colony.
Composed chiefly of British, German
nd French merchants. There is
'ustom house wharf alongside of
which steamers of any tonnage can
moor, but most of the loading is done
by lighters from quay surrounding
he town. The harbor is defended by
modern, well mounted batteries. Sc
we're storms and a tidal wave at Val
paraiso June 80, 1899, wrecked the rail
road and did great damage to the
city.