New-York tribune., 1907-12-08

The letters will then tell Of passing from the
heat of midsummer TO the cold of winter while
going south all the time, and there VIII IN
doubtedIy be a complaint or two about the
country, and perhaps a wish that the writer
could get look again at Broadway And there
may even be unkind remarks in the letters
about Magellan, who nearly four hundred wears
ago discovered the strait through which Admiral
Evans plans TO take his feet For Magellan
Strait. although undoubted aid to navigation,
is not much to look at. About 80 miles Ions,
the channel through which Admiral Evans
feet will pass is for the most part only about
as wide as the Hudson River near this cItF-
Chill owns the land on either side Of the strait
what was part OF Patagonia on one side ard
Terra del Fucgo on the other. The vegetation
on both sides Of the great waterway : said to
he as scanty as the clothing Of the natives,
which would barely permit Of their entertain
ment at Il Turkish bath in this country. II hl~
letters home Jack is at icast not likely I" vaX
highly complimentary concerning IN" natives.
for they never battle. smear their bodies with
paint and greas". spend most Of their ddse Oh
horseback and their nights under huts OF hides
built dp poles and deem hors, meat and
ostrich flesh the finest Of foods.
At Fuuta Arenas which was formerly "a con
Wet station for Chill. Jack his shore leave
viii all sorts Of persons. The Indians. or
native Fatagoniane. arr great traders, in fact.
they viii trad" anything they have and if Ad
mral tvanSs tarS are keen for bargains. more
than one sister or sweetheart at home may he
fortunate enough to get a souvenir Of the trip
in the shape Of u cloak which the native Hata-
g"uiaus fashion from the breasts Of young
ostriches. or the gift may take the form OF
an otter skin wrap from the back of some can
uihal native of Terra del Fucco THE land Of
hr"." just across the strait fIon Punta Arenas
Indeed if Jack" keeps his eyes and ears open
thor" would seem to T. no reason Why he
should not pick UP all sorts of bargains in the
course of his stay in Magellan Strait for the
Fueeiaus are So determined to barter that thev
som, times swarm around passing ships il th,iT
ca,o,S and strip themselves to the skin. offer
ing their evil smelling garments III exchange for
kuj,hkuuck~ oI tobacco or vh!skey. Taken as
i, uLo.r. the "trip through tn, strait Including
IT,. 2uu mile from thu eastern entrance to
Puuta Arenas and thc pass &c from that port.
to,veru the towering. suuNolad rvcciIiccs
marking, the outlet to The Pacific. viii he one
of the most i,inarh,,b., features Of TIA. whole
trip
There is - three thousand mile run before the |
fleet after i..tyiuE PuuIa Arenas. about FeLru- |
arv =. until the ue>t stopping place, Caliao. |
Peru. il reached. When The vessels cast anchor |
,n that port on February Is Admiral Eyans's |
ships viii have covered a total distance Of some
thing hle 1000 miles Were the Panama
'aItal nos, built by passing through it the fleet
.uUId have shortened the distance to CaI!a0 ty |
1. lUO miles.
CulIa" is even NOW erariuG for The coming |
1l the h''i and 81" ~ Lima. nine miles inland. /
f which C.i,.u a. tIe seaport. The Peruvians |
plan [" cntcrtA.a 'h- fleet in i m.lrer II keep /