Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-29


straight through the south. taking
buildings or all classes and kinds
down in order to build this avenue
II is FIVE miles long and as wide az
our own Pennsylvania avenue iu
Washington. The people are OF Por.
tuguese origin. that being the Lam
guage spoken there. They are thrift .
and are advanced in their ideas. The
city is surrounded by mountains
highly picturesque. Two places espe,
cially OF much interest to the tray
eIer is Tajuca. TO which a tramway
conveys YOU distance of about ten
miles TO the top on which is situa
ted a first-class hotel and AFFORDS
magnificent view OF the harbor
and city of Rio de Janeiro. Return
ing from Tajuca. another tramway
lines carries you to the celebrated
Cocovada. another very high point
overlooking the city from the south
These two places are very popular
especially in the summer time anc
great many of the citizens OF RiS
de Janeiro have their summer homes
along the lines of the tramways.
Sailing from Rio de Janeiro on
the morning of the 22d. our next
port was Santos. Brazil. This Is only
small city but the largest coffee
port in the world. coming from the
interior OF Brazil by rail from Sau
IPaula and adjoining provinces. San
los Is very clean, sweet little citS
at present, but no doubt will be re-
membered by the readers that eight
years ago this same city was the
hotbed of yellow fever and todaI
along the shores near the city are
many hunks OF vessels that were de-
serted by their crews on account -
the yellow fever And here / might
add that the people of South Am
erica have made more Advancement
In sanitary efforts than any other
country in the world: for today
there is no yellow fever. SMALLPOX
or kindred contagious diseases.
After spending a few hours II.
santos we sailed on the oath 70,
MonteViedo, the capital city of Uru-
quay, situated at the mouth of M
river Plata. This Is a very modern
city in construction. having nice.
wide streets and beautiful plazas.
uruguay Is one of the most progress
sive countries OF South America. it's
own money being worth more than
tour cents on the dollar than our
own American gold.
Leaving Montevldeo. on the
z'th. we then sailed for Buenos
Ayres up the river Plata. distance
or lO9 miles. The Plata river at this
point Is fifty miles in width. Reach
ing Buenos Ayres on the morning
OF September %, the business end
OF the journey began. Immediately
on my arrival / called upon the Sec
retary OF the American Legation
placed my papers in his hands. and
the following Monday we began to
hght for extradition. Moses Ferris
my prisoner was confined I'm the
jail at the capital city OF Rioia. 900
miles inland from Buenos Ayres and
20 miles east OF Chilecito. where he
was first arrested, having been
| moved TO Rioja upon the request Of
The American authorities on account
of the insecurity of the Jail at Chill
otto.
MY first trip out Of Buenos
Ayres was to Mendoza. the capital
/ city Of the province OF Mendoza. 700
miles inland from Buenos Ayres.
where I went for the purpose of
finding witness who resided I'm that
city.
The city Of Mendoza is compare
lively new, as It now stands. the old
city having been destroyed some
years ago by an earthquake, which
left monument OF it's violence In
the way Of ruins Mendoza is one OF
the largest grape growing provinces
in the Argentine Republic. The light
wines manufactured in this province
are second to none in the world.
From Mendoza ] returned TO Buenos
Ayres and transacted some business
that required a couple Of days. and
from there / went 10 RiOis.
u found ON my arrival at Rioia
that Moses Ferris had two cousins
living in Chilccito who were quite
prominent men and also men OF
means, and they were preparing to-
make a fight against his extradiIon.
"Thc town OF Rioia is a small
place with q population OF about ten
thousand and there is mo- English
spoken except by one man. whose
services / was fortunate enough 10
secure as an Interpreter The first
day after my arrival ( received an
anonymous letter written in Syrian
in which J was advised 90 leave The
town or lose my life ] did not pay
any attention 20 this letter other
than TO De ON my guard The next
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