Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
Will Give Outlet to Atlantic.

1t IS proposed to proceed at once with
the construction Of the northern branch
from La Paz to Puerto Pando, on the
navigable waters Of the Amazon, and that
will furnish an outlet for the produce of
Bolivia to the Atlantic ocean as we'll as
by way of Tupiza and Buenos Ayres.
La Paz and the interior of Bolivia now
have two outlets to the Pacific by way
of Lake Titacaca and the Peruvian road
to Mollendo and by the Antofagasta line.
There will soon be third via africa.
There Is no harbor at either of the
Pacific ports. All cargo and passengers
have to be received and discharged in
rowboats through the surf, and the pas
sage looks very perilous, although it is
asserted that no accident has ever hap
Iened. The boatmen are exceedingly
skillful and guide their craft through the
surf and between the rocks in a marvel
Gus manner. 1t is a commonplace ex-
perience for them, but a timid traveller
will never forget 1t. Sometimes. when
the wind is strong. 1T is impossible for
steamers to communicate with the shore.
and they are compelled to carry their pas
sengers and cargo along down the coast
to be discharged on the return voyage.
In order to obviate this situation the
government of Chile is now constructing
harbor in Mexillones bay, about fifty
miles north of Antofagasta. where there
is plenty of water and shelter for any
number of ships. A branch will be con-
structed from SaIar del Carmen. on the
Antofagasta road, to Mexillones, and the
foreign business will be done that way.
Difficulties Of Construction.
Another great advantage to the Ameri-
can syndicate in this consolidation is
found In the fact that 1t will now have
no difficulty in the transportation of it's
material and supplies, all of which have
to be imported from the United States.
Until now the Antofagasta road has re-
fused on one preteXt or another, to ham
die its freight, which has been shipped by
the Southern road of Peru with great
difficulty and expense. being landed in
small boats at MOllendo.
The steel rails, cars, locomotives and
other material have been hauled up the
mountains and across the Andes at an
altitude of more than $4,000 feet to the
shores of Lake Titacaca. There they have
been transferred to boats and taken
across the lake to the other shore, whence
they have been hauled to the right of
way of the new railroad. This frequent
handling, with the primitive facilities and
has made it very difficult and very ex-
pensive, but now there will be no more
difficulty. The spirit Of rivalry having
been eliminated. all material can now be
landed at AntofagaSta and handled only
once between the port of shipment and it's
final destination. In addition to this all
parallel tracks will be avoided.
Opens Up Land Of Rich Resources.
The government of Chile is under obli-
cations to construct a line of railroad
from Africa over the Andes to La Paz
a distance Of about three hundred miles,
and the work is now going on. About six
ty kilometers have been completed and
are now in operation.
The Importance of these enterprises
cannot be Overesttmated. They insure
the development of the marvellous re-
sources Of Bolivia which have been un-
available for the lack of transportation
facilities Rich deposits of gold silver
copper and other metals have been idle
and isolated between a desert on one side
and a range of mountains and impene-
trable forests on the other, so that they
could not be reached with the machin-
cry necessary for their development, and
the products could not be taken to mar
ket except on the backs of lamas over the
snowbound Cordilleras.
Union Seminary's New site.
The Union Theological Seminary has
decided to move northward and join the
great colony of educational institutions
that surround the tomb of Gen. Grant on
the banks of the Hudson in the northern
part of New York city. The site selected
is next to Barnard College for Women.
| Immediately across the street from CO.
| lumbia University. A short distance