The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-04-18

estimated to contain between 800 and
1000 varieties.
The Zoo is about the same as we
have In the States.
Our next trip was to the National
Museum. I. was very disappointed
at this. All the museum contained
was few rebel flags, broken cannon,
few rifles captured from some bunch
of niggers, and military uniforms. Not
coffee plant; no specimen Of quartz
from the mines, either gold, copper,
silver, diamonds or coal which the
country abounds.
The mines are worked by an Eng
lish syndicate who have the lease for
fifty years, paying the country so
much for every ton taken from the
mines.
The coffee plantations are worked
by American and German capital.
Principally American.
Opinion Of the Natives.
The natives are to lazy and scared
to invest their own money in the
ground. If they would only spuDk
up and take the ground and work it
themselves for the benefit of tho
country, it would be one of the rich
est in the world.
If a native saves Is dollars (Chili
money! he leaves his job, dresses in
his Sunday clothes, buys a pack Of
cigaretts and walks through the park
like millionaire. He will live that
way for about month and then go
back to work to save more. -.
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are from 80 cents to $1.20 American,
per day. The latter equals about
$4.00 Chill.
The exports are coffee, gold, silver,
indigo and diamonds. If you think
you can get diamond cheap in this
burgh, you should be here to try it,
1t costs just as much as in the States,
and In some cases more. They are
Independent niggers, and diamonds
will get money anytime
Description Of City. "
The streetsa are we'll laid out and
clean.AlI = Thssasa.,lfs sseonditlor1 hof the
town is excellent: Fhe principal
street, Grand Avenue, Is one Of the
best have ever seen. You could put
Superior street in the center and not
know it was there: It is the principal
parade after four in: the afternoon,
especially for "rubbernecks." The wo-
men are dark looking, and all have
heavy black hair. believe they breed
between a Portuguese and the Indian,
or something like it.
Our stay here was pleasant, only
we had no news from the: States.
Resumes Voyage.
We left Rio on January %, bound
for Punta Arenas Chile, or what is
known as Sandy Point, the southern
most city Of the world. The first day
out we received a wireless message
from the station at Rio that the mail
boat had arrived, and had mail for
the American fleet: The AdmiraE
| ordered the Vermont to return and
get the mail. The next day we were
all busy waiting, and when our came
aboard imagine my surprise upon re-
ceiving two registered packages Ona
from Duff and the other from the
| "Snaboo Yacht Club" Well, I won't
say anything about them here, only
go on with the trip.
Upon our arrival at Sandy Point
| we met an English and Chilean man
the honors as we were in her garden
But we never knew what John Bull
! wanted with a ship here. The Eng
lish have no interests at this end Of
| the globe.
Changes Observed.
We were granted liberty and found
a great many changes since had bee;1
| here three years ago. u:
! The city has population Of about
| 1000 which is mostly Germans and
Scotch; the latter having some fine
sheep ranches in the vicinity. There
are no exports from here, but the i'm
ports are mostly cotton and flour
Trading in furs and hides is carried
on with the Patagonians, who will
trade anything for booze.
! Our trip through the Straits was
without accident of any kind, ana
every naval power in he world were
waiting to hear of our arrival at thu
other end. This is the first time
since the strais were discovered b,
! Ferdinand Magellan in 1920, that 8
fleet Of deep draught vessels had at
tempted to pass through.
/ Our trip up the coast was inter.
IuQIeu -0y CalllH8 at Valpar1SO to pay
honers to the president of the republic
We just steamed into the harbor anf
passed the presidents yacht firing 6
salute as we. passed out of the harbol
and steamed for Gallo, Peru, which
hope we will reach tomorrow. ~
! think I've told all the happening:
since Trinidad, and as it is gettihf
late, it's John A. for the hay. To ali
i - - Sincerely yours,
4 -. JOHN A. SHAW.