Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-04-16

broad Atlantic into the mouth
Of the Rio de- la Plata and
searched the northern bank Juan
DiaI d. Soils II said to have thus sail
ed and mayhap he made use OF the
expression. II he was personally ON
the lookout A. any rate whatsoever
said II and Notwithstanding the fact
that the mountain is little more than
. goodsizod hill the Latin expression
!, stuck. and i,s two words. now welded
n, together, form the name OF the splen.
did little modern capital OF the Re
-, public OF Uruguay.
Little capital Well. vas when
y compared In population with its two
-oo blk neighbors Buenos Aires and Rio
IA, de Jane lro but even az that just
about as big AS the capital Of the CLAN,
lEof all republics. the United States OF
ttAmerica In fact. IN point Of popula-
an ton. Monteyidoo and Washington are
svery nearly twins. each claiming a
.- near approach 10 tho 500 900 mark
u However the impression made upon
dlthe tourist Is that there is nothing
lgsmall about the Uruguayan capital
Its fine, substantial houses are large
lie streets are wide and we'll paved
and It's parks and plasas are beautiful
iqand spacious while the liberal hospl-
t'ality OF its people shows that their
Fdhaarts are large az we'll
Ideal Location.
The city has an IDEAL location on a
70 fine bay the eastern side facing the
Atlantic and the southern fronting the
Rio dc Ia Plata II Is built on ponin.
- sula that iuts out into the waters and
- forms the eastern extremity OF this
semioircular bay which forms the
actual port, while on the ocean side
the coast sweeps directly north for
quite a distance. and It is here that
are located the fine bathing resorts of
which more anon. writes a correspon.
dent for the Pan American Union.
Promptly at o'clock we left tho
vessel for the wharf carriages awaited
US for Sightseeing tour Of tho city
c Our drive took us first 10 the Plaza
Mstriz, a pretty square inclosed BY
some fine buildings. among them be
Ing the CabIldo or Parliament house:
I the Club Uruguay the leading social
5 organization for the wealthy Uruguay
D ans; and the fne old cathedral. ono OF
the ancient structures 81 the city
AnF
D gime, and In which repose the remains
. OF the first president ~ the republic
n and those oi the first archbishop Our
r time was too limited however 10 s,or
/ here. and We proceeded 10 The PLAN
= lndepeudencia This IL n beautifully
@ kept garden % trees shrubs. and fow
ers covering n space about 900 by
10 500 feet Here may be- seen tho gov
eminent house which Is also a relic
= OF colonial days the resident ~ the
president ~ the republic the splendid
/ TeatrC Soils, and the national museum
,. In every city visited In South America
4 We found the leading iheater 70 b,
4 one Of the costliesi and handsomesi
g. oAibiNuitFt anu INV NNilN NtNffr Ma
!. therefore not such surprise Il
ranks with the finest IN the world anC
r such great artists a. PATTI Bernhard
4 Caruso and others have appeared
u there, tor Monteyidsos amusement
. loving public must have N, creates
artists in tho world 10 cater 10 ~,
Il critical taste. regardless u expense
. The Lational museum located clos,
, beside the Soils Thea'er L. worthy o
: more than passing notice. FOR y is on,
OF the most Interesting and insiruciiv,
places IN all South America Here ar,
gathered specimens ~ I 7IRuayan ar,
y natural history, Eeology aud hundred
OF objects OF historical interest Tn,
collection NJ Indian ~bolos" alone Il
remarkable exhibition FOR anon
the hundreds OF these primitive vcap
ons may be found specimens Of ever
y stone formation known 70 this sectlol
!" OF the continent Other weapons On,
primitive utensils % the aborlgi
tribes fOand In The country. mounte'