The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-03
Description Of Lstin-Amer.
lean countries-West Virgin
lsns Work on Canal.

itev. DIR. j. Sumner Stone. formerly
OF this city. but for the past several
years a missionary in NV York City.
Is making a tour OF the Central and
South American States. DIR. Stone Is
a trained observer. and is a literary
man of special ability. He has writ
ten a letter describing the country
through which he is travelling. which
Is so interesting that The Intelligent.
Ger one II TO its ~readeJs. The letter
follows:
s. =. Huasco.
Pacific Ocean. of Peru.
January -. 1913.
] will mail this letter NJ Lima i'm the
morning. We will reach Callao. Peru.
late tonight. or at sunrise. "A day too
late Tor all that We want to do. There
is a famous railway from Lima run
ming up about 1000 feet among the
Chimoorazo peaks OF the ADDE'S. the
wonder Of the rall-roading world. II
mad the time. we would run W tho
road for twelve or fourteen thousand
Feet. spend the night under a bean
leaf. like Jack OF the famous bean
stalk. and return in time TO catch our
ship. in the meantime seeing Lima.
f N'-F 'hA iAAAE - AOEN fbVtAAAE
about Peruvian ports waiting for doc.
tors and cargoes.
We should have reached CaIlao. IN
port. for Lima on SUNDAY afternoon.
We will get there TUESDAY morning.
But We should not grumble. Tho
weather has been ideal. the sea pa
ciic as its name would indicate. the
food and company coed. Yesterday
We lay for twelve hour AZ a place
called S~alivary. the port OF an old
Spanish city with traditions of Inca
Emperors and Pizarro tho famous.
We landed ~ Salivary about ninn
O'Clock and chartered. twelve of W.
passengers. q special train for Trujil
10. the old town about thirty miles dis
tant.
coast Of Peru.
Tutr. OF euh ing ir f'e Sahara
desert "tth f""Lntain~ ~ sand aud bleak
iF"-l's- wastes u -,"'y direction" Such
= ths coast 81 Peru a. ve have seer o.
Tor I" past fr" day~. G.leunt could
not De- moro f~Grlid5ifa. hut ou~ train
soon passed into . bit e.. PARADISE. IT,
rlEtttou had transformed tn. wilde.-
r's- 1T" gardens ~ h-sutv. Grain
'Ie rl"l'" t%rutte-~ glad Wy V-.c en-
,""'nr 81" OF tc famous valleys ~
r,"rn sugar De- tho. -ttpl~ crop her-
W. f"'t co., hos-d ..iH" sacks The
tow ru- So. ".~N on" WHO has sit
- II AuEusti". r'r rrt q fair idea or
an th'~" Srsri- cities. bur nat Of th-
Hcl "ffU liz MOSS .~i~.u -raU, blood uf
"ld Suatr p. their v-ir~. I have f4rsl'
sen isr'r"m"r V"r"" "utS'd' Wheel
-ig IT," .olsts 80 to wealthy r-
u'rdei ne of tl- OF raiar,- IN Pom
You entered q ,ouit. passed. through
% '40'r INTO another count ana fuJti e
? 'ifd court iu t1- rear -, 1-> MS
l'v". Vit. tore IN 'r~ "'ie.~ "-rs
''urttif. af' flowers To r,r-t.- ~
" itI''v tud guests V"r" h.ilf about
these 'ouft~ r. the most interesting
go o." Q f'r us , 20 wp-f -": ~ 90 VS. {
. 90 .n"i'nt ruin of , rity ante iatur
cool ofrtuu" - meet o. gtti'rsJ.l ~tu-.-
~-n'its 'irI"e = GO. tI" great American
nitrs'lf 90 u- Hui 'f'r"d Co b. "ur
gl.d" to on" ruins Ni'"~ ve faiied to
ma I'rs"~ @ "a-'y - the gentlemen
accepted Nr. Suydcr'~ offer 20 walk fu
,tru.p 80 " ina i""s''a. w. " r@ %%' ,oTiII
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'' '' .'v ini eye. % fH" inla~
IL" -Ntft fI.uer~ v"Te stationed fNn
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8 20 -r"-d. Easel a' 2 - 'Wp-g"-s nsh
20 a." GOT item up T. I'm" rnr his
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tells ~ roads stretching avst from
D. ua.t.f 90 'lll. H.li. AND uair'tln"i
t' tr lr.t- . ar 81 D that I hal .H-
OF i"ft roads. 81 "rit f,r y f-w mile
e." ruins neF. ~ 4 rfs cpNering abpf'
'- o. t' SQUARE. at AZ ." hs," onc"
l1 .-. . O.. million goo ri. Our guide told
WIS "'. Irot.s De- uanfl~ frruI I've irruu-
p" - 10 fH" f'rf 'aii"d 'ntmns. N1'
t ore If'"r t'rtHr"t,r lr Q % ire-- Ia
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