El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-31

~ inc here and there through the
- GALLEY Of Chile This extends
-, santiago to vaidivia, more than
% -,51ee south. It contains the largest
80 best estates in the republic al
+,,ore5 there IS an extensive "he4t
--.,7-iDr- region below it in when gl ,.-5
so-og+e are now being cut cow am
+5e cIearinEs tourned INTO -, 20 = ~ ms - Of
mr. central valley Of Cnlle ID - sSI1
the Garden spots OF Ihe e-O1S i've
80 ANYTHING II II can olAiS
nave seen groves Of euealy ptus ma a.
IRE 100 feet high, ana sun ~ 5cs-o-yl,sl7
4 --aars old have aifedlg rS1i -
- LETT 10 Santa Ines, the llelus -
my 80 -. --e1led with poplars as nlsn
~ :. church steeple- There are 80 -,
sands Of trees on that esl1-e % -
se any in the eastern part o. Ou- go
~ and they have an DeS-. -
in the past p ge1Ls-. - In the ir-
7-i+E ali kinds Of vegelalAoll- - - a.
-t-1+e5 sections. peach trees pear -
one and two years ana : - - -
- eses including ai1alIa, are e5<t
FULLY luxuriant rms y - ~ beer
e+srdinr- some Of the lana llas -.
,,-5a- cultivation for many geneIe- ' 80
- 11Tss about Santiago nave DeeL
+iIIe5 FOR 500 years, and TO-DAY alilE s-s
them are numbered solH9 "a
farms So. q ~ vsIiev Fed by SHOWS.
~ cenrral valley is a wide slIlp o.
1ov-Iand ranging in WiQtn rom = - -
-0o miles. and about 700 ml-Ss 49, 80
y t,a--frs above Santiago ana "Ilus
- south through about one
fo,r+b Of chile. On the east OF II q.
- r-,ovr-y- walls Of the Anoes, Win
here and there the mlgGly C1-S -
dead volcano rising above t I 49,
Deaks. and on the west are tne - 49,
L-e--+. ne and hills OF the coast range,
-bef- ION almost a desert, Dut li1SlL
Footbi11s covered with green;
.7-erare width OF the valley ~
is about 80 miles. ana Is 49, g. - 17i-gi-ia
where between those o.
and Maryland 49,, .,.-,,,,~r,o,7+
II has many large towns aiohS 1ilS go
railroad which runs lnt9u7lL 80 ~
one end 10 the other, and the mus -
its lands are divided up into large
n, The north these estates are al IN
der IRRIGATION and II IS onlE ~ 80 =.
,-C,,~b that the rainfall is suIIlcleHt -
5g--e-,se with the artificial watering OF
- r-o-,q AFuch Of the country IS
sIigb+Iv rolling. It IS cut by many
creeks and little rivers Whlch 81 =, - -
by the Andean SHOWS ooIle u 80 -
streams carry down a greaL us -. ~
silt making fat the lands over Wh l--l
thew 20. others such as the Blo-olo a.
as clear as crystal from one ca
10 the other 49,.
F2fdinr southwark through TINS coun-
fr-- the scenery. is far dllterenl Llolu
that of the richest parts OF lle Cl1lo---
There are crops in sight an me w.
but the field are divided Dy Io"s ft ~
fan poplars or eucalyptus or WI
walls Of mud and stone rather lu-ll ~
fences 1t is only along the rallIoea
that there is any barbeu wire ~
chief buildings TO be seen are lhe - -,
rar,b1ine- structures. the homes OF thS
T,scaDdados and the mean muQ-EFaLleu
fhatch-roofed huts or the laDo- - >
There are no barns standln2 oll oil -
fields and no elevators at the stations
for storing the grain -
hut very few stables or outDullulItss
The weather is so mild lhal the 800
craze ont Of doors all the year rounQ'
and this is so all the way from SSlnI-
- 10 rbe strait of Magellan There
fore there are no haystacks or straw
stacks Such grass and alfalfa as are
Ont are nut up in bales and shipped 70
the cities or north TO the nitrate, leseI' =
where they bring higher prices
An Business on large Scale
Nearly evervvhere the business Is on q
large scale. In many parts OF tne NAl-sy ~
acres is little more than garden patcn,
and the irriEated farms Of 5000 and even
10000 acres are common Inere Is On, On
Tarm Of 10000 acres. and several when
ii', TSs-e are some very large vineyards The
estate Of I.o- Urmeuta contains zOOo acres
and Of these 200 are now nearlnss ss56pSS6
IT has cellars with capacity OF oVy,y.o
Gallons Of wine. and u bottles allc snip
vast quantities every year &c -. =
,-i-s--s-F ~ the foot Of the Andes. puts up
5000 bo++ias OF wine a day in addition TO
that which 1t stores away n cashs-. II aL-Ps
-1o-e than 100000 bottles Of vine every
month There is another Flney1lu lilae
EhIps 100000 gallons a year
some Of the Rich Earni1es-
One a the richest families OF chile is
that Of Augustin Edwards, who Is now min
- go here to the court Of St James
~ has one hacienda about p miles north
Of Valparaiso that supplies a part o. tn ma
cit-, lin milk He has 500 milch cows, ana
~ breeds fine dairy stock he IS also
noted as a breeder OF horses, not only Ior
racing. but FOR heavy draft ~ mas , "a L--s
s+abIes Is Arabian mares, 50 Fercnerons
.-d 1fn Torkshires- He has 10 shorthorn
bulls some OF which were brought from
f1otSsr big dairy hacienda. which also
-g.,-,-IIzs VALPARAISO, IS that Of Don Tomas
Eastman. on that estate there are several
thousand cattle including 1900 mich cows
on the Denoso dairy farm there are sun
more. The latter hacienda has the olggest
siTo In the world and one Of the Queerest
It IS nothing more than greet 9luch ~
This IS filled with red clover when mas
been troddsu to pieces BY driving horses
over Il ard then laying it between layers OF
zt-sv- The Denoso farm runs its machinery
bv an electric plant operated BY iails Two
miles away. The hacienda has electric
lights and the COWS are MIXED under the
rays Of Incandescent burners
me Nursery Of Santa Ines.
The nursery Of Santa Ines Is the largest
IN chile It has an electric plant run By
the falls Of q branch Of the Aapocha rlver.
This IS now furnishing 30 horsepower
which Is used IN the factories and otner
establishments connected with the property
TevzrvthfnE executing the farming and culu-
waiting IS done by electricity, and TINS IN
-iudes tire thrashing Of all kinds Of grain,
the saving Of lumber. the lighting the
owners home and the moving OF the ma
shines OF q large manufacturing plant
on that estate there are Il miles OF
railroads and there IS one peach orchard
IN bearing that contains $4,000 trees EVER
field IS walled with poplar trees. and the
receipts must equal, should say, the salaIg
OF our president Nevertheless II was y
wears before Santa Ines began TO pay, ana
during that time It cost Don salvador K
71Iierdo s, who owns Il. an outlay OF $780,
900. -. ~. ...,,.
BELONGING to Don Santiago de Toro, which
CoDrair.s II 900 acres. It IS not far from
ean+far 20 and Il took me about two hours
IN the train TO 90 there. At the time OF
nv visit the hacienda BAD over 1000 cattle
and 900 horses the most q which were
used FOR breeding alone. and for the family
and e1ests All Of the farm work was
done by oxen. OF the cattle 800 were dairy
cows. which brought IN about $4,000 worth
u milk and $4,000 worth Of butter year
Each child Has q Pony.
The Aruila hacienda has many long low
ore-storv buildings running around patios
----.H1-r TTHaaa firm the home OF the