El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09

: 30 pounds and II was made of gold mates
/ that were taken from the Inca --a-r,rIe ~
] the sun The diamonds and er1a-a1I7.5 nm
I Il are worth more than the gold itsaIr
] These treasures are stored :1rsf- in = l.I-s.-
! with d door OF wrought iron. SO rude that d
[ could be opened by any safe I-srl-s- ~
} common United states burglar 1t ~ ~
: fear o. damnation that preserve ii from
Stores Are Like Caves.
Leaving the cathedral. took a stroll
through the city The stores are liIzs l--...a.5
or holes in The wall The door--svs r.ar.
as though they were cut out win :. ,.r1z--
cut saw. They are OF rectarers1sr 49,. 49,.
are flush with the street. The nirhf ! ~
rived in CEzcO was one OF rhe - No..
and the stores were shut by thick slars ~
wood that come together like the f0IJi...,
doors or a barn Indeed they look rgarI
OF them are four inches thick An -
closed ana kept So with great uadrori-s
o. gtog g iron, centuries old Single locks
structed that one must use a half don
keys TO open them
Inc heAl Gay as / again strolled through
these arcades I saw that an ~ M So
keepers are women They are fat ChoIos ghu
wear very Iu- skirts and who keep their
shGN'ls and hats on while sttanJ
ing to business Many OF tho,
have some manufacturing. in addition %,
their seLlnE- They have little r-rF
a5wiug machines which the- rest -lT,-'
boxes or chairs. and kneeIing or sitting on
dams use.
Going onward. passed the ancient forr-
tam bAAAL ul LlE meas and no
ponEo or indian man mouse servant filling
his jars This fountain represents a young
girl with figure like a chrysanthemum
over her head. on the top Of which is y
cross The figure is nude ana ont 81 +be
breasts pour TWO continuous streams Of pure
The Market.
A little farther on STONED 70 1ool- n,
the market This is held in q plaza abour
half OF which is covered with LONG r-aT,--r
leu ron sheds upheld by posts. Under the
n#a.--
meat Is laid out for sale, and farther over
are sheds for vegetables. where the indian !
~ ~ CloLo women ST on the stones with
lleir wares piled around them. sun farther {
over are sheds for fruits and in the wide
open spaces out in the sun. they are selling
luel consisting OF wood. llama Dropping F:
and charcoal There are other peddIers p
here and there. and scattered about ars q
cook shops. where the Quicha indians ara I
eating soup and fried stuffs cooked over
clay or sheet iron stoves while you wait
IN the shed part Of the market the wom-
en- have stalls. each about five feet square /
! asAeu as 10 the prices and found thar /
egGs are now selling at q cents a dozen
lsee1 costs L cents a pound and mutton
~ cents, whether II he lamb or Old. ram
The part Of the animal from which the cut
comes makes no difference You paw the
same for a steak cut from the Ioin or the .
and they guess at the weight
Vegetables are not sold by measure but
cents. or 2iz cents American Here Is a ,
woman selling red peppers. She has
~lpLu covered with piles OF zen each They .
- TOT cents per pile in the next stall
are green beans. each containing a hand
I1, and beside them cakes Of native cheese
nickel
A little farther over they are selling
2 ulhua- MS Is q grain rs big as the head I
u pin that the indians use to make ruush. (
me piles are haE q pint each AMI they
cost or cents The same woman has 4
,orn in piles Of ten nubbius as long as YOUR ,
niger and also hominy in cloth looking ,
axe a dirty dish rag The homiuv grains
IRE as big as my thumb nail and abort
l1f as thick as my thumb
Home OF Potatoes. Z
The -Ereat-Ereat Erandfathers am q
mothers Of all our potatoes were born IN /
his high plateau OF the Andes The tubsrs :
Ire OF ali colors and sizes. some ass big as
ny INST. others the size Of thimble Some
Ire bright red. others yellow. otherz black =
M some little ones are as pink as the toes
Z your baby. and not much bigger around
he pink ones are used to make soup
me corn also Is Of many coiors and Of
Inherent varieties Here is a pile as black
) your boolS A little further over IS one q
bright yellow and the next pile IS Ozark T q
ed The same woman has white chun0 for q
ale BY this mean frozen potatoes which ?
ave been put over night in the water and :
hen sprinlied and frozen and dried. They
-ill then last for years without spelling
nd are q favorite dish Of the indians.
Freight Carriers Unique
One Of the odd sights Of the market and
$50 Of the streets throughout Cuzco is
he traffic and the way freight IS carried. {
verifying comes in from the country on
oukeys or mules. or on ul-nas o or upon
he backs Of men and women There IS not f {
carriage in the whole city. and when oue.I G
oes out TO ride he must go horseback or 4
1uleback- In coming in on the train I had 3
he station master with me He had been
ls-f ucted by the superintendent OF the rail-
DAD 10 see that I got 10 my hotel and as
have great lot OF baggage ] told him o.
. had better hire carriage He replied 3
hat there were no carriages in Cuzco. but q
nat ne might take the street car and that z
ny typewriter and trunks could be carried I