The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-08-20
PARAGUAY, LAND
OF many WONDERS
GIANT WATERFALLS AND SEEN
cry UNEouALLED ANY.
WHERE IN WORLD.

To most North Americans the lit
tleSouth American republic of Para
quay is a terra incognita. and even
those who have made the grand tour
OF the southern, continent have usually
passed Paraguay by, because Of its in
land location. Thereby they have
missed much, for Paraguay is a land
Of wonders, and 1t holds within its
borders scenery that is not to be
equalled anywhere else in the world
When South America attains its full
development, Paraguay is certain to
become tourist resort, for it's tropical
climate Is modified by mountain
chains.
The visitor to Asuncion, the capital
would be greeted August IA by sounds
Of martial music and the trampng of
many feet, for that is the independence
day of the republic and Palma street
and the other principal thoroughfares
Of the city would be lavishly decorated
in festival attire, while the whole pop
ulace would turn out to cheer the SOL
diers as they march past the review
ing stand where the president and his
cabinet sit in state. Under the Span
ish regime Paraguay was a part of
the province of La Plata, but when
the Argentines established their free
hn toh h M nf De- -
up an Independent republic. They de-
clared their independence on August
IA, 1911, and defeated the Argentine
army sent against them. The country
when the form of government was
changed and a president was elected.
In the SOS Paraguay engaged in dis
astrous war with Brazil, Argentina
and Uruguay After the conclusion of
the conflict the government was again
reorganized along more democratic
lines, and since then political upheav-
ais have been rare.
1t is not generally known that Para
quay has the most magnificent water
falls in the world, compared with
which our own boosted Niagara falls is
but a small affair. The Iguassu falls
alone make a visit to Paraguay well
worth while. OF this little known
scenic marvel Miss Annie S. Peck has
written:
Comparing this with the other two
great cataracts of the world Victoria
and Niagara, the African falls leads
in height with a leap from 210 to $50
feet that of the Iguassu is 196-210
feet, and Niagara but 150-164. The
width Of Victoria is slightly more than
Niagara's; the Iguassu, with it's 1923
feet, has more than double the breadth
and in the volume of water, also, the
Iguassu is greater with 2S,000,O00 Gu
bic feet minute to 100000 for each
of the others. Our great Niagara thus
magical beauty Of the surroundings.
there is no comparison.
While many former citizens Of the
United States, Canada and England
may be found in the haciendas of the
great cattle ranches of interior Para
quay, Americans and Englishmen have
played but small part in the COM
mercial development Of the country.
The commerce OF Asuncion, the CAPT.
tai, Is largely in the hands of Ger
mans, French, Spaniards and Italians.
and there are less than dozen Brit
ish and North American concerns rep
resented.
Besides the cattle industry, Para
quay exports much valuable lumber,
medicinal plants, oranges, coffee, to-
bacco, rice, manioc sugar, etc. One
of the principal crops is mate, or Par
aguay tea, vast quantities of which are
used as a beverage throughout South
America, although it is practically i'm
known north of Panama.