El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-28

2 ilton, who made reputation T., .L g.
! west and who Is sJild TO receive here a sal
| airy twO-thirds as lrge as thar ~ ~ : q sal sal
: Wilson. All Of these men ar u pIeslue .
! They are employed on contracts Of p 80
! years anu II cOsys TS e OF more to pay their
! travelling expenses from the United Stsfes
| TO the mines. S1e''S9
Many Of thesee, foreign employees have their
wives and families with them ana = e tILelT T
have not met one man or wor1sT, ~ -, SO Iar l
pleased with his or her lot Tn ~ ~ IoL
does everything it can to nal-a I;eo lpdny
able, and the people live almost % ~ e.
at home. Wen as
In the first place both the sna1to- ar,5
the mines have hotels built Of 7 st aup
bathrooms and all modern co 11VeiS; wICI
put up for the employees who ara tli -
They get room and board 70 :
month. The married employees have 60
Portable stone cottages, and t6e-- w. ee COM I'M
their foreign supplies at the Co-1 ooy
store. ipAny
At both La Fundieion and Cerro do pasco
there are club houses, with TbraTies -
reading rooms supplied with t6e Il 80
magazines and papers, and also t,iiI,-
alleys billiard halls and rooros e. ~ " -
tainments and dances They have tennis
courts, where they play matches. and base
ball grounds, where the snelter e-,,Io5o
Ometimes contest with those of the g3iyes
on the diamond
In addition to this there are pony riding
into the country, and excursions to tI,s
tropical valleys. The foreign se+tIe,,,s7,+
has q creditable monthly mags1iTe AZ
Inca Chronicle, edited by A Is S1,Sg,,.o,
which has the distinction Of being 1,,b1iebe15
nearer heaven than any other nerio5icsi On
earth. It has also hospital 1F-itb s~-,o1-t
physicians and trained nurses and when
the men are sick they are well cared for
or are sent down the hilI''
The words down the 'hiils and -e1ID the
hiIP' mean to and from the seacoast Tile
distance is about zoo miles nv rsiI77-s,- -
the hill from which they dron or sso 81
is above the top Of Pixies Peak.
Americans Have Good Health.
Most Of the Americans and other for
eigners who live here IN the Andes tell me
they are healthy, and that this is so OF
men, women and children. There are how
ever, some who come who cannot stand
the rarity Of the air, and MANY are AZ
flicted with pneumonia and have IN he sent
back post haste on special trains. I know
of employees who have come up three or
four different times and, going down sick
have at last had to give up in DESPAIR
As to soroche, or the mountain sickness
that seems to attack every one when he
first reaches an altitude Of two miles OF
more above the sea Every foreigner have
met has been more or less afflicted with it
It usually comes the first day after the
arrival, and may last two or three DAYS or
two weeks. Those who have weak hearts
are likely to drop insensible, and it some
times causes death. AS rule most people
get over Il. although 1t VIII return at any
Over-exertiOn or imprudence and that after
months Of freedom and health.
The Mountain Sickness.
The first symptoms Of this illness are
pains in the head and nausea Then comes !
vertigo dimness Of sight and hearing
Painting fits may follow, and the blood !
may flow from your eyes, nose and lips. J
Those who have weak lungs are liable to !
hemorrhages and many tell me they have /
q pain at the heart
The soroche attacks different persons in I
different ways. Ny stenographer had a I,
slight attack when we reached the smelter, !
but this soon passed off and he thought he /
was proof against further trouble He /
walked six miles that day, and. then spent I
IN hour in the club bowling alleys. At the !
same time he ate like q Virginia razor !
back hog. and the result is that he has now 1
a beautiful case of soroche. He is the /
color Of Canadian cheese, he does not take