The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-01
THE EVENING HERALD. ALBUQUERQUE, N M, SATURDAY, AUGUST /. 1914

In the morning. with n big meal al
noon ond another az 3 o'clock, which
BE- the custom mere.
Saturday was quite o. day. I paid a
cnil ON "a dentist IN the morning and
Loo the afternoon called on the al.
rector ~ the government earthquake
service; the best service Of be- Kim IN
tho world. Iv visit was hiehiy sue
Dcssful as 7 succeeded I'M getting tho
service to put az observatory In Chu-
qulcomata with myself IN charge
They nrc 20 SEND me all the necessary
recording Instruments and lnstruc-
tlons.
On the Way 90 Valparaiso.
believe left on last week NJ the
mill at Bradon, waiting for q chance
10 get back 10 R~aacngun. Thursday
noon, after lunch they lifted ne out
VIII "a cHr. n small hand car equipped
with q brake. The omuany furnish
ed q man To- run tho brakes and n
crew 90 three men who wanted 10 Get
down from the mine and n were
allowed % ria N Tho car provided
they push when the level parts Of the
road are reached. There nre a few
short stretches Of level grade and
These chaps work their passage by
pushing over those parts. Most Of
the way the Grade is steep enough io
coast, and u g. r grc1t trip. constinH
down the mountains TO RancaRua.
about a. miles. Tho car goes az n
Rr"nt clip. around curves and over
bridges. II is a scenic trip and very
ENJOYABLE. ! reached Banc7run about
= o'clock and caught % train n few
minutes later for Santiago. arriving
there about e. Tho next morning
left for Valparaiso. Tho trim Is in
tercsting. We travel north from SAN
tiago mp the central valley for quite
"a distance through fields. vineyards
md orchards until we strike one Of
tho transverse ranges that occasional
" cross tho valley. Turning west and
following the hills rs soon ~ the III
vide is reached we enter a broad val
Icy running east and west. II Is one
of the most famous valleys In Chile.
known as the vale Of Qucllota and IL
the garden spot OF the n In
the towns along the way are located
the big Ginning Industries OF tho
country. also there are several big
W hHAE NNANfNH " THO HAN~
tions and on the platforms are hum
drcds Of fruit and flower vendors and
the huge piles OF fruit look Ike n con-
tinuous fair exhibit.
As We get closer 90 the sea tho fruit
disappears u rounding e long curve
we dart out of a little valley into VIVA
del Mar. Vim del Mar is the one and
only fashionable resort IN Chile n
all the rich Chilean families from al
parts OF the country come there for
the season. Il Is set on low rolling :
hills above the sen with beautiful
crivcways winding up. There are
hundreds OF villas and "chaletas"
each with It's lawns and flower gar
dens. The streets are filled during
the season with Hne %turnouts. with
grooms IN livery and al that sort OF
thing. When these people so ir for
style they go the iiml, and they stlll
cling 10 their horses. although the au-
tomobile is getting n foothold and fine
hmouslnes are quite frequent. Some
q the horses are wonderful VIVA Is
across the bay from Valparaiso. The
bay Is a biE semi-clrcle with Vlna at
one extremity and valpo at the other.
the latter city extending a fourth Of
the way around the circle.
Valparaiso ls n queer town built a.
n sort Of fringe around the bay There
Is n narrow strip Of nearly level land
along the water front about two short
blocks IN width. Then the hills rise
precipitntely and the upper part of
tho town Is built ON the hills over
booking the bay. II IS a pretty town
on account OF the View from the
heights and the name indicates APP
probation as Il means %"velley OF par
adise.' The shelf OF level land widcns
out toward the castern end of the
city. called the "Almendral' and IL
all artificial ground. made by filling in
the bay. II was In this portion Of tho
town that the earthquake was so ter
rihly destructive. The western part.
Quilt OF solid ground, was not 30
badly damaged. The scars of the
earthquake are practically all healed
up. although there are occasional
ruins visible behind high fences.
The business part Of the city Is on
the narrow shclf ~ land along the
water front and the streets follow the
contour OF the shore with a few ex-
ira turns and twists thrown in for
good measure. Most OF the buildings
are low, owing 90 the earthquakes.
but are we'll built and rather good
looking. The streets are all well paw
ed with asphalt and there is a good
car system. |,
Women Street Car Conductors.
might add that both here and In
Santiago the car conductors are wo-
men. Il seems that some years ago
there was a strike and the strikers
we're replaced with women who gave
such good service that they have been
retained. IL Is "a bit nusua To pay
your fare 90 an official in SKIRTS and a
shawl; but q seems TO work ara
everyone Is satisfied. In spite Of the
INVASION Of his sphere mere man con-
tinues 10 hold his own on the front
end 81 the car, as the motormen are
all men-naturaliy,
TO relieve the crampod appearance
OF the narrow business section a lot
OF small qlazas have been maintained
at inter - with The inevitable statue
OF some hero of Chilean history. The