The Arvada enterprise., 1915-05-13

Sus- U. S A., in the PanAmerican Union
Bu. It is impossible. do hear you say? Just
a mnnent. while quote you a few. very few.
factf and figures. The Oroya railway tEl Fer
roca-ril Central del Peru Is q monument to the
scni1s OF Henry Meiggs. an American. or rather.
I should say. a United-States. of North American
for In the southern hemisphere the term "Amcr.
cano' is not very definite and We usually hud
ourselves indexed under IN" to distinguish us
from the United States OF Colombia. United Mex.
ican States. etc. Callao. tho Pacific terminus OF
the Oroya railway and one OF the principal ports
OF Peru is six days by boat south Of Panama.
Lima. the "City OF Kings" Peru's capital Is
ak miles from Callao. and is located on a broad
tablcland about Ave hundred feet above the sea
The opening OF the Panama canal will undoubt.
cdly stimulate travel to South America and Of
all parts OF tho continent Peru is wonderfully
rich In natural wonders ant historical back.
ground
The oroya railway begun In 1869 Begin
n'ns ut Callno 1t climbs steadily to an elevation
OF i'.oo5 feet above sea level. where the divide
~ crossed through the Galera tunnel nj mil,
ioo The Morococha branch rises to elevation
lb.sGo-thc highest point reached by any railroad
VI the world Al Oroya. mile 1873 the road d.
Woes. one branch going north to the famous
Corro dc Pasco copper mines. the other so miles
"outh 10 Huancayo, with Il projected extension
to Cuzco. the old Inca capital which has Ind
rail- connection with the at Moendo for sev.
cral years Another branch. about three hundred
miles long. IL under construction down the east.
crn slope OF the Andes to the head of navigation
on the ucayali river, one OF the important upper
tributaries OF the Amazon.
The oroya road Is not onl' the highest in the
world. but there is no other which HITS Its breath.
less passengers to any ~uch altitude In such nm
appallingly short distance To climb as tho
oroya climbs. Hudson river ,ran leaving New
York city would have to ascend half an hour be.
fore II rcatied Albany, distance 900 feet
greater that that from sea level to the summit
OF Pixies Peak The daily passenger train leaves
Cailao In the forenoon and reaches Oroya late In
the afternoon. As there are night trains on
account OF the great danger or rocks falling down
In the track the round trip ordinarily requires
two days Since there liz continuous down
grade from the Galera tunnel to the sea an on.
portunity Is offered for the most unique hand
car ride In the world
Through tho courtesy OF the general manager
of the line were afforded exceptional facilities
for making the trip. His private car was at
tacNcd to the evening trair 70. Chosica n fash
ionablo resort about thirty-hvc miles out OF Lima
at an elevation Of about two thousand eight hun
drcd feet For Nh hour so wound through
u wide irrigated valley. fat and prosperous look
ing. with plantations OF sugar cane and cotton
fenced In by mud walls. the roofs OF hacienda
showing now and then over the green. Beyond
that the bare brown mountains-high enough Il
seemed yet really no more than foo,hs-shut
IN and shouideecd upward tier on tier behind
each other. yellow and terra Gotta and tawny
brown, occas onally flashing through a slit In
their tanks the snowy shoulders OF peaks miles
and miles away. TO which We were TO climb, At
Cho.ica our car was tdctrackcd for the night.
dinner was served aboard. and Nc turned In to
DO ready for an early start the next morning
About 4 u M We werc awakened by our car
being picked NJ BY the morning freight. whose
schedule had been advanced several hours for
our special beseat The real climb now began.