Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-05-12

Stuse, U. s. A., in the Pan-American Union.
 But it is impossible, do I hear you say? Just a moment while quote you a few, very few facts and figures The Oroya railway (El Fer rocarril Central del Peru) is a monument to the genius of Henry Meiggs American or, rather, I should say United-States sof-North-Amercan for in the southern hemisphere the term "Ameri- cano" is not very definite, and we usually find ourselves indexed under "N' to distinguish us from the United States of Colombia, United Mex ican States, etc Caao, the 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" Perus capital is six miles from Callao and is located a broad tabeland about five hundred feet above the sea- The opening of the Panama canal will undoubt- edly stimulate travel to South America and of all parts of the continent Peru is wonderfully rich in natural wonders ant historical back ground.
 The Oroya railway begun in 1869. Begin ming at Callao it climbs steadily to an elevation of 15,665 feet above level, where the divide is crossed through the Gaera tunnel at mile 106. The Mcrococha branch rises to elevation 15,S65-the highest point reached by any railroad in the world At Oroya. mile 138 the road di vdes, one branch going north to the famous Cerro de Pasco copper mines the other 80 miles south to Huancayo, with a projected extension to Cuzco the old Inca capital which has had rail connection with the at Mollendo for sev- eral years. Another branch, about three hundred miles long, is under construction down the east slope of the Andes to the head of navigation on the Ucayal river, of the important upper tributaries of the Amazon.
 The Oroya road is not only the highest in the world but there is other which lifts it's breath less passengers to any cuch altitude in such an appallingy short distance To climb as the Oroya climbs, Hudson river train leaving New York city would have to ascend half an hour be- fore it reached Albany, distance 1000 feet hat hat frOu 1ova to tho of Pikes Peak. The daily passenger train leaves Callao in the forenoon and reaches Oroya late in the afternoon. AS there are no night trains account of the great danger or rocks falling down In the track, the round trip ordinarily requires two days. Since there is a continuous down. grade from the Galera tunnel to the sea, op 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 at tached to the evening train foI Chosica, fash ionabie resort about thirty-fve miles out of Lima at an elevation of about two thousand eight hun dred feet For hour or wound through a 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 it seemed, yet really no more than foothills-shut in and shouldered upward tier on tier behind each other, yellow and terra cotta and tawny brown occasionally flashing through slit in their Hanks the snowy shoulders of peaks miles and miles away. to which were to climb. At Chosica our car was sdetracked for the night dinner was served aboard. and turned in to be ready for early start the next morning.
 About a. m we were awakened by our car being picked up by the morning freight, whose schedule had been advanced several hours for our special benefit, The real climb now began