Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-03-28

. derful engineering fcais, tn train
zis-zags up the mountain. running
forward. then backward, v0u often
see four or five lines CT track. ono
above the ether lika terraces. Tha
road bed was made by blasting. TAA
mountains are gigantic, little earth to
s.; be seen except what was hauled
from the valley for Ballast. We ran
E, through the heart OF the Andes-verT
! different from the Southern Of Peru,
! but very, very grand.
Since Writing the above q hig'.
wind caught us and o4e little boa
Wind caught us and our little boat
the passengers took to TIER berth.
scon a call came shat the islana 0.
the Sun was in view, whore the great
god OF the snow the first emperor
had his traditional birth, the sun his
father and the neon his mother. AS
We neared the shore the waves he
came calm and pale, but delig1,tei
passengers appeared On deck. We
passed very close to the island, saw
ruins Of The Oldest Inca temples, six
the wonder Of the world. The hill
sides were covered with terraces
made by, the Incas. Went to tn
island CT the moon and saw won
derful ruin of the temple where th,3
Inca's immense family worshipe1.
Several indians We're around it dress
ed i'll bright shaWls or pouchas.
We are now nearing the railroad
station where we take the train for
La Paz. This has been wonderful
day-had magnificent view of snow
covered Andes, many peaks twenty
-four thousand feet high.
Later, at La PaZ, when we reached
shore, most wonderful array OH Be-
]ivians met us. women in very full
skirts, gay ponchos and round hats.
We are at a hotel built in ITS. My
room is 1Sx24, with Washstand on a
raised dais You can't Imagine how
glad | am that I studied Spanish.
Mrs. Schumacher and I order the
meals for The crowd. otherwise we'd
go hungry-all walters are Spanish.
February Is, 1915.
We are nearing Valparaiso, Chile, |
after rough voyage of two days. |
Had to close my last letter abruptly /;
as | had to mail it at La Paz. That f!
trip was an experience Of lifetime. I
Never have | seen such a picturesque
place as La Paz. Oour first glimpse I
Of it w2s at ten o'clock at night A
glow in the heavens showed there
were myriads OF light heioW-you
know il is situated IN a crater twelve
hundreds feet deep--still it is over
eleven thousand feet high. Suddenly
we come to What seems a deep, wide
crater; looking down into this hole
in The earth we see the city Of La
Paa with its red-tiled roofs. great
churches, public buildings. nlazas and
market places. was struck dumb, |
so sudden and unexpected WIS the
sight of the city of seventy thousand,
hidden from view, until one peers oV-
er the edge Of the clio. An American
trolley takes you down the side OF
the crater to the city We stopped at
a hotel built in 100. | was glad tol
find many missionaries at he notel
to greet us. The Methodist American
mission has a fine boys school aud
about 100 hoy scouts---these they sent
with rs for guides. They spoke good
English and We we're so pleased with
them. IN Bolivia missions are en-
Outraged by the government and are
doing good work. but in Peru they are
much prosecuted, although religious
/ freedom is allowed, Saw droves OF
llamas being driven through the
streets by aauiily dressed Indians.
Some one has said that man butt
the ramparts. of every other walled
city. but God built the walls OF la
Paz." e
In leaving La Paz We got a magnltl-
cent view of the city. As We rede
along by river, one o. the head
waters of the Amazon, we saw the
women doing their washing For q
mile they were crowding the banks
4 washing and the many-colored saH
ments spread to dry made a gorgeous
spectacle. 80
Am on train starting il SAT-
ago de Chile. Had a most hel ghtfui