The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-04-03
NE would scarcely consider a
place 1850 miles inland sea-

place 1850 miles inland sea
port; and yet IquitOs, the
only eastern outlet for Peru,
near the confluence of the many riv-
ers which form the Amazon, Is visited
regularly by large, ocean-going YES
ses.
The two-weeks' journey uprrer,
from Para at the mouth, is rather mo-
notbnous; there Is little TO see on
either bank except low, swampy jun
giles, save few important places, such
as the city of Manaos, Santarem, Boa
Vista, and some others, where the land
is comparatively high, until one
reaches his destination, which is only
32S feet above sea level, writes Samuel
Il. Bayless in the Bulletin of the Pan
American Union. At last he steps out
on the large, half-million-dollar float
ing wharf of the boat company and
then comes the big surprise, for lqui-
tos Is not ut all the rough, frontier
Amazon city one sometimes reads
about. Writers Of such articles can
not have known the place well, or have
not seen 1t of late years; for there is
much of comfort, beauty and sub
stance in this the capital Of the great
province of Loreto, which occupies
nearly the whole of Peru east of the
Andes, and contains more than ESQ.,
900 square miles, or as much as three
VI four of our states put together.
The city Is comparatively new, being
scarcely more than third of CEN
fury from the jungle stage, and owes
It's growth and prosperity to the ever
increasing demand for rubber. In fact,
/it)is one of the great rubber ports of
Nthe world. The first thing person
naturally notices Is the buildings In
the business section. These are the
city hall, n commodious and well-built
structure, as Is also the prefecture. or
statehouse; Masonic hall-the lodge
has quite large membership among
1quitenos and foreigners; various
storehouses; two very large barracks
for the soldiers; provincial prison, and
the splendid new hotel, the Malecon
Palace. Of REINFORCED concrete a
flee, having all modern improvements
and conveniences, which was built al
cost of $250,OO0 by Sr. Otoniel Vela
public-spirited and very wealthy gen
tleman. This hotel is on the street
facing the river, and has its own drain
age system directly into the stream.
Residences Are Up-to. Date.
With the exception of few palm
matched houses on the edge Of town
the residences, too, are Of brick ant
concrete, with tile or galvanlzed-iroI
roofs. Most Of them are Brazilian ii
style. That Is, one room clear acros
the whole front Of the lot, or solar
flush with the street; and back Of tina
two rows of rooms, one on either sid
Of the patio, or courtyard, which open
into the front room. All the room
are large and airy. The fronts o
some of the houses are beautifully
decorated with colored French tiles
and the interiors are up-to-date In al
their appurtenances.
All the buildings, both public an,
private, are exceptionally good, IA
better than their counterparts In man
places of equal size in northern Soutl
America, Mexico and Central Amer
lea.
The number Of inhabitants of tn
city varies, from 10000 during tn
high-water period to 1S,0O0-it ma
drop to 12,000-in the dry season
when the undergraduates are out.
Being the capital, the local Assem-
bly,, or consejo provincial, meets here
as well as the superior and minc
courts. The project, or governor,
appointed by the authorities in Lima
bit the alcalde, or mayor. is elected
and he and the members Of his cour
ell may be (some usually are) foreign
ers-merchants, as a rule.
That part Of the Peruvian arm
which is stationed here Is we
equipped, drilled and differed. Their
Is a splendid parade ground about
mile and a half from town, where
IS a pleasure to watch the troops a
drill and target practice. The gov
eminent gunboats and q transport ar
usually stationed here. They wer
built In Europe and brought over IN
der their own steam.
The public schools, four In mum
Der, are well taught and attended, tn