La Junta tribune., 1917-02-10
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kins. the naturalist. who stays here
part of the time, told us about them.
and he said that some explorer came
down from the United States and
he found If they would permit him
to explore the ruins. The result is
that Peru has few poor specimens
up at CuZco, and the lncas ruins are
now in New York City. The next
time | am there | hope to so to see
them.
There is church beside the ruins
which is now so old that II is not
used. Its age is probably between
two and three hundred years and II
looks positively new beside those
ruins-and then the Ford beside the
church, II surely was study in
contrasts.
After spending about two hours
at the ruins, we went on our way to
Truiillo. which is about ten miles
from Huanchaco. Trujillo is town
of about twenty thousand people.
and is quite a lively town, Here we
met friend of Senior Montero's,
and we had lunch at a mems club,
which cannot begin to compare with
the Elks' Club in La Junta. II was
a very nice lunch at that. and every
thing was done for our comfort and
pleasure. Every one down here
extent. and II was sometimes almost
impolite for Carlyle to refuse to inn
bibe. but he always did. and | do
not yet know whether they liked
him more or less for IL.
After lunch we went to what is
called the Gun Club To me II seemed
just nice small park. II was all
walled in and there were big iron
gates, and there is also big club
house in which there had been
banquet the night before and the
beautiful decorations We're still up.
There were all kinds OF beautiful
flowers in this garden, as well As
animals There was one animal.
lioness. whose mate had died. and
one of the attendants had removed
the body. and IL was pitiful to see
her fear of this man Whenever he
came near size would tremble and
roar. and II he came nearer she
would go into her house and try to
hide. There were also monkeys and
bears, and parrots. and a beautiful
Chinese pheasant. had never seen
one before. The trees. hedges. grass
and flowers were all very pretty. and
seemed so good to us after so long
on the boat. with nothing but the
barren coasts TO look at. When ! left
the park most beautiful bunch Of
roses was given to me. II had been
ordered. and when II was done the
man came and handed II TO me him
self. lie was severely reprimanded.
he should have handed II to one Of
the gentlemen of the party. who
would have handed II to me with
very pretty speech. BY this time II
was tea time, and Senior Montero
friend took us to tea in little tea
shop. where we had some OF the best
little cakes. ! said I liked them and
the gentleman Immediately ordered
some done up In box for me. There
was with a bouquet In one hand
and n box OF cakes in the other, We
sat In the plaza for while and then
II was time to go TO the depot 10
take the train for Saliverry There
we were to 10 to the Quilpue again.
II took about an hour to go from
Trujillo to Saliverry. and the rail-
road wound around through a rough
country nasturtiums grew on every
possible adobe fence. II was spring
when we were going through this
country and the fields OF alfalfa
were very lovely and just like our
own. No rain falls In that part OF
Peru, and all the agriculture h ac-
complished by irrigation. or course
cane sugar is grown TO great ex-
tent, too.
About dark we reached Saliyerry.
and the Quilpue Was not IN sight.
We went up to Grace a Co. the
agents for the Pacific Steam Navlga-
ton Company, to which the Quilpue
belonged. but they could tell us
nothing definite. So we were taken
to a club as the best place TO eat.
by this time several others who had
made the same trip had caught up
with us. but MIR. Brown. Carlyle and
! were the only Americans. Aftcr
the longest while supper was served.
and II was the poorest excuse for
meal that have ever seen. The bak-
ers Of the town were on strike.