The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-04

golden ores as the natives, and In 1545
history records the fact that the Span
lard, Alonzo de Mendoza, and II COM
panions founded the present city OF
La Paz on the site Of the old village.
In the city's Streets.
AS already observed, the canyon In
which La Paz lies Is long and mar
row; it Is also extremely rugged and
interspersed with many small table
lands and mountain peaks, the whole
dominated by majestic Illimani, rear
| ing its snow-covered crest to 21,35O
feet. In consequence of this uneven
ness the streets of the city running
parallel with the larger stream are
fairly level (Ayenida Arce, for Illus
| tration), while cross streets are neces-
| sarily short and in many cases ele-
waited at the ends as they approach
| the sides of the canyon. Some OF
these streets are extremely steep,
while others have been constructed In
conformity with the configuration of
| the hills and are therefore more or
less winding.
One of the city's widest and most
popular residential streets lies In the
| southeast section and is known as the
Alameda, extending half mile along
level course and adorned with will
| low, eucalyptus, and other handsome
trees. Shrubs and flowers are also to
be seen, but the extremely high alti-
tude appears to have a somewhat
blighting effect upon such growth. The
Alameda, always more or less ami
mated, is especially alive in late af-
ternoons and on Sundays and holidays,
when the elite of social and official life
are to be seen walking, driving, or
motoring along it's course. On passing
through picturesque gateway this
popular avenue is prolonged through
Plaza Concordia and the Twelfth OF
December Street to Obrajes. The lat.
ter is three miles distant, and the ride
over a very fair motor road or by cleo
trio line is through an extremely pic
turesque canyon Astounding In novel
views for the stranger. The more I'M
portant streets are well lighted by
electricity, the use of which has been
expanding considerably In recent
years as the motive power for numer-
GUS industries.
Where MurilIo Is Honored.
La Paz is not unlike other Latin
American cities In providing numerous
and attractive plazas. The most noted
one of the city is that known as Mu-
rillo, so named in honor of the hero Of
independence, Pedro Domingo Murillo
who gave up his life on this sacred
spot in 1909. The torch of liberty
there lighted, however, spread over
the continent, and finally resulted in
the independence Of Bolivia as well as
the sister nations by which she is sur
rounded. Today in the center of this
plaza stands beautiful monument to
Murillo, the patriot honored in the
past as at present as one who sur
rendered life rather than the cause OF
the people. Once or twice week 8
military band, grouped near the monu
ment, discourses sonl-stirring IL some
what plaintive airs that please strang
err and citizen alike, as around anC
around they stroll or sit comfortably
on the seats provided for the public
A few large trees and many varietie.
of flowers suited to high attitudes art
found In this park.
The buildings of La Paz usual.
strike the stranger with interest. AL
though many have been constructed
along the lines of Spanish or Spanish
Moorish architecture, the extremel,
rugged topography of the place ha'
been responsible for local moditica
tons and unusual features of construc
ton. The cathedral of La Paz, whici
has been building for number o
years, promises to be one of the fines
and largest of such structures in al
Latin-America. 1t covers an area O
more than $4,000 square feet and is t
seat at least 1900 people Greco
Roman in style, its great walls hav
now reached considerable heights, an
these will be surmounted by tower
, and a central cupola. the former ris
ing to height of 200 feet above tn
Plaza Murillo, upon which the buildin
a fronts.