The Jones County news., 1921-09-08

mas in Peru.
OF coast land that European blood and
culture have made themselves most
strongly felt.
To the east rise the three towering
ranges Of the Andes, their slopes,
peaks and intervening valleys and /
plateaus constituting the "Sierra," the I
second of the three great geographic
divisions OF Peru. In this lofty region !
the Inca civilization gleld sway With
marvelously intricate but efficient
governmental machine. before the
Spanish came. Cuzco, the capital of
the Inca empire. was situated in fer
tile. protected valley Of the Sierra re-
gi0n. and remains today one of the
important Peruvian towns. Its popu-
lation now, however. Is only 1900
about. one-tenth that of the city when
II was the Babylon of the western
hemisphere.
In the almost Inaccessible country to
the northwest of Cnzep, and. iess than
90 miles distant, hidden away among
the. n,runtaln&wa Machu Picchu the
secret city where the8 forerunnam OF
the. Incas, almost destroyed by bar
hariaHs. nursed StherncIglliza tlon ant
culture for centuries before going out
into the valleys and founding their
great empire This old city, whose
existence had been only tradition
for hundreds of wears, was discovered
In 1911 nnd uncovered In 1912 by ex-
petitions Of the National Geographic
society and Yale university.
: The Sierra. or region Of mountains,
valleys and plateaus, is still the land
D Of the heirs of the Incas. In this por-
s tion of Peru lives the largest single
: element in the population, the civil
| ized Indians, descendants of the Incas.
"A Though the population Of Peru is not
! known accurately. it is estimated to
o he about 100000 The Indians of
: the Sierra number close to2 2.0o0,Vo0.
t Immense Mineral Resources.
In the Peruvian Sierra, too, are the
$ mining developments. Perus mineral
> resources are almost inexbaustible,
+ Gold and silver are the miherals ON
; which most emphasis was plafed by
a the Spanlards Fortunes In both We're
removed from the country. but rich
!. deposits remain. In recent years cop
n per has led other minerals jnsthe va ue
of production fhe copper nslaes At
d Cerre de Pasco are among the richest
o In the world. Almost every mineral
o substances known is believed to have
ii @been compoundeds Ins nafure's great
1 Andean laboratory. The lIst of prod
e ucts from Peruvian mines covers much
of then.alphabet from antimony to
,esl vanadfUn. OF great impertance are
Il the petroleuro wslls OF Tie ny N hern
q coast. whose prediction Us p&x r. a
ST value to the country's copper output.
Is To, the eeasr Of the Andes, cut of
+ from the more developed spoHion soi
T. the country lies the third geographica
division, the region known as the
h Montana, Peru's land OF the future
lr This part Of the republic is made VI
RS Of the wooded andward slopes of th'
to Andes. grassy foothills. and the. heavy
el little-known jungles and forests tha
e. spread out to the east for Thousand
n FniHes or more along the broad vaiie.
D. of the Amazon and. its tributaries; BE
I'd cause of the heavy rainfalEihe growtl
n Of vegetation in fhisspartof Peru 4
m believed to be as heavy as anywher'
lg else in the world Even az midday Il
lie some of the forests the light Is n
brighter than..a twilight In opel
D country. In ii glaie win dfns
ly vegetation on an sfdes. one feels stha
I'll he has been dropped down into th
ed bottom Of a deep green-lined pit.
RI The country on the eastern slope
OF Of, the Andes and on the foothills be
n fore the dense forest is reached ha
n been settled very sparsely: but owe
n thousands of square mil0 Of tn
la, Jungle tie foot Of civilized man pa
ty never trod A few tribes of uncivi
RI fzed Indians renm through these fol
oi est depths
"i Many large rivers rising on the cas-
r. ern slopes Of the Andes, flow acros
"a the Montana region Of Peru, into Bri
nd iii. and finally find their waysfnte fh
Atlantic 1900 miles away, tiiroaghsth
mighty Amazon. Ocean vessels ascen
et- the Amazon to Iquitos. the metrepol
le- lof eastern Peru. nearly 2D0miles witt
ny In Peruvian territory; and by rive
ms boats the journey may be eoBfinued
its within 200 miles Of the Pacific Af6r
las many of the rivers In eastern Peru Al
on. towns of some importance, which ~
lca the oAtposts Of Peruvian civiHzaho
he eormerce and government in this IS
rip lafed transfAnaean empire. Z.
queer little. round bubbleilke arrans
nsnt. which. Ar night, gives out d hg
e. | - sfronn that It's lichf Is NOT dilnn.