Evening star., 1925-07-03
CATTLE RANGES OF THE PAMPAS
IMPRESS u. S. SENATOR ON TOUR
Stock Is Fattened at LotU COst-ChiIeans FriendI,
to America-Better Embassy Quarters Needed
in Latin america, Says Jones'

narrow-gage road over the Andes
was pesos. If you divide this by
ESQ. you will find out what 1t cost in
money. OF course one does
not have to eat everything they bring
but 1t is good food, we'll cooked, and
you try to eat 1t all. The people seem
to have pretty good appetites, and
even not very long after a meal of this
Kind they are eating a hearty dinner,
served largely in the same way.
on the way back to Buenos Aires,
after such a breakfast, we simply
took in the evening a little fruit and a
sandwich, but across the aisle from
us was young lady who ordered
sandwiches and something that looked
like a bottle of beer. When they
brought her sandwiches, she had two
tiers OF four ham sandwiches each
or Is pieces of bread and eight pieces
of ham. I could not resist watching
to see what she did with all of them
She ate them all before she quit
would not believe it possible If I had
not seen her do 1t. And she was a
young lady, too.
Andes Bare of Trees.
The trip across the Andes was moth.
ing like what l expected. l supposed
there would be a timber growth. at
least part of the way up the noun
tainS, but from Mendoza across the
down into the plains of
Chile there was not a tree or shrub,
except where some had been planted
at station house or at a farm house
on the stream that we followed TO the
summit or down on the other side.
There is a sage e-brush-like growth
until you get to the higher elevation.
when there is nothing but rock and
dry soil. 7 saw no springs along the
way and not a single rivulet coming
down any of the draws or canyons
going up and only one or two on the
Chilean side. The scenery is beauti-
full. The mountains are rugged. vast
and imposing. We followed a rush
ing, stumbling, foaming stream to
the summit. with towering craigs and
peaks on every side, interspersed with
buttes and cliffs that might well have
come out of the Grand Canyon of the
Clouds Hide Giant Peaks.
We passed the summit at an eleva-
ton of about 10,500 feet and suffered
no inconvenience. There were
patches of snow. The road goes near
Mount Aconcagua, the highest noun
tain on this hemisphere little over
$4,000 feet-and near there is the
second highest peak on this hemi-
sphere, $4,000 feet high. 1t was a
little cloudy, however, as we went
over and we could see neither one OF
these peaks, but coming back it was
perfectly clear and we got as good a
view from the train as could be had
nf both fhaSa n1nInfainC
expressing a biased opinion when l
say that these peaks cannot compare
in beauty and grandeur with the
mountain peaks of the Northwest.
They do not stand out so prominently
and clearly as our peaks and in the
Summer they are not 50 fully snow
capped. Mount Aconcagua and the
mountains are seen
plainly from near Santiago on clear
days, but the intervening mountains
detract much from their grandeur.
We reached Los Andes about $50
in the evening and changed to
the standard-gauge road and reached
about IL o'clock. We were
met by Ambassador Collier and taken
to the embassy. We spent two most
pleasant and interesting days in
Santiago.
SantlaSO imposing.
Santiago is very much like most
of the other cities of South America.
1t has its narrow streets, magnificent
beautiful parks and very
government buildings. Mount
Sebastian is a peak about 500 feet
high. rising from the plain in the
middle of the city. On the top of
it is a magnificent statue of the
Holy Virgin, with a circlet of electric
lights. This at night brings out the
statue from the darkness in bold
relief and makes a most impressive
spectacle An automobile road winds
around the speak almost to the top.
From its summit a view of surprising
beauty greets the eye. You can see
the entire city with the well cultivated
farms of the country around and the
snow-capped Andes in the distance. 1t
was rather smoky or haZy when we
went up, but l was fortunate enough
to get to the top of the peak late in
the evening and see the reflection of
the sun creeping up the Andes and
for moment on the summit
its rays reflected in the most gor-
geouS colors.
Regard Us AS Friend.
ne SHlIedI pSOplC lCCl vel y
friendly to us because Of the verdict
in the Tacna-Arica dispute, although
the President takes the very proper
view of the matter. In substance he
stated that he felt the decision had
been made on the merits and he knew
it was made not to favor Chile or
against Peru but simply because the
felt that the merits of the
required the decision that
was made. OF course the people do
not analyze the situation that way,
but simply look at the results and are
accordingly jubilant.
The Ambassador took Mrs. Jones and
me to meet President Alessandra. We
had a very pleasant time. He re-
ceived us very graciously The Am
bassador acted as interpreter. l sup
pose he put my blunt language in
fashion to the president,
because he used many more words
than l did could not help but think
of our Indian interpreters of the early
days and. how it took them minutes
to say what a witness expressed in a
word or two. The President impressed
me as a strong man.
Embassy Well Housed.
We have a fine embassy building
at Santiago. 1t was purchased for
about $15O,000. 1t was a private
house, palatial in size, appearance and
appointments, and Is especially well
adapted for an embassy building, and
our Government Is to be congratu-
lated for having such a splendid en-
bassy building. There Is no better in
Santiago. 1t gives us standing