Sight-seeing in South America . ptus. 182 Sight-Seeing in South America Near Salto, about twenty miles away, is found a pecul-iar crystal stone, enclosing more or less water. Everymovement of the water within is clearly seen. Some ofthe stones are very clear, others are opaque. Mineraldeposits seem to have been formed around a small quan-. By Au,-! Jii,sl South American Ostriches tity of water under such conditions, and so rapidly, thatbefore the water could be half evaporated it would bethus encased. These stones are characteristic of Saltoand make a very interesting souvenir as well as natur
Sight-seeing in South America . ptus. 182 Sight-Seeing in South America Near Salto, about twenty miles away, is found a pecul-iar crystal stone, enclosing more or less water. Everymovement of the water within is clearly seen. Some ofthe stones are very clear, others are opaque. Mineraldeposits seem to have been formed around a small quan-. By Au,-! Jii,sl South American Ostriches tity of water under such conditions, and so rapidly, thatbefore the water could be half evaporated it would bethus encased. These stones are characteristic of Saltoand make a very interesting souvenir as well as naturalcuriosity. Jewelry stores at Montevideo sell them forfrom two to four dollars gold, according to the clearnessof the crystal and the size of the stone. Some of ourpassengers, failing to secure these crystals here, wereobliged to pay four times as much at Rio de is about the only souvenir that Montevideo produces. CHAPTER XIV. Rio de Janeiro WHEN on January 1, 1501, Amerigo Vespucci andother explorers sailed, for the first time, into themagnificent harbor of Rio, they mistook it fora river. It has ever since been called River of January. Rio is situated on this wonderfully picturesque land-locked harbor with a water front boulevard on whichmillions of dollars have recently been spent. No globetrotter has ever seen a m
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