Two years in Peru : with exploration of its antiquities . erred its privilegesto a company, under the title of Railway Com-pany of Arica to Tacna, on the 23rd May, November, 1861, and in January, 1869, pro-posals were made by Messrs. Dockendorf, as wellas several other persons of Lima, for extension ofthe Tacna line to the frontiers of Bolivia; but thiswas never carried into efiect. Many likewise were the propositions for the linefrom the port of Ilo to Moquegua. This was, how-ever, granted to Deves Brothers and Company, ofParis, on the 10th of December, 1870, under thecondition of con
Two years in Peru : with exploration of its antiquities . erred its privilegesto a company, under the title of Railway Com-pany of Arica to Tacna, on the 23rd May, November, 1861, and in January, 1869, pro-posals were made by Messrs. Dockendorf, as wellas several other persons of Lima, for extension ofthe Tacna line to the frontiers of Bolivia; but thiswas never carried into efiect. Many likewise were the propositions for the linefrom the port of Ilo to Moquegua. This was, how-ever, granted to Deves Brothers and Company, ofParis, on the 10th of December, 1870, under thecondition of concluding the work in two years anda half, and for the cost of 6,700,000 soles in bondsat par. In six months after, or on the 14th ofJanuary, 1871, Deves Brothers made over, as theywere authorized to do by the 29tli clause of thecontract, the affair to Mr. Henry Meiggs, w^ho withhis accustomed energy had the line finished andin the hands of the Government in less than twoyears after transfer of the concession. Moquegua is said to be a great wnne-producing. CIIAI. I\.| KOITM l i\/A\), 67 coinilry, bull can say notliiiig about it, as 1 neverwas tlioro. Not vcTy far IVom IIo wo stop at tlio port ofMoUeiulo, and from lliis is to l)o tlio direct loututo Cuzco. F 2 CHAPTER V. Towards Cuzco.—Grandeur of its edifices.—General ^lillers de-scription.—Stories about gold.—Ancient roads mentioned byPrescott.—Modern railroads made by Mr. Henry Meiggs.—From Mollendo to Arequipa.—Lively night at hotel inMoUendo. — Concession for the Arequipa railroad.—FromEnsenada onwards.—Steep gorge.—Pampa of Cachenda.—Large amount of rolling stock.—Valley of Tambo and station.—Quebrada of Cahuintala.—Serpentine curves.—Station ofVitor,—La Joya.—Sand-heaps. — Huasamayo.—Onishuarani.—Watering-place of Arequipa.—Tingo—Sakacha. Cuzco ! What varied impressions, to be sure, arerevived in the minds of every one interested inthis part of the world, merely by the n
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