. The Spanish-American republics . ely. At present this vast territory, watered by the greattributaries of the Amazon, the Maranon, Huallaga, Ucayali, Uru-bamba, Inambari, etc., is most inaccessible. The Peruvian officials,who are sent there to exercise a nominal rule, and often to find Bra-zilian officials inpractical com-mand, reach theirseat of govern-ment most easilyby steamer toPanama, acrossthe Isthmus,round to Para,then up the Ama-zon by steamer,and the rest ofthe journey asbest they cocoa, caout-chouc, cinchona,and other prod-ucts of these richtropical regionsinhabited by Ind-i
. The Spanish-American republics . ely. At present this vast territory, watered by the greattributaries of the Amazon, the Maranon, Huallaga, Ucayali, Uru-bamba, Inambari, etc., is most inaccessible. The Peruvian officials,who are sent there to exercise a nominal rule, and often to find Bra-zilian officials inpractical com-mand, reach theirseat of govern-ment most easilyby steamer toPanama, acrossthe Isthmus,round to Para,then up the Ama-zon by steamer,and the rest ofthe journey asbest they cocoa, caout-chouc, cinchona,and other prod-ucts of these richtropical regionsinhabited by Ind-ians, are carriedon rafts down thetributary streamsuntil an Amazon-ian factory andsteamerare reach-ed. It is simplya wild countrywhere the vegeta-tion is so luxuri-ous that if you cut a path through the virgin forests that cover theground it will be grown over and disappear entirely in a is here so full of exuberant strength that she becomes the en-emy instead of the friend of man, and the only hope of clearing the. MeJlllonesStly^-Ja. l<|iiii|iit(jy j— ,.J. u. n. ■:..:■ i; Cobijaj jfipZ I * \ . -sSSt«*S RAILWAYS AND MINERAL LANDS OF PERU AND BOLIVIA. IMPRESSIONS OF PERU. 223 land for agriculture would be by organized armies of thousands of col-onists working simultaneously and collectively. According to themost impartial and practical witnesses, the task of reducing this trop-ical nature to subjection would inevitably fail unless organized on avast scale, and by powerful companies having thousands of hands attheir command. In any case, the first thing to do is to render theseprovinces accessible, so that colonists may reach them, and so thattheir products may be brought to a seaport. Is this seaport to be on the Pacific or the Atlantic coast? Tocarry the merchandise to the Pacific by means of a trasandine railway,with necessarily high freights, would seem to be too expensive. Tocarry it by water to the sea by the Amazon would mean entering intocompeti
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