Under the Southern cross in South America . an artesian basin in this neighbor-hood fed from Lake Titicaca. There was not a tree in sight. Thepeople olitain their fuel from a remarkable plant called vareta, whichis cauliflower-shaped and looks as if it grew into the ground insteadof out of it. It is cut out and dried somewhat after the fashion ofthe peat from the bogs in the remote districts of Ireland. The drop-pings of the llama are also used for making fires. As we ascended we obtained some fine views of the peaks of ElMisti and Ampato. The station of Sumbay is 13,400 feet above thesea. Thi
Under the Southern cross in South America . an artesian basin in this neighbor-hood fed from Lake Titicaca. There was not a tree in sight. Thepeople olitain their fuel from a remarkable plant called vareta, whichis cauliflower-shaped and looks as if it grew into the ground insteadof out of it. It is cut out and dried somewhat after the fashion ofthe peat from the bogs in the remote districts of Ireland. The drop-pings of the llama are also used for making fires. As we ascended we obtained some fine views of the peaks of ElMisti and Ampato. The station of Sumbay is 13,400 feet above thesea. This is the depot for the famous silver mines of Cailloma,which are owned and operated by an English company. Large bagsof high grade ore are brought here on the backs of llamas. On anaverage it pays $800 to the ton ; most of it is shipped to gold is also mined, and this is sent to the mint at Lima. At a height of about 13,300 feet the railway passes through im-mense chalk deposits, interspersed with outcroppings of lava. Then. PATIO OF HOTEL RATTI, JULIACA, SHOWING AUTHORSROOM
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