Logan Republican | 1908-04-01 | Page 7 | Railroads to Cross Andes

SSwySTCjjTBBBSBSB--r i.,iu US Railroads to Cross Andes. Tho prophets predict that ero many years have passcc" thoro will bo at least three uillroads across tho Andes, ono of them transcontinental, the others oth-ers connecting with steamers on tho Amazon or Its trlb"tnrlos. Tho lino which now runs fwm Valparaiso to Juncal Is to bo ex -nded through a long tunnel, which I, five or tB years will bo finished, an.i It will connect with an Argentine rmvl at Mendoza. Tho remarknblo Central Peruvian road, which rises 0,000 feet In 60 rallea from Us tcrmlmis nnd crosses tho eastern east-ern rnngo at an elevation of 15,665 feet, will In no great tlmo bo rendy to carry paBsengcis to the Ucayall river, thenco there Is nn Soo-tnllu Journoy ero the traveler i caches tho head of navigation for ocean going vessels. And that place Is 2,000 miles from tho Atlantic. Another road further to tho north will greatly shorten tho Journey.