Show DR from lb N T aarti for b BY LEO VII OX THE OF THE CORDILLE HAO in proceeding article wo have reviewed and critically digested that portion of dr fabbs extensive journeys which had A direct bearing on iaia scientific theories and in the wo dominions of astronomy and geology on the one hand and philology and mythology on alio other it remains for m to follow the eminent sai aal on a trip across the summit p alie andes down the peculiarly appearing perfectly tropical eastern slopes from the ancien town mr falb was offered an opportunity o get into one of fancil andes valleys there were two in convenient propinquity in the north the beautiful valley with its exuberant plantations of cacao catl and rice and n alie ent alie valley of 11 the tropical primeval forest on ia j tho other side of the cordilleran cordilleras Cordi lleras the latter was less ablo fust beaise alie entrance to t was very and difficult and sec ond on account of tho dangerous indians who were roving hereafter they had previously addi tho attempted agricultural settlements but in of nil the and can tiona friends dr resolved to inake ifie latter tho destination of an exploring ox this a military only n few years ago a colonel from been mercilessly slain ly the haragos in that region A very attractive rido over precipitous heights and through valley with very sparse vegetation brought falb to the allima thule of civilization in those countries encircled by high mountains tho enjoys a romantic site on tho picturesque confluence of two rivers our traveler met tharo two other german gentlemen who were carry ing on a trade in casear ma abild had for this purpose established a in the shady ro very heart of the prim ival woods very fortunately for mr scientific excursionist it happened that one of the two members fhaid firm was just getting prepared or an expedition into virgin oli lude and he was glad to receive dr falb aa a companion of the perilous tour the only other participant being an indian A narrow mule path wound along from the place of departure ap to alie last mountain wall and at tho end first days journey the caravan reached tho divide or water hed at an altitude of feet above sea lovel the panorama on both sides was incomparably beautiful and magnificent on that lofty height to the aja a choso whoso snows clad sumi uila seemed to cleave the very clouds while down between them verdant plateaus were smiling in blossoming bloss oming fruit falness ful ness to the was opened an infinite vision over vast stretches of gigantic forests and over the moist lowlands of tho plain of the amazon river among choso whoso sources they were wending their way at the first stop of their descent our traveler entered into the virginal forest region begins with prettily grown dwarf varied habitations of alio tribes but very soon balei s to lie eyo the imposing lalin gian and rapidly into alio inextricably tangled and into the nocturnal of forest dome is this contrast between slopes of alie passe of alie glides hie weste rp ramparts of the mountain range being nude and and alie east aide robit and luxuriating in alie most exuberant growth here alie alinda cherio current Y acors from tholow up to the very bulge while tho current rising from the vast expanse of the pacific Iaci fic drier brorn the origin and is rapidly exhausted by alio parched western declivities on taj east side how ever tho moisture cons ures up an exotic vegetation even to fabulous altitudes the meteor which uio inde fatig ahlo y made later on his return on tho summit of cho cor dille rast showed the interesting fact that alio llio dirc clion of tho oceanic current in tho racina ocean bercic xer cic its powerful on the motion af pf alo even at that doubly great distance horizontally vertically this fact i that tho atmospheric currents coast do not crosa tho andes trails vcr sely but draw alon them to the in a parallel tho descent on the east here extremely difficult it liadi fint through a rociy gulch flanked by bleed bleep moun wills ho irice aliis for their military road in against alo of ho cast andes they acro continually ei and warring in not r it descends at rapid steep prado even this i now hardly frequented nt all since from tho ruction of cultivation a by tho fan ox froia the bosit la a rare oo 00 currency curre even the quinine plan thoua hail long bunco abandoned this route it wis ia overgrown with roots and trunks eliat it took alio pick and axe to open ft way through tho impenetrable umbrage foon tho addi alio mutual creation hegan ai peir long tailed ever parro tB rico lda bauo giant butler nies and farther down the nuil serpents ow and thon liello gladee would yield glorious views over dolls ind lern grown precipices re sounded tho roaring of mighty mountain although in atio baythe level abam scarcely pa mablo on account of alio llio deeply swampy groi ind ond ho little daily MM rendered discomfort ill anoro unpleasant ivr aad anoa alo tourist biad lo 10 get don do n from heir naulea and to drag lanini along oyer tle pasith larely they perceived a in alna obscure oust creepers were holding tho most I gigantic trunks jn such fatal iron embrace thai there Is often left of the latter but a fabres fibres five days the journey through the moist and sultry forest solitude had lasted when they suddenly arrived at a more spacious clearing where formerly a largo farm santa arut had stood which had been burnt down by the savages the fini man high grass there offered a pleasant contrast o the assy ground of the lf |