. Around and about South America. s, that a pleasureexcursion was about to be made to Juan Fernandez, and thatit would last six days, half of which time would be spentupon the island. The fare was placed at sixty dollars forfirst-class and thirty dollars for second-class passengers. Thevarious attractions promised were the shooting of seals, fish-ing for cod, driving and shooting goats, lobster-fishing, andlast, and evidently least, visits to all the places of interest onthe island. These included Robinson Crusoes lookout,three thousand feet above the ocean, with a commemorativebronze tablet s
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. Around and about South America. s, that a pleasureexcursion was about to be made to Juan Fernandez, and thatit would last six days, half of which time would be spentupon the island. The fare was placed at sixty dollars forfirst-class and thirty dollars for second-class passengers. Thevarious attractions promised were the shooting of seals, fish-ing for cod, driving and shooting goats, lobster-fishing, andlast, and evidently least, visits to all the places of interest onthe island. These included Robinson Crusoes lookout, three thousand feet above the ocean, with a commemorativebronze tablet set in the side of the hill by the officers of theChallenger Expedition; Crusoes cave; and the beach wherehe was supposed to have been wrecked, or rather to havegone on shore by the memorable raft. The island is eighteenmiles long and six broad; it is for the most part rocky andbarren. I was told that these excursions, a few of whichoccur every year, are quite popular, and that the steamersusually have a great crowd of passengers.. CHAPTER XIII. THE CAPITAL OF CHILI. One of the oldest railways in South America takes youin five hours from the great seaport of Chili to Santiago, itscapital. The road is owned by the Government, but wasbnilt by English contractors, as one might know by the odd-shaped locomotives and the little four-wheeled carriages.For more than half its distance the road extends in a north-easterly direction, and then turns abruptly and runs almostdirectly south to the city of Santiago. There are only twotowns of any special size or importance on the entire road—Quillota and Santa Felipe. On leaving the station we skirtthe bay for several miles, until we reach a little town calledYino del Mar, where dwell many of the rich merchants ofthe seaport city. Here are graceful little cottages imbeddedin beautiful gardens of fruits and flowers, a large hotel, andpleasant walks and drives. Near by is an enormous sugar-factory. Going on, the country for many miles is undul