THE HORSES or SOUTH AMERICA.
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Extract of letter to the Editor Of the American


Farmer, from distinguished officer Of the U.


States Navy, dated Callao Roads, June ~, 1922.


81 am of opinion that the wealth Of these South
American states is greatly overrated. They have
mines to be sure, but they neither are nor can be-
worked to much profit; for both individuals and
companies have failed who have OF late attempted
it; and the other products are very limited Chilli
and Peru by many degrees the poorest countries
I have seen, and can there be stronger evil
dence of this truth than that with small debt, and
scarcely any military force, their treasures are al
ways elnpty-thcr expenditure though but little
more than 81, 100000, yet exceeding their income.
81 would contribute, at almost any trouble, to any
Improvement in the breed of horses in country;
but am confident that there is not horse or marc
in Chill or Peru that would sell for one hundred do-
lars. | have not seen one which would, if in the
United States, bring sixty dollars. have brought
| a saddle horse from Mendoza, one OF the handsoms
that have here, and gave ten douboons tor
him. which is the highest price going; but really i'll
MARYLAND he would not sell for sixty dollars; and
this horse has been brought over the Corderas to
Valparaiso, 400 miles, and from thence here by wa.
ter, from 12 TO Is days sail.


You certainly know that the horses, cattle, sliee,s
and hogs, of Spanish America, were all brought froru
Spain and the only port Of expectation for these
animals was Caniz, the Southern extremity of An
dalusa. Consequently the animals Of that provinca
have, do aver, much degenerated from their pro-
genitors i'll form and size No one, who has been
in Andausia would be at loss to perceive that the
above mentioned animals have had their origin there3
the form. colour and spirit is very much the same,
particularly the latter, which is remarkable, and il
equally perceptible in the wild horses of Louisiana
and the state Of Mississippi, aud the western Flor
Il jua.S