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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 7

According to Dr. P.WrVollniann,- the 6ar- v man' archaeologist -now- visiting 'Wellington, 'the".highest railway"...in.-,the world, is that which'' connects Lima "with, Oroya, in Peru,. a stretch of about 180' miles'- .the' highest" point of which'isl7;62o feet, above the ;seaf It alhiost goes without saying that it is! not f population that cohy 'stniotion of, thiswonderful; track—jjt: is something more potent than •'people:'' '.Gtildfcopperj and,- other rioh deposits - ;,of ;ores abound in the mines t of Oroya, ,'and.transport to- the lower, levels' absolute's necessity. 'One section of •railway-.cbnsists of • '/push; and pull". zig-zagsy- whiobij oVercomes; a .very steep, mountaii)'side, most ingeniously. Tliere; are no fewer than 60 steps or-se'ctions in zig-zag, which'iis-'so' 1 steep .that;at! onestage one can look out of the wmdpw'a'acj seefive sections of the "track lielpw! looting ;liko-j the rungs of.a given the; name mentioned D'e'causo'thero v ard rip | curves, and tho. track, being constructed,.ih/i sharp angles, the engine has to pull'the train ! up one 'section, push 'it' up the next,. and' so ( on to. the top of the mountain. Though- the; country 'is treeless ; and' absolutely bare ; of herbage, the towering heights, which might bo ; tho edgo of the'earth, "and"-the "'death- 1 threatenirig ravine's make' the journey; particularly, inspiring. .*■.<■] ■ <U■.'.:.• '; l 'i--'---V. : , '--■•■ < v:a^ Travellers and Tourists! "''Make your j trip 'pleasant by getting New ; Zealand l Express, C 0... to handle your baggage,....-Baggage, collected and forwarded any address, Our portere meet Lvttelton Boat. Sample'.; rooms -and storage always available. Telephone. 1333. ~ CBB9 ; ,y If you are oyolingv.for v business; dr.pleasure,, why rißk' annoying delays-through - old or inferior tyres? . The ''BBITANNIA? ,ia theibest tyre, and therefore cheaper } than -the-cheapest.' All Shops. CYCLE AND MOTOB SUPPLIES, LTD.,' Wellington, : ,;&*«' .'.■■;/ . ,CMS -An eight-roomed house in Hobsoh •'Sweet will.' be offered for sale at 2.80 to-day ia A.''L." WLhjtb,:aid, ~