Over Mountain Passes

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This film, taken by our special operator in South America, shows us scenes in the Andes of Peru and will introduce an animal to many a spectator which he has probably never before seen, namely, the llama, a native of Peru. This animal is described as having a camel's head, a sheep's body and the feet and legs of a deer. This is curious enough, but when we find further that the llama, besides being an extremely docile animal, is largely used as a beast of burden our interest is still further increased. We see a drove of them loaded at the mine at the top of the mountain, and we watch them come down the steep mountain side, crossing the high passes and beautiful torrents. On the way down this drove meets another going in the opposite direction and it is curious to see how the animals "flock by themselves." No member of one drove mixes for the fraction of a moment with the other. Through scenes of exceeding beauty they finally reach their destination, and we see the copper ore unloaded for shipment at the mine warehouse of the railway station.