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America, in Bolivia and Peru mostly; and some of the goats, 

 especially that known as the Cashmere which is noted for its 

 exquisitely fine and soft wool, and the Angora equally noted 

 for its long silky fleece. 



The Alpaca became noted some years ago through the 

 enterprise of Mr. Titus Salt, afterwards made Knight under 

 the title of Sir Titus, by the Queen of England, in recogni- 

 tion and reward for his public service in inaugurating a 

 valuable industry in the manufacture of the hair or wool of 

 the Alpaca. This gave rise to a considerable manufacturing 

 town in Yorkshire, England, where the chief manufacturing 

 industry is based on wool, of which the population at 

 once sprang to several thousand on the establishment of 

 Saltaire, as the town of Mr. Salt's creation was well named. 



This animal has been introduced into various countries 

 with the intention to acclimate it, but in every instance these 

 attempts have failed. A few of them were carried into 

 Australia, but as might be easily thought with disastrous 

 failure on account of the exceedingly different climate and 

 general environments. The dry climate of that country being 

 so different from the elevated locality to which this ani- 

 mal is naturally suited, it might have been a foregone con- 

 clusion that the attempt would be a failure. It has been 

 introduced into France with the same negative result, and 

 the only specimens living, in any foreign country, are those 

 kept in collections of wild animals under special care and 

 culture. Doubtless it might be different in our Pacific coast 

 districts, and the newer states and territories on the South- 

 west, where there are elevated ranges and a similar climate 

 more in accordance with the natural habits of this animal. 



This of course applies to the other races of this interest- 

 ing genus, the only related species existing in the world, 

 Doubtless there is a profitable field for enterprise in the at- 

 tempt to naturalize all these members of this race of most 

 useful animals, valuable as beasts of burden, as is its rela- 

 tive the camel, well called the ship of the desert. For this 

 race is used to a dry climate, and has been used for packing 

 ores from the mines near the tops of the Andes over the 

 roughest roads, quite impassable for other beasts, and is 

 able to carry loads of 150 to 200 Ibs. with ease. As well as 



