The first Argentine railway was opened in 1859, between Buenos Aires and Maron, a distance of about thirteen miles.
In 1870 the Argentine railways formed two independent systems. The first radiated fan-wise from Buenos Aires (Western line, open as far as Chivilcoy in 1870, and Southern line, open as far as Chascomus in 1865). Farther north a line (the Central Argentine) started from Rosario, and reached Bellville in 1866 and Córdoba in 1870.
THRESHING ON THE PAMPA.
Photograph by Soc. Fotografica de Aficionados.
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SACKS OF WHEAT READY FOR LOADING ON THE RAILWAY.