JACOB WITTMER HARTMANN.
IBYCUS, 111-kiis, Greek lyric poet: b. Rhegium, Italy, flourished in the 6th century B.C. He spent his days wandering about, H sing ing his lyrics and narrating poems. e was for some time a member of the court of Polycrates at Samos. While traveling near Corinth, a band of robbers fell upon him and murdered him. The story is told that when the crime was committed, Ibycus called to a flock of passing cranes to avenge his death. The murderers traveled on to Corinth, and while seated at the theatre there suddenly noticed the cranes circling above their heads: One of their number, terror-stricken, shouted ((Behold the avengers of and the crime was betrayed. Ibycus was the author of charming lyrics, mainly love-themes, describing the love-inspiring charms of beautiful boys and girls. The fragments were collected by F. W. Schneidewin (1833). Consult Bergk, lyrici Grmci' (Leipzig 1882).
ICA, e-kai, Peru. (1) A littoral depart ment bounded north by the departments of Huancavelica and Lima, east by Ayacucho, south by Arequipa and west by the Pacific Ocean. Area, 8,718 square miles; pop. esti mated at 90,000. Topographically the depart ment slopes from its eastern border to the ocean, with small ranges of hills. It has a hot
and arid climate and the soil is little adapted to agriculture except in the valleys. Gold, copper and iron are mined. Grapes and sugar-cane are grown as well as corn, cotton and indigo. The only industries are those dependent on the viti culture and the sugar-cane crop. (2) A town, capital of the above department, on a river of the same name, 46 miles southeast of Pisco on Pisco Bay, with which it is connected by rail. It was founded in 1563. It is in a grapevine and sugar-cane producing region and has manu factures of wine and brandy. Pop. 9,000..
ICA, e'sa', or PUTUMAYO, a river of South America, one of the chief tributaries of the Amazon. It takes its rise in the Andes in Colombia, flows southeast and empties into the Andes near San Antonio. It is navigable during the wet season for about 900 miles of its course, which is nearly 1,000 miles in length. It waters a woody region, unfavorable to close habitation. There are rubber plantations along the shores. A large part of the Ica was ex plored in 1878-79.