Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-11-01

From, the Grenada Chronicle, Sept. 9.
Opening Of Passage from the
j Atlantic 10 the Pacific.
! Expedition Of Captain John S. Klause, Of
| Philadelphia, ub the River .Noranron, as
far as The Port Of aBaaos," in the Re-
! public Of Ecuador.
Senior Klause left Lima on the 10Th of
September, 1874, and directed his course
to the river Guallaga, by the Mountain Of
Pasco. Arrived at the village of lingo,
he embarked i'll canoe, with the object of
exploring the river, to see if it was practi-
cable to navigate it by steam, four steamers
having for that purpose arrived from North
America. Following the stream he ap-
preached a small hamlet, called Ynrima.
guas, which is the port Of the city of Moy-
obamba, where he took in provisions.
From Yurimagus he prosecuted his down.
ward course to "Laguna," the point Of
confluence of,he Marannon and Guallaga;
here he entered the Marannon and pro-
ceeded to the frontiers Of Peru and Brazil,
arriving at settlement called s'Our Lady
Of Loretto-" where he saw several Brazil
ian schooners. From Lorretto he sent on
a person to Jabalinaga, town of Brazil,
with orders to the four steamers there to
ascend the river as far as Loretto, and in a
few days the whole four arrived, saluting
the Brazilian battery, which mounted seven
guns. In Loretto there is large lake, in
which three Of the steamers anchored to
await orders, and in the other, called the
Peruvian, Cone hundred and forty horse
power,) Capt. Klausc embarked, taking
on board all the machinery necessary to
clean out the river Guallaga, and to con-
struct landing places, SC. He then pro-
ceeded against the stream to the mouth of
the Guallaga, and port Of ''Lagnna" where
he anchored in ten fathoms. Here he dis
charged the machinery into canoes, and
assisted by $50 Indians, he assembled the
river, clearing it of every obstruction as
far as "Pachisa," at which place he was
obliged to augment the number Of hands to
700, from the increase Of the work and la
Dor they had to perform. He thence con-
tinued his course against the current to the
village Of lingo, the utmost point Of steam
navigation in the river Gua.laga, distant
from Lima seven or eight days by land.-
From lingo he returned back on foot, with
twenty-five soldiers, by the Pampa del Sa-
cramento to the "Laguna, where he found
the steamer he had left there at anchor.-
he then embarked in the steamer and pro-
ceeded IN her up the Gualaga (now clear
ed OF all obstruction until he again reach
ed lingo, without accident. From Tinsfo
Capt. klause forwarded dispatches TO Ii
ma, notifying the arrival Of the steamer,
and without loss Of time he retraced his
steps in canoe, with the intention of send
ing to lingo the other steamers which
were awaiting orders in the lake Of sour
Lady Of Loretto, = but at the port Of Yuri-
maguas, he received a letter from the firm
at Lima, directing him to proceed immedi-
ately to explore the river Pastaza, as far
as 1t may be navigaaie by steam, and in
case the navigation should prove TO be
practicable, to propose a contract to The
government Of Ecuador. In effect, the
exploration was performed, and the river
found perfectly navigsbe for steam vessels,
save few instructions tina. could be clear
ed away on the government conserving to
contract. From the point Of confluence
of the Pastaza with the Marannon to the
boundaries of Peru and the Ecuador, as
far as the village of Andoas, Capt. Klause
did net meet with any obstacles except
sand bank, which, with but an ordinary
degree Of caution, may be easily avoided;
the current rapid. From Andoas, up
wards, there are many distractions which
can only be removed by means of the ma
chinery brought by the steamers for that
purpose. Near Andoas, Captain Klause
discovered two mountains Of rock salt, one
very white. and the other reddish; and
along the banks of Pastazo, above Andoas,
he saw number of little hamlets and set
Elements Of wild Indians, called Zaparcs,
from whom he obtained provisions; finally
reached within two or three leagues of the
river Jopa, where he landed and arrived
at the town of BANJO in two days. From
Bano he proceeded to Pelilec, where he
remained four days, and saw several good
mines Of silver and Platina; from Pelileo
he arrived at this city, (Quito,) on the
23rd April. Capt. Klause saws he was
truly amazed at the quantity of minerals,
dyewoods of various sorts, and other valu-
able woods, coffee, cocoon, white and COM
mon, ofexcellent quality; cotton, very fine
and long like wool; spices, balsam, rasins,
wax, and other rich productions, which he
met with ingreat abundance every whefs
during his travels.
A wise Confession at last.