Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-26
STEAMERS ON TnE oRlAoco RIVER.
GRANT 10 v. rl.Ils

Ipaslsn Ellis ESQ. late L =. CHARGE a 4 flaires
10 Ncnczuela. Tor the navigation of the Grin.
oco by steam. Having. WITHIN a few DAYS
past, 'becn favored with an interview with
MT hilis, and another intelligent gentleman
from Ncnczlels, we proceed To state some OF
we isris winch Ne derived from them. aided
by sitndry official documents published In ,ha,
country, and such other sources of inlo,na.
ton as Mas wIthls our reach.
The river Orinoco and it's branches vr,,e,
ioor-hi,hs OF the territory o, the republic ol
Ntne~urla end large position of the Republic
oil New Granada
/ CodsNxl. who published in 1890 man
AMI grogaphs OF Ncnca1,Ia. under the
patronage aud subsequent s,nci,on of hat
! gotcInmcnl, says. that Orinoco i nsvirable
400 lcsugcs ct 1900 miles, The r,incipl,
br'"ches are the Gusriare, Nets. Caroui, A
pure, ond Portuguese, all oi which ar. na,i-
gable The Meta Is said To b. navigable to
po'"' within "a miles of Bogo,a Darby re-
pre'ents The Ornoco as b,ing about l5O9miles
in length, and SAYS the area ui The basin drain.
led by II IS 10000 square miles, equal Co 256
millions oi acWs, and adds that lew rivers
loi The world atiufd a more extended and less
interrupted navigation. C,Alazxi. who's,
statements are undoubtedly reliable. a. he sur.
Ncycd tia Republic aud received SlO ODD INN,
tho Government for his labors AMI reports
gives favorable account of The valley of the
orinoCn. lie rprcsenis Il as being exceeding
~ er,ile, aud not unhealthy. excerpt la the i'm
| mediate vicinity of the lakes near the OCEAN
The pr,n,ipal pro'lacis are Coffee, Cocoa, To
hsCco, Indigo. Cotton ani Sugar High up
the riNcr arc immense herds ol Cattle They
ore slaughtered principally for their hides
whirh are an important article OF export
Jelkcd bcei is prohtabiy exported To the West
India Islands, near the mouth OF the Oriuoco
Augosturd, 2iS miles from the Ocean. Is
the seaport town aud main depot Tor the pro-
ducc OF III, valley ol the Onuoco. VESSELS
oi large class ascend The rivcr To Ansostura
aud II has large and rapidly increasing trade.
IL Is situated pretty much like New Orleans,
at the lowest point on The onnoco where
town could be- iuha biicd McColluch iu his !
gezclteer speaks thus oi AngostuTa;-
Owing to its situation in fertile country
cn grca, navigable river, aud ITS command /
Oi a very extensive inland nayigable. it is ia. 4
vordbly situated for commerce, which is car 4
ned on To a very e nsilcrable extent previ-
oHsly To the revolutionary struggles These,
however, have diminished its commerce
wealth aud population. This last, which in
1907 was estimated at $500. does not now
CSS,D perhaps exceed 1900 1; has a large hall
where meetings OF Congress ha ~ been held.
with hospital and College, and is defended
10y tort on the opposite bank Of the river
Though low aud subject tO inundaliun. the
climate Is temperate, and not unhealthy"
Nearly 20 years OF peace aud quctnt ~ un-
der a stable government have brought up Us
population Ia nearly 10000 whilst its exports I
have more then fpbled since 1882
In thSt YEAR 1881 o. appcsrs from the Off {
Tot report oil hi SaCTctBTIO dc HaCicudd. - 4
Secretary OF the Treasury the exports from q
Angoslup wen, about Sl52 900 ia 1914 b
hey wcre upwards OF 5000 900. ..
There are several other towns OF Impotence L
"a the 0nuoco AMI It's branches, such o. San
Natriaa, Caicsra, &c, whose trade +
: now in part carried un with Laguary Porto
,ab, lobby means ol ydekgsscs; over noun y
hlnous Rad some 300 miles. Steamers would
nstantIy divert this trade to Angos:an. The
xports from Nulriss, in lSij, are stated at
pwsris OF 1885 600, aud from san Fernando
1 S225 900. What results would follow "
rom the developemsnt OF the resources OF that e.
ich tropical country by the use OF steamers n
I Is difficult 10 iorctell with cxactness but q
hey could hardly fail TO b. oil the most graft a
wing description. n
forseeing this. Mr.. Ellis, while in yrnczu. a
ia, obtained from the Government OF that \
country a grant Tor the exclusive navigation q
li the 0nnocO by steam, ior twenty-five d
wars. Ills plan IL, TO raise joint stock com
pany, either under the limited partnership OF :
New York, or that OF Louisiana, with a cap /
ltal OF SO, 900 dollars. ia shares OF 900 dol
lars each, aud build two or three steamers Of ,
suitable size To navigate the onnoco aud hs
tributaries aud he proposes, il the company
dvsireit to superintend the enterprise, at An
gosiura IN person. Connected with this en-
terpnse, the Company can at their option en-
gage IN commercial operations between the
two countries, or limit their enterprise to the
carrying OF freight and passengers. Mr. Ellis
expresses great confidence IN the success Of I
the enterprise, md thinks he can demonstrate 4
TO any gentleman OF intelligence, that the ]
Company will realize a nett profit of from 80
10 100 per cent. annually, Tor the FIRST Eve |
years, iOr freight and passengers, with every
prospect oil asubsequent Increase OF profits as
the resources OF The counry shalt be mote fully !
developed
These anticipations may, or NAV not, be
too sangune. OF this men can best Judge
when made acquainted with the data on which
bis calculation is founded. That the enter
/ W, II well managed, will be profitable to the
stockholders, we are incliaed To believe; aud
certainly il will BIZ oil immense adysntage to
| Venezuela, By developing her resources, tacil-
iating her internal trade, aud greatly increas-
I ing her external commerce. la the latter
advantage other nations will of course share
and perhaps more than any other the United
States.
Ms. Ellis is now in n. York Tor the purpose
oi forming company To carry the grant into
effect, ond we learn that be * ia lair way 10
suCCs ed.
Beiore leaving the subject. we think IL pro.
per tO alude To letter which we published ON
the 18th OF last month from an American res.
idcnl ia Vcnczurld, depreciatiug the impor.
lance Of this enterprise. snd containing state
mrnts respecting the trade and population OF
ihr OnnooO. country, which wu Gna b b. very
erroneous. For instance, bee siates The pop
ulailon Of TIE whole province ol Guayana.
81 which Angostura r. situated. q UnIy 10 $50
, whereas W iiud by ihy omcisl slatistcs OF Ven
,znels. Il more than Eve times that number
We have also Tie best authoriiy for saying that
the steamers Referred 20 by that wuicf. and