New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-28
The Venezuela Expe ditiOn-Di-cov OF Gold
Mlnea.


II hss been some tine since Guy readers nfNc
heard from the steamship Nen' zaea built here Tor me
avigaion 0i the River OruocO. lu Central America.
| under the management % Nespa-ian Bile, L-q. We
are pleased % learn through the poienrss Of our DO
spocf,d toVnsman. Anthony tcccn. Peg whose SON.
49, Frederick Beecn BE- member of tne expedition,
that ID has been SO far highly successful The steam
ship icucIuels makes regular tup- from Puerto i-ph
no. island oi Trinidad. 10 dnR0sV1 Cor bofgr, ms % IL
now caled) on the Ounoco. and sometimes up a. faf
AZ Nutra the Apuro. branch - the Orinoro Inc
last letter received by Mr Beclan from hs son s o. &C.
culiar interest sni he has kindly permitted us 20 pub
sh the following extract Our readers VIII zee 10 is Oh
a late date, aud has just been received
PUERTO EsPANO. May 10, l-i3.
have clipped from The Gazette OF th- city an arti
Gle copied from the prn1rara GE.ns % '-t week, 500
regard 90 the newly Discovered god mines n the prov
uce of Guiana The article is 50 fault u some respects
which / shall refer 90 in moment but o. those who
have visited the valley OF the orinuco. together Will
that of the lovely Caroni, the discovery of lnnel-r
gold mines Jpata has not been matter Of much
surprise have often heard tA' Indians on those fftf
and higher up the country telling hc tradr handle
down a. Them of the existence of the precious metals
in many places, and what BE- more singular -iu. TIE
places themselves not described gene ally hnt With
exceeding accuracy In the present cisc Tor example,
-. ali knew n Bolivar that those mines cXisted ucHi
Uoaa but n required The energy ~ Dr Louis fiassafd
to indicate tscir precise LOCALITY when L' mas mos,
admirably done Dr. plassard. with whom am well
acouaiuted has given me the particulars OF DIE disco'-
erv and shown several specimens oi Toe gold The
former vail give you 90 my next The latter aye the
pur.-t ores have The region oi country n
which the mines le ls. perhaps unsurpassed h iif
world for Us delightful climate and luxurious He-cfa
ton Though within few miles OF the Equator the
constant Temperature i- that of ana American spring
TIE writer IN the DsWqrara Ga-Ht Is incorrect in
his placing 90 the New California iis not situated
near the rvcr Cayonlc does tits river flow into
the Masaaronie, but into the Essequioo. lpaia l7
situated IN an angle, formed hy the Jarom ana oun
oco Rivers. and instead of being i've days journey
from the CITY of Bolivar II Is only about one. paia
b. situated on the very spot 81 The Dorado Of Ma
noa. longed for by Sir W alter Raleigh lou VIII
remember NV long letter written 90 yuu after visiting
this section Of south Amer O. and from 20 judge
OF the attractions of the place For my own part
have never seen more lovely count y and rs Tor the
scenery around why the pencils of Claude and sal.
vai0r might Vie with each other 20 eternity IN chuos
| ug subjects for their canvas You Will see also an
account o late extraordinary voyage made 10y the
steamship Venezuela she Is the wonder % the ITO
pics and those who built her may well be proud ID
| her effort And here let me- sliudc - Mr.. Nelson.
who built her engine. lt .s not often y0n have heard
of high pressure engines being p-c1 on tAe ocean Yet
OBJ. Venezuela crossed tile Gulf oi Mexico and CafiH
besn ~ea n thc most stormy month 40 the year, aud
though % j. nearly twelve months slce she l'it
'hc United states yei 20 we'll and carefully were ae
boilers ald machinery finished. thaf NOT sin- .c
screw has been found loose any~ mere slnce. anl ]
ii.nk can safely .n the name OF the Orneco steam
| Nav. alton Company. recommend him 10 ihe world
Yours. pa. p.
Below We give The extracts referred % 10 The above
letter The discovery 81 gold miuss in the d. -htl vi
region O. Guiana must act as powerful diversion %
tht Tremendous stream Of emigration now setting IN 90
| Cs .llruiA Neuezuels and che whole region of TIE
Oruoco are easily accessible from iAc United States
and irom Europe and cen bee visited with outAtte rex
| or fatigue
| We have seen letter sddre-sed ty Ills fNceAency
ihe Governor oi Oronoque pr0vne 90 The ns- rr
Republic 90 Venezuela. % sentf 10 This colony
containing the mpos,sut utci-ru 90 the discovery
% valuable productive pod mines in the mission 20
district 90 psta near the rycr lruare. thc prov
.nce OF Cousins auc 90 lstance 90 only i've days jug
ney from the City oi Bolivar consequently in TIE .u
| mediate vicinity ui tls colony TIE individual tD
whom Nenfzufai Is indebted cor ihs discovery. q 3D.
decd 10 Pee deemed subject 0i CON- ra--laul.
| French physician. Dr. Louie Flasssrd.
The particular spot where ,he mines are siusied is
No the loot oi rarge % extensive mountains ult To-
from the Cayenne river watch. ~e need scarce
| Is iuf0rw oar ioca readers. iritrscct- rurluu Of
| brtl.n Guiana. and flows into olr Na--alui.e -
sur,erous is the newly discovered gold =. sal 90
n that th- oi Us ln.ls has uOt yet .en
tanned 10 this region exists az a % doubtless Qeue
tfs,es far into the territories 10 "ach ~ are % pre-
| elt rt sicuf and over watch waves RE Brush Gas
Species o. the gold have been brou-A. g. t1r c'ty a
Bohysr Is tie Indians lnhs u.s m frontiers .a-l
British and N,r,zltlan Guiana lt IS found Or .ls
most part Undecided iu stones ci pure white c-.of
sni hss been pronounced 90 he uf The rlcst quality ty
tie most eminent jewellers IS whom Las been Rested
| n the City Of Bolivar
We do not souch ior The accuracy Of the o-ego.n.
Information bat consiier 10 by no means .rlieo be-
Die Gusna has been but Little piored since -e lat,
| OF its discovery three centuries and bali $50
The coasts only have oeeu cultivated oy trrop ans
the interior beng eit the dominion a. nature Au
that his Is IN every respect one u the cnesi corne
in every variety OF natural production, h me Nof-i
'nere can De- no question. ard from ihe earnest l-s
| iroin ne lines % Sr Walter Aaei- o. Who pfo-al!
explored this country better and mon accurately Than
my sA ether before since . has AZ al events oeti
very prevalent idea that ths 20 ton ID; the American
continent Is tne seat OF o. the precious mc,s 6,
| an ineNhsust.ole extent