The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-14
Our Isthmus correspondence.
PAkAhIA. NV GRANAnA March % 1910


.49ars at Panama- California NewsThe Pro- pects Of
Getting to the Gold Region-Trp South, &C.
The present universal interest in whatever pertains
to California and the route thther by way Of this 18TH
mus may perhaps make this line acceptable to you for
publication will sketch precisely the present state
and diseeurassments to travelling this way up to this
date
have now been on the Isthmus more than mon IT,
cisco better then when first arrived There is
not one vessel here to receive passengers The
merce OF this place Is nothing and passing vessel seldom
touches here One whale ship, British bark and few
small schooners the only sailing vessels that have
taken emgrants hence on their to California The
steamer California and the Oregon have each taken
load Of passengers and the former has been expected
back here for fortnight but as yet we have no tiding
kept her back. There must be now, at least, fifteen
hundred persons the Isthmus, waiting passage and
enough that we came this way Us our sSpenses are
much more than We expected, and chances Of pro-
seedng much less 1t Is reported here this morning.
that more than hundred persons in encouragement
about setting out to return 30 tho States OF
whom may be expected in the Northsrnsr and
City now at Chagres.
We have no recent intelligence from California and
therefore look with intense interest for the
Of the steamer thence but pryng curiosity Is
fsr from being grathed as If still at home.
This Is the duuest place ever in. No business,
no enterprise, no improvement Is apparent The city
unintelligent to do anything Though the climate is
excellent and vegetation luxurant, rich cultivated
fields meet the eye The people are too slack to
have garden All the nccessares of life arc quite ex-
psnsve though trihing amount of labor il all that is
necessary TO produce them This land waits for
enterprise to take end improve it, and then 1t will be
equal to any in the world There is not grist
mill In the city-not steam engineno machinery Of
any kind, driven by water or stem power In fact,
Panama is hundred years behind the age and will be-
till the railroad Is built and the trains of come
laundering along to wake up the sleepy inhabitants
am glad TO be able to report good state Of health
among the Americans here. Sabbath before last,
We the funerals of two persons from your
and few more persons are unwell but, generally,
our health Is excellent About seventy-f Of
Der have taken passage to-day in the British steamer
to run down the coast Of South America, looking
for vessels which they may charter take passage in
for California Our Consul says he has intelligence Of
two three vessels to be here passengers but
We have been go often disappointed by like representa-
tons that we scarcely expect them to be realized The
price Of passage in sailing vessel. ranges from $50 to
$3.50 and hence many persons here waiting passage
unable to when 1t offers, not having the
necessary funds. We advise person to take this
route at present. For time it will be attended
with much expense delay and fatigue. But II they
come, let them 10y AL means secure passage in the
steamer from this place to San Francisco before they
leave New York by purchasing ticket in Rowland &
Aspnwall's line.
The survey for the railroad proceeds slowly Nothing
can be done this dry season. except to explore the
route Next season hope they will begin in earnest
10 construct the road I. &. 81.