The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-04-20

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sand balls of fire thrown out in every di-
ENTHUSIASTICALLY bright lurid fame
springs up and illumines every thing a
round it, and when the sea is lashed into
a foam by storm and each wave is top
ped by a white cap, the whole ocean
looks like sea of fire. look upon this
phosphorescent appearance of the water
as The most wonderful and curious thing
in nature-but it is too hot down here
so | must draw my long and | fear some
what tedious letter to close. When ]
come to describe my passage across the
lsthmus and my entrance into the gold re-
gion shall have theme that will moi
only excite your interest but crafty your
curiosity.
III addition TO the above, we make the
following extracts from letter, received
in this place from another of the same
company. 1t will be seen that it contains
later intelligence.
GoRGoNA NEUEvA. GRENADA,
March 17th. lS49.
We left New Orleans on the I'd March.
at one O'Clock p. NJ. and arrived at Cha
gres on the 18th. after passage of near
ly 10 days, it being heightened by our
having strong head winds. Our voyage
was very pleasant. Tuesday. we left
Chagres, on the steam boat Orus, and
that day went up to the head of steam
navigation, Is miles. Next morning we
took to canoes and run till night-camp-
ed and started at 2 O'Clock in the morning.
and that day arrived here between 8 aud
4 p. Ms days voyage, distance as meas.
ured by Gen. Norris, ,chiefoflhe engineers
on the rail road, AZ miles. All descrip-
tions of Chagres that have ever seen,
have done injustice to the place, in fact
to tho whole country. The passage up the
river is tedious, but on the whole pleas.
ant; the river and scenery very beautiful,
This place is not as good as Chagres, be-
ing built in the same manner, matched
houses with some few covered with tiles.
The people are nearly all black. enjoy.
ing all the rights and privileges of citizen.
ship. From this place the dist ance to
Panama is said to be "a miles and is trav.
eIled ON mules and mustangs-time 2
days, SO that the time in crossing the 18th,
mus is days, although it can bo made in
two We will remain perhaps several
days yet, 1t being much cheaper here than
in Panama. There are in this place at
this time, between $50 and 400, and al
Panama 1900 to 1900, waiting for pas.
sage, and more coming aud going daily
There has been as much as 1900 dollars
paid for passage ticket on the steamer
from Panama to San Francisco.
We now know that we have come the
wrong way. There are only two ways.
to go across the country or round Cape
Horn. Before we left New Orleans the
news was that there were no passengers
at all waiting on the Islhmus for passage
The people interested will always give
you such news. We are in much bet
ter situation than almost all other per
sous here, having made contract fol
our passage to San Diego or San Fran
cisco. at stated price. No operson should
think of coming this way without expect
ing it TO cost him from 5000 to $500
They should take canoes at Chagres a.
in this way they will come up for less ant
as soon as if they would take the steam
boat They charge SO per barrel bulk
and Sc per 100 from here to Panama.
We arc all we'll and have been. There
is some little sickness, mostly chill and
fever, and as for rain and mud | have no
seen any yet, this being the dry season
Rains commence in June. 1t is yer,
warm, but nearly always good breeze
is stirring. Thus far the land is lcve
and very rich. the sugar cane growing
nearly twice as large as any in Louisiana
but have not as yet seen twenty acres in 9
state of cultivation. The country a
bounds in fine cattle. horses and some
hogs, the two latter being small and infe
rior. 1t is likely that we will be here ant
at Panama one or two week yet, but viii
certainly get off then.
1t will be seen that il is hard getting C
California. The land route is consider
ed difficult and arduous by those wht
know. 1t is dangerous to 60 through
Mexico, and the only good route is a
round the Cape. That is long and te
dions, but sure at last.
We have not heard from the other par
ty since they left New Orleans. On,
thing is certain. They can live well, a
they have all the provisions, cooking AM
camping utensils.
RETURNING.-Tho Steamer Falcon, a
New York from Chagres, brings back 8
passengers who, after waiting for mean
of passage from Panama to San Francis
CO for many months, gave up the atlemp
in despair. There were at Panama, o
tho 10Th ult,, S35 persons without ticket
for tho steamer, and 200 without eithe
tickets or money. On the goth 200 @
them agreed to go ria Chagres to Yer
Cruz. and thence overland to El Dorado
There were 1900 at Panama soekin
passage IN the LIST inst. We think thu
' the 80 who came back were wise men.
, Curious CAsE-HEAvY VERDICT
The Jury in the Hinchman case at Phil'
delphia. have rendered verdict again'