The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-04-05

G=y The following letter, received by gen
tleman in Salem, contains much that is interest.
ing:
PANAMA Feb "a, ls49.
We were at Chagres two or three DAYS it isa
small place, and the people are all black. but the
climate Is not SO unhealthy as it has been repre-
sented the weather is dry and there is no mud
mere, as was reported in New York, where il
was said that you had to be carried on the backe
OF the negroes, but we saw nothing of it. We
lett Chagres in the steamer Oru>, a small boat
sent out mere to run up the river; we started in
the AFTERNOON, and went about 20 miles, and then
made her last to the trees they cannot run in
the night there are many suags in the river
1t is beautiful steam. We saw plenty of birds
and had hne times shooting; alllgators too abound
and we saw some Is feet long. The next dav we
took small canoes TO Gorgona Is miles above. as
the water is toe shallow for the boat 10 90 up il
cost US $40. Arrived at Gorgona we pitched our
tent, and were there about ten DAYS; by that fine
we had got all our things off, and stated for Pan
anna. Gorgona is small place, on the bank of
the river, it is very healthy, and there is plenty
OF game in the forests-deer, squirrels, pigeons
parrots, and monkeys; we had first rate hunting
Owing to the numbers going through Sc hun
dred to Panama, being "a miles from Gorgona.-
We all walked, being asked $40 for horse to
ride, and we thought we could not afford it, We
were two nights on the road, having lost our wav
and travelled out OF the true course some distance
We had nothing TO eat but what we carried, and
had to sleep in the woods; we built fire to keep
the wild beasts off, but we could hear them howl
all night. There are plenty If panthers and tig-
ers, and woods enough to keep them in. We ar
rived at Panama Feb. l7lh, and felt at home
again. We hired four rooms in the third story of
a house, very large and comfortable, for which
we pay IL l-2 cents day each; we got man to
cook and wash for 500 month, and he is going TO
California with us at the same price. This is
much cheaper living than boarding at hotels for
81 day.
The gold fever runs high here as it does at
home, and many have gone from this place, not
to dig, but to buy the gold dust 1t sells for SI2
an ounce. A brother oil the lady that we hire
our rooms of carried 800, 900 with him to buy
gold dust with. There is man here that has
just come from the mines, he is sailor, and is
going to get married here, he brought $IS 900
that he was three months digging Capt Stout
OF one OF the mail steamers, has Just returned
ION San Francisco. He is old man, and can
be depended upon. He said he saw fellows come
down with hardly rag on them, with as much
gold as they could bring. He says there is
enough for all. Frank Bates we have heard Of
he is Alcalde at Suffers fort, and very rich The
Falkland and Crescent City steamers came in to
Chagres the other day, and brought 300 passen-
gers; hose VINO nave not got tickets for the
steamers will fare hard, for there are no sailing
vessels in port. Some OF them, | think, will
have to go home, or stay here for the want Of
funds; it costs monstrousy to get across the. 18th
mus, and they do not calculate on it.
would not 90 round Cape Horn on any ac-
count. | think We shall save three months, and
at hundred dollars day it is time worth saving
There have been but two murders at the mines,
one for $500, and the other Tor rum. They
have offered $4,000 for their detection, and they
will find them.