The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-01-12
Tsthmus ~ Panama,

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There appears to have been some misunder-
standing in the matter or the grant 70 Messrs
Aspinwnll and others for the construction Of
a railroad across the Islhmub Of Panama =.
Mr.. John P. Adams, our fato Cansul 10 Ven
~ezuela, claimed the refusal Of the grant, and
took stops to organize a company, with Gem
Scott atits head, for securing the benefits Of
the same. Again there is some doubt wheth-
er the treaty, recently concluded between our
government and that Of New Grenada, does
NOT preclude the latter State from cOniering
any exclusive grant to any Company.
With regard to the claim Of Mr.. Adams, we
now learn that it is waived tina. the COmpa-
ny formed under il is dissolved; and that Mes
srs. Aspinwall and associates are the only per-
sons specifically authorized to make ne road
Ifibe treaty with New Grenada secures any
privileges 10 the United States in respect TO the
use Of the right Of way over the %lsthmus, our
Government must make stipulntions with in-
diyiduals or companies who will bind them
selves to make road, or must undertake to
construct one itself. Otherwise it's rights under
the treaty will remain merely negative Of non4
ihat.
The bill before The Senate authorizes a high
officer of the Government, the Secretary Of
the Navy, to contract with the Company who
have the grant, and fixes d tha1imum Of COM
pensation for services 10 be rendered 10 the
Government, Whether this maximum be too
great or not, is a matter which migth be easily
settled, one would think, by practical men
The Importance Of having the road done as
sodH as possible is too evident to require en-
Eorcement,-Bah, Amer.
THET ScnooIaAsrER ABRoAD.-Fromsthe fol-
lowing letter, in Journal Of Commerce, ltaaP-
pears that in California, both schoOlmastersand
scholars are abroad digging gold. Boys de-
sert their schools as we'll as crewstheIr ships
and find the gathering of gold a more nttrac.
tive occupation than the gathering Of knOwl-
edge: @'' sstas algH7 aa'1ae ataa'
GoLD DIaaNa ON THE AMERICAN RIVER
Upper California, July 10Th, l848, Sse5
1 am in the midst Of the forest and noun
tains Of California, which contain tho gold
mines Of this county destined soontO become
famous the world over. A few weeks since
wrote you a long letter, informing you how
the gold excitement had broken up my schoo.
and compelled me in common with the multi
tudo Of others to engage in gold digging, O.
do nothing. Mr.. Lyman with whom | wa
formerly associated in surveying, has beer
obliged to do tie same. | am nov in com
pany with him. Our business thus far haI
Beet good Yesterday l dug and washed on
a pound Of gold myself. A pretty good day.
wofk, you will saw; yes, and q hard one TOO
labored not less than fifteen hours in CFdeI
to accomplish itu as.s a9 m
Labor of ail kinds Is weilIpaid Here, but i
is impossible to predict what changes a few
months will produce. The rush Of people
: here is immense. The amount Of gold daily
taken out of the earth is prodigious. There
are hundreds of persons who daily obtaiE
from half 10 two pounds EACH some FORUM
ate ones will obtain a pound in an hour. Thii
cannot last long. Very many of the rich de
posts have already been thoroughly drained
The business is already precafiOuS, depending
very much upon luck in finding a rich place
Before persons can arrive from the States, i
will in oil probability, become less lucrative
On the coast this country is uncommon
healthy but on some of there rivers, there !
; considerable sickness. @a 'ati1