The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-04-20

freight and passengers. We made off in
the Orss for Chsgrss. On our arrival
there ws took cruise ashore, looked a
the miserable tenemsnts. Nearly oil are
blacks. mula,toes and Indian. At about a,
r. ~, the steamer having al the canoes
10 Tow, Ne moved onward up the river
The scenery was beautiful. After going
some Is miies-as far as the Orss could
go-we came too alta place called Dos
Hermanos, or Two Sisters. In the morn.
ing our baggage and freight, with a per.
lect rush ana babel of confusion, was trans.
ierred TO canoes. Ii was near three o'cloc X
on Thursday when | left III company with
a gentleman, with our joint baggage in a
canoe two feet wide and about twenty long.
The narrowness Of this canoe obliged US
10 at IN the bottom Of it, our faces to each
other, We joially occupying space Of four
ieet. Our legs we're crossed like two pair
OF compasses. Cramped in this manner,
we passed from Friday at SP. ~. to Sat.
urday Ito A. N. At nigh, we wen, q.
shore and encamped under q water proof
covering with my bed underneath. We
passed Two nights in a very comfortable
manner. The first morning We had a
smar, shower Of rain, but our covering verv
efiec,ually kept i, of. On the route up the
river We would stop twice or thrice a day
and get some coffse or milk, or whatever
else We could. The alliga,ors we heard,
but only saw one, and that was a dead
one. The scenery on the river was de.
eidedly beautiful, Of the richest kind
There are various flowers, one beautiful
Towering tree rising straight up from one
TO two hundred feet high, on he extreme
summit bearing, or rather it's whole top
crowned With an elegant scarlet flower. Ii
Is, think, the most beautiful tree ever
oeheid. Al Gorgona % stopped at a
place called the French Hotel. B.eakfas,
and dinner. coffee and CO, without a bee.
two sheets and pillow, are furnished for
W day. II is with the greatest dilieul,y
that animals can be procured for tho ,,.o..
portatIon Of baggage and freight. The
charge Tor moderate sized trunk weigh
'og 100 pounds is from 6 TO 90 from Cor.
gona TO Panama from Chaqres to Gorso.
"a % cts. per cubic foot, besides storage.
The expenses are awful. and besides srea,
insecurity. Some Of the baggage Of the
passengers has not ye, come.io hand, 81.
hough II left Gorgona on Monday and
sunday iast-to-day is Saturday. Some of
! Is very valuable, being money end other
articles OF value. two parcels I hsve heard
valued at 5000 a $500 each.
"a company Of six OF us left G orsoos O,
" ednesday morning al ga. NJ, on Sor.ss:
ne road was in very good condition, 40
a 10 OF consequence having fallen for come
hree or four weeks; our route Law throusb
ne woods three.fourlhs Of the wsy. eo.ss.
|uently We had . shade a eresier por,ioo
= The journey. The summit, (half v.yl
ne highest point on the route, is onIy 80
,et from. the level Of the ocean Al ri,
ommlt company Of Bostonians have
iiehed large Tent and opened place Of
We. have par,ook Of some
aked eaans, fri,tsrs and coffee. the charge
s.-they are thus procuring meme for a
assags TO California. Frequently on The
DAD We met with the stakes designating
he course Of the Rail Rord. The road
rom Gorgona to Panama is nearly through
succession Of hills and viIIeys-iti, an
zceedinsIy billy country. Our ps,saoe |
ON Chagres to Panama has been a yefy
vored ons-ihe roads very dry-rain, and
'at a slight shower or %, twice or thrice.
'e good Providence Of God has favored
I'd guided US thus far 10 journeyn7-may
:, guardianship still be over US eyermo,e.
doubtless, in'.hs.rainy season. the road
very bad but none of the pa,sss e,
'mpare with those OF Chill OF Peru e,,Ser
altitude or danger,-over them | have
''sea through clouds and through eoow.
ong hazardous precipices there 10 10 con.
astins The one with The other. Still in
inning up there are many impor,an, dis.
van'sges from Chagres 10 Panama.
en- as sickness, squatted Condition io
noes, want Of food, dlscomfor,s of lods.
g. pad water, the sShorbiisnt charges for
ing' transportation Of baggage, the ma.
dnsss OF the buck negroes and mulat,oe,. |
bose managing The canoes, are general.
perfectly naked, excepting the Ioins q
ound which they place piece Of cloth .
ie canoes are Poled and padded up the {
'ef against very strong currea, in soms !
'ces' Captain Budd leaves here to. d,v I
Ihsg'e', report says he will take sems n
y passengers from here, who either have 9
'he means TO proceed or have no tick. h
I. here Is probably some 3 or 500 b
Isons here and 90 other parts of the 18th. I
= VINO cannot get away for wan, of YES. Il
s. a vessel Is expected here shortly /,
1t all take 22o passengers. I, is aI.o q
ported that more are expected. There r
some litile sickness here but NOT much v
ard - day or $40 so per week. Pa. e
ma 10 city Of ruins on all side. we see "a
'ences Of times ravsges, end the neces. n.
Of attending at once to little defects. IA
california is not ye, in. The British m
'mer from Valparaiso arrived yes,er. 10
: Brings intelligence of some vessels gc
or three, coming here for passengers: n
o. 'aey may probably take OF those. or fr,
por,ionI Of Them, Who have ur
ichets. NO news from California m,