The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-07-19

same tiI - mat u lney Sn0Oiu Iall snOtt,
iha. it would be where they would be sur,
rounded by the mongrel population of the
whole earth. This is the amount 10 say
nothing of the expenses up the Sacrament
to river TO Sacramento city, a distance OF
one hundred and twenty FIVE miles, and
then, some eighty miles by land out into
the dggings. From these brief plain state-
menrS we hope that none OF our friends
will ever be duped, and caused TO make
unpleasant sacrifices, from having left
home without a suilicency Of means in
order 10 success.
] AS we have before remarked, we are
now in company with some East TennPs-
seeans, and host Of others who have been
from thirty TO sixty days, and without a
through ticket person stands no chance
for passage aboard steamer from tins
port, as they are always filled to disagree
able numbers by persons owning through
tick cts or those who nave the funds TO pay
a heavy advance on second handed ticks
cts, and we have seen them sold during
our stay here second banded for from SIX
to eleven hundred dollars. and while on
this subject we would just remark, that
the shaving and swindllng system is car.
ried on here to scientific perfection at the
Eenlire expense OF the poor em.gran's from
the States, and the great wheel is turned
not BY foreigners. but by American citizens.
This city numbers population OF about
| ten thousand, inclusive within and wlih>
out the walls. with al present transient
spopulalon Of about three thousand, prIn.
$cipal.y emigranls. The major portion of
Its inhabitants are Spaniards, oGe third we
suppose are natives, as black as the ace Of
spades, though all speak universally the
Spanish language, which language we are
i'm fair way to learn" "pocoiempn." This
fclv is surrounded by the most sublime and
1 maj eslc natural scenery npon which tn"
Seye of curiosity ever teasied, almost entire.
sly surrounded by Panama bay, compIe ely
. .decora,ed with little island mountains,
whose beautifully green peaked tops pierce
1 the sul!pn and heavy clouds which almost
sconsfan,y enshroud them at this season,
while the approach by land Is similarly
sadornei with here and there small round
capped SUBMITS. Intervening occasionally
beautiful narrow and level Valleys which
appear to groan under the abundance the
rich tropical fruits Of Tie forrest, winch
are to be seen and obtained at all seasons.
from The luscious isthmus peach through
the innJmerab!e varieties Of topical irniIs,
down TO the delicious pine apple. Witch
in some degree perfume the air with their
rlrh fragrance. This cijy's locality would
argue tor it unparalleled health. and is said
TO be very healthy place, durin. the dry
season. which lasts from about tn" fifteenth
of September. to the fifteenth Of Junr. II,
has been we are told remarkably healthy
dur!ug the pa; season, rn'i! wiihin = few
days past. while tie prevailing disease.
called here the Panama or lSthmus fever,
IS al this time carrying down TO the 'omhS
its victims al an average Of about five each
.day, of which two thirds are Americans,
and principally from New York The Old
residents here say that the sickly season is
fast approaching, and that the number OF
deaths will likely increase until the rainy,
season is over.
During our travel up the Chagres river.
the sound Of oars and paddles of cano s,
scarcely ever died away upon the ear, dav
and night conveying emiIrants TO the much
sough, dingings, and almost as many con-
rey,ne returning emigranls to their lar oil
homes, the mos, Of whom, who had been
blessed "w''G EeaIlh, Were Ii'tta'Y 'oaueu
down with The precious meta'.'
we cannot conclude "l'hon' giving
lew briei statements reia''Ve 10 '"e 'hc'
dents connected WIN our 'Wo u'ES "'Vr'
across the iS'hmuS' FROM uofaoha 10 '"'s
place, we were never out "' sign, ~ any
one Tim" OF ,hr vast cont'nneu 'ra'" .,
mules ana na'ives' packing baggage 10 ana
from this city, during winch ''m' we very
frequently met with numbers OF american
ladies' dressed en'reIT IN gentleman azure;
and universally r'de'ng as'T'oP' Wh'ch Qua
custom they are compelled 10 anop' N orr
der TO travel at all except 'h'V wax as
there is no such lh'ng mere a. venice u,
any sort, and during onr 'raV'' across ana
the eight DAYS we have been here' amongst
all the travelling we have seen we nave
behe!d but bare one side saddle. =
We arrived IN tins city on 'he -cih o'
MAY, where we have remained i5t some
eight days, awaiting the published dav tor
the sailing Of the ship CachoIo',- aboard OF
which we have engaged or passage to san
Francisco. We have purchased our tick
cts for which we paid $50 each, m The
steeraga. and she positively sails io-mor'
rov- the Dth pi this inst. which port she