Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-02-22

1 cent and descent In succession most of
! the distance Y You do not cross one noun
/ tam, but many elevations 1t IS seldom
1 you can obtain even partial view OF the
country by which you are surrounded, 0w-
ing to the crowded condition Of the veg
etable kingdom, from the lichen on the
rock to the mammoth forest tree. But
when you do obtain look. you have scene
ry surprisingly rich and lovely. The An
des form a chain of irregular sugar-loaf
shaped elevations, and yet not one chain
but several With few exceptions the
l heights are covered to their tops with the
loftiest trees Thus they form hills and
dales, pleasant fruitful and healthy mix
ture. Pure water running In beds Of rock
was abundant; indeed. we hardly travel
ed half a mile without meeting with such.
all clear but warm. [ had some soda
powders and drinking cup with me, and
thus quenched my thirst Spirits ought
not to be used This is the advice of the
most sensible persons in California This
morning we met with a person on his way
home, who strongly insisted on the total
dlsuse of intoxicating drinks And it is
astonishing to see the quantity used Al
most every house YOU see both in town
and country is an establishment for making
drunkards, and creating sickness l in
tend to continue to try temperance prin-
ciplcs
The first day we travelled nine miles,
the second twelve. which brought us to
this place about 4 o'clock 2. NJ The en-
trance to Panama Is by a long street with
reed houses, covered with palm leaves as
usual, I'LL you enter within the walled CT
ty, where the houses are mostly large and
airy dwellings built principally of brick
and hewed stone, two and three stories
high, the roofs being covered with tile
Here are several churches; a great num-
Der Of stores of all kinds: they are chief
ly small, but some are we'll filed with
goods; a number Of hotels kept mostly
by Americans the American Hotel. the
New-York, the United States, the Phila-
delphia, &c, &c, and great number of
eating houses. The hotels are all about
full. The city has anything but an at
! tractlve or pleasant appearance. Though
it IS pretty regularly laid out, the narrow
streets crossing at right angles, and there
are several squares. yet there are several
ruins, all the houses look old and worn
out and are ready to vanish away. as the
dwellings and streets are covered with
grass and weeds The American wand
has however touched it. and it is evident
ly feeling the resuscitating influence. and
if its own children do not choke it, it viii
breathe freely and yet live Are the peo-
pie, or their religion (Popery) to blame
They have one of the finest countries on
the earth,with a position on the globe that
can hardly be equallcd, and yet, every
thing but the works of God has the ap-
pearance of real or approaching death
Alas for the "Man of sin how cHectual-
/ " he destroys where his sway is undispu-
ted The churches are open during the
/ forenoon, and have been in some of them.
but l have no space to tell you what
have seen. or how l have felt The in
habitants Of this Republic are Spanish
and Negro, mostly the latter, and speak
the Spanish language
Yours. &c
NJ DINSDALE.