New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-09

tie new OK EOtcl kept ON z Cuiortu leAON Win
a very unprcpossessing cOunepRnce This Hotel
is advertised as being elegantly and splenddy fur
nshed but could not discover the elegance, and
but precious little Of the furniture N the nom
where slept There were i've cots. iwoof which
had straw pillow and sheet-the others OGly
one sheet and the tables were very scantily sup
pied even plsntain which grows In such abuic
dance in the neighborhood, was all gone b.
tore each person had a taste and with
every thing else that one could ask for. OF course
We did not desire 10 remain any longer than neces
sary and most of US encsged our mules a. take as
of the next morning at O'Clock. OF course We
lid BOT suppose that the natives would be punctual
% their engagements, II Is not their nature We
were, however, some OF Us of as esrly O'Clock
A greater part OF our passengers engaged their
mules Of Siguor Perez, at the sum of s20 each.
This individual represents his mules u be corned.
strong and capable Of pefornIng the TRIP u Gorgo
IA 10 hours and tells you that you can get other
mules 81 a less price, eui II You take them from
the streets rs tley oder. they are miserable
halt starved aaimals. and viii break down before
YOU act over Yet tie scamp hires the same mules
ofthese poorer natives prol ably al very moderate
pncc. aud then hires them D. YOU ~ great al
vance. That he hires them from the streets know
/ 10 be tact, Tor ! saw him do 50 ia more than one
instance on that same morning, on which We len
Panama. Both this person and the fellow who
keeps the Y. Y Hotel require payments 20 be
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silver is taken. and eight dimes 10 Tor e. re
CURED two mules. enc ior myself and one Tor bag,
gaze and with party Of three other persons pro
eeeded on our journey. We passed several females
some 0, whom rode astrlde and soue were carried
in hamnocks slang on 4 pole sni carried by two
men. Two OF 00r cOrn-ied PACK mules much
ooas;ed Of by Perez broke down and We were
from I'll ~ 81 nght getting - within our mile
OF CORONA where. with about 100 others, we en-
camped tor the Eight, exposed u the heavy night
! Gews which saturated cur clothes. ! wss assured
| that tire mules would ~ through IN che dsy. and
therefore vas w.'bout blankets 70 cover ne
! The next m1rIunE we we're ssaIE en- route st
az cary hour anu cached GOrguga AZ sbOnt u
without. any very serious accident 7 was once
thrown IRON NV ANNA We found many places
where the creeks bad not wholly dried up very diff
fcult 70 cross At most OF the gules had trusted
% MY mule 10 find the best path having Observed
that as Il By instinct. the faithful creature bad
chosen the the east danceross but IN this case
he bad misiadsed and taken position % a nArrOS
| place where II was impossible o. turn and abou.
three feet sbJve q mud-bole INTO which be must 20
| 1 perceived at once the rsk ran and cleared my
iTes tron the stirraps Just as he capped into the
mud where supposed he would necessarily srick
ask oct ne made a secoad spring and landed GA a
PAnA oracse which had been lsid across 4 narrow
s'rean and preei Pissted me Of into the bed OF H.
cruising NY SIDE considerably Selr little fsip,
oN' s.,Sseoec IN saoontlng ae1ln and waved him
! ~ !" S0's0Aa where We procured canoe To saL q