The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-29

pphlH'u hp hllu hrle lhc lunily Killed pig
about ? o'clock and dressed Il, cut OF liz
head, and Then stripped tho mont OF anl
cul u up ~ chunks of about ~ pound eaeh.
soon tho native women began 10 como In
nnd buy one or Two pogudH each, puyiug IL
din'e pound lof ", HOES wss, Hlss, q caIf
Lfondy lur slnughlering, | lrust they nll had
a better snooze lhAu some Of Our pnrly had
on the hoal.
! A. We paps Hlong, Wc descry many lcnu-
| liml lowcrs, morning glpises, TO say nothing
] Of lhe lrees laden with sWeol nnd fragrant to-.
I lufe' One species 10 particular in,coycred
will beautiful scarlet fl0wcrs ln passing
along the river, We occasionally see some
Walernliou vines, few sprurz ut Inhiun
corn,n iow spears oflimothy aud lerdsgrhss,
| nl-o good many cow, III Of nnhll size. We
stopped no rlucho where we iuut uu old
ngtye, s"nied az litlo side lnhle, nrnsuru =
on liuuid iro by lho glnts,Hud his walls hung
wiih lrce modern crOssos,two smrll aud ono
mrRc Que, and mnny cheap cugrnyiugs of
! priests, nn lmngo oi God, sc.
O0gGOSA, AND THiNGs ABOUT m.
This IL the most Collaboration place ever
was lu' roulclc Inb!cr, monte, cnld-, iuudnu.
gos, stores all open, aud every thing olrc thnt
IN bad iu lull ildc ~ UVrrutfut t4f- s4.hli4llI
evening No sign ofn Sabbath here.
The whole cniirc town 81 Gorponn looked
like one big pig pm, Tho houscs and poo.
4 llr hrc vile mud dirty-ulrcrnblo ~ the cN.
Iucwd. A. you cuicr the town you urc
| hliscd 10 gsccud steep hill, with paths worn
| into lhc clny'soll,lrum Two to eight Gc, deep,
pnd 20 Gnrrow m scarcely to enable nuy two
To pl...-.
! Tho Wnler IN ChnGrcs river j. said 60 rise
! IL 10 10 feet of siuglo night at Gorgonn,
during The rniny season. Some Of the natives
cHry 80 pounds hurgnpc on their shoulders,
I One uuu has Just s'rricd; hu gets ssh . lnr
carrying a hunk. &C. so pounds, 80 pnnn.
mn They walk rapidly cun uuiriiip ciyiTCr
horse or nulo Ia walking.
! The distance ifom Gorgoun 10 Chngrcs,
/ hy mir lirc,i % milo. by water, upwards Of
/ 90 nncs--lo Panama, air linr 22 to 81
] milcs, aud hy mule road, . la 80 niilcs. %.
+l-lI@ss, pal -seen- Mira Norris. she slAs ,Lc
has enjoyed every momCut of hcr trip, II We.
/ ~ happy, aud highly plcpscd aud delighted
/ thus iur.
/ Notwithstanding all lht liulc difficulties or
shallow water, Sc, must say That the whole
/ trip hns hccn the most agreeable one ever
took, Tho mir J. cNhilnraliug aud rolre-h-
! ing. All nature smiles. Sometimes dog
en- bouts or morc,nre IN sight.
! The pnrics VITO came over The mountains
have suffered terribly from fatigue, &C..
! Monday MOrnng--l have Ecen today three
large lht oNc1, snddlrd aud loaded with
/ trunks, &c, for Pduamn. Edrh has n ring
t "a lis nose, hrcCchin on &c. tlUitc Il mum
bcr of parsons were lrt IN the mouutnins all
/ night, gUj Wcfo Sbi- - s. aa.l f,,. aid. I'll.
uUiNos cnniG out to thtn, and on tho NOR
I row ted them into the t'i''..
One gentleman, last Friday uiuhi. was Mt
tackled 10y wild beast ard torn terribly. No
one eau tell or inngiuetho su0uriugs mud ~.
nls of many of these gentlemen; and let me
] tfIt
nitUr us,to stick 10 their huntv.
lwoutto lh' Catholic Church ui Gorgonn
/ climbed up rough ladder, and looked in
( Tho Church T. ui old frame buildiHg or
shed, half nruscd, wlth bamboo roof The
nllcr ls covered over with white cloth. 4
! figure of Christ on tie cross ia Nc centre;
cHudlcsticks, with candles Whirh had burned
out, on the lea was an image of the SaN Jour-
IA his robes, holding wine glass, a rcd r,h.
hon and two strips of paper ia his right hand;
his rSbe ofconimon figured cntico; red rib
bon round his neck, lied in bow knoE lace
collar. On the lcit ofihc door are seats of
rough FORM one above another. The hens
iand chickens roosl on and over the ALTAR
; The Host L. arranged on a hHud-harrow, To
hn carried through the street. On an sold
table laid mn old Bible, without cover, an
old pair Of slipper, u tin cup, glass censor
cup aud an cnrlIcn mug; also iNo old boxes
cohlnining priests robes. Oulsidc,on an oid
frame cigl,t feet hight, were The remains of
five Old bells, one only perfect,
FRoM GORGoNA TO PANAMA.
We left Gorgona at | | o'clock Monday morn
ing. Four ot our rurty rode small Mexican
ponies, with : aush saddles, hut no bridlrs
IN thuIr u1uutF- uutirttg-t -titft tei'e httItt.fr
The others tWo walked wuh ihc baggage.
We four started off on full trot aud pnllop,
with three tnuictocTS at our heels, \ s VIZ CIT
Icred the luountaiH, wr found nocks Of native
women, carrying immense loads o wool on
their heads; repairing bridges in preparation
on The rdnd. Ny horse Inrucd Off llir path
and tool, for the road. had my umbrella
rn~cd, and tho saddle turning. | soon wa
salcly landed on Terra firua. BY ilo iimc
got uiy saddle fixed, my companions were q,
mllc or more ahead, out Of sight. We troucd
on nt arnpd rhtc, 'hcu stopped at hut where
we found nutivc girl rubbing green corn
on flat stone, aud making nush Of IL. We
sec occasionally some deep gullies or noun
tuIrr frr~rr-, trii the horses head Htad =
/ few very bad mud holes, which we found it
/ difficult iIr our horses to crt through, without
| falling upon thcir knees. Saw several lnrgc
| wild animals cross our puth, us large ny n
wolf Plenty of dead animals lay along the
roadside. Numerous nrgc trees Ind fallen,
/ and were suffered to lie across tie road. We
met good many natives carrying cnrgo, OF
/ 700 to $50 pounds at prices varying from
! 50 to 50. The bulls and oxen seem to get
nlong houer md f,stcr with their load, thnu
do either mules or horses; 6nd The natives
are more fleet THAN either.
Quarter to G-rhc church spires in the
city Of Panama are now easily seen, far in
/ the-ristuncc, Just as the sun is setlhhg. Here
tho scene changes; the trees nre larger, pre-
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