New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-21
THE ISTIINlUS.
Chaqres-Thc Ruins of SAN Lcrenzo-The kiO
Chaare-tauu-Thc Panama RailrOad-An
IsthmuS Hotel.

Chaeres-Thc Ruins of san LcrenzO-The Rio
Chaarc-Gauu-Thc Panama KailrOad-An
Isthmus Hotel
Correspondence of The Tribune.
Buuo scLpApo, New-Granada, June /. 1851
HessrS. EditorS: On leaving Navy Bay
for thus station. We took the little steamer Golgona,
belonging ,o the Railroad Company, and came around
the pom, 10 Chaercs. and thence mp The River
STOPPING am hour or TWO az Chaeles / took stroll
along tbs smallest. dirtost, and aiogcbel most mis-
cradle place IN the world, that IS made ine regular
Vorl OF 50 many lines OF steamships NotNlhSi,nlu-
ing the dcporable aspect of every iAng about tha-
Sres. and the fact that gambling and rum-Selhng are
I've conspicuous and often outside occupations, YET
IS not hy amy means destitute OF TO pccaoc ihhio!-
ianiS IN me short time of my stay met Win SeNc-
raj Newly otkcr,, men who, though accustomed 90
Tie rtnncmCn> ol life were here haotel io toNtii4e
boots drawn over their pants att req manner si'Il
as The most c0nspl,vcuS articles vi trCSs-aWaN nom
home, from friends, or luxury, or comforts anu
worse than AN, too often With me uanlS'ANaNie
marks OF miaSma and Qumlne.
The only thing OF interest about NnNsit> j. tit V"
Spanish fort 6cation IL is situated upon ilsn roe ~
point OppoS (hagles, and upon lac iti Gulu a. tne
mouth oi The river Is entered tpo1 p0>Na. 'le ON
ihe native Town Of ChagrcS i situated c.ost "A1Ci
MS walls. ait consists ot nothing more IMAM Sihatl
collection OF bamboo huts matched with palm leaves
From tins spot broai. smoothly pF'1 W"tN .y'">
up The steep emit 90 lac rcaE portion ol lt otut>S
Notwithstanding the general impression thN "l'-
SONY cannot De made enduring m 'as climate lue
walls OF IN, ODD work 10 the cap stone ore stt".is
~ as perfect uoW, M the mann, Cd, ihtN .VNi~ nave
been over a hundred years a.o. Wato Morgan 81
he head oi band OF Buccaneers, Zoos u nom inc
Spanish.
Gatun Is twelve nudes from tlaareS ov tlc rter.
and seven miles from Navy Bay ly iac railroad. A>
we aunrcacnCl u ON board tlC tvrgon1. win us
store house hospital and habitat tas tor 21 or 500
men. the effect WAS slnNngl} singular 10 iA> coAn-
iIy OF aimo> unbroken forest. aad >ey scattered
natNc hut. Tae rU here Was ar, ..N 1924 FOX some
distance above and below tlc ,.a, 'o, ana 'he WORN
VAS bcirr pushed forward VITA great t1t eN ana ii-
pdlly. We hal hardly arrived when ..i..et vas '.,-
nouuCct. ard Vc SAT down % WEI spread tt.'>t
prepared by French tooNS ana >tittt up o. Waters
EVIDENTLY tmhnr with their duties U was agree
aole go tua with the abundance o .oo1 NGhg>' even
MXurt> that 10 no. always grace ''e tables oi iac
VEL ieG .t home
A. ne Gorrona was not gong on further ,ula.l
boat was cugoged. with TWO natives oa.>nen, ana I'D
company S,l.A the C0mml>sary AMI tle to-ano-
coro" We started out for thi, place We had maze
but clgh; rlcs ere the eFcninS eft" cafN upon U.s.
and we hauled MP 90 the shore. where q rtte sign.
Indicating entertainment for The Traveller anoe Su>-
pended mona a pole in the bans. TIE lnc oslle.
which Ssmhe> hotel here Was pn,y Of rough
boards and partly ot canvas, WITH CNl'a, eos ti-
lng and a. io.n an l.. One ext ennfy was hieJ 0p
dor sleeping apartment, with c3aN2, stretched
AyroSs roueh poles. one above thc OF her, toiee deep
The oihcr TIE dining room, With d 1nT tGoic through
tie ccatcr capable of seating nUulicl persons and
short Sdc-iaoCS az one Of these we drank oar tea
and ale biscuit with good Tc.>9, IotlNltaStaaj-
ING the table reminded us oi De scutte-Geck Of
vessel. and our seat naFfo., str'D oi rough
board. supported by stakes drfcl lato tlc gtounJ,
which constituted tae ONLY loor oi De whole coz
Gem
DiSccning 20 a little distance a small hlhtuiou
which offered apparently better cnlncc o. comfort,
Trapped 81; the door and Was oatc CON" re oy llc
owner of tins establishment. who was rr ,mirg on
he'd OF formidable dimensions compared WITH .ho,r
he SUpplica ior the public. As miga. reasonably oe
expected. found That De Was SlCN ana lAl' Ae .al
o,en 50 10, some months. ne curse Ut. GUY ,.
chung 10 u for the sake OF making money, am wH,A
tod That q more liberal expenditure % hS sans-
which are large-ioT his private proccton ana COM
BE buildincS To keen out tne rams 40 least. would
no doubt save HIM from his sickness, he tur2el pho'
sopher ami answered that he deserved AZ lh1i h' SUI
Nied ana q was "a consolation 20 hlm Such Was ms
ePo'oey sor his Scillnflc,ed misery. cite thiS 'S
common, and may say. almost invariablc pFac'
use with those who come TO this country. C D. @.