Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-05-27

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x. essesagaf3 n ~ 4. hasdm5sse aaase
As but little i knoHn here respecliqg tho
guano deposits, the locality Of RE, iAlapas
and Tie manner Of obtaining the grauo,g tbs
extract Of a. letter very .reecatly received IN
tits town, frQm Captain Charles llnntin- hQs
the SHIP EuDbrasia, will be found interesting
generally, and contains some valuable imiQrmy
alton. The ship. was then lcsGea with, gpar
no for Liverpool, The letter is dalcd-7-ssga
$50 CfrseiiA Ier,xps, Coast efiy'eyn. gsi
sis d s1sssa aaiAoyember 70, ls5o.i 81 I
" - There is a large. Gcct az YES,
sells here loading for England, and some few
for the United States. SoIno Of these Isl
lands, and the manner oftshing in The guar
n may Pe e ysa e9tA safiSsa t6iss interest
Thsy arc stttaStsdsiiHS 'l at,d - ECO
Ion. rs 80 ", TED niles West from tbe
small town of Pisco. They arc thyse ID putsa-
ber-the North, middle ailA South Islands,
distant about LAIR nile from each Qther-5
The guano IS taken mostly from The Asttfh
Islands, both from its North aud South ends,
and vessels lie on either side to Lad, he
islands are Of moderate extent, Of an obopg
form, ana varying ii height from ore hun
drcd to ope hunlfedr and GSty feet .s6 u he
South island reiaaius untonehed i osiIt7
mated that there are about. thirty millions q
tons on these three islands; and, ALTHOUGH
tho exports Of this article has been very
large and is increasing, yet il Will require
years to diminish it to any considers bic ex-
tent. They appear to be a solid mass q
rock Of an uneven surface, and covered, with
guapo to theidepth of thirty feet on more.
e. 1t IS we'll known that different epinions
are entertained as to, its origin bat there i
no doutt that i is chiefly the deposited. the
Waters, in years past in large Numbers. sttd
are still seen by.those who wish those Islands
Abundance ofish such as maekerel, her
ring, Ne, are found here, and sea birds, pei
lean, penguin, and other kinds, arc nuiacr-
Gus, though probably. not IN such large num-
bers as formerly, before the trade in gunno
commenced 81 ssN ~ & sasett AsssE1Sa
aiV cssels lie end on within 4 cables length
of the shore, with tho stem moered to the
rock, and bower anchor dropped in thirty
or forty fathoyns Of water ahead. At differ
ent points Of the islaf'd are Shoots or tannels
made Of heavy canvass, about three feet IN
diameter and fifty OF sixty ieet in length.
reaching from the top Of the island 70 the
.watcr andcr which TIE boats are placed 10
rercivc the guano, and as It runs down with
considerable velocity, thcy are soon despatch
Cd From twenty to thirty tons are thus
boated of ia a day. After ballast on board
is replaced with gpano.sithe ship is slsanicd
under the "manguira, or large shoot 70 re-
ceive the remainder of her cargo, Which oc-
clrpics fr8m two to three days From t;sb
hundred tothsce hundred tons are puti.on
BOARD in day. aas ilAsn sga w4bsA
There arc at present on The islands neatly
one thousand laborers, the greater number Of
whom are Chinese. They are poorly paid,
receiving only I've dollars per month ineipd
ing provisions; their far is miserable con-
sisting SIMPLY ofsaee. beans aud very little
meat. The other pprsjon are principally Pc-
ruvians, who engage for few mouths, and
receive much better pay, from Que toone dol
lar ard d hnlfper day.
The poor Chinese contracts in bis own
country. for tcrmsof years, aud undergoes
the wogstsl1iud az servithdosS Such is the
condition ID the Chinese labasaFs, that it Is
not unusual for them to destroy themselves,
70 escape the hard service and cruel treat
kr,ert toawhicli tley are sabjeeteds There
are many chai6ed 10 wheelbarrows.a day and
night, for attempting to make. their escape
from the island and others are punished by
other means equally as severe. There are
no limits to the cruelties practiced here, by
! those in power.
Several American vessels arrived recently
from California vim Callao. under contract 10
J load for the United States Sl2 psEston.aases