New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-06
Passage in the Gold Hunter-Fight 1T San
Juan-Route across TO Virgin Bay-im-
provements on the Nicaragua Route-J. L..
White and Col. Child-Greytown-Crops In
Overwhelmingly Nevada.

White and Col. ChiId-Greytown-Crops In
California-nIining in Nevada.
Correspondence OF The n. Y Tribune
STEAMER PReNETHEUS, off sandy Hook
Saturday, October 4, 1851.
With upward OF two hundred others, among
whom were SIX ladies' and two children,
left San Francisco on the morning of Aug Ii,
in the steamer Gold Hunter, which had been
purchased and placed in the line by DR.. Smith,
the agent, in order to keep up the Semi-monthly
communication. Capt. Thompson, formerly Of
the Falcon. was inducedto take command of the
Gold Hunter. and, under circumstances of the
most annoying nature gave entire satisfaction
to his passengers.
The Gold Hunter had been laid up IN san
Francisco for several mouths previous to her
purchase. and was found to be more out of or.
der than was supposed. The engine worked So
badly that the anchors had to be dropped at 10
AN, before passing the Golden Gate and 1t
was p NJ before she got under way again. Next
day at 3 PM. put into Monterey to further repair
defects and LETT on the ensuing morning. 18th. Put
into Mazatlan on the evening of the Goth for coal,
and remained two days, leaving that place at p VI.
of the 2Sth Sept. l. at NJ, anchored In Acapul-
co. 10 obtain further supply of Goals. leaving at |
O'Clock of the same night Between Acapulco and
San Juan del Sur, lay;o IL hours to repair machine
~ Sept @ IN the afternoon anchored at san Juan,
IN % DAYS from San Francisco. where We found the
Monumental City three days IN advance OF us, ana
her passengers gone across
AsWe had been reported " gone back to san Fran
cisco" uhe Monumental passed us while At anchor
at d" The Heads, Dno preparation had been made Tor
taking US over to Virgin Bay on the Lake, and the
mules were all al hacieHddS IN the interior. IL was
no, till the following afternoon that all the passen-
gers were forwarded, through Mr. White, resident
AGENT of the Canal Company at san Juan, VINO loon
most active measures 10 expedite the crossing.
While at san Juan del sur, a fight pretty nearly
came of between the shore bOdtmen and natives and
some OF the Gold Hunters passengers. The boat
men demanded two dollars each for landing the pas
scneeTs, which was refused as eXorufaut. NJ thelr
request, Capt. Thompson gave the passengers he
use OF The ships boats but on landing the secon1tme,
The sioremen runaway chaps from Pduana) seized
the boat. which IN charge OF the second mate,
and hauled her high mp the oeach. inns acI' seen
from tie steamer produced liSh eNcHemeh,
on board ana party volunteered 20 go ashore ana
rocapture the boat al all hazards ABOUT ten men,
well-arned with reyogers and "toolhpicks,' man
ned the other Shp's boat and went on prepared lot
fight but before reaching the beach the pratlcai
shorcmen had gwen UP the captured boa and mus;
the Oh ect OF the party beng attained, they IetAheu
our route across TO Virgin Bay, on the Lake was
ACCOMPLISHED IN about I'VE hours most Of the way
he road was very muddy but, except that lew
were belated and were Obliged to remain ia the
woods during a night OF heavy rams. no accident
occurred The road acIOs, the country Is but par
tally opened Or worked Leading nearly the whole
distance under the deep shade Of dense tropical
forest. even though the rams are moderate there Is
no chance foI Tie sun 70 cry up the mud. Inc
route however, quite level, through ierIle re-
gcn, and a good wagon Or pltnk-rOdd can De maze
al moderate cost
Al ViTpin Bay there are yet no accommodations |
for messengers either for eating sleeping IN case
Of detention We we're there eighteen hours before
The boat Was ready 10 60 down the Lake aud we're |
further detained i've hours al san tarlos, "hhout |
apparent cause and eight hours below the rapids, |
where the iron boat, Sit Henry Bnwer, awaltedls.
We were Landed Al GreytoHn on Saturday morning, |
18th ut. where We remained I'll the 26i.., on the
morning u winch day he Prometheus leit Tor New
York.
Those WHO may hereafter take the Nicaragua |
route Will have few Of the nconsenienc's 10 en- |
counter that We experienced. An additional IRON |
boat was launched al San Juan del Nore, about ten
DAYS since intended 10 ply above the Castillo Rap
IDS The two boats now running on the riyeT viii |
ascend to the same point 50 tnat the great dlscoui-
fort and exposure OF from i've 10 hiteen hours IN the
bangoos" under boiling sun, viii be avoided. |
With rev and connexions boat on the Lake, IN |
place Of the Director. which has LOT lof
thirty people. much tess for three hundred the trip
across Lake Nicaragua and down the rlFef VIII %
one of pleasure merely. We acre informed oy the
agent at Vrgn Bay, that orders were already issteo
for placing one hundred and hitY men 10 WORK upon
the road between that place and san Juan del sur |
A. the rainy season viii terminate IN ABOUT SIX OF
eight weeks the and 'rayci viii then De no more /
difncnlt man Z zoe 10 Ilhiltiu
Among the passengers Is Hon }. j.. WHITE, oi 1he /
Nicaragua Canal Company %nc returns tfom /
mission TO the state OF NcaTag on the pdr oil me
Tinted states and Great Britain, the OBJECT Of which
was - eject an amIctOe adjustment OF the bohndh-
20 ouestian between that state AID the Mosquito |
,frfi,orv and Il - understood. Nth prospect OF
colaplate success On the lLaI a. ustmeAt oil THIS
uestiou tie Brilsh authority over GTeyto@n dnc
the disputed territory vii De surrenderedto Ncdrt-
qua.
Col ChildS tie Canal COMPANY Engineer and
the surveying party also come ptsei gefs IN the
Prorretheus afer absence on duty. ma raYering
nearly every norton Of the state II Nicaragua Tor
thirteen months. Col. C. speaEs n tne warmest
terms Of the cOuniHy-ls equsDe ana ne llhy chm
ate-Ii. ordinary ferIty. and vast natural re-
sougces The route for the Snip Canal mas been
found far more feasible than the most sanguIne an
ticloationS justified and with the valuable and ex.
elusive privileges % the Company, e IS confidently
eI.eyed that ground viii BE broken IL no distant
day CertA!niy. John Bull, hesitation ~ take part
IN the opening OF THIS rev and important COMMUNE
cat Oh DetW ee. tae tWO great oceans shows HIM 10
De far advanced "a hls d0tage The American peO-
ole NAV congratulate themselves that 10 the enter
pri.e VI Their citizens tals gigantic enterprise
j. due, AID 10 none. perhaps, more than 20 Com
Vanderbilt and Mr.. White
GreytOwn Was comparatively healthy durlng Hie
period of STAY there. Stu sted upon iow iaIlo
surrounded with fresh water lagOons, WITH heasy
forest back Of the town. ard almost daily rams tnc
unacclImaied are sure TO have some 81 the ie'e,s
prevailing IN such climate aid locality IL Is 'asHF
r0Fe healthy than Chagres and once IN the Lake
region 10 healthier country can be desired
The British mau steamer Thames, rom 'naSfes,
touched Ia al GfeyiOwn soon after our ARM al anu
left ~ four DAYS with sixty or seventy passengers