New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-29

wide space before the hut was neatly clean ID -
serve as eating hall and dancing place Knives, forss
Plates glasses. and other articles Of luxury were not
present. The tortillas-fat little corn cakes covered
with held on his knees using them
the SEINE time plates and table cloths For the coffee
each one had hs own sVaLgsol or kykorO, drinking
cups, (-snd, sitting my campstool in the midst of so
many people, helping myself and them heartily felt
myself quite great man. The nuelaeAas Ooung
gir) were always ready to supply with fresh stock
OF beans and meat, which my Sancho cut with more
dexterty and rapidly than grace-like his European
original, not being forgeful Of himself
All around On the trees the young men had fastened
large pine rches which spread their rudy light far
and wide and after the j over the guitars gave
the signal for the dance The brandy at hand in
sarge demijohn. coffee IN kettle and the maordomo
Of the fiesta had contributed mighty big 6a.ed large
washing bowl abou; four feet Ia dalr cter) full Of cShG
agood refreshing drink composed Of pine apples water
and sugar. Thee slsoa good quantity Of riAoli0
composed oi ro.st IadiaG corn, dignity ground,
little cocoa sorre sugar ard water. There sugar
cane for everybody qdhbifHm.
This time my excuse for not dancing not
cepted hut regarded insult, and so was obliged
to try dance Fortunately for myself it was the same
as is known in New York the Spanish dance, which
now tried to perform dccenily possible But when
it was finished, retired TO my hammock, which wa,
slung little higher up the mountain, between two
trees A fine view had down upon the luninated
dancing place and the whole valley, where here and
there gtteIed the red light Of pine torch announcing
the arrival Of some visitors because the fame Of
the fiesta del seor esrangero Che foreign gentlemsns
fes,ivtl) mad reached the remotest huts.
i was much struck by the great number of tumors
end sweled necks which met in this valley for the
fret time in Central America. Some Of them hung
ike twelve pound ball under the chin of their owner
How long the feast lasted | do not know, because
sfter hard days work slept soundy, Blu: recolIect
that for long time the tnkng Of the guitars and the
shouting of the dancers mingled in my dreams and
the next morning my servant could scarcely be wax
e ed which proved how actively his legs and his throat
had been engaged the festival OF the brandy meat
and other refreshments not a Bit remained
My next point of destination was the mines Of St
Martin, situated between Nacaome and Choluteca, a
short distance from the Gulf of Fonseca and present
worked by Captain Moore h. NJ and Mr. X the brother.
in law Of all acquaintance bad made Yu5caran The
r, ad descended through stony, wild gorge, and
not the sun poured dow his brightest beams from the
north which rendered the atmosphere intensely hot
The fret rain was expected about this time and indeed
the horizon showed thick heavy clouds In the after
noon had reached the plains but the thunderstorm
mt nv mule on a good trot, to reach ST. Martin in
fine Two horsemen whom passed told me not to be
In hurry for had time ! thought 1t was better to
no ont of the way and spurred heartily as the heavy
d,ons came down with noise like the report Of ps
,ol and white clouds Of dust whirlcd up By the ap
nrooehing hurricane contrasted trkngy with the black
skx which was crossed sometimes by ashing lightning,
sccompaned by Il distant thunder. On went my good
mule while the baggage the pack mule ratified "a II
ali would break in thousand pieces as at last the
roofs Of ST Martin became Visible. Forward the
yerandah stood Mr.. r., whose Good day, Sir ,
clad TO tee you expected you these two dsys" was
/ interrupted by a tremendous thunder-cap and in the
same moment seemed il all the clouds had bursted
ard down poured torrents of rain If to drown every
thing on tie earth. Mr.. Il. was glad TO see me in bis
houte but certainly Inuch less 80 than was for 1t Is
NOT pleassnt to stand such weather open prairie
Lightning followed lightning, and the thunder ronred
In way which beat ali had before heard in the trop-
ics There we're two thunder-stOrm,, one from the
STA one FROM the mountains aud aera sharp struggle
be,ween them the latter driven back into the
olens. roaring like bulldog after fight Finally,
boh leaving the ereshed earth to rel Dice
/ in fine evening.
/ The next morning nature wore most magical ap-
pearance As if by enchantment, the gray parched
color had disappeared from the ground and q soft,
pleafa ant green spread the whole country.
Never before had seen such rapid development the
grass had grown from to inches in night,
and the trees showed leaves OF considerable size
accompanied Mr. r. to his works and, indeed the
mines merit their reputation in high degree. They
yield the whiiest silver ore have bat the
place is suffering under the same hindrances as the
her mining places only its little distance from tne
Cul decrease them in some degree. / think
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$4,000 for about five years would do very good
business there.
One day of repose, and said farewell and went on
again for every afternoon there heavy thunder.
Storm and could only proceed by short stages The
fret night came to Choluteca situated about league
from the Gulf and on the borders of the river Of the
stme name, which IN the plains is nearly half mile
broad ard easy to horseback The place itself
If deserted and offers other advantages than the
cellent farm land in its neighborhood, with pasture
ground for very valuable cattle The number of in.
babi,ants is about 500 1900 In the evening as
cended the steeple of the little church and cast last
glance on the glorious Gulf and the wild mountans
that had caused me much hardship. slept in the
house of the Mayor goodnaured, middle-aged stout
fellow who offered me excellent glass OF clAret.
The next morning, just as mounted my mule, an ln-
dian bought i'll the Majors store one (a5ou Yard
OF cloth My host called my attention and said
laughing if intended TO write book must not for get
to mention this fact. Indeed it the only sign o:
trade stw in Choluteca.
From Choluteca the road goes through excellent pas.
ture ground. During The first :wo days the plains
were sometimes interrupted by little hills crossed
many Lille rivers in some OF which the water was al
ready beginning flow and in the swAmpy places the
poor animals had hard work although there had been
but little rain. The first large river crossed the
Rio Negro, (Bleck River } from thence the land is as
fst as table The fourth day passed the Etero-rea
about 10 miles above the place thar SIR Edward Belcher
with his surveying party reached in ls3S Even there
,he river was 200 go feet wide and continued 80 for
the short distance to Lake Managus. The blenders
were here very high and splendid trees and their
formed a kind Of natural palisades. Water still
scarce so that the river could be easily crossed on