New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-02

This ia the 6is and only saw,iniu nntio-
Jsasd into Yucatan, and heretofore all the
t;rber for Campeachy and Merida was sawed oy
hand. Here is plenty Of the finest CEDAR, suitable
for beams and boards, and the mill turns out
large supply hut the Ranch.ros look upon TINS
entsrnrise with suspicion, and NO doubt would
throw obstacles in the way should an opportunity
offer. The mill stands in rather an isolated posi-
ton, ard a story 10 told and very generally be-
lieyed that spirit Of the forest Is seen hovorng
about the..mll every night indeec, some OF the
men who work at the mill have seen &c. vi course
no one sleeps there, and this story greater pro-
lection 10 the property than regiment OF SOL
d;ers. The propriei ors Of the steamboats, intro
duced isto the fobasco River had great deal oil
preiudice to encounter at first, as the owners ell
buneo es supposed that they were coming IN COLI
sion with their interests. We ne 1t went to view
the sugar mill in operation and the plantation and
was surprised to find such systematic arrange
ments in the heart OF fuc itan. me min was au
English one and seemed to grind out the cane
with all the ease that giant would chew STICK
of candy. The cone, think, requires planting
once in five years, and yields crop every seven
or eight months. The next day we started for
Palmar, iogwood rancho about twelve miles
ND the river, where we stopped to get larger
canoe. and proce, ded up the river for Salto
Grap2e." which takes It's n-me from being the
larsest fall of the sefie,. We encamped IN the
woods the FIRST night, but previous TO laying
down in our hammocts we shot couple OF rae
coops and pheasant, and had them oc'oIe
good FIRE roasting, in order that we might nave an
early break fast. Early in the morning we were
asafn moving I'D The river through these iorn'
dbl rsp;ds. and tow ard night we passed " Salto
(;rsnde" This time il b~csme necessary to dis
embark and walk around the falls, while the men
fastened line 10 q tree above them, and with
great iatoT succet ded IN dragging the canoe over
About mile above we encamped, and sent TWO
= .l..v Iirxrf tnp with g.
noe, Who we're gone three days. here we e..
psctt to find plenty Of game TO 81 bsist on WINE
thew were gone, and on the first day we sbot
couple OF pbeassnts, but the next DAY we couid
not 6nd snytbiDe and about o CLOCK, as We bau
no boat, NIT. propose that We sh'uio make
rsft and cross the river tor oesr which | per-
fiis declined, but agreed TO remain Wit the
dogs while he and Mat Tour mani went In
short tine three logs were Iashed togethet ana
some cross pieces laid on them, and they were on
the way for the other side, being about mile
distant. In the meantime lay loungiug IN my
hammock, rpading a New York paper. They
were gone one hour and a half and returned WIN
a fine deer q part Of which was soon converted
into yenison stakes The day we began 10 feel
little une as;ness accOunto Of ourms not resarn
ing and began ospt cuate on the cnancesoiescaP'
ing from this place without boat 10 case tue men
should not return, for to get away by land was
Impossible. Why, said my friend, we should be
under the necessity Of going down the rapids on a
raft A coDsoling reflection, truly, to float do wD
this cure ht in such f. all structure, with nlga-
tors on every side casting shectionate glances
at our precerious situation, md eloating over a
Iuxurious feast in prospective. But we were not
doomed to make this pcriIous adventure, as the
mon returned with the canoe the next day, and We
retrsctd our course dOxn the river; sometimes
filing ulopg the cataract with railroad speed, aud
at Others sweeping ound the curve of side cur
rent to avoid dangerous fall, we again shot into
the msin stresm ike an ocean bird. On the way
down We stopped at a plantain field to hunt for
wild hcgs, which are very numerous at this place,
but old not succeed in killing any We, however,
shot large buck and three pbeasants, and pro-
ceeded on on, course snd as we were about passing
the last TALL we were ulating ourselves that
We had escaped fro n accident. In few minutes
we passed Il by the way Of a side current, and
lust az we were emerging into smooth water the
canoe struck stump and we were swamped in a
moment but US the water here was shoa, with
great exertion we clupg to the bushes until the
canoe was boiIcd out, aud then reembaiked, and
in aiew hours were safe at the Hacienda Can
delara." The geolog features Of these falls are
peculiar and in some failure article will give you
sketch Of them. together with the tradition o.
the Indians relative to their formation.
CoMERCIANTE