New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-28

itted one against the 0tner Tor tue amusement OF
he lazy and cruel spectators. the graceful and
nightly dignifed sport of ty ing ito pan to dogs
.ai and seeing hun run and yell, is occasionally
noulged in.
The after noon Of the day we arrived the pas
.epgers made arrangements for their mules to
convey them TO Cruces. Some sent their baggage
on the same day, and took an early start next
morning / thought best TO DELAY and go 10 com
pany with my baggage, or have 1t but short time
ahead Of me so did OF leave TIL about clock,
having sent on my baggage about two hours be-
fore. For some distance out Of the city the road
is quite passable; some Of 1t Is completely M
ished pavement. After pasEng one third OF the
way to Cruces then it becomes emphatcaliy bad
mud almost MISUNDERSTANDING roads with the
logs out Of place-broken psvemsnt-hlgh rldges-
deep gullies-nanow passes, constitute the gen.
erai description. With an ordinary good mule
the ride is accomplished in ten h0urs-the most
nrudent course il no, 70 be ahead OF ones bag
gage. did not get into Cruces TIL III o'clock the
nett morning after left Panama, and thus had
the good fortune to have my baggage there soon
after arrived those who got through the same
day they left Panama were obliged to wait TILL
the next steamer, in consequence OF their baggage
not having come to hand. II one has to stop over
mig hi on the road to Cruces the best accom- noda-
tons are to be found at house about hall way
between Panama and Cruces however, 1t one
stops at any Of the ranches, unless there happens
TO be more than the house will hold, and IS ram
ing outside he will make out to get through the
night tolerably well.
Arriving at Cruces most of the cabin passen-
ger, mt 1p at the hotel called the ST. Charles.
Contiguous TO this is the church. On frame IN
front of the church hangs what were once three
bels Two of them are cracked, and the third
one ia deprived Of one half its portion OF metal.
These rickety bells have to do frequent service
A negro at frequent intervals with stone, causes
them TO give forth sounds painful to those That are
not int rested listeners and very few are OF TINS
character, and they anathemailze the Dehs ana
the negro in one curse.
Cuces is considerable OF place. The houses
are mostly built Of cane, with thatched roofs and
mud hardened floors. 1t was pretty clean IN Its
appearance when | was there. From the constant
arriving and departing OF passengers, 1t Is quite
busy place in appearance but when the railroad Is
finished it will lOse its importance. 10 co ming to
Cruces from Panama, just before co ming to the
more thicky settled part Of the town, the Mule
teen stop under a wide spreading tree, and there
arrange their dress, putting on their pantaioons,
which before thet have had tied round their body,
18th then legs bare.
Some Of The passengers took their departure
from Cruces the came day they arrived. Myself
and some others, with our baggage, LEFT IN the
river boats, with the mails, the next morning.
There boats are very comfortable, having good
awning. Each boat can carry about thlrty per-
sons. We sailed with the current and were ABOUT
/ hours going from Cruces 10 BaTbacoa, the place
whore we took the railroad. The expense Tor
each passenger in the boats and for taxing the
baggage and carving it up the hill, and putting 1t
In the cars, was 81.
We arrived at BaIbscoa several hours too soon,
and had to wait from o'clock A. VI. till : clock
PM.
About an hour before o'clock the ticket Office
WAS one ned. | thought the ticket clerk took
L. lac rnef IN a hat q done
b, fore he opened the office. Ii took eac person
neaID five minutes before he could get his ticks
A little forethOught in having the tickets ready
prepared would have prevt nted the passengers
beng kept waiting in a not sun.
The cars IL # at o'clock, and arrived at Aspln-
wall sbout O'clock Some OF the way they went
cautiously. The road seems to be pretty we'll
built, vet there is come notion as though the
rails were not laid perfectly solid. Do arrival at
Aspinwall we found there was stnie between
two steamers for the passengers, and good deaf
OF wrapgDg and one hight came of before the bag
goeu ono pssssngrrs we're finally left. the former
10 be taken by the owners thereof, and the latter
TO go on which boat they chose to.
Myself in company with Others went on board
the Illinois. We noticed quite codtrast as 10
Cleanliness between this boat and the Panama,
and so we did as TO the living for the former some
allowance can be made as the boat has been
continually employ ed and been Oyerrun With pas.
sengeis, there has not Oeen the opportunity 70
keep her clean. But the fare should have been
better IN a boat Of ter reputation; there was not
that fulntss and freshness Of provisions We were
expecting 10 find the machinery Of the Illinois
seemed good deal out Of order and she did not
make the rate of speed she is capable Of doing
and several times the boat was delayed on the
passage in consequence Of sOIAe fixing being ne
cessaTy.
The passengers who came fro n San Francisco
were most Of them in good health. Those wac
had resided for month more on the isthmls
had saow cOuntenances and some were Just re-
covering I, ON fever. On the morning Of the 9Jh
Septt mber death occurred yer, suddenly. The
person hso been invalid Tor some months. But
a few moments before MS death, he was talking
JokDgly With bis f,iends, when sud ie ally he vas
seized Ith vomiting blood, and died from sufDca-
ton. This event cast sadness over the whole
company, and all sympAthlZed with the wife shO
had been so sue denly screwed. She bore the
struke with forttude but the occasion when she
YRS eale d to surret der hi whom lhe loved i0tD
the AIMS OF death among strangers will never be
ella, 80 from her mt mOr,. liz was oesred that the
remains should be taken 10 the place Of our dest-
nation, that the friends and relatives OF the de
ceased might give tn, m burial but il was found
impractcable and even affection said, bury nv
de ad out Of my sight" the ladies' we're gathered
in the Captains room with the bereaved one the
passengers had left ,heT places IN different parts
OF the ship and all assembled abatt the starboard
wheel house. The crew VINO could be spared
from ships duty gathered with them. The body,
with the American ensign for a pail, lay Oh the
brink OF the slatforn. four of the crew ia attend
at &c TO launch il into the deep. When all were
in attitude OF waiting, the Captain read the ounal
service. ana at the words, ave commit MS body
to the deep" the sea, the appropriate burial place
Of the sailor, which has so m1ny fthem 10 its EN-.
brace, received one more to keep. TO deliver up az
the maDdate of Him who SAYS II am tn resunec-
ton ana The life The place OF his sepulcheris un
distinguished exec Il in the memory OF those VINO
Witnessed the burial.
We arrived at New York on Sunday morning.
luit y days after leaving San Francisco. :.
FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.