The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-04

| eaCh hIbicie tApoTteu curing the said An.
pexed is the rerut and in Introducing it we would
remark that the exports OF 1852 have considerably
! increased:
EXPORTS FROM THE PORT OF AFRICA. IN BOLIVIA,
DURING THE YEAR 1851.
Gold, IN dust, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100 ounces.
| UOld STAMP. ..................2l,Oc 1
! Silver melted, bur not coined, ...... 1906
Silver ore. In a crude state, ........ 1884 marks.
I Ptsss Fue1'es, ....................6 4 IA
Tin, $50. $500. ............ 4,dc7 quint's.
Copper (snelted) ............ 1888 /"
lgreupd ore) ................41,700
Vpeclmen) .................. 20
PERUVIAN bark, 10, 450
Alpaca wool,....... ............-. 2,yS9
Utner wool :..................... is6
Iilucf NneeI). ..... ..............-. 30
Hides (chinchilla) ................. a299
COHee, ............ ............... W
COTTON 80. ................ ~
of the gold, We have to say, that the washings at
the bead waters OF the river BENZ, its banks, are
the best-thcy come evidently, too, from Mt. Ili-
mani, farther north but they extend even to LIZ
Paz There are also diggins south Of In Paz, III La
Stern 40 Tatora, Oropesa, and even near Chuqui-
SAGA, near the celebrated Potosi silver mines
oil these .wsshirgs profitable, but inferior to
those north OF La Paz.
An American, named George Carroll. hrs worked
q mine at Mount IlIimani, for q year and half
pRst-he has resided there some ten years.
The mines are worked by the Poems, the descend-
ants of the lncas, and they are paid two and half
dollars per day, which is much higher compensa-
ton than they receive for any other kind of labor
Tho gold mining and expectation has also another
very heavy expense, and that is-it, aud all other
expectations from that region, are conveyed some
three hundred miles by land carriage, to the port o:
Of silver, on the authority Of John Reed. Of Ed
nburg, who was sent out to al the post Of Inspect-
or General of the Potosi mines, and has resided
there some thirty years, we can say, the silver
mines of Bolivia are very extensive, and they
would be much moro generally worked II fuel for
the saeltlng process were not 80 scarce. Inc tact
is, the whole first range of the Andes, the tabls
land and the sl0D0 of thu gp00n6 Ale
most entirely without timber and the country east
Of that is unexplored. As all the smelling is done
by foundries, requiring wood fuel, the working Of
the mines is thereby much limited
Of tho tin mines, the most profitable are at Orl-
IA. In that vicinity timber is little p.enti-
full than in almost any other mining district, hence
there is greater facility in the production Of the
tin, and large export.
La Cuscariila, (Peruvian bark) ono Of the most
important products Of the country, phys duty OF
$40 per quin'al to the government for the right OF
cuttipg Notwithstanding this duty, the ezporta~
tion has been great OF late years, that Congress-
passed law, some eighteen months ago, which took
effect about year since, prohibiting any furtheS
cutting for i've years.
The wool exported is that Of the llamas AMI Of
very superior quality. II is taken from the high
table land between the two ranges Of mountains,
for the llsmas live there constantly. short time
since Congress passed act prohibiting the EXPORT
alton Of these namas, rs they were considerably
sought for and it was deemed essential to keep the
wool in the country. A vessel from New South
W hles seIt sReClfny IOr CbTEO vi ndinhS, eHOI1
time after the passage of this Law, was compelled
to return without them.
Coffee has only been exported in samples Ii u
stated to be equal to the best Mocha, and were not
the land carriage go expensive, it would DO worry
profitable article of expectation
Cotton is exported about coffee, for specimens.
It is longer in the fibre than that OF other coun.
tries, ana is Of superior quality for long FIBRE
1t is Of complete yellow color-but its color de-
Ponds upon the chemical composition OF the soil;
for when the seed is planted elsewhere. the growth
is Of the usua colsr Of cotton. II is generally sup
posed that the nankeen of the Chinese is manufac.
tured from just such cotton, and not dyed.
We shall probably present some items efec.ing
the commercial condition Of Bolivia, in few days
ing its exports. Much may be cleaned Of interest
from information at our disposal, and We shall, Of
course, use it for the benefit Of our readers
from the Panama Echo, Oct a.
few days since, We gave statement Of the
exports Of africa, the port of expore&ion for Boil.
Wan products To-day, We are favored with q
communication setting forth the extent and locality
Of her productions, and the advantages which she
possesses. As correspondent states, the "draw-
back of Bolivia has heretofore been her lack Of APP
probation of herself This is the case with most Of
the South American states-but with none other 50
much as Bolivia
1t will be observed, that the writer of the COM
munication We annex expresses the regret that the
American exploring expedition under Lieut. Hern-
den, had not taken different course from the one
FIRST marked out He was not aware that Lieut..
Gibbon Gas the account published by us in July
declarcs) was directed, in case of failure on tho
river Purus to explore the Marmora, some hundred
miles distant from the latter and tho principal river
mentioned by our correspondent, Mr.. Perkins
Mir. p promises to give further statements Of in
terest.
Mn. EprToR--
Having noticed an article in your paper few days
since the subject OF the exports Of africa in Bolivia
desire 10 GILL the attention Of readers TO fther
consideration OF Bolivian commercial position.
The exports Of tho port OF africa deserving Of
consideration not merely their present value but As
indication of Bolivia III the pOlicy which
her enlightened statesmen earnestly striving TO put
IN execution is adopted, VIZ the navigation Of the
These rivers the head waters Of the MADEIRA, the
largest southern branch Of the Amazon the navigation
OF Bolivia to the Atlantic Hitherto the republic Of Do
vs has been almost olated from the commerce Of the
limited extent Virtually debarred from the Pacific it
required little sagacity to see her only commercial COM
murics;ien must be with the Atlantic.
Even shs had ports the Paodc and were not de-,
pendent Peru for the license OF export how Few ar
cies Of general co@meree would pay the transit OF from
hundred TO tSo hundred leagues land carriage over
the double range OF the Andes With ts intermediate
table lsrd.
Other circumstances spd also direct their alton ou
to mmunication-the finest climate and tho
fertile soil in that direction whereas the ragged
steps of the Andes and lie cold table anda almost entirely
destitute Of vegetation must present insurmounta
Bile obstacles TO western transit Different commissions
or exploration have examined the rivers Benz Branco
and Narmorn are IL is true acknowledgements
net great previously anticipated. Those formerly
laid down az the caaracts of MADEIRA are mere rap
and crossed by schooner in April last which sailed
from Para at the mouth of the Amazon and came within
twenty Leagues Of Cochaosmba The Bent has several
pids, but the commissioners are OF opinion that With
slight 81 bsstin the hedges constituting these
impedmen;s they may be wise the stream
is large and deep and goes much nearer 10 s Paz the
commercial emporium than any other river IL Is to be
regretted that the American exploring expedition under
Lieut. Ilerndep did rot first direct their attention to-
these rivers instead OF the Burus and uncsl The most
faDguine expectations OF bieu haury, of the Washing
ton Observatory with respect to the importance Of the
trade Bolivia is capable of producing not cxagger
ntcd.
Nature is not only uxuriant In the magnitude of her
productions but profuse in their infinite variety. There
The animal vegetable mineral Kingdom seem mutu-
ally VIC for while tho masn'tuce OF her
gigantic rivers gives great facilities of conmuncation
Ter pfincipa, ara hes hitherto been want of dao
apprecia don Of bel advantages
Already has The pushing commercial policy Of England
sent A. her Ninster 10 Bolivia emneny calculated
10 advance tber topocrophica and meteorological sur