Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-06-02

YANKEE DREAM.-An exchange paper gives
the following account of the singular verifcation
of dream: 1
"Some time during the past summer, a stran-
ger stopped at one OF the watering places on
the mountain south of Waynesboro', Pa. After
his arrival there he was taken sick, and for sew.
eral days was apparently deranged. On his re.
covery he informed the proprietor of the house
that during his illness he had dreamed for three
nights in succession that he had discovered, at
certain distance in the mountains, under rock,
an earthen-crock, containing a large amount of
silver AT this the worthy host expressed his
surprise, and spoke of it as mysterious dream.
Afterwards, however, they were walking togeth-
er, and the proprietor at once proposed an ex.
animation to satisfy curiosity. The rock was
soon found, and after carefully brushing the
leaves away it was removed, and to their utter
astonishment, there was crock full of silver
They took it out and conveyed 1t secretly to the
house, and on examination it was found to con-
tain ss400, all in half dollars, which was divided
equally between them.
The day after this discovery, the stranger was
about to take leave of the mountain, and com.
planned to his friend, the proprietor of the
springs, of the Inconvenience of carrying his sill
yer, when an exchange was proposed and made,
the stranger receiving bankable paper for his sill
yer. 1t was not long after his departure, how
ever, till the proprietor had made another dis
covery-his four hundred dollars in silver were
counterfeit, and he had thus been ingeniously
swindled out of two hundred dollars.
~ The road between Mexico and Acapul-
co is desperate one, according to the testimo-
MES of recent travellers who have taken that
route to the Pacific. One person writing makes
use of the following:
The road is mere bridal path running thro'
rocky defles, winding along the verge of preci-
pices, climbing mountain heights, and descend
ing deep declvities, obstructed with rocks and
ruts, to such degree as to render them impas-
sible for any quadruped except mule, Mexi-
can pony or mountain goat. At many places
the path is so narrow, that your knees almost
touch the rocks on either side, whilst it is 80
steep, that your horse can only surmount it, by
means of holes cut in the rock by the feet Of
the mules and which mount up or descend like
regular stair steps, At other places you pass
over smooth, sloping stone, on which your
horse can get little or no foothold and if going
up, he Chambers over them with the utmost diff
fculty, or if descending, he slides down on his
launches An American horse, in my opinion,
could not possibly travel over the road, without
breaking his own, and perhaps his riders legs
or neck but the Mexican horses are 80 accus-
toned to these rough roads, that they are sure
footed to an extraordinary degree, and pick their
way through the rocks as carefully as the most
intelligent man could do. But it is nevertheless,
most perious and laborious journey, on even
the best Mexican horse or mule; and could
scarcely believe that any sane man. after having
once performed the trip, would ever attempt il
again except upon compulsion. We have heard
and read great deal about the difficulty attend
ing the crossing of the Isthmus on mules; but
am quite satisfied that there is no portion of
the route over the lsthmus, worse, or indeed,
near so bad, as many miles of the road from
Mexico to Acapulco
There ia story rninn the rounds of the nress