New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-26

So plentiful TIE yield Of Shis quartz that at the be-
ginning from go pounds Of rocks, ITO ounces OF gold
were gained On an average, the gold contained IN
the qusrtz amounts 10 % per cent All MYERS and
rvulss which take their course rom tne Asuaea'e 10
the Pacific seem TO be more or less auriiereas
Unfortunately the want Of hands Is very much ieit
in this country and the small number Of iab0rers At
command required for the cultivation OF coffee
Under such circumstances, / should advise exPe-
rienced miners from the United States, as well IS
skilled prospectors who come from California or
are on their route TO that land OF adventure not 90
neglect the rather roundabout way through Costs
Rics This estate the most beautiful the pescefuiest
and safest Of all the Republics Of Central America,
lies the most comfortable communication between
California and the East. One may travel in boat
from Greytown up the rivers San Juan and Sarspiqu
far as the Aecilla, where q kind of castom-hoase
is established and thence, in three four days with
mules, TO San jose From the capital of Costa Rics
to the gold mines Of Aguacae, the distance is
than short days travel on good road Much easier
is il still to reach Costa Rica from the Pacific coast
On the 18th OF next October steamers will regularly
between the different ports on the western coast
of Central America. which will enable the inquisye
traveller to 90 in day from San Juan-del-Sur TO
Punts Arenas. the only port of Costa Rcs the Ps
cihc. From this place the principal road of the coun
Try leads over the Aguacate, quite in the vicinity OF
the newy -diseoyered mines, into the interior. For
travellers who come from California visit 70 Costa
RIGA is neither expensive nor great waste Of time.
The country offers, besides, such advantages that
enterprising man viii regret journey through il.
The climate of Costs Rcs which is Of the terraces of
the Cordilleras is healthy and mild One knows here
neither the oppressive heat Of Italian the
shiyerng cold of North American winter but lives in
eternal spring On the great tabeland of San jose
the thermometer seldom sinks below 60 and never
rises above 60 Fahrenheit. The soil is of Paradise
sca fertility. India and wheat grow, together
with sugar-cane. coffee and plantains, and yield two
crops year, without the necessity of manuring
Agriculture is here yet entirely in its infancy. AL
though the country contains all the decvities and
tableands OF the Cordilleras beautiful and rich pas
lures, and possesses pretty strdng race of cattle
yet butter aud cheese imported from England AMI
wheat and -four from Chill Experienced and dlgent
farmers, who arrive with capital can make here
splendid living Also well-versed merchants and
artisans will find in Costa Rica grateful field Cor the
Development of their faculties. On these eirchm-
stances and the pslties Of the State general the
sequel of this correspondence will enter into more
minute details
As the most recent news, l have TO inform you OF
rghttul earthquake which DESTROYED the two villages
of Canas and Bagares situated in the province of Ju-
anecaste, the foot of the volcano of PiladO. On
he tableand OF San Jose and Cartayo the earth
quake was felt but without any devastating