New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-06
CHILL
IN Uncle sam st vaIpsraiso-crops-i'cn. Bale
Peyton-Kste Hayes.

IN Uncle sam st vaIpsraiso-crops-iicm. Bale
Peyton-Kste Hayes.
esrrespoEdenc. Of The ~ Y. Tribune.
VALPARAISO, Aug. I, 1858.
have lust eaten lobster salad Now this is by no
means an ordinary occurrence matter Of course il
may seem To NEWCOMERS; the Holsters, doubt,
were caught somewhere in L0ng-lsland Sound and
sealed up in tin cases and the steamer Uncle Sam had
them for stores" And thus il happened Captain
Mills, fading that his vessel was attracting great at
teption threw il open to visitors; hundreds
board to-day to see her. and to bid farewell to such
friends rs might be leaving in her Kate Hayes was
there and Governor Smpeon-Engish, Gillian and
American navy officers; in fact all Valparaiso seemed
70 be ahoat After while aremendOus gong sounded,
and all on board invited to the dinng-rOOm, which
was filed 10 its utmost capacity and there we found
most sumptuOus feast laid out, aud there found the
long hungered and thrstedoT lobster salad But we
had mere than "criter comforts" Capt. Mills pre-
sided and scattered about the table were the dHe Of
Valparaiso, native and foreign The BOmberOs, No.
L." AZ the fremen called in their red shirts, aud
many beautiful ladies. Champagne sparkled, Wit cir
ced and fun aud iollity prevailed Ii was altogether
the beautiful Feature of the winter in the maritime
world.
WIS much pleased 20 see our old friend Captain
X. bert Wagstal. editor Of The BankEm FiGgstaf)
Who that has experienced his cordial hospitality on the
LAKES has been borne over our inland seas under his
able command, but will regret his absence how many
friends will be clad 10 hear that he is the hearty
fank, waIm-hearted man he was of yOre, as sound as
. brek--in short n perfect brick. Mr.. keating. from
Boston one of the force Of Adamss Express is also
passenger the Uncle Sam, with his wife, for Cali
iornia When will Adams 4 Co push their Package
Express to Valparaiso They have already partial
Arrangement with Nye 4 Co. for forwarding letters
and IL could not be in better hands but il they would
enter upon the work with spirit they have IN the
United States, and forward packages, money, &C. 10
any pprt Of England and to certain cities ON the Con
tinent, IL seems TO ne they must realize profit
Mr. ZaeharissOn also left to-day for New-YOrk lie
sanies with him contract from the Chill Govern
ment which to him for ten years the privilege
OF trading on the Chill Coast with the Ericsson Caoric
Prorelers. I hope the NewYOrk merchants viii be on
hand in this enterprise, which must paw if the calorc
engine will work.
Avg. 81 have recently been cOnyersing with
hrners from the country. They say. that in consc-
suence Of the unusual dr. Of the winter the crops
Of grain and grass will be very scsnty in all the north
Of Chill while at the south they will be UNUSUAL!
good As general rule in South Chill, the dryer the
season. the better the crop; and the reverse OF that
rule will hold good in the north. On the plains in
South Chill, the average crop Is fifteen 20 twenty
hneeas to the cuadrS fsnegs of wheat is equivalent
IN solid contents to 53.lOOths Englsh bushels. and
euadIa contains about four acres EngSh-accortngly
the product is from 81 10 l3 bushels 10 the acre But
on tie burnt lands the product is much larger There
large tracts II lSnd densey covered with bushes
these they cut in the dry sud burn the heat i,
great that the soil is burnt about six inches deep
they then SOW wheat and GET product Oi from O. Ia
80 snegas a. the euadra from Sd to Sl bushels {"
the acre for the first crop and from - 10 - bushels
10 the acre for the second crop
When -four sells for s. per barrel wholesale, IL
has average for the last eight months the farmer
realizes about 81 per bushe for his wheat and that
leaves him much larger margin Of profit than the
same price in New-loTk since the expense of pro
dueine il is much larger in New York than in Chill
should have mentioned above. that after the see
end crop ON burned lands they usual, allow the bush
estOgOw for Eve years whenst is ready to be cut and
burned over again. aud farms are reckonod by thou
sands Of cuadras you viii conclude that this process
OF cultivation Is not very exhsnstng 10 the sol.
wheat field Of 200 acres is no uncommon sight in Chill
The T. ; ship Leodes srrived dsy or two since
rom Melbourne, bringing papers 10 the 18Th June
All sorts OF hresasuAs SIRE reported DUH selling at
losing prees but notwithstanding this there are two
vessels loSding with Chill produce for Australia
though they viii not be cleared for that quarter as the
party who Is shipping Wishes To conceal the destination
Of the shipment.
Asg. ll.-For the last three days We have had CO
pious rains about Valparaiso. with syrsp,o1.s OF .
korther; bur these symptoms have been with Us mOr
or less since the middle Of NAV happily without the
reality.
Hon Bale Peyton is noN Gu visit to Ihis cit, /,
is said by resident North Americans. that Govern
ment have never had representative to this Govern
ment who commanded 80 much respect as Col PcN
ton. he is now preparing to retsrn.
l2h-The Pacific Mail Stesm Navigation Company
steamer Lima arrived to-day. aud, as yet, the msl
cm the United States is not assorted She arrived al
10 o'clock M-its now past 6. The agent ri the
Company returned from the wreck of the steamer
Anito She lies on the rocks broken into four pieces
eny her stern il now visible; they have succeeded in
saving, by Of divers fifteen from the sixteen bars
Of silver and many valuable portions of the cargo aud
furniture; but the engines and bulk are a total loss
Kate Hayes has gone to Santiago. Two German mn
sieiSns Cohen and LubCok, Who being exceedingly
enyious Of her snecess, have used all their power u
init IRE her tined concert on the plan lSst night