Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-12-01
From the San Francisco Herald.
Wonders of the Amazon.
Discovery Of Rich Mines of Gold, Silyer,
Quicksilver and Copper.

QuachSIUer and Copper.
In our last summary of Peruvian news we
gave some information relative to the extra
ordinary discovery of gold in the bed of the
river Amazon. From the Spanish part of
the Panama Star we make the following
translation of letter, dated Chachapoyas,
August II, 1853, giving some further par
ticulars relative thereto:
Don Mariana Aguilar left this on the 10th
instant, to commence the opening Of the road
TO the river Amazon,with the $2,OJ9 grant
ted by the State for that purpose. The i'm
portant day which shall enrich the North is
near, and within two months we shall be on
the shores of the river Santiago de Boria,
travelling over its golden sands, and in the
midst OF the rich and fertile plains of the
majestic Amazon.
A person travelling by the river Ucavali
for Paruro, has discovered, short distance
from the shore of said river chalk hill,
which at first appeared to him to be of little
Importance, but as a pastme he took sey-
eral pieces for examination, when, what
was his surprise to find gold ring OIL his
finger, apparently converted into silver. 1t
at once struck him that this earth must
contain quicksilver, and he continued to
inspect further into the hill, until his sur
prise was further increased by coming at
length to lake of fine quicksilver, of some
twenty yards in circumference; and on more
minute examination he found in various
parts of the hill drops of quicksilver filter
through c kind of yellow earth, ,jpartly con-
cealed among the herbs.
Within five days DR.. Reyna will be en-
route with a sufficient force to commence the
work at the rich copper mine of Chachahuala
1t is expected in this province that these
mines will within two months, prove Sec
ond Copiapo, in respect to these same cop
per veins, which contain an alley of 1900
marks. Fifty years ago man excavated
the vein to the depth of fourteen yards, and
the result was tha: the layer of copper dis
appeared, changing to pure silver. From
this silver the ornaments of the church Of
this city, still in existence, were made
/ The discoverer worked alone, and after his
death no one was able 10 discover the mouth
of the mine. In this way it is expected that
DR.. Reyna will, without doubt, having
worked through the copper layer, meet with
a compact bed of silver.
In conclusion, it is said that within sixty
days the gold washings of Santiago de Boris
will be discovered, and the hill of Chacha.
huala will be reduced to solid silver, ant
afterwards the quicksilver mines of Ucay,
ali.
TIE CALIToRNIA MIEEs OurDone-Ex
TRAoRDINARy Com SToRIrs.-In confirm
alton Of this, La LiJeriad, paper publishet
in Trujlllo., in the Republic of of Bolivia
says that every day increases the desir,
there to have the road opened from Bongar;
ITO the Amazon, owing to the extraordinar,
reports which have reached Santiago d
BOrja, whcrethe read terminates, regarding
the discovery of gold in the beds ofthe ANA
zOn and its branches. The reports preyi
ously received here, of one man being abl
to take out twenty five pounds daily, ar
confirmed, and it is added positively thu
these rich washings extend for forty leagues
Commandante Najar reported, some tim
since, that in q handful of sand more tha
9 half would prove gold. From Chachapoya
a to the margin of the gold district is thirt
c six leagues, and the journey can be mad
r en- foot in four days. DR.. Reyna, who
: well acquainted with these regions, w;
;, forming party to set out during the prescr
months 10 explore the mines.