The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-10
10 rn EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK n,

TO rHH EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
In January, 1859, Robert Charles Frederick then King
Of the Mosquito Indians and sovereign Of the territory
known - the Mosquito territory in Central America,
having become indebted to Sam and Peter Shepherd
American, natives Of savannah Georgia. and long
gagsd In trade ct SAA Juan de Nicaragua conveyed to
tAsn BY deed regularly executed, nact Of land
tending nearly six degrees of latitude and than
two degrees Of longitude containing by estimate about
twenty millions OF acres Of land.
About two years since the Nsssrs Shepherd and a
partner of theirs, named Stanislaus Thomas Haly,
conveyed onefourth part OF the lard which they had
acquired from Robert Charles Frederick to Mr. David
Francis Keeling of Norfolk in the State Of Virginia. and
more recently another fourth thai, at present. Mr.
Keeling tho OF undivided half Of the grant
originally made by the King of Mosquito to the Messrs
Shepherd.
The land embraced this grant is probably fertile
as any under the sun ID is true that portion OF il is
low and narshy and that other parts of 1t
sr bat nevertheless there is probably four ffths of
1T DINGHY fertile and adapted to the cultivation of
sugar coffee cotton tobacco, indian corn and all the
fruits Indigenous to the tropics Tae sugar grows
more uxuIianty in this part o. Central America than
perhaps in any other country in the world, and three
crops of Indian produced annually from the
prolific soil Oranges lemons tamarnds, pomegranates
&c. amongst the fruits which 40 irish aneeusy
and great variety Of beautiful wood and there vast
forests of cedar mahogany both of which, but the
latter particularly have long subjects OF profitable
commerce Nor are its woods fruits and other products
of the SOIL the only riches of this eeming land It's
mineral productions still more valuable ia CONNER.
cAl point Of view Coal "copper" gold and silver abound
The deposits of coal the grant made BY the King OF
Mosquito TO the kessrs She pherd large and of i'm
msnse value. Situated on the great route between
the Atlantic ana Pacific oceans, and within con-
venisnt distance of the islands of Jamaica, &C.,
If these lands in every other respect
barren, the coal would render their value almost
icacuabe Copper and gold have Doth been discovered
lately and said To exist in large quantities. but to
what gold exists has not yet been fully ascertain
ed Late reports assert that has been depopu
lated by the ocking OF its inhabitants certain gold
mines discovered near the boundary of these grants in
the State of Nicaragua Whe hsr golc bearing region
win be found to extend east into these grants is not yet
Known that they contain rich veins of copper, in
which there is considerable quantity of silver, we pre-
sumo there no doubt nor there any doubt that there
found in the mountains in the vicn ty of Lake Nicsra
qua several species of agate COMEDIAN aqua ine, and
other valuable stones.
with him. for the purpose of improving the lands en-
braced in these grants several gentlemen in Virginia,
new being taker forward the enterprise From the
character of the gentlemen whose names have been men
toned to associated with the Messrs Shepperd,
Haley Keeling in this enterprise we doubt not that 1t
Will 30 carried forward with vgor and it should be- it
can hardly fail to mark not only in the history OF
the Central American States but of the United States
A. new private It the rgest that has been
controlled by private hands for the last century and
half but in its political consequences in the new i'm
pulse which will give to trade TO human thought and
human action in this part of the world, if mistake
not win rise to the dignity of an event in the history
Of the world If the Ansosaxon once sets his foot on
Central American soil to occupy it permanently 1t w1
from that memen give birth to ana larger ideas
industry faith ana progress will DO stimulated into
new and more vigorous LIFE and the Of stua
ton climate and soil will all be laid hold Of and de
veloped the energy which inherent in this and
especially in that type If it which by virtue of its
exists in the New World.
The and cattle in this portion Of Central America
very fne. The horses not large, but they are
spirited and durable The large and well formed
and make excellent beef and the mules unsurpassed
n the qualities Of endurance aud speed.