New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-29
NEW GRANADA.
The Grnnndian National Bridge.


Please save the title of this letter il is little
while sgo was not sure but there three National
Bridges in New-Granada two at lc0nonZo and one az
Paud | believe the word lcononZo has disappeared
from the geography Of the country The bridge is in
the Parish Of Pand and over the Suma PaZ which, ris-
inc IN the mountain summit Of the name, joins the
Fusacasuqa ard flows with il into the MagdaleDa
Pa11i is west OF south Of Fusagasuga distant from p
10 30 miles over spurs fthe left hand mountain while
that On the other side Of the Fusagasuga is uniform IN
its general direction, and with few projections Each
valley the road passes is 10 have stream running
10 the right where they unite with each other as they
fow westward.
But now from the summit Of ridge We can look over
low SPOT in the left hand mountain into an immense
valley beyond lying between that and still inner range
Examine flat spot, and it appears as II large gap had
been broken in the mountain as if by blow from this
side What remains has the same slope on this side as
tho rest Of the mountain but on the other side the de-
scent is steep and PERCEPTIONS. The summit ridge there
must be rather sharp
But the basin within where does il discharge It's
tcrsl Not the north of this, am certain or must
have seen the pass and crossed the stream between hero
and Bopota To the eastl No, the eastern sides here
are still higher To the south That does NOT seem i'm
rossiJe but ii not, outlet is visible from here. il
there BE- 10 southern outlet the whole must have
been a mountain lake perhaps thousand feet deep.
Over this sharp ridge would be good outlet for IL, aud
fit be Of the horizontal sand stone often meet here
it might wear down rapidly. 1t might wear down hun.
dreds Of feet without Increasing in width, and even 50
deep rs to dranth lake.
But can You see any evidence ofthe existence Of such
streaml Not IN the least although long space Of the
montain-side lies clear in view. Such narrow chan
uel and so deep "a this would be, must De exposed
10 land slides Such rocks as reach the bottom mus.
Stare the fate Of the original rock there be palgerzel
and carried down. But suppose mass Of rocks should
.l'de down too large 10 descend the narrow cAayn
This might well be- and then should have q Natural
BT,dge Let us see.
BTt was rot destined to see flat day. hai hired
for two DAYS a horse OF eight dimes lie pgoged both
lame and law and soon after reaching toe point where
Ills y'tw Of The case cOud have been taken Left him
and pursued ny way ar a more rapid rate on foot.
rcched Pau3 az about at night, and found hotel at
the house Of the Acade IL is a tcuda With a-tArl
room adjoining the paor A miaatuEe chicken aud a
very clean wooden spoon Ono hnis OF ork) we're set on
for nv dinner and for ny bed placed 0x-hfe, after
vard exclaimed for a borrowed hammock asked for
clair TO lie put ia the piazza this place is lower
than Fusaqasuga, and the night was warm. They had
10 chain but pat bench ten feet long with no back
: 20 IL. "a
Pardi has church, but at present no Priest. They
ftut away their ast for various reasons among Others
chasing one of bis flock wh snife when be vas drunk
Its great defect of the RonsA STEM that t has no
way Of dsposng Of bad Priest Ircan convert hun TO
no Ter purpose as We DO that viii Mt shave.
In cannot xiii him as we do horse with broken leg Il
can ONLY maintain him gentleman 40 large. IL Is OBJ
seryaLle that among the reasons for his dismissal was
Lot unehasty. The only dsnisslCn Tor tals reason /
over 81 mere, was AFr- VI li'Ei.t "A'f' pm
chant for respectable young girls bad brought disgrace
and responsibility into seven families al OF sal
don He Was sent 70 Rome 10 be punished, where His
Hoires finding lin sufficiently peai'ent gent hin back
10 pursue Biz labors Of love al Clrtagena
Tie reason Why this falling does not cause Priests
dsnsicn /. explained by the fable Of The Fox All the
HES REWARD feared that If those who were nov
clttrg themselves through channels already Openei
we're driven agsy, more hungry swarm. opening Pea
artnues 20 the vital stream, would draw the last drop
from bis veins. ,
Tie people Of Pandi are less tolerant than the lock
f arrest vl0 Tassed tie house where ! was last Sab
bet-druuk More than once be i sadt o have threat
eued tie life Of tie Acade who puts him In the STOCKS
when be il riotous Sometimes be IS released IRON
prison long enough to sy mass, and then return to CON
Puttbe bridge Wen. morning has come, and hivn.
taken q cup cf cLocG T., VII set OF The distance
Is uia ar more in the same direction az yes-esiay
crossing In the way another stream running Ike az m
others 70 ourriaht TIE bridge tseG aud the narro1
CHAINS that It blocks rather than spans Is some
Iles passed without seeing H. This narrow canon, a
FrcuO ont would call H. h said to be 80 feet deep W.
rcrrendcular walls lie general width appears tobe 10
sixteen 70 twenty feet do not regard It as imPoss
ftt Lrr.n leap might clear the gulf The Irue' n
g. a. minated IN horizontal sandstone. pc dtec
Of the stream was :. By ". or 10. v 81 ". DO ~
less the bridge vas tie work Of land slide and 30 e4
tensve must il haze BEEN that has LETT i9r Of I'VE t-
Of the Chasm covered over. Travellers ten yOl u hD'
ueny stones the arch is composed should pace ~
reliance on shy such statement Such observations coa
only be made from beneath of Is eo'erei WIN ''2sta
lion 90 a. 10 resemble par, OF an ordinary or Ta'HI
ne land Tide included one enormous Eat sto1e aeya
sred from those beneath Il perhaps only BY cath "a
esh has since disappeared leaving the stone fAt "
can Pass entirely under il on your Lanes ard kae'
and as is two edges rest On Or Gear the opposite sd
81 stream It forms Of itself bridge over the brio
On this broad stone lies barge quantity Of earth b
there con lecture, to make roadway but this beil
found too low, wooden bridge was built above OF pol
covered With earth as usual and vhat is unusual, p
teeIed b ral-Dgs' QgsoktAes i necessary ior I