The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-18
Gold Mining In New Granada

From the Aspnw wall IN CD Courier of the 1st August
extract the following paragraph relating to the gold
mining operations the IL thnus
The witt 70 city Of three different parties engaged
god mining a. various points tie Isthmus, also
OF ore who is wo king coal mine at Boca del Toro
short distance down the coast has excited lively iute
rest among citizens. Among tue items that have
gathered IL the fact that there number OF parties
Eresrpg 20 WORK and instances wotkis mines,
in ti and the adjoining provinces whose operations
Unknown TO the pubhc-pho must inevitably dsvslope
large fed oe labor we'll for I'D
vantags mining those which have, in many INSTANCES
never been mole than scratched b. the natives.
Among the operations of which we have heard We note
the fo.io~ipe:-
An Epgi,h company has bought gold mine on the
river Barbara tributary OF the river Atrao anda now
preparing to work IL.
Two FieSch agents are selecting mines the had
waters OF the Atrato they were at Qubdo on the Sta
of July last.
mines in the cantor OF the AtrXto.
Tao natiys agent. are employed by English companies
&c buy sI and mines in the provinces OF Choc, aud
Ant.oqu,a
There i Fpglish company working gold mine 10
the r.cnity a BueDasenture, on tie Pacific coast
An English corl.auy has bought gold niue in Autio
qua for one huadsed ard fifty thousand dollars aud Is
Los olbirg t.
an American company has passed through CarLhagera
fer Choco Iale whose obec. is to search Tor gold
il Choco and Auttuquie
II is said q coal u,e has bsen discovered the Rio
Leon Ut the mouth o. the Atrato ia the quiz Of Daren
Some scientific started from Carthseena about the
2oth Jolly last. 10 test the truth OF the iter-ths
gentlemen ale Americans
urvey party has also pas ed through Carthagena,
fer tine head ef the Atra,a survey Bags
from the lver Quiio 10 the San Pablo
From The Pdtrt0a III Cartaieoa, N. G., We translate
slso the following articles the subject
MINES OF THE CHOCD.
We have the aratldca,i9n al publishing 20 day i'm .
roIapt document subcfDed by respectable persons of
the Of Cboco in which stated the story
result of II examination mace oy the nttlge Mr. Ken
nish, commissioned by toe Anglo American Company to
explore mineral grounds OF that aurerous provinces.
a. vii be the precious evidences which Sr kennish
oue BIT will give for result tnat the working Of these
pines project enterprise in winch figures
thes Of Of the glo American resd Car
tsera- our distinguished friend Mr. John Cassels
We Predict for the prov OF Cnoco daerog future
With Fo1t Wen pied Tor iu 9ortatior that land
blessed by the inmene rches which IL copaios, will
become rhe rival IL the superior of the ~ Dorado OF
California The mss1Ders o. me comrany in question,
offer every guarantee Of perseverance, and its example
wil be followed o. other..
The filow,ngis tae document referred 10
The Arg'o.anerican company of Messrs Everett
Bfovr Csssea aod other, eat to this province Mr. w
kornish. for tie purpose If examining mineral
minerals Hbich thy contain. Within three days Mr.
Ke1Ii.h returns New York, b. way of Cartaisns
buvi1 Burcba sed, considerable sutn the mice de-
nominated Ca'ceco thr banks the rich aurerous
liver A. sscucda AID tasins with hiu samples t3e il
ion ~ which indicates the aouodsCcs Of foe gold
which TIE sell May the nc 0f Ch1cJ ex
plot.d auvants seouly for AMI FOR the ab lie
world.
NNCENTE FHREIZ, ATyARo BAIDmCH,
kICDMEDE~ Como. MATEAs BALpfIcG,
NESTCRA DIAZ