New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-26
MEMORANDA.
Envirer- Of Bexots

the nsountass vii take these up the order OF the
points visited rather than tia; Of tine beginning 3; the
north take Erst then tie expedios Of 70 dsy. the
ouges the os; isssreesble snd Improbable Of them
all vi-hsi 20 ace psrsmO the tl.t top OF noun
tain SO. mounted on 9 Spe horse kindly lent me by
our minister, Mr. King and accompanied BY DR. Hoyss
and Sehor Trans OF the ChcroyrAphie commission,
81 OFT very early IN the morning. We went alag
the Aismeds which from . stree. becomes n shsrt
distaIce merely macsdsuTed road. leading towards
the salt MINIS Of Cipiquirs the enersd mines Of
MUS and more than 81 towards the fame Of the mira
euous and miracle working picture Of Caiqunqsira-s
dsub Of the Virgin said 20 have been concealed IN dirt
sBd rubbieh BY some power divine. ana found BY
svorte Of Heaven tobe Get Up here to be worshiPPed
and to heal the sick The picture has been once to Bo
gotta 70 stay the rsvsges OF the smallpox Among it,
other virtues has hsd undisputahy the power Of en-
riehing tire priesthood amazingly.
But here turn from the road the second in New.
Granada only Little out OF repair and keeping closer
to the base the mountain, at length climb L. This,
like chopping OF mans head. can be said in three
words, but the performance i trrling matter. At
the ,sp found billy country rather than plain,
spd on a distant bill saw tree We descended to
hsciepda consisting Of three mud cottages Tie yest
in the form Of two sides OF sQusre aud had three
room. hsbitsble but very small and apparently for the
occupancy Of one man, not very nice, but judging from
rs chapel. particularly piOus
The other houses were AZ a little distance aud
q hOuse for q dependant and kitchen From the gen
tleulen's bedroom 9 beiipull extends to the other
bou-e a oontrivsnce almost unknown in this
try-ihe fret bell | have seen in fact. large or
small except those in churches We left our
horses in one Of the vscsn, rooms and sailed
cut for plants. We driven in by storm,
for the psrHmo had got angry, a. they say here
We were KEEP. wet snd cold long tune Al the house,
nj bid ct length set out in the rain and hail for
home Before the rain the descent would have been
difficult now it was absolutely dangerous Both my
friends horses fell with them during the trip but we
escaped unhuTt H. place. after again aching
the plain we found FIRE inches Of hail In 1T Of sb
seuce of mind il seemed natural enough TO me- for
lot that to-day here reckoned the inst day Of summer
or q. We would call II, OF the dry The terms
seem equally applicable to-day This crop of hastones
Is counted bessing. and ia eagerly treasured up for
ice creams.
South OF this place Of descent and near Bogota.
the Archbishop river descends the plain from gap
in the mountains One day | wished to bsthc. The
most attentive friends have ia BogotA who can never
do too much for me. conducted me here. We were 10
start At TO- but he occupied ill IL In fact II ia al
most impossible TO set CIT a, fixed time here. We
proceeded along the Alameda till we came 10 the con
vent OF ST. James when we began obiquely to ascend
tie foot OF the mountain We struck the squsduct
that supplies our part Of Bogoa Il, sort Of drain
foot wide with the Elk inches deep Most OF the
wsy II is covered bat not TO protect 1t from
face WISH
We followed the drain to lie origin and the river up
ward from this point. Soon the climbing became ar
duous and at two (our dinner hour stood together
at fine fall of ~ feet into pretty hte basin began
10 make preparations for bath but my guide and ply
stefan az ured me that the cold and 700
VAIN
Tie barrier before seemed impossible Wedid
pres H. however the risk Of Decks, 70 another
fall and bssR very similar TO the lower and just above
IT, wccsne being imprisoned here by shower,
NAL ing absolutely impossible the dangerous path we
had climbed High above the cliff man
throwing own sticks and roots for fuel While we were
here he had completed his load hOun 1t on his should
ers ana gone 70 cell il In descent we pIssel the
proper place for bathing without discussing the
proportion OF bathing night approaching.
! returned loaded with rare plants.
Tie next point south Of this 10 be visited 10 Mont
serrtie T. il chapel standing on the summit of the
mouLtsin back OF the north cut Of the city, 70 which
there = very good mule road. This the most ia.
terestng visit made Il was with Sr Tr.ans. We
soon rosc 80 to get syew Of every roof Of The city
but higher aud h cher went passing now sud thea
a niche with where 4 l. possible other objects
than Our Lady have leen worshpped. Arrived AZ The
top found group OF building consisting OF a
church snd residences for priest and sacrtan the last
Of whom re-des there with disgusting family and
pack Of very r1i,y dogs. The key, was told, had
been carried down 10 the city that morning by boy.
Il Was be nodoubt Two sides Of the pile could be
from the plain and these were beautifully wh,swa.h-
ed Al around, out doors, were the remains OF fires
aud other evidences OF hed eastsihe anlee with The
n,ile OF worsEip.
The prospect here well repsys the toll First there
is the city beneath your feet. You could count the
houses and al their courts The rivers with their few
BRIGGS the converts with their gardens all appear
on map Beyond lies the pluin covered in -pots with
Wsfr which hAs been increasing since the rains
begsn Then here are hills rising Ike Islands and the
irregular cost line Of The rim Of the basin Bai beyond
my ey caught an object which Il never without
interest. IL peak and a long plain at irs base.
Both are covered with perpetual snow. They the
peak Of Tolims snd the paramo Of Ruiz. They lie 30
miles air line to the west-maay days journey oeysnd
tie MAgdaena The clouds shut out the sign. and
have never seen since.
We walked along the north but not as far a. the
archbishop River. First we rOse ball higher than the
top Of the church. Then deseeodiBg We walked LONG
wy on the top OF the ridge having our night yea-
lie descent and gain beyond biz her nounains-neary
twice Ne high in reality tie place where We are. Ga
cur let almost precipiee extending 20 the plain
beneath All ihis distance we met scarce plan; that
grew On the PLAIN beneath, the mountaiAs' base
Southwark Of the church the grousd desees1s rapid
" toward e huge gulf he BOqueroa, through which
rashes the San Francisco River with roAi creeping
along iis eide. We descended 10 a peak called the
Mzeaxs Bill which looks up the oasin Of the san FrAs
eseo space Of moderately hily county dotted wiki
cottage. and small heids cleared o. bushes.
made 81 sttemP: with NE same gentleman afterwsrd
to pss. the BoquerOn horseback Passing up cot u
town left Bolivar country the ZEN AMI Ga the
night grist ulls, paper mil and raln2Ac.are Of