The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-03-19

The Panama papers say that the health of
their city is much improved, and that the yellow
fever has nearly disappeared.
INTERESTING TO TRAvELERs.-A notification
has been issued by the Alcalde of the city, to the
effect that muleteers and porters shall in future
be provided by the authorities with regular GER
tificates, and request has been made that
passengers will in future examine these certifi.
Gates before entrusting their baggage to stran-
gers for conveyance across the lsthmus. The
| object is to prevent fraud.
The Cabildo of this city have granted to the
Panama Rolroad Company, under certain re-
sriciious, the use of all land through which the
railway passes within the jurisdiction of the
city-ihe said grant not to exceed % varas in
width and all land required above that amount
to be paid for at legal rates
During the season of Lent it has been extreme.
ly difficult to procure laborers in Panama !; Sc
much so, that the water carriers have in great
measure suspended their customary avocations
and caused i'll consequence the inhabitants to
be distressed by the scarcity of water. The pa
pers recommend that the Yankee water carts re.
ceve the sole patronage.
THE IsTHMUs CASAL.-Two naval officers
have been lately sent out from England, for the
purpose of making preparatory examination
and British nIail-of-war is expected to arrive
ut Port Escoses. TO enable the engineers to make
! full aud perfect survey of The coast and the
ronie already gone over by Mr.. Osborne. We
learn that the man-ot-war will remain in Port
Escoses or other convenient larbor for
the purpose of rendering effective aid to the sur
veyors shonld they be moested by the Indians
i'll crossing the country.
1t is believed that the agent of the Canal route
on his visit TO Bogota, should find that the gov
ernment cannot comcede IA grant 10 the Canal
1vitbnut xn.,fi,n Tho. ilr,,.,,I
diate arrangements will be made with the lat
ter company to admit of such IA grant being le-
ultimately given 10 New Grenada.
INTERESTING FROM VALpARaIso.-By the Sier-
n Nevada we have received files of the Diario
To the 2S,h of January. beng thirteen days
later than the news 10y the British Mail.
The famous volcano of Aniuce has lately
thrown out quantity of scora that has com
pletely blocked up the mouth of the lake from
which rises The river Laja and it was very
much dreaded that inundation must follow,
in which The towns of Anieles, Iuaqui and Con
ceplon would suffer. BY later accounts, the in
habltants OF Conception were beginning to leave
HE city and moving to place of safety, in case
OF he ihreatened iuundaiou the volcano still
| continuing 10 throw out great quantities oil
scoria
| On the 7th three shocks of earthquakes were
! telt at Conceptions accompanied by loud noises
and suifocatlng heat; no damage however, was
done, and up To the 2Oil no further shocks had
been felt
| Dispatches received from the Governor of the
island of juan Fernandez. gives IA favorable re.
port OF the progress of the settlement. A mole
is nearly completed, at which boats can always
land with safety. From the 9th December to
the 18th January, thirteen vessels, principally
| whalers, touched at the isand-Stay.
| NEW GRASADA-The Mr. Grcnadian saws
that Gen. Lopez has resolved not to admit into
his territory any minister that may come from
| Peru. An energetic retaliation, it is supposed
would be made by The hitter.