New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-26
HONDURAS.

From Our Own Correspondent.
ConATAGUA, Monday, April TO- 1854.
The last war with Guatemala has done great injury TO
this country Many persons of the aborng classes have
fed rom the disasters of war into other States others
have been made soldiers large part of the cornfclds
have been left uncutivacd and deserted and the small
crop that remained eaten up by the locusts which
visited these parts of the country some months ago TO
larger man ever before. II Therefore no wonder
il great want Of all crtable arise and even the Capital
OF the state situated in splendid fertile valley is left
withou, the necessary daily provisions. With all the
riches Of its SOIL with all the treasures Of its silver mines
Honduras is visibly declining account of the Incidence
and laznes of It's sparse population and threatens 10
decay if not raised from it, stubborn ethargy by foreign
energy and foreign spirit and enterprise And 1t seems
therefore, 10 me lucky thing that COMPANY OF enterprs
ing Americans have turned their eyes upon the Territory
Honduras with the object OF carrying railroad between
10th oceans and navigating its rivers 10y seam The re
dent Of the Company AmaIy Edwards, Esq, from New
York actually residing in this town. expecting the rat
cation of the contract concluded with the Goyenment on
the part of the legislature i'll order 70 take II home and
hay the works Immediately begun. The undertaking has
been frequently called imaginary and we ourselves al
though taking into account the all-conquorng spirit of the
go-ahead Yankee nature thought the project rather
hard, before We had arrived mere ana had Il
clearer insight into the subject. But along the line OF the
railroad there is only place which offers any difficulty
All the of the road along rivers principally
through valleys and but little undulating country The
Ilondma. Railroad is to run fiOm Porto Cabeo on the
Atlantic the Gulf Fonsca the Pacific The whole
tie road Will including sSle winnings rShon aoout ~
miles in length following Tor about 100 miles the valley OF
the river tua till almost 10 its source ana me valley o
the Juascoran River till toward the Pacific Ocean The
rscent 10 the summit The highest point of the road will
be 400 feet "a feet mile. ts decent - ieet to the
mile. The valley of the tllua river IN winch the
captal of Honduras is situated and through which the
urciected road will principally pass about II miles vide
and narrows gradually TO half mile; there Is only one
place where lis width less. The summit OF the road
beautiful sa, ennah and the only difficult place to pass is
about two miles long where embankmens and cuttings
will be required However not Single summit or even
eep cuttings will be necessary. According 20 the urvey
made bv NJ : engineers there is not c those many
obstacles which have frequently been presented TO the
construction Of railroads in England Germany etc, and
which can only be econe by great amount I" money
and labor. There the whole lire no swamp the
elevation ,cung on both sides ut the very terminus
commencement Of the road. The country through which
the scem-encnc Will force lis way generally lie
most Of its grounds covered with pines and oaks the BAL
ancc presents beautiful mahogany and cedar trees 1t Is
the intention Of the Cunpsn. Ia employ 2OOO thncsv IN
boT,s on the south end and 1000 Canary Islanders on the
works in the north In the rnv when the rivers are
high steamboats, can ascend tie Uua and the Juascoran
Rivers 10 within fy miles OF their source ana Tor the
rest plank road could be easily constructed Another
great advantage the deep water OF about ten taihom IN
both harbor- decreasing to hNe fathOuls the port oi
CabaOs, the Atlantic well as the port N the beauii-
full Gulf Of Fonsecg on the Pacific side viii orr excellent
poris for vessels OF AZ sizes.
The best proof that the North American Company Is
in earnest in the execution OF is colossal enterprise which
require an aOun; OF ahcve coo 600 the fact hatt
has already purchased The Sccete Island on The facnc
for Scs COO and made beside other large expense Tor the
urraraiOn Of the work. And another proof oi the uneX
cecd spirit Of enterprise Of the American people l. the re-
cent arrival of certain Mr. Miller formerly supcrlnend
inc contractor of the Panama Railroad and now agent Tor
George Law in Newl ok, who from the neru account Of
a ruhoad to be constructed between Omoa anu ilSef
Island which time ago appeared IN the ned >ta's
newspapers, had made the journey rom Ne"-iVfA %
bis div 10 examine and survey the proposed Inc, and
then TO make at once his 0srs 10 the just formed HondA
rns Railroad Company.