The daily union., 1854-12-21

e in 1858 several parties Of Americans were organized
in California Australia, and from the Pacihe commercial
marine for the purpose Of mining the gold which 1t had
n reported existed in large quantities about Santiago de
Rora on the Mar,on ab0at the head-waters of the HUI
-mag, f,ro Wy-aiIoyoa-gaA > and the Rio Napo, in
euador II had been reported that inch took from ten TO
twenty pounds OF ngot gold per day by diving IN these
~ AT low water and that the native Indians were reap
ina vast wealth of gold which they were unable TO use
Many Of these stories created doubtless by persons
sbo wished to Americans flock TO the country ana
,r.iay by those who had interests ON the head-wners
n tbe Amazon From California parties arrived at calioa
and Truxillo pre- Ta-heei-yoh early IN December aud
,oceeed TO san,iagothree by Truxo, and one by the
rrro de Paseo route taken by Lieut. fierndon Captain
Is..e Appegate had party Of thirteen Captain Tai
hot af hirt,-one Mr. Long of siy,een Captain burns
81 ssyeneen; and another party OF forty. Other par
ties arrived at Lima in the spring OF ths year, ana
suoved in the tracks of their predecessors All of
,hse bands took different routes but all destined Tor
Santiago Otherwise, the country could not afford
.nbsis,ence for them The party OF Captain Apple
% which was the first tina, embarked, went from Trnx-
fo IN Caxamarca thence TO Salandin thence TO Chae-
h,navas. and finally, to Moyobambe They crossed the
ur,aon Balsac which is only and difficult pass, and
bsno easily defended by few men, gives the Moyobam-
limos their noted independence Of the regular government
AT Lima Although the distance from Balsac TO Santiago
bv the river is not onetenth Of that travelled yet 1t IS
wholly impossible for any animal TO pass down the river
which is succession OF cascades and rapids running
through and tumbling mountain spurs
In many parts of this route the roads were SO rough
that they had To carry things days their shoulders mp
and down the mountain ladders and lower their
by ropes They found the very parsest subsistence gen
sralv few vuccas Which under the iasorSbls ~
cuu,stances of fatigue and hunger not very drs
diet sometimes plantains and occasionally pork bss
rice mutton and chickens. In macy places the leole
would sell them nothing The parties however had or
ders from the government to shoot dowr and what
they wished when the people would not SELL which gene
ALLY brought the few inhabitants to terms They always
hund in the villages tdabo, house for strangers and
travellers which used free of expense and were gen
ly treated with the utmost civility and kindness by the
ope Of all classes who appreciang their purposes and
tolls III cunng into their country did all at their COM
mand encourage them In one instance the first night
Of one Of the parties out from Truxilo they arrived nj
hacienda at midnight and seeking place to stop were
kindly received and offered the house sheep was imme
daicy slaughtered and while this cooking senoreta
Of the family called the in and gave them Washing
tons March on the piano. They received almost every
where similar marks of courtesy and kindness wherever
population to be found
Arriving ut Moyobamba they received intelligence from
Capt Talboits California party that they had arrived at
Santiago building fort expected ~ find penty OF
cold and urged them to Capt Applegate ex-
the Journey died this place after lingering sly weeks.
The party had started and descending the Caxiacco
river on balsa rai, had shpwrecked in OF the
rapds and lost evcrythngarm clothes money, provis-
IONS and implements Mr.. Reuben Watson, of Georgia,
Was drowned 1t after this wreck and return to Moy
obainba that Capt Applegate died The party now
helpless and distressed but finding French lieuten-
ants the Messs Carey secret agents of the government
and popular and ubiquitous counryman, Mark Will
lams of New Jersey they soon provided TIE
salies Of li.r. ANDES.
THE seurlIERy MAms--We find the following in the
Charleston Courier in relation the pending arrangements
for the transportation of The ,nils over portion of the
southern route
We understand that special agent of the Post Office
Department has reported to the Postmaster General the
mpracicabiy of obtaining suitable steamboats, by the
Isl of January for the conveyance Of the great northern
and western mails between Wilmington and Charleston
and between Charleston and Wilmington We also UNDER
stand that the conveyance of The mails between this
city and the interior of the State and points connecting
herewith he best practicable provision viii be made By
special agents who are now the spot ior that purpose,
and hus already been ordered for conveying the
great mails between KngEville Columbia and Augusta
to take effect on the lst inst
These arrangements somewhat unsatisfactory but
We have heard rumorwheher correct not cannot
ayto the effect that the contractor with the Post Office
Department will make sub-contract with the South Carr
ona Railroad Company, and thus every ybodys honor will
be saved and the public interests suffer Inconvenience.
This we repeat is mere rumor although we should not
feel surprised il TO prove true the contractor
tainy could make money by paying the railroad
company their demands nn by using horsepower per-
form the services required"
Tgg CuYAap LIE or STEAMERS 4 statement made by
s. Lewis agent Of the Cunard line Of steamships that
fifty thousand passengers had been carried by that line
not Of whom had been lost injured has attracted
considerable attention The following is a copy of the
statement which made before the coroner jury in the
case Of the disaster to the Ocean:
Lewis stated that the line between Liverpool and Bos-
ion had been in operation fourteen and boil years next
iaanary The first ship Of the line the Britannia, sailed
from Liverpool the ah Of July 1s40 Seven thousand
passages the ocean Of three thousand miles eaeh
have been made upwards of fifty thousand passengers and
about the number of their people, have been
carried Thctwo steamers had been constantly at d-
ring that period, and single passenger had Ito his
kncwedge) been harmed pound Of baggage lost by
The dangers Of the sea-
THAT n 1870, the year the commenced run
aag se whole amount OF imports into Boston in foreign
sdels about S600000 last year ls53} the import-
Yearly had been enormousthe greater part (probably
more than twohiris had in the steamers of this
ne there had been no loss of cargo and only
age OF $4,000 to $4,000 to pay for hauling the Cambria
of Cape Cod
Mr. Lewis said be did boastinQly make this state
mntthe ne had beea peculiarly forlunatenut he sim
M gaze the fact To show that those having charge the
s had certainly not been reckless but had used proper
agee OF caution and for the passengers and freight
ntTnsed TO them This statement is made in regard TO
e Boston mail line The New York of this line
nave been equally fortunate"
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