The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-09
The Goad Piacers or Honduras-vaiuable I'm
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We have been favored with the folio wng interesting
letter from gentleman who has spent years
exploring the mineral and agricultural resources of Gen.
trail Ansri,s. The information which It contains will
prove valuable to that large our people who are
turning their attention to those rich and Beautiful but
hitherto UNEMPLOYED and neglected southern 1ntres
OF all the Central American States Honduras has the
greatest variety OF Its northern coast il
stocked with mahogany rofewood Iogwood, Inda.rub.
ber and pal trees, and is rich in sarsaparls vanilla
and other valuable articles of 1t is more
over capable of infinite production OF cotton RICE
sugar and the remaining great trop cal staples
The high and saubrious plains and ssvanuahs of the
interior afford pasturage for large herds Of cattle and
produce potatoes, wheat apples peaches and all the
various fruits and grains Of country Here to)
many rich mines Of gold both ia the Of mines
and washings But the silver most numerous,
and psrhaps the most valuable although it is probable
that the gold washings The department OF 0ancho
not surpassed by those of California. 1t is this de-
partment that the letter Of chiefly
relates
OMoA HONDURAS Feb %, 1855.
SRI send you o few general remarks on the mineral
region OF the department OF Oancho The principal me-
tails at present known exist in this State gold Of
several qualities silver, both in the virgin and mixed
states "copper" iron and lead in large quantities. quick
sver-as yet but small mine tin, arsenic and
The three departments Of Tegucgalpa blanche.
Choluteca, and perhaps Comayagua contain the largest
portion Of the nobler metals. The most remarkable
mining localities follows in Tegucigalpa, the
mines Of Tuscuran, San Antonio, Santa Luce Cedros
Moramula, FL Plomo Poterillos and Agateca in Coma
yagua Opoteca. Mnas de Orc, Cuyal, and Carload; In
Choluteca San Martin and Corpus In Gracas Cooal and
St. Andress in Olancho Danli and u tic alps the
rivers Guyambre, Jaan, and Guyape. The ColoaI, be-
longing at present to ST. Casteanos Is exceedingly
rich yet scarcely superior to the Rosaa Taoanco and
the San Andreas, both owned by the gentleman.
Another advantage common to the maes ia this State
the facility with which the be worked-.hs
immense force required in the mines Of California being
here superfuous.
Among the rivers or blanche which we Il. e. myself
and Dr.. visited and prospecsed the Guyape and the
Jalan decidedly the richest In auriferous sands
These two rivers unite little below Juticalpa the capt.
tai or Olancho and flow into the tine northeast
coast, under the Of ri Patuco in lat Is deg 48
min. 80 sec long. "a deg. Is min. W.
The bar of the Patuco has from five to feet water
in summer and from nine to twelve during the winter
IL rainy season. The water in the river, to the
junction with the vampu, five feet Near this
point are some rapids (chones.) These passed, the
depth continues about four and half feet to the
mouth Of the Jalan, about league from Juticapa.
From thence to the point of Aemsn the has the
name OF Guayape with scarcely and half feet at
the deepest with many bars and sandbanks perfectly
visit. At the Aieman properly begins tho aurerous
sand and washngs and continue the river the banks
on either side containing much fine gold The doctor
machete, at half mile from the river, at Aemsu
Leaving Juticalpa in E. direction and crossing the
same department near Jocon district of about
twenty leagues by ten, there is the most inagnf
cant sreamlet but that contains gold either in its
It's banks For the most part these rvulets follow
the Of the mountains, and throw themselves
into the Guayape and Jalan. The remainder including
the Ssaca and Mange he gold of the latter being Of
larger size and taken generally to Truxillo fall into
the Rio Mrajoco, which, taking the OF Tsyuse
after ertizng the beautiful valley of Oanchto reaches
the and enters the sixteen miles east
of Truxillo, in lat Is deg, 81 min. N, and Ion. IS
gold is found in deposits the bends aud
capids. The finest gold is from the Guayape, ia.
Ian and Mangule in Oancho and from the Sulaco Cal
mito, and Pacaya Of Yoro, nssr Jutcalpa, there
rich lead and copper mines but little used little
silver 10 also found In combination with the lead. Iron
il also found at short distance At Aleman the wo
men only wash the sand on Sunday morning, and with
their miserable sbatteas," procure in few suf
fcent metal to supply their wants for the ensuing
We did bsttor, a. you have no doubt heard from the
doctor.
Among the best mines we visited near Juticalpa are
the "Retir0 " three leagues distant. The Guiana and
easily worked All these mines owned by natives and
pay well The metal Is sold the spot at average
Sll so to $12 per AT Guiana it il found In sof
state and San Felipe in red earth. At i've league
from DAHL, the Jaan produces we'll, and there
the time OF our visit hundred men and women
work with batteas going than few feet be-
low the surface. In my next will sand you further
account, our skipper in . sdesperate hurry"
Time and tide wait for
The following figures express the depth of water
the various bars at the mouths Of the rivers the NJ