The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-26
Our New Granada Correspondence

Vriubo Aug. -, 1898.
LIE IN Tro7.,,ing 75er-TL GA Disri's ia ~ An.
n.oLce Raag,-Kinrpl ord Ap' ic'St,sol H'alh n ~
Crniry--Ba,d Tmss for Nsw Io,be Tn N,uiy
P,fVc,ion-D.saiftioa dal 81 sfopifh 7ora - ~
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Five months have passed since len New work, and
Lave 90, madc my fortune yet, nor is Likely ever win
IN this country Of snakes, ger, spiders ants, bats,
monkeys, sgntcrs naked niggers ard gold. We arrived
Psis, Turo, small Spanish town, In twenty ono
ays, end scr vsihas on sandy beach, with millions
Of no.quitos su~Ass ssd Sand flies, for weeks,
we're able procure ssht 10 pole Up the Atrs,o
river a. ar ~ tho norh Of the River sucio sixty
miles from riss whssa took thirteen ssys There ie,
me company and went ur the suco with three Indians
in small canoe, some seventy miles TO tie AutocnAn
mountains, anS very pleasant time had Of
sure you. II raned every day and night for twenty
days In succession and then every night and day siacc
They get up tse grandestugtnins and thunder there
that you can possibly imagine and tho rain ~ slow.
Tue lghh mr. terrible, 6cirg struck all al.
rsennps around one; II appears az though the very
bcsveus opencd ones devoted head and need no,
tel you thai thcre 10 need Of shower baths here Tne
rivers have Tremendous currcst you bave sometimes
H. ascend rapsds fifteen feet nigh and very often
YOU are pachei out the sunk, an provisions
Lost We turned ever or under twice, aud toe lssi
me we would oil have been drowned had not been for
tbs timely sssisfaacc Of a canoe from the shore.
~ gold there h any quantity You canhot dg n any
part ofthe province Of Choco but you and moro or
ess Quantities. There not sonora or senorita in the
trIvncs bu hes two valuable to sell you
bot the amount you get by manual labor small rs,
" win NOT ray vhitc without the aid Of uschinsry
sbch alnosum possible oaEet 10 the mountains there
being RODS and The rivers, with the exceptions Of the
Afrso are small and the strong FIR bosss
OF ssy sizoto navigate have ,rospccted several sr
rivers and have eusa gold In every Thereis oss
email rivsr named the Orado which very rich and
| Which ntess 70 dam sud sinice IN COMPANY vftt r
4 youne man named p, from New rort WITH the sW
III al sht or ten Indians. hInk viii pay very we'll II
\ 4 fces ma ON rs<urn nome have lea q very vlh
lie sinne have btsa here, sleeping aesnes csBsc
4 bsH lIsd win wusse, s0sfimcs 10 tse wsos ehh III
/ knds OF animals around ms. nom = m0sksy tee tiger
a. sbish there are some vcsy me crss hsrs ssms0ss
IN on indian hut with IRON hf1uu n oae hundred v1id
rsiutcd sa1oed naked devils wounA - sna somsam4 IN
4 sNanmoct. tied 10 tree A. 1Raf1s food, 1--we
opIoyod ali the Injuries n Choco, wnch ccus,sts .
llsc jerted beef which erss pour teosh
ar,ed monteys meet which IL rather strong (but phcn
you svc very hungry you fcysst sns. dried mcus1sa
vaw which ARC very spicy bot wholesome food, 40 =
ESsw me ravrv'f stch thing brced Il never sscn;
ru,er mix snd vegetables are NOT Known down here.
sore,nles W way q great lryuvy you csa rci me
lice and uessse' " psgirs 'vsuy coats Per gUnI Tor