The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-17
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CAsrn,o RAPDs, SAN JuAH RvR,
NICARAGUA, Jan. 81, 1885,
1s fausssps Oss-suessrry Of De San Jsas Rss~-Ad g
Hmosumos-Lakc Nicaragua Voloomsc kosnsains-As-
ed Of the Cuyg GranadG-Ni oord0uaH Architecture
Habss f ae Fseple-sscssty Of Life a~d Properly ssdsr
American Proseaton-Hcakh Of nc CouNtry-Ca1se Of
o. NovsdAay IL Grondda-Natusol Productions If w
sssaesa-0hstlso Rapsds-Desuso~ Of Col. 6nfey'
GtIosssts &c. dc.
Jan ct sk p. NJ, the star u the West, Capt Mn"'
1ns out from pier No 3 North river, and headed -
10 - ssa It vas Of TIE coolest days WITHIN -
,us-,srv al ntAe oIdsst nhsStant" sd 1efthwestsr
Vss Moving Raa end tho ice had nearly sseurce the
vAAp in the dock; her very machinery craosiea ana
>ansd With the frost II struggled 70 revoivc Bat
- Ne aazs and rapidly borne OF 70 mewsves OF
ma sdse, blus ssan The wind which blew sgals,
- terribly cold that it caused dense sAft from the
svolviue calcre of Che water which, togsthsr with the
spssy soon coated ship, dschs aod rigging, heavily
vash ies which uiatsd till The third day, and only
bssaa TO Yield crossed the Gulfsres. The fourth
say out the weather grew MILD Aousin de lAnes and
nsns dcnued by the passengers the balance Of
s passage To san Juan del Norte becsue exceedingly
pleasant though rough weather disturbed the
s0sres Of both sexes slightly.
ne morning of the tenth day out brought MS safely la
~ by Il PuntA Arenas, ats O'Clock.
The Daniel Webster lay waiting arrival, to take
oil the Uncle SANS passengers Tor New York. Tho Mis-
saaipp stern wheel Hoa. boats which up the San
Juan, also lay waiting for us and in hours tune We
ware transhippsd bag and baggage, occupying three
6sata, and winding tortu,us way up the river.
Now bsgan the real wonders of transit. All
10 saw and passing strange. The long,
pw coast range, with it's extremely dense and rich
green foliage, all sclsn tropical and strange with
atmosphere bland and grateful Paradise, losded
With the fragrance OF the Wild flowers, aora del mout,)
with which the tall trees perfectly festooned-the
s1raDge and gay coored brds-the monkeys parrots,
stsrks herons turkey buzzards Agators sharks, &C.,
with which the passage aboundshe still strange
and nahei natives Csstilian, Indian and nssro-an
6lne to convince the traveller that he is than
eight nine Gays stesng from the great metropolis OF
North America. Yet he is net.
This place is some sixty niles no ibe San Juan (St.
john river and reached half past four yhe next
(Ssnday) moroiEg and found good bed in Mrs. Town
sends "Nstiona Hotel" Here is the old spanish fort
Castillo, (CAs-teey which fully commands the river
both above and below, for long way About FIVE miles
bslow this place young from Texas formerly from
Kentucky, named Samuel Creig, shot q person named
James man. of the Sixth ward New York The latter
ad in twenty minutes The took part with the
homicide The detachment Of Gen. Walk forces
ssFort Castillo took charge and buried the body Our
baggage transhpped TO boat stationed above the
rapids, and we again ascending the river 1t is
zty five miles from this place to Lake Nicaragua. Tae
hke boat San Carlos, met thirty miles this side tbs
hike down the river where again transhpped TO
her. land large saunch she s too and were
borne mp to and out Lake Nicaragua to Virga
by. old lake is Nicaragua. Its islands
mounted with vocanic noun aims ascending far up
AACve the Clouds and covered With eternal verdurets
waters eenirg with the finest varieties Of salmon and
other 1sh Gear, bright and sparkling yet ample
to loose sight OF land at times-remnd one OF trip
ap the Mediterranean, where Sirombolo Ena and YES
suvius would hide their fiery heads compared with
no~otombo, kadaira and Omotapa, OF this Isthmas
Als.
here by the Transit Company-ths San Carlos and Ia
Virgin the latter OF which, Is armed vessel aud ia
also 70 ' T1. oot
ssse sixty Of rp to Granada from Virgin Bay where
nsrSv.rd, on the , ives, shore q the lake . -''''
The Of Granada needs separate article to describe
4 different is 1t from everything which New Workers
conceive. 1t Ii, however, bilt gentle slope,
hall mile from tie lake, regular and compact the
streets unpayed, the sdewalks-whch of brick and
ssons with the long ewes which extend
and sha them single house running continuous
around the ente block with sep.mes eating the centre
INTO nunere square courts, which set out with
shAde Trees oranges lemon cacAo and various others
The ssptinus having extended covering brick walk
70 tive fest vice. all around ae squares c,arts
.pon the inside The wallis are mixture Of Egyptian
bDek and hard burned brick three to five feet ia thick
Dsss and capsule Of resisting cannon shot The side
wallis twelve to Efteen eet In height, where heavy
wall plates, beams and rsfterr, all of Mahogany,
put there then sheetpg Of cane covered with
curved brick tile set in mortar, and Immensely heavy.
TIE seldom ceiled overhead though are
md the niAh most extrayagantly elegant. Windows
nesting Of iron bow ed and inside shutters to close at
night The floors are covered with large nard burned
brick though sometimes with marble blocks similar -
but more finely finished than our hotel floors in New
Ys9k.
Tie Nicaraguans are essentially lazy and live upon
The upaided efforts OF nature Their habits simple
and their wants few, tina. what little service
necessary is mostly done by the women
Granada city contains eight thousand alabi
tsnfs, and Is half destroyed By cannon shot 1t hat
just yielded to the legtmists VINO the beseging
fsrse when Walker came 20 aid its venerable old Presi
dent RvAs and to ests ssh the democratic; and regu
Ar government of the country. Gen. Walker here
by contract with President Rvas the terms o. which
embraced the right Of of the Transit Company.
elusive navigation of the lake. bounty lands to American
dS Peg @ I AZ ws5s Sssrs
qua All he has since doue has been in fulalnen.
Of .tipulatiops with this government Walkers sa-
Eacity and states nanship have quite Aped the
Yrovsions Of the stupid Clayton and Bulwer treaty and
settled at once ard for ever that vexe leson Of coo
nixipg IN favor Of manifest destiny.n The entire Tran
s route the sthnnus is protected BY American
TiGes There two companies ut CASTILLO; at San
Carlos, the head OF the san Juan; at Virgin Bay,
Rivas, San Juan Gel sar MAdsgaipa two at Leon and
shout four hundred troops at Granada which is head
jonathan, which Is expected daily irom San Fraacisco
freighted with troops and munitions. The country is
extremely healthy and so are the tteops with the single
BOO Tree indulgence In tie Of drdne and other
designations have caused fatal Of sickness.
The months Of December and January the only
healthy months in the year being the warmest and i'm
eciatey succeeding the rainy season. THIS cmse is
the comfortable and bland in its temperature ia
ginabe 1t is uncomfortably hot, the breezs al
ways tanning both night and day the thermometers
widest range being 20 to So degrees but searcsy diff
fsring nom 80 DEGREES both day and night. Aecmsion
IL both safe and easymuch more thsu in going 70
Western state from any Of the Eistern--snd with
chis fever viii be developed In maj ,rity Of
csses
The crop of timber upon the land is inv.usble. Toe
so is two four feet in thickness and rich and
during soil be. Corn Is worth 81 per So bs and
200 bushels per in twelve months Ia easy and,
indeed low average. Coffee cotton IL and will be the
staple. Five hundred set in coffee, with few
tives TO PICK 1T, will yield net value at very liberal
cAlculaon OF $40 coo per Cacao also and ia
digo be cultivated with ier;y-foid the profit of
fArning In the states. Ye Flooding nnsbaDdnen
Of the States, listen end take the hint. The conn