The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-06


rias Disasters-Dsaths Of the Mining Advsnhs
Ses, &C., &e.
Some time since informed you that numbers Of
gold hunters were vending their way into the State
Of Honduras in search Of the precious metals. More
recently informed you that q company, called the
Honduras Colonization Society, had come to this
port, and from here had gone to the town Of Truxi
10, on their way TO the mines in the department Of
0lancha in the State of Honduras. On their arrival
at Truxllo they found the natives very much alarm
ed, and greatly in dread of Yankee lbusters. They
were obliged to land 10 small parties and to deposit
their arms In the fort and wait In town for order
from the President OF Honduras. As it took some
time TO get this PERMISSION, they to pass their time
weat TO work, some at sign painting, some at cabi
netnakng, others a. sooemakng, others at carpeu
terng, and others went prospecting and strange to
say, on the coast, near the town Of Truxio, they
discovered evidences Of gold and after very little
trouble, and with but little labor they found the ore
itself in considerable quantities.
A merchant of Truxilio writes me the gold is o
very fine quality, simiiar to that taken out of the
southern mines in California, and il what is com
monty called "shoi god.' He also Informs me that
some parties have taken out Jumps which weigh
over an ounce, and tina all who work there are doing
very well. The work i. done in the radest way
without the aid Of art, wit or scence-yet the old
women are averaging over one dollar each day.
while some Of the men are earning from eigh. to
eighteen dollars day This has waked up the sleepy
natives and great activity is at present manifested
where all we're dead in incidence idleness and lazi-
ness before Blu. your readers will perhaps say
WAY do not the Honduras Colonization Society
work his mine instead Of going into tine Interior"
answer: ReporG encourages them to believe that
they viii do much better at 0lancha where it is very
healthy, while ON the coast it is very sicky.
A End shall not have time to give you all the
particulars about this company before the Olive
sails enclose you a letter from the secretary of
the company with weather table, which you are
AZ Liberty to publish If you choose. This letter was
not Intended for publication, but as | am sure it
will he Interesting to those who take an nte-
rest IN this part OF the world, | send it.
only adoi1g-the writer is gentleman from Mont.
eomery. Ala, to which enterprising city several of
the company belong; nearly all of them are from
Southern States, and fine, manly, strong, intelli
gent looking set Of men have seen together
before. The Commodore of the United States
steamer FCton, who saw them here, made the fol
lowing remark on them -" They are all men able
70 take care OF themselves and never saw twenty
two men who should think could, if an emer yency
came give better account Of themselves than this
company; and II they are going to join Walker,
fighting eft for them to do"
The schooner George B. Mathews, from New Or.
cans with provisions, went ashore COTS Kay
teef. about fourteen miles from Belize on the sth
and - total wreck; her cargo will be mostly saved
IN damaged state; portion of il was sold at auc- |
ton te,e tais day and br ought very good prices
United States left this port yesterday, loaded with
logwooo, Tor Hamburg She got aground, and was |
defined FOX several hours. but got OF without any
damage. She vas struck With lightning on tie 10Th
nd ton a. Mt ma ta
shiyeged. The ship Lockwood and bungay in the |
harbor were also struck both having their masts
shgnt!y damaged. At the same time large Dutch
bark at the Bogue, was also struck, her foremost
trou the truck down entirely shattered 70 pieces,
hes sheet chains all cut to pieces, her rigging also.
AL the fore yards, ripped up Tor down, more
properly speaking,) and hole four feet square
cut through the main deck, when II either followed
the chain or went through the bow port into the
water. And strange TO say no one was seriously in
were dreadfully frightened.
Some little excitement has been felt here on ac-
count Of two attempts having been made 70 fire
house IN town. We think the william who made the
attempt 10 In confinement. Trade continues dull.
Rain day and night. Belize more than half under
water. Much anxiety Is felt here concerning the
tate Of steamer which was to have left New York
for this port on or about the first Of June last but
which steamer has not yet made her appearance. |
Produce and mahogany looking mp.
Letter. FROM THE SECRETARY or THE HONDURAS
coLoEIzATfos SOCIETY.
TsrxILLo. July |. 1856.
DEAa I'VE are yet, part Of US, in Iruxlo.
However, we have despatched two companies, and
the principal part Of our baggage. Mr. D. has been
sck an confined to the house since the 5th Of June
but Is improving now, 30 that we expect him 70 be
81 TO travel about the 9TH Of tkis month, when we
expect TO vacate this place, ed happy will we he
TO 30 e, for we have bad r sad time OF il. We
were detained here so long for passports that some
Of our party fell sick with fever, since which time
our house has been Ike q hosptal-one continual
cene Of Sickness and suffering. There are now only
nine or ~ remaining here, the rest having gone on
a. fat D. they recovered sufficiently TO travel
We arrived here on the evening Of the 9Th Of May;
got ocr baggage ashore on the sth. Our guns we're
tskea from Us, and we were locked up in the fort
and iaformei that would not be permitted to pro
coed any further until courier was dispatched 10
Canyagua TO obtain permission. The necessary
arrangements being made for this order Of business
The courier was dispatched on the 10th.
Expecting to be detained sometime, we resolved
to engage In some business whereby we might keep
out Of mischief, replenish our purses and leave
something TO mark our way. some went TO
painting and some 10 joiner work, some
70 cabinet making, some taking care OF the
sick, &c. In this way we passed our time until
the fTth when three Of party went up the coast
about thirty miles, on prospecting tour, retained
90 the 20th bringing some very fine gold, which
they washed out themselves from earth taken from
the surface, which they say yields from 5 to Is
cents to the pan, but did not consider it worth our
while to locate there, as we had made our calcula-
tons Cor blanche, where We expect 70 do better.
some q the natives are getting their ideas excited
the subject Of gold hunting, and now docking
70 the place OF which have Just spoken, known ~
Rio Lucinda. hear that several specimens have
hcau ken woirh from N. fsUor
but TO what extent the precious meta sbounds We
bave not yet been advised.
The drst piece Of work which We completed here
was a sign for Don Carlos Melhado the drst and
only thing OF the kind Ia Traxillo; the occasion Of
raising II 10 It's place was one Of great curiosity
10 the natives and curfts who gathered IN
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