The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-03-26
THE 1srHmus OF rE11uANrEpEc.


pee, the New Orleans picayunc of tho 18th
ulliln", presents some facts in relation to
the route which are new to most OF our
readers. We quote the article at length ::
y few days since we had the pleasure
OF announcing, on the authority of Mr.
lleasamtS, United States Consol ut Muati-
tan, recently arrived in this city, the com
pcti"n OF the Tchuantrp"c road on tl,.
eth u!lim", whereby the contract WIS
saved. We have since had Il more cxtrnL-
cd conversation with Mr.. T., in which We
gathered additional interesting information.
| not only concerning this ncw passage to
the Pacific, but the topography, soil, cl:-
n'ar, and products OF the country
"Ihc new intcr"cr;,nic route is hv The
river Con'zacoalcos to Sucl, something
, over one hundred miles from the sen. all
the winlingS Included thence overland Lv
stage TO Ecntosa, one hundred and thirty
to one hundred and forty miles, making il,
all about two hundred AMI forty mile, from,
the Atlantic to the Pacific, to be accom-
| p'>hcd i'll Il day AMI Il hali from sea. rl;,
, distance will hc materially diminished =
projected railroad from M;nal:i!an to .Su-
chill, already surveyed.
"Frum the mouth Of the river to ,lina:i-
,lan, twenty miles, The channel is excellent,
caracious enough for the largest ocean
steamships. The depth Of water OH the
bar Il: low tide i, fifteen to sixteen feet.
(Mal"r Barn l..i 81 IS ii.ir:"cn.) and only
one obstruction, large rock, In, been d.,
covered and that easily woilab!r. From;
M;ma,it!am &: SIclil the river becomes n,or,
difficult. and must Le tr,vcrsrl hy steam
boats-thosc contemplated are, in size and
! fashion, not ds,imiIar from the Cumlcr-
: land river boats. The Lconora, built in
New York, and placed on tins portion OF
the river Il short time since, had proved oi
too large drauyht. The current is about
! two miles and u half Ill M from SUI
chill TO Minatitlan thirtys .ours These
arc the tcr'n'ni OF the projected railway,
by Which, when compctcl, !. distance OF
forty. five miles will tc saye,I.
From Sucllil to Nrntos;,, on the Pacific
ono hundred and to one hundred and forty
, miles, the route is by the newly made stage
; road oyer rougl h, sometimes mountainous
coantry. The heaviest work has been on Ibis
; end o! the road, where also tho rive,
luc'ta: l'"nlatIe at times, Lu. high and
malsl,y i'll the rainy season. is TO be sna,;-
ned by Il bridge Il mile and Il half in Icny,h
Some compensation is male on the o;!:c,
side OF the mountain, however, by an old
roa,l, which has proved available from
Chvca Pass TO the Pacific plain. Til,
time contracted for OH the stage ROAD is tiv,
miles per liour-twenty-six to twcny-cighi
! hours between Mnati.lan AMI Suchi lht
passage by the steamboat will be from sS
to eight hours; in all about thirty-live
hours, or Il dag and half from ocean tc
ocean. The ll;rhor Of Vcntos; is good, but
Il brcakwatcr will be necessary. As to til,
! probable amount Of travel and business on
the Teluantcpcc road, when in full opera,
| ton, we have no further information than
is already, i'll various spceulations, before
the public. The shortest route from Eng
land, New York, and New Orleans to tho
ports Of the Pacific, the most iiattcring cX
,,f n,i 81 ,r,l
ing it.
"Of the country, soil, climate: products
&c. Of tue Islhnus, Mr.. J.. gives an equally
llattering account. On tho Gulf coast ar,
prairics Of great fertility, producing gr;.s:
for immense herds of cattle The numcr
Gus rivers and water courses of the interior
abound in valuable timber. mahogany, cc
dar, and logwood in particular, Of wIicl
inexhaustiLlc quantities are found, afford
ing most profitable commerce. On wha
is called the Island OF Coatzacoalcos ant
Uspanaha rivers. coffee and chocolate grow
in richest luxurancc; while in all the re
gion between the San Juan and Coa.zacoal
cos, as well rs north of the latter river, ar,
produced, not only coffee and chocolate
but cotton, rice, sugar, tobacco, indigo, In
dian corn, TWO crops a year, and other ce
real grains. III particular, Mr.. 7. think
this whole region well adapted to TIT
growing Of cotton.
"Abovc Suchl we come again to graz
ing country, though Of a very diflercn
character from the prairies of The coast
This is the region through which the stag
route passes, and is represented as snpris
ingIy beautiful and picturesque. The eli
mate here, as indeed throughout the who'll
territory, is delightful no extremes or sud
den changes Of temperature; the mercur.
al AIinaiitlans snsualIy ranging in the neigh
boflood Of sos rLc water Of the Cost
zaeoaleos, as welf AS Of the other streams
having their. sources. in mountain springs