The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-29
The New Route to California.

The Cleveland Herald publishes a letter from a citizen
who left that place some four weeks to assist in open
ing the mail line the Isthmus OF Tehuantepcc. The
subioncd extracts will be read with interest,"
SUcnIL, Ne xico, oct. %, 1858.
On the Goth sailed up from the mouth OF the river to
the town Of Mnattlan distance twenty four miles, where
arrived next day We Immediately len the 81 p and
went INTO camp Just outside OF the village We remained
at Mnatitan two days. After transferring coaches,
harness &c, from thu vessel TO the small stea
found ample time TO look around town. The place, like
all small towns Mexico principally made up lodges
OF huts oT very inferior order no doors or windows
The ouy articles OF furniture visible to the naked eye
rough mahogany benches and grass hammocks, few
We all glad enough TO gather up traps and
leave Mnatitian on the evening OF the 23d for Such
ninety miles up the river which place reached on
Sunday, the oath. all in good hca ia and spirits
The Coatzacoacos river is decidedly Of the most
beautiful ever saw; immense mahogany and other vaiu
able line the shores the rich ground covered with
Wild orange, lemon, and PAIN trees just in full
bloom, presenting quite variety OF beautiful coors
The sensitive plant grows great prouson and Is so
very sensitive the leaves VIII close up before person
gets within foot OF IT, We any quantity OF alga
tors lying around on shore many of them received the
contents OF rifles We also some few monkeys,
which do not modest, however Parrots, and other
beautiful plufnaged BIRDS very numerous. Game Of
al kinds can be had by taking the trouble 10 load ana fire
guns.
Immediately after arrival here VIC went 10 work
taking coaches Of the boxes ard putting them
ge,her-no small operation assure you. SO far as my
self l. concerned, never in better health in my life,
and | ike the country fully as well as expected. l
think I safely say the concerning the entire
rlriy. Our coaches I'll ready 10
motive power can be attached 10 them The mules
al at rbcvaa, the halfway station; six Of them will be
here today, which | 70 take with coach Ven
tosa Bay, for the purpose of bringing the first Pacific
mail across the Isthmus. So you / shall have the
honor there bc) OF taking the first coach and mail
ucoss. coach and will make the natives open their
eyes some am inclined TO think from the fact that they
have never anything OF the kind extensive
than a mule cart with wheels sawed from end Of
mahogany log. Tie bodies osaid about the
same capacity our common whcebarrows
From here t. ycn;osa Ray H. hundred and seven
miles the first twenty i've mile very bad the balance IL
about the kind II road il Is from Cleveland
fathers house II passes through several little Spanish
towns; ~ them oi any importance except Te.
huanepec city, quite large and beautiful place Il
tod) located The plains about eleven miles from the
Pacific coast perhaps half large Cleveland The
habants more of Tire higher class. Quite number
wealthy ola Spanish Irts reside there with their tamil
les shal b. able e. give yol more general nforna
ton in regard a. tn route my next. hope.
The rany Is pretty much here now, and the
ground. where the Sun can get nj u, Is getting quite
Bry The frs, three Ia arrival the mouth
moment tic sky would LOOK clear / saw it,
when PERHAPS the next would bring heavy shower
h.ring the rainy sea-on-from June 10 October--a per-
cannot venture outside Of the house without
bres protocfon from the ram, for 1--we or
ten minutes. A great country when u rainsl
H3sguitoes grow very arge here. and, when they
prevented by bars. attack person at night worse
than fans hcd then retire, however, at day light
leaving the field open the rhode (Which means
varabUnd .n kngsh). = very small ly, always the
wing. in droves by tens u millions They attack Part
II the human flesh except The hands and nose The
bite OF leaves small black spot which becomes
sore Il rrtaied BY scratching the rritaon n drvca
away by rubbing tie slot with the skin ~ the orange
lemon. The rho de doris disappear sundown then look
ont for mosquitoes. Insects Of all kinds, shapes and
co'urs very around here, but where the
country is open they very Some Of these in
scots very poisonous. OF very cautious
about tucking M our mosquito bars nj night.