The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-04
Interesting Geographical Explorations I'm
Hondurss-The Lake OF Yotox.

We fDd TIE following interesting sccouat Of extra
ordinary aouI:An lake n honduras, In the Prouiden
Journal
New YoRE, April 2, 1858.
One OF the most interesting, bat hitherto alncst VI
known, geographical features Of Central America is n
lake cf Yojoa, or rsuebe in Honduras !. was first in
Gated n Baiy's map Of Central America published
1850, 4 which Is vas lid Gown with Eve outlets-t
flowing eastward .n.o he river Eumuya, two rum
rUrthwara and ln.ag 10 forn the Rio Banco, AID
Howl1g westward ia.o the Rio Sta Parsara II was al:
wards indioSsed, n my own map o. Honduras, in Isl
with single outlet, the river B.Anoo, which l also
scr.5ei flowing, for considerable distance, thro,s
sr5terran.sn csGnnel A. tha. time gres.ly distrus
tie existence Of two or more outlets, N different dir
iions although they were s.outly affirmed 70 exist by
natives Of the country. When Lieut. Col Stanton, r.
Lrd Mr.. Amory Eivards, late Vice President OF the I'd
d-ras Railway Company, sailed .or Honduras In Oscel
Der last directed their attention 20 his lake, with 4
view o. asceY.ainny the truth concernngn. In co-s
q-ence, those gentlemen visited 4. n February last,
made rapid survey. They found uat !. ia About rezi
ave miles le2g, b RON :hTee 10 eIgh. broad, With
average tern OF fur iabous, and that N point OF "a
Eas Ihree ou'le-s-.~o as s southern extremity, viz
rivers fatigue and Sarapa Ard ore a. .s northern ex
ss, ns 1900 = ,b1 e arc
drested % myself from NJ. Edwards, da.si pleI
corHz, Feb II, 1883 -
sepsque On oe 3D. after overcoming ore OF the s.esp
cuest1s, tbak, that ev~ sEw. TIE plain OF sigua
2eqGs surpasses any have ever seen beauty. II
an elevation of 800 feet above the sea- azi about hr
n!ies long, - from three 10 eight broad, frnged
ri,e trees, woich sometimes s5croach Ipoa u, &C
vey.ns ne .dss Of PARK The gras. which covers
pian luxursnt, and ths sell rich. u Will prodC
wheat potatoes, ard generally the fruits OF climni
Ifou7d me Fng'sh tramele or cur blackberry, indt
noes, and d re greatest perfection We crossed u
7,An IN q Erection Eexy northwest, and reached the
sgs OF Tsrese, stsEied . Wiley surrounded by Ill
800 feet above re sea We s.ae hsre two Days, a
tsen took ne road dus nor:h rescSilg large s.res
Nerp. LOEed
was surprised 20 leayn thAt ( was of the outlets
Lsse Yojea We followed up his stream, vh ca cal
the fatigue, Tor about Ten ni.es, through fores. Of
hogaay and CEDAR, With re sarsapara vine In The grf
est Abundance, until came 20 the Rancho de los Tor
situated on slight elevation IN aswsmpy plain exend
TO the axe. Al MS point n therver 40 found sev4
canoes sent By o1r mutual friend Den Fraocsco rlnd
We et once embarked myself steering the boat Asce
Dg aEa.Ds. strong cufrsl for about half mile we
tered he clear waters CT the lake. The wind was n
from he 1orth, and we tied up 70 the shore, await
change. Aboc. miin;ght tts wind subsded, and We "
ed up the axe due north. In five hcurs We reached
hacienda Of the zesyw, at Aqua Azul, point about
sto2-ed here two days. during which tine serreant
took sore fine photographic views. TIE hacienda
yeyy fine one. II derives is name from an imm@
srrng, seventy I've feet In diameter, from which -
out large stream quite equal N volume o the RIO rsJ
The country here IA beautiful rolling savannah, Ike
pear Santa Cruz, On The road from 0n9s 70 oonays
Tie ridges arc al covered VIII psres. The two soutN
outlets Of the lake, Jaqre aud saraps units about al
miles bel,v her point Of tsocuehure from the lake
lsiier, q. ds.ancc Of two niles from tss lake, en
subierrsnea, channel, through which il COWS FOR up3
ofs mile. The Rio Bsnoo, you are aware, eut\
s-nila- channel haif mile from The LAKE. through
7 fows FOR mile and a ha. We found BY baronel
"a 2 ,05o feet ABOVE IKE soa."
This g the trst authentic aocouD, which sAs yet
given q lake Yoica II s certxnly peculiar and
Interesting feature Of Honduras and with the constr
Of the pro7osf rn'lrsy, which approaches within "
miles OF rs shores, must become point OF s..ract
travellers sad men ofseisnoe. r G. soUI3