The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-13
OUR TEHUANTEPEc CORRESPONDENCE.

NisATIrI-AS (Mexico), Sept 1, 1859.
7ehuamtpec Company Its Last Legs-Mismana9cmenl
from Head To oot-Rereldtiorss-Gold on dhIslhmus-
Indian Mounds Similar to those Of Chiriqui-N es ron
0paco--D disturbances the Lshrsss, &c, dc
The wreck Of the Tehuautepec Company is slowly max
ing way, detached fragments to the Mr. sdell
left here the LIST OF August and now the individuals he
left charge of the central office here Capt John
son, OF the engineers down to this place several
days ago. having been driven OF Chivela by the Off
of the Law from Juachetan. All the property provi-
sons TOOLS engineers implements and in fact everything
belonging TO the company, levied upon Capt johnson
goes home in this steamer. Every map, and
child-be he officer friend enemy Of the Tehuantepec
Company-reiterate but story, that the outra
geous msmanagement has pervaded every department of
the service, and that in the property and
ney of the company Of the have been stolen and
publicly gambed away AT present there must be ten
twenty thousand dollars worth of company property
going to ruin for want OF shelter while of idle
have been hired ON the line to eat its substance
and detract from its merits.
We have many here as to changes in the charter
Dut al present nothing definite known 1t is to be hoped
the route will be taken of that will at last come
under management capable and honest Until some
change Il made IN It's arrangement and direction, money
IS but thrown away which Is sent here 10 be invested
improving the road or in fact anything else. Under the
existing order Of things the mails be carried with ra
pdy but nothing can be done in the way Of passengers
Are our managers under the Of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company
II is stated that the houses of Hargous Co and Jecker
70 have coaesced to make purchase of the route
the purpose OF hurryng the work 10 something Of com
peton as under the laws Mr. Jecxer would not be ad-
mted TO any very considerable PARTICIPATION in the
steamships think this report erroneous, unless il has
reference solely the Transit route In the event thar
trade should be effected; would France acquire dam
gerous rights this Isthnus would not the Isthmus
matters be most seriously complicatedy
party OF miners started from here some davs sinco
TO work the gold mines in the Central Mountains near
Chiveia. In conversation with Of the mon he said
that he had worked these mines with success before
but that owing the want of water il the dry season he
was forced to abandon them.
AS the Chriqu mines, rather ryhuna,ons, seem To
be creating excitement throughout the Stalks allow
me 10 draw attention TO the same character OF.
and tumuli here said to excel there IT'S also
tradition among the Indians hereabouts tina. their people
commanded TO bury their gold after the tluest OF
the country under the prophesy that they
should back and enjoy it after the Spana ards had
boon driven frothe country An old German PRESIDENT
Of ths place says that Indian takes American
money into the country, but invariably changes ii into
Spanish CON- and afterwards II is heyer unless
tracted Cor taxes This good argument in favor OF
me ldea ha the tumul hereabovts are az wealthy as
Many persons during the last week hive Beel out to,
Jatpan where there is statue mound said To have
pen JUN two hundred and fifty years hon0r Of
Aa.,ncnc, the tarnnns mistress Of Cortez ma eH
me ntepec for thirty miles THROUGH the
,s = s.aus made by the crown ot SPAN u Coftez,
n Cvnrsi. -" =" leo 10y a very wealthy SpanbFd near
- R pfyae letter from Charles t. WelsteA Unted
ss ~ - sn ,' w sc hat the flowlng icscrp
nov now 9 sas sas
S.I s - - 49,, - oe4ne jiletecs not in i
tpWn ana kanlrios 40 the country Last WICK the
stage from Tehuantepec Rio Amodey, was nv
four Iutans, armed with mlskCs, but a. ~ - -.
good we madaHti to ertrun the savage" n fci M
EditoryWe eiivng hcre IN worse than state X na,nre
- fer IL we allowed 10 be in that CONDITION III could
defend tenevcs; bu, as 1t Is, we az sgbRc d al
mannerof snncyaness and II we resent % n Y courts
y agxravate the matter By Their stupidity.
Z Strong efforts making b. thosa a!mra e b Ann
ricans this place TO have the custom h9us r,m'v'd