The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-14


interesting Account OF tho Survey, with
Descriptions Of Ancho1inR Places the
Pacific Coaat or Mexico.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HEBALD.
avail myself Of your courtesy the Of the columns
OF the HERAED to reply 10 the many inquiries that have
been made Of me, by various scientific societies, respect
ing the recent exploration Of the Pacific Of Mexico
and the survey Of the harbor Of Guatulco.
In the month Of Nay last acting under the orders Of the
Louisiana rehusntepec Company equipped small party
OF engineers ct New Orleans apd set upon the journey
Ny Instructions which ct that time CONFIDENTIAL In
volved three points ls hydrosrspncal survey Of The
harbor Of Guaulco 3D. the purchase OF certain lands
the vicinity and 3d. To ascertain coal existed any
within reasonable distance Of the coest The few hours
intervening between the date Of M Instructions and the
sailing OF the steamer for Mnatltlan me little or no
time for equipment, and IL only by hurried effort
that some necessary surveying instruments were OBJ
tanned. The corps consisted Of
Cs2tstc Charles Seymour coast pilot.
c. Sinclair, Firt assistant engineer.
w. A. Ke,chum, Second do. do.
Ettore Dur wsro, attache.
John Y. Hargous, aid.
Chss. huzxy, sti-t, drowned during the survey
Dr. N, nell, Aeieoroogst and surgeon.
Tbos W Casey, ieadsmsn.
john Isrrea qusrtermaster.
Tboe v. Farrell, craftsman.
john Farrell, storekeoper.
JACK Russell, (negro) diver and cook.
From the fact that the company had become greatly
embarrassed by reason of in ndebednes an ,ns I.,h
MN. .rd.h. s.,.. w N'o ~
ton department, the party were much DELAYED in the
transit from ADantan to ventosa At the latter place
obtained surf boat but men The inconvenience and
trouble Arising from this circumstance was very great.
since involved the necessity Of adapting and training the
assistants 10 the use Of the Being provided how
ever, with letter from the agents Of Pacific Mail
Se.ms"'p COMPANY 70 CApt HUDSON, o. the steamer
oeson our boat was taken in tow by him. and the c,rp
nv. 800 VI sao "ofnins On the
$500 W 'AA1'1 ~ ss'e'y Oh the neAoisnns OF
GuAsulco and the camp was pitched at the extreme head
the upcs,,. ,rtv :, A. vS,oh :, A.. '-' "n'
..o amy 90 W winch Oh the revoutionsry parties
on bosrd OF rwa schooner that hsppene to DC tne,e
ancnor. On the 9th We established our base line and
The SssSor ss an ~Ir nds % Tonss % tina .
general direction Of north west and souh.sst Il aoas
Cd n m IN
east from which point in the heavy gales that bov here
In no pst Of the bsrnor rsa Island
ride any wbere without mourning dagger The entrance
y easiy onungnnhed BY prominent bluff on the coss.
=, p,Sa ~ 20 ne soa!o ward This point 10 called
- S VI .no Do1ef, sno taxes ns name from
cars thrnsh az wncu me sea beats and then es,
sorre,,r,e - tne soP throwing toe spray
,b;s s;na.s e.. IN nEn' me noee occasioned by
rahs aosSu me sea can De heard at cooside-
,rias oT ~ 49,. 'He nsaaAnu i'sou 10 visible many
cunn.nas, d,-,o, ~ oruer increase its conspi
in dsmetsar n ha vhvona,h.1 rge spot sewers. feet
ssce ~ 81. LIZ "nve"asne1 on the perpendicular
a. ,ho onra uun' sna On leaving IN the Oregon
he seen ~ ies., NS,sou ,;. survey, tas spot con9
Mr. Charles Mu,zv one ne ,h ns .. I'M. point TN
drowned I and n imnos.hIa ~ ", was scc.usota.y
Nte this N sne. ~ tha s ~ ary communi alton
little camn vben Ibis sad Tvet.nadowed our
.e,;es NJ .orsscr.;o .isi ouUs .ook pace.
the fact chat The msrim Is nS %
the ha Dor ia four feet el1ht inchs. "a v.,s ~.n
Pors enabled us TO determine the
which ia deg min 40 sec easta,Iv rcr.a.,r H''.n
cord,pp 10 the survey of Chr,st,.n us,s n &C
was epo, Cd by the Mexican sosernment 70 VINO
essterly ~ '-~'0A ""' ues' % min'
In ,aui,arv pont NJ v,ev cu.,n,co ill ~. T.. ,..,
to be below the standard Of healthy nIscas ON h s
coast Of MEXICO Dr. Fnnsn ,sh pasoes on sne tscnc
logical obtervAtSope IN ~ r.-x so uosoo1o
consider the barbor a. health, a. any place on The
mser necessarily sht Gusulco hss The
bepe insauhrous from the me few
yssrs snce tm:u so,onv from the mouutsn ds.cts of
q. cbessa sno .h 70 ,ie ae's mn o. whom 10 ssld died
he place From an Yestrs,ion Of NJ h; sosnnoned
deporua,,on of uor am satisfied that The psrsoDs
supposed to hsve died sdatc cholera were Victims
h S anc other diseases Of 81 Intestinal
III esAns a'e nsn " which there an abundance In
rs.
a. abe .pe'momesricsi ooseIva"ons msae oy os curing
~. ~ seAaou vi tne yest, ruoW very favorable
S rS, .sDstg pe,~eep " oegress ana 10
IaIeuuI.. Upon tne wn)e our survey OF Qua
-. o. rs...Ss A.~Ai VIZ ioou'sa Vosnnou
~ p,wsnn po LEA u ns Reconnaissance OF tnat mar,
twe ,',s =; nm n atu nsnsen .oere dlererce OF
rect pe LOCATES ~ os ana henseo rs no douSt cor
,sos , ~ ~ loca~s IL as Iohows -Lsuude 10 40 10
;,t @ 90 no W. HUN oreenWicn ana tnB agrees
"'s sa oT h. rSo, " .ss,r. 49, -.
10 - VI .e.uge vi !or repAlr OF vessels, Guatuloo
70 ape ~ most every respect As coang
Gnu ~ser ~ SUPERIOR 70 eitner ventosa or sana
oun' sno ~oua compare very svorao'y with Acapu
~ S p =. se'us snCDoIsge Inc andmsrks nom sea-
s"nss.,h so . u uel.eo sna tne maroon
Of be Dspoac saas ss s1s w o. any
Inc sounomge wncn vary from tnirteee 70 four and
nsn sslons suuCea 70 eAueme loW waserl snow that
@ 49, y, s1 W ses. c'Ass CAL Wooo, Waser ana pro-
VEIN Az ~ ao1 ae, .. -, '1 1 IL. .
NJ Mhn.f,.n d,s,.,r, g. ansu sor ,. s ~ sno voIV
for The cor ,,,ucs.9n 20 ;, .ue w" ns isVofeoe
io sne coSsu uc,eon OF Ianwy or wagon read, and
h.s "a oo sae WIZ equs. iac'y 'i0m Guatuco 70 ve-
.,..spso - 10, n.H vonk elkn.y lou. mnee. rne
Ssn"n VI. ~ =; ,s. ~ us sre ol'uWinous ana an
e. ~ qehnsy Seepy regret toss the exist