New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-12
CENTRAL AMERICA.
THE CHIRIQUI GOLD DISCOVERIES.

q the ~ inst. The local news is OF no importance.
The United States sloop-oi-Esr s.. Mays sailed
from Panama On the 2s;h Of July fox Realeio.
The CaiIiqu gold disooverie, form the topic Of dis
question in the Panama papers. TIE schooner Caro-
Ina bad sailed fcr the region with fifty passengers on
board and another vessel was shortly - leave. TAc
Panama Star and Herald says:
/ Letter. received in this city from David, dated
July a. ss.e that the people from al directions con-
;nue flock 70 the gold diggngs, snd that the yield
Of gold obtained from the hnSeas continues unfmln-
ished The Prefect Of the Department informs the
Governor that toe elections flor Proc1rado, etc. did
not take psce on ne day appointed ~ no electors a-
pesred a. the poll, all being TOO busy engaged IN the
grave oiggihgs
q ..:-r received at this office yesterday from sr
Csros We gener dated June -, though rstaer out Of
da.e, contains few tens worth tr.nscris.pg;
Az old hslf.cas; l1disn who lives in Dolega Rob
: erto Del-i, whom you probably know and wao has
been the hsbit Of digging up Indian graves for the
s,ke Of the esrben.are and p...iTss lie mo.ef Sener
ally found therein took II into his head 20 dig 1le
deeper which brought him II he real grave where
The dy j. tepc sed in fiiL VI rudely fixed stones
snd there he found the -ke.eon OF the deceased to-
pether with beautifully GoTkei Dat IN gold. Since
then ]. has been asce'tainet thst every huaca con-
tsins gold image - more or ess number tie earhen-
ware and other articles having been buried only .f
w.y down, ard Ihis explains why Up 10 The present
time 80 few If the VI she bodies sd been found
"a the graves One man took ont OF one grave IN one
CAV coo worth Of thu gs, auotg which were three
go1 paes of the OF dessert plates and the thck-
less Of stout IN plate eagle Of the size OF span
and many other ANIMALS and insects beautifully munu-
;ac'med.
This j. the richest grave tina. has been found as
ye. bu. none have been opened that have not pro-
duced something. The old man who made the dis
cOv,ry KEEP. his secret for soue time, and I "a reported
ina. lie succeeded IN sccumnls.ng about 900. The
place uhere the fret discovery IVES made IL calei
Buaabs situated Oh the other eide OF the River Pedra
Oh the road toward the Gotta Rcs rooter; but a. the
whole OF the foot OF the COrceras IN Chriqu Is full
OF hlac&s, i, al. take many tbonss1d people dunog
/ many yeaIs before the whole Will % dug up. Ine
fndipg Of so much worked up gold in the 'huacas
j. positive proof that the country must be very rich
in gold; and have no doubt that az soon as the
rich and extensive deposits Of the ore VII be dlscov-
eied.
The rivers are now very high, and most of them
inpa-. able owing 10 the rains; O.heTwse more per-
sh- would have ,tarted for the diggngs. Peope who
cume 10 work here must expect TO rough II, live on
t.sssio dried beef snd plsntans, and sleep IN the
open air. L. Is DO easy matter TO dig holes eght 10
/ zen f. = deep. and remove large stone
"An kind Of ehost-stores shoet among the ma
tiyes who report hesring uneaithly nolss and tam
bores 1ruu the Corilsfa7, which they attribute
to hs Sable Majesty who does not "isn the graves to
| be mole -ted.
| \ correspondent, Of the same paper, who is evil
IDENTIFY familiar with the locality in which the discov-
cries have been made, write, a. follows:
The discovery !. q very interesting one in many
points OF view The possession OF snca quantity OF
The precious metal mus, inevitably tend TO improve
The industrial prosperity Of that province, populate
the country and eventually lead 20 the discovery of
the Il tines from which the gold was or -inaly
obtained, and which only be in the adjacent Cor
dIlleIas.
" Ttey further show the universally OF tina, belief
In Immortality, which, Ike geological stracS, We ma
IN the New " old a. well "a 10 the Old. From the
ul, uu. hich contained the warrior hls horse, and
BIS inI king cup, 10 be used again IN the halls OF
O1D Of scandinavian ancestors 20 the playthngs
If tie tnden Children, now brought 10 lght II the
Huacas' Of CbIiqw he earhen burrows OF accent
Troy Greece and Scythis Id the steppes of Tartary
where t@O young coTpses were found wrapped IN
sheets C gold weis hlog 30 pounds; the mounds OF the
Valley of The Mississippi, ard the taDlesnds OF Mex
leo al spe ak the sentiment; ard j, ~ 70 be re-
GREETED that intelligent artist and correspondent
present at Chrqui 20 depict snd record the nature
sDJ form OF these Interesting relies 81 los, tribes, a.
modern averice shall have destroyed the only hero
glyphics that ain TO of their industry, their
hopes Old feeis about future existence
- The ancient ouryinggrounis are indicated in VAR
ou- wsys-s0ne have heap ofs.ones piled up rudely
The grave, hers ere sbogn By piece OF the
uuln Of oass!tic rock placed in the center; some
have cIce of stones II closing the grave. They are
found everywhere throughout the Province, from the
shores Of :he Lagoon OF Chirquto the Islands Of the
Pacific. They exist in the deepes: valleys and along
the hghes, reces-e- Of tie COnleGss. SIch ss have
been opened hitherto IL The Wooded plains produced
on, little gold. They were probably an agricultural
race end toe utensils ofihe dead in relation theret
o. The present discovery bas taken place near Two VII
lsges called Boqueron and Buj aba. Westward toward
Puuts BurIcs and Colo Dulce The plains thence be-
come heavily wooded. Trees Of large grth are found
over the huscs'' The data their age j. by
precise That they were before the conquest u
plsn enough, -eeirg that the conquorers respected
neither The temples OF God nor The repose Of the deaf
II gold was 70 be- gained.
These tribes then were vel acquainted with the
precious ueta ard show CREST deal Of ingenuity ani
tate n the working Of j, into ayorte images AMI
hgurt- Of repiiles and tgers. my-ef traced these
graves in happy ignorance some years ego % the
chores o: q lfo Dlce, and If The gold mnes found
they vii probably be abOu. the heso water. VI the
ChlrQgi Z no, or the abaudoned gold mins- oi Tsln-
gal Which u-ed 70 give the King of Spain Al annual
Il B % 20 go cas.elsnOs Of gold Thsre mines
locsted srueghere between Boca. del 1Oro aud 6oiD
Doce. TIE ebmty q tie Baccanneef, combined with
The Mo-quito Indians Il sad 70 have caused their
ABANDONMENT.
Chrloqi Judging from IL dead, must have been
al e1cee iirgy populoa. country and white the present
lev Inhabitants relocing over the spOs II sbDns
ins! industry and .uperstOn i y 10 be- hoped thai Tie
discovery may esd ~ better Eno"lrigs ~ the %
source. Of the country and the dssslopnsnt t,sfef
BY The West Indian mail ntellg ehcs hal been
eeiyed Of revolutionary movement, al Cahhageas
The Liberal party, On the ~ Of july pronounced
against the authorize in Consequence of the law
Of election party oftbem, On the night Of the 18th
of June, attacked the jail and captured the guard
Iheice hey proceeded 70 me rssi'enf1 oil Sf juan
jose Nicto, Ex-Governor, AMI Induced him 10 accept
the provisional rule Of the state. ST. Calyo, the
actual Governor, in the interior at the time, and
had not returned.
ST. Nic.o had Issued proclamation, under date Of
July 70, calling public meeting Of the citizens on
that day.
The siyioes from the Southern Coast are 10 later
thar those received By tie Northern Light.