The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-12
News from View Granada.

REPORTS FROM TIE cHIRiQUI GoLD.cEMETERIgs-
YIFLD OF IMAGES AND OTHER yALUABLEs--aHosrs
or THE OLD INDIANS AROUND-AFFAIRs AT Bo-
GOTTA AND IN THE INTERIOR.
From the Panama Herad, August 81
Le'te received IN ns city nom David, dated July ID,
state that the people from all directions continue lock
to The god degnes snd ths. the led Of gold obtained
from the huacas Continues undmnshed. The Project OF
The Department Informs the Cover that the elections
(or Procurador, &c did not take place the day sp
pointed DC no electors appeared at the poll all being
busiy engaged IN the grave diggiugs.
letter received at this Office yesterday from Sr Carl g
Weeener dated June "a though rather out OF date con-
tains few items worth transcribing:--
an OLD haf csste Indian VINO lives in Doega (!oberto
Des, whom you probably xno~), and who mas been IN
the haei. OF digging up Indian graves for the
earthenware and pTas de oler generally found therein
took II into his head 10 dig little DEEPER which brought
him TO the real grave where the body is deposited in
coffin OK rudey fixed stones and there found the skele
ton OF TIE deceased together with beautifully worked
"bat' in goc, Since then has been sscer.aned that
every "huaca contains gold sges in less num-
6er the eaithenware and other articles having been
buried only half down, and his explains why up
the present lime 70 few Of the Of bodies had
been found in the graves.
One took out Of grave in day 81 600 worth
Of things, amongst which were three gold plates of the
sze of dessert plates ami the thickness Of tin plate
an eagle Of the size Of span, and many other animals
ana insecs beautifully manufactured This is the richest
grave that has been found yet: but have been
opened that have not produced something The old
who made the discovery kept his secret for some time
and it reported that he succeeded accumulang about
$4,000
The place where the first discovery WAS made is called
Bugaba situated the other side of the river Pedrs
the road the Costa RIGA frontier but whole
Of the foot of the Corderasn Chriqu full of "huacas
will take many thousand people during many years be-
fore the whole will be dug up. The finding Of 80 much
worked up gold in the "huacas' is positive proof that
the country must be very rich in gold, and have no
doub. the above facts become known 70 the
real mining public, rich and extensive deposits Of the
will be discovered.
sable owing W Iaus oInerwae more persons would
s...wa for the diggings. People who come WIN
mere must expect to rough it, live tssajo (dred bee
ara pantAns and sleep In the open air; it Ia easy
matter to dig holes eight TO ten feet deep and remove
large storee.
All kinds Of ghost stories are aoat among the natvss
who report hearing mccarthy noises and taor (drams
in the Cordlleras which they attribute to his sable Ma
jeety who does the graves 10 be moested for
fear the dead may be able find their bones at the
ast day-so at least fevera highly respectable natives
have Eeriouay assured you judge for yourselves
az We stated 10 last ssue, in receipt Of b.
goia papers to the 18th of July and of Santa Martha files
TO the 18th
Our Carthagena papers did not come TO hand by this
mail
We translate the following, which appeared in our
SpsDish edition OF Saturday last
said that in Carthagena the liberal party have pro.
rouneed against the authorities in consequence the
law OF elections the night OF the 25th party of
The liberals proceeded through the Streets
by band Of music and finally marched to the jail which
they suddenly attacked snd captured the guard
whom made any resistance except ST. Francisco GambD
who was wounded. The party next proceeded resi-
dence of ST. Juan jose Nieto Governor and induced
him TO accept the provisional rule Of the State. ST. Cal.
vo, the actual Governor who absent at the time in
the interior bad not returned to the city
~ The Following proclamation has been Issued by Sr.
TIE PRovsoNARy GOVERNOR INHABITANTS or cARruA.
GENA.
hnss which now Exists 50 Contrary %
s S
Led y crimes and may rest assured The rights Of al
right my ante
AND MdG an.a nsys only
ing for today At twelve o,lOci Al de Gonsasora to take
m'y eS Shs Josr s1nro