New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-08-15
The ch,rlqul cold Dlgglngs.

From the Panama Star and Herald of the I'd inst.
we extract the following interesting intelligence
The schooner Carolina sailed yesterday evening
for the Chiriqui dggngs with nearly fifty passengers
on board. There is room for another vessel, as
we learn that several persons preparing for
start who were unable to get ready in time for the
Carolina. +
A few days more must bring us accounts from that
region, which will be looked for with anxiety.
Letters received in this city from David, dated
July 14th state that the people from all directions
continue to flock to the gold dggings, and that the
yield of gold obtained from the "hnacas' continues
undiminished. The Prefect Of the department in
forms the Governor that the elections (or Procura.
dor, etc did not take place on the day appointed,
electors appeared at the poll all being too bu-
silly engaged in the grave diggings.
A letter received at this Office yesterday from Sr.
Carlos Wegener dated June Oath, though rather out
of date, contains a few items worth transcribing:
An old halfcaste Indian who lives in Dolega,
(Roberto Delsi, whom you probably know and who
has been in the habit Of digging up Indian graves for
the sake of the earthenware and piedras de moler,
generally found therein took it into bis head to dig
little deeper which brought him to the real grave,
where the body is deposited in coffin Of rudely fixed
stones, and there he found the skeleton of the de-
ceased, together with beautifully worked bat in
gold. Since then it has been ascertained that every
" huaca contains gold limoges in more or less num-
ber the earthenware and other articles having been
buried only half way down, aud this explains why,
up to the present time, few of the remains Of the
bodies had been found in the graves. One man took
OUT OF one grave III OD6 uhy SlUUU WOItu Vi
amongst which three gold plates, of the size Of
desert plates and the thickness Of stout tin plate
an eagle of the size Of a span and many other ami
mails and insects beautifully manufactured.
This is the richest grave that has been found as
vet, but none have been opened that have not pro
duced something. The old man who made the dis
covery kept his secret for some time and is reported
to have succeeded in accumulating about $4,000. Th
place where the first discovery was made is calle,
Bugaba situated the other side Of the river Piedr
on the road toward the Costa Rica frontier, but a
the whole of the foot of the Cordilleras in Chirqui
full of huacas,' it will take many Thousand peopl
during many years before the whole will be dug W
The finding Of SO much worked up gold in th
huacas' is positive proof that the country must
very rich in gold, and | have no doubt that as 500
as the above facts become known to the real minin
public, rich and extensive deposits Of the ore will
discovered.
The rivers are now very high and most of thel
impossible, owing to the rains, otherwise more pc
sons would have started for the diggings. Peop
who come to work here must expect to rough it, lily
on tasajo (dred beef and planains, and sleep IN th
open air it is no easy matter to dig holes eight
5 ten feet deep and remove large stones.
Q All kinds Of ghost stories are afioat among th
natives who report hearing unearthly noises an
tambores (drums) in the Cordileras, which they q,
tribute to his Sable Majesty who does not wish tn
graves to be moesed, for fear the dead may NOT D
u able to find their bones at the last day SO at leas
u several highly respectable natives have seriously al
g sured me you can judge for yourselves