New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-09
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The Chiriqui Gold DIggings.
Tho newspaper correspondents and others on the
fiehmns Of Panama continue to repeat the incredible
stories Of finding golden images in the ancient graves
x2 Chiriqui. The steamship Northern Light arrived
n Esw York on the night Of the 3lst ut. with fresh
nsnfrmation OF these reports. A Panama cores
Nondent Of the New York Times writes:
Our gold excitement is intensifying On the Goth
NE brig Josefa, commanded by down east Yankee,
Capt. Patterson, sailed with cargo Of sh0vels,
liquors. and provisions and about fifty passengers,
I'm Chiriqui, the gravediggers' Ell DORADO.
Afew English, and monte deal r. The accounts
INas continue to reach us of the wealth OF these In
dian cemeteries or /" huacas in golden images and
nkets are every day growing more ns uod
and Of great weight Also, gold wom man,, Du.
now large woman is not stated II y little cur.
eps seeing with what contempt the Indians generally
treated females, that they should have wasted the
Trecioas metal il fashioning one II must have been
< Icyesick Indian that made that figure.
Most Of the passengers who took passage In the
sosefa carried silver with them to purchase the gold
Is said Il ID sold by the poorer class Of the people,
Issrs ner ounce. Yesterday another vessel arrived
from Cbiriqui with box.;of the gold, but Of what
value cannot ascertain 1t is said one man at the
xIyye diggngs' has taken out seventy-fve pounds
Il images, but this is probably an exaggeration.
Yhese tombs it appears, are of great extent, some
u them having contained many hundred bodies
ne gold is said to be contained in earhen vessels by
NE side Of the body. The ground where the "huacas'
ne is covered with trees, and it was by the falling OF
large tree growing cut Of the top OF mound that
Ne deposits were discovered. The roots Of the tree
Dok with them the earth and the mason work OF one
Of the monnds leaving the gold exposed, which was
accidentally seen by man when passing close 70 IT,
Many persons who have gone down are enthusiastic
snoagh to believe they shall find the source from
whence all this wealth was obtained. Iney may do
= mi Ii does not follow they will get much gold
The Indians only used the article for ornaments,
sd II Is more than likely that they were two or three
Rnnared years 10 getting together tne quarter o.
NTH their chiefs and great men in this Chriqai sepu
esse Gold has never been found in New Granada
IN sufficient quantities to pay California digger
md is only from the fact that Indians in Choco and
Ansoaui can be had for couple Of dimes day that
81 peple of the Magdalena District now able to
export two or three millions OF dollars year.
The following is specimen OF the posters that
r,sy be seen on every street corner:
FOR THE CHIRIoUI GOLD DIGGINGs-The fast
Mailing clipperschooner Carolina, Capt Manuel Del
sssdo, having large part Of her freight engaged,
will have immediate dispatch for David, Chriqnl'
ETY. Of freight will be taken, for which early appca'
non mnst he made at the Office Of the undersigned.
H5ver 900 worth Of gold images have been taken
from one huacc, many Of which images can 90 seen
<. Don Mavimono Perez, who has received king
weighing fifty pounds, and "a hat weighing twenty
1ys pounds and there are thousands OF hudcds In
faironi many millions Of dollars will be dug ont OF
ss Indian burial Oyer spse
anl particulars inquire OF the Undersigned al their
Mice near the Taller. ,,xos
Panama. July II. JEMiNhA hEhAA Nos'
The Chiraui Real Estate Company, Of Baltimore
g,aa that the land on which these huacas are sltua
hnother correspondent says: One of the natives is
maid to have gone stark mad at the sudden increase
ND one very ancient gentleman Of color has taken
sg1t a lump, SO 600 worth, " at one fell swoop'
These huacosn extend over a vast area are regu
hrly and compactiy arranged, and thousands upon
ahoasands remain to be uncovered me de e, In
aisns were buried in sitting position, with all the
7erow drops inclosed with them as company ane
srpost every !" huaca" is supposed to contain more
ar less gold besides 1t is conceived that IN TINS loca!
~ Chrqu many rich mines now os. H.. VII ne re
uealth Of these Indians was first obtained. mum
Der OF old miners have gone for the purpose OF pro
ypecsing for the virgin gold There is legend
10 put in upon the coast of Chirqui for water let
II The same time their galley bottom with fresf
earth and their arrival back to old SPAN iount
vi the bottom of their galley fire sheet OF meNet
oopbt the spot from whence they took the EARTH hu
n vain. What if they should strike this lead.
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN AND THE PRESIDENCY
Under date of the LIST inst, Ion," the Washingto
correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun, writes:
lis to be hoped that the Presidents own letter t
mr. McCaudless will satisfy the most incrednous Q
as determination to retire from public affairs at tn
close of his present term Soong as he is cOnsdere
AZ candidate for reelection the motives Of his mea
no cthian tod n Instrumentation
presentation. His positive annuncaton at this Tim
IL n determination to retire at the END OF MS TERI
viii greatly increase the confidence OF the country
she wisdom of his measures. His influence with IN
next Congress will be much promoted by it. At tn
ane time it will enable him to act with the more d.
aison and vigor in the course OF proceedings Whlc
BE may deem advisable for the public interest
Another marked effect of Mr.. Buchanans decn.
aSonis the liberty it gives to some politicians to avo
aheir individual preferences for candidate to SUI
seed him. While Mr.. B. was supposed to be in To
field few of the friends of any member OF his Cab
net for the succession would avow their preference
Now il will be otherwise. The claims and prospect
aS many eminent men, some of them in the Cabine
sshers in Congress, and others in private life, Will b
ssdeely discussed
Gr. Buchauan's letter certainly appears not to hay
aatished Gov. Wise, who some time since its dal
eaeoording to the telegraph) declared Mr.. B. ca
ssidate for denomination.
CRops IN GEoRGIA.-The Augusta Dispatch,
she Sd, says:
A severe drought prevails in many sections of mi
abe Georgia. No rain sufficient to be Of benefit b
Jauen since the 18th of May. In those places it
1Enpossble under the most favorable circumstances
ahe future to make more than half crop OF cott'
nv corn. The grape crop, which is becoming OF son
Importance, is nearly a failure everywhere. Vim
1aIls which were expected toyield from 1900 to 20
cations of wine, will fall very far short of expect
Son A disease has attacked the grape, causil
shem to rot very extensively. Our own Observable
shows that the Isabella is less liable to the dsea
ahan the Catawba, and that severe pruning and pl
ing off the vine leaves as is the custom Of some, du
ing hot weather, only promotes the disease.
DEATH BY LIGurNING-The Columbus (Ga) +
aairer has the following:
DR.. James J. 1rby, being ia Hamilton on the 26
ait, was, while taking out the cushions of his bug
previous to rain, struck by lightning and instant
Killed. The circumstances were rather unusual al
strange, nothing being struck but DR.. Irby althoul
ahe place where the buggy was standing was op
one still, not more than twenty steps off were Il
sseoses with chmneys and near the buggy were sc
asal posts, yet the whole charge seemed to strike
soetor, entirely mutilating his hat singing his h
and making some marks of violence on his body, /
not tearing or burning his clothes in the least. 7
diseased leaves a wife and children
TIE FINANCIAL AND CROP PRospECTs.-A Wa
ngson letter to the Baltimore Sun says:
!. A New York commercial paper, which lately q
psayed most lupubriOus picture of the financial G.