The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-08-20
From the Panama Star, July IL.
Gold on the Isthmus---G Golden Images
in the Indian Grave Great

IN the indian Grave YardS---Great
EXCITEMENT r
We have been favored with the perusal Of
two letters lately received in this city, from
David, from most highly respectable and
reliable parties, giving some particulars of
the gold discoveries in the Indian graves
| One of them, which we translate says:
''The principal event here is the discov-
| cry of great riches in the sepulchres of the
original inhabitants of Chiriqui. At pres
ent over thousand persons are working
in the district of Boqueron, at the places
called Mamudo and Bugalita. In opening the
'huacas' (Indian graves there; and it is
calculated that at least nine arrobras (925
pounds) of fine gold, of the best lei and OF
tunabQga have been extracted.
"There is tradition that in former times
Spanish ship, obliged to put into one of
our ports from stress of weather for repairs,
brought off box Of earth from the shore
for galley fire place, and that on arrival at
home on removing the box, thin cake OF
gold was discovered at the bottom of it;
the circumstance gave rise to large emf
grafton to the district, and the city of La
Estrella was founded, where the richest
mines between Cana and San Martin were
for. many years worked, but the depreda-
tons of the fllibusters and the hostility of
the Indians compelled the inhabitants to
abandon the spot, and they retired to Costa
Rica, where they founded the city of Car
tago. Notwithstanding many attempts were
made to discover the site of the city and its
gold mines, it is still unknown; but it is
thought that these discoveries will induce
fresh explorations, which mry at least lead to
the discoveries of the rich auriferous deposits
known to exist in the province. The mum
Der of huacas throughout the country is
very great and may yield immense treasure"
The other letter to which we allude says:
81 saw $40 900 worth in the hands of one
man alone, and there are others who have
still more. There are millions of these
graves all over the country in this province.
and also Throughout Central America, enough
to employ thousands of men for many
years. 1t is only three weeks since the
diggings commenced, and the amount of
wrought gold discovered is enormous
The letter goes on to say that agriculture
is quite deserted, and that provisions, IL
quors, clothing and tools would find good
market.
These accounts come from most reliable
and disinterested sources, and are worthy
of every credit. Chiriqui is beautiful and
healthy country sparsely populated by a
quiet and simple people. AS the graves
are scattered over vast extent and far from
any settlement, persons who think of try
lag this novel mode of mining should go
well prepared, and not trust to the present
resources of the country.
GOLD IMAGES FOUND NEAR DAVID, cHIR1eUI.
We saw yesterday (July 17th) at the of
fee of Messrs. Cabrera, Hourquet & Co.,
some twenty pounds of gold images, idols,
ETC., recently taken from an Indian 'huaco,
(burying- place, near David, in this State,
and brought here for sale, by Mr.. Manuel
Fernando. 1t is currently reported that the
company who are ENGAGED in this specula-
ton have taken out SCI eighty thousand
dollars worth from this same 'huaco.'
Among the lot, we saw some curIously
wrought aliigators, similar to those found
in the Indian burying-places of Peru and
Mexico. At what date these relics of an
tiquity were deposited here, no one knows;
some of them look old enough to have been
made by old s'Tubal CAIN The alligator
seems to have been in great veneration by
the aborigines of these countries as well as
in ancient Egypt.
No doubt large quantities of manufac-
tured gold lies buried all through North
and South America In these Indian huacos.
In all of the wars between different tribes,
no enemy was ever guilty CT disturbing the
resting places of the dead.