The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-13

teri and large quantities Of gold continue to be taken out
The party who went up 20 Chrqu the Josofa on tho
goth Of July for the purpose Of digging ARC 30 wen sa
lied that they have concluded 10 remain notwithstanding
the heavy rains which prevail at this season, and they
are now successfully engaged at the digglnes .,.,
MI hawes who has returned for the purpose OF eklg
up another stock Of goods has brought down qahuy
OF very splendid specimens He calculates, after care
1u investigation that he has ut least two hundred
ana hity thousand dollars worth OF these gold images IN
c houses OF poor people in David but he THINKS thefo
must pe great deal more he did see theare very
shy about exhibiting them 10 strangers
" strange that among all the variety Of figures which
nave peen iound there is not which represents either
morse, cow pig uog, cat or any other domestic animal
strong proof that they made by race who existed
prior 10 tne introduction OF such animals TO this continent
Inc country appears IN many places be covered with
graves for miles, and Is thought that there viii be pcn
Of occupation for thousands Of people when the dry
sets in, which will be in the end Of December
At present oud be unwse for foreigners TO 20 there
as they would in all probability get fever from exposure
10 the rains, and they could make little progress in pros
pecng owing to the swooen state OF the streams We
would, therefore, recommend persons IA the United
States who contemplate seeking fortune in Chiriqui,
nj home until December early in January when
they will have several months of dry weather before
them, and when the entire country can be travcrsed with
We learn that the Project extended every hospitality to
the foreigners visiting David, and has allowed them the
free OF his lands to dig on.
We have been examining the grant Of land belonging
Chiriqui Real Estate Company, obtained few
ago for colonization purposes from the Legislature OF CHI
riqa and find the immigrants are prospecting with con
siderable success III that direction.
cc,cd grant is worth looking AFTER as aside from us
richness in cocoanut coal beds and other valuable
products large tracts of these Indian huacas undoubtedly
there and the impression is that the long lost peS
of Estrea will be found Il not on at any rate ia the i'm
| mediate vicinity Of, their property.
The province Of Chrqu one of the most healthy and
beautiful districts Of New Granada, and the temperature
50 cool that blankets are required at nights and now
ports already published, it viii be by means asonsh
| ing to see rush there as soon as the rains cease
Provisions reported being both cheap and abun
a
abounds III rice, corn, cattle, &c.
Since The foregoing put in print have seem q
quantity Of the carthenware curoses brought from Chi
riqui by Mr.. HAYES
They consis, Of water jars cooking pots, images Of
and women, &c all OF beautiful workmanship and many
Of them painted with strange devices Among the
large stone for grinding maize is carved in the shape
OF a tiger and Is q rare specimen.
The entire lot would be highly priced either the States
Europe and il is 10 be hoped that before long some
light may be thrown The history Of the strange Of
people to whom the antiquities belonged, for yet
the age which they lived appears TO be yelled in mystery
THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL ROUTE BY PANAMA---RUM
| OF THE STEAMSHIP GUATEMALA FROM NEW YORK.
From the Panama Herald, Sept 2
The voyage of the steamer Guatemala from New York
to Panama may be looked upon as the introduction of
new era in steam navigation. This vessel as will be
seen by the report we published few days ago.
sixty three days travelling II 900 ms exclusively
under steam without touching at any port for coal thus
compsh long sea voyages without the necessity of coal
ing the way.
The a vessel Of about $50 TONS with first
cabin accommodation for about hundred passengers
and her saloons very roomy to suit this eli
mate; her average consumption Of coal daily good and
bad weather twelve and half tons, but she will
run in the Pacific ten knots on eleven TONS
We need better proof than this of the statement
have already advanced that there necessity for
sells calling at Tahiti any other port the trip between
Panama and Australia. II ships built sufficiently
large and suitably constructed they carry coal for he
entire voyage with ease giving plenty of room for freight
and passengers.
When the Guatemala left New York it was generally
surmised she would, like all her predecessors that
age have to touch at or two ports the way for coal
and was with no little surprise that people learned
her arrival that she had come direct
Hitherto leading point in the discussions the Ans
tralan has been the halfway stopping place but
now the place, and the time lost in calling may both
be left entirely OUT Of the question, and the through trip
from port to port may safely be calculated requir
ing over thirty days-the Golden Age ia tween
yeight running days but lost eight days coang Tahiti
or a quarter OF the entire voyage.
his subject is well worthy the attention of whatever
company may procure the Australian mail contract and
we trust the facts which il reveals will be ost upor
them
DIED,
At the works OF the Pacific Steam Navigation Company
at Iaboga on the 10th August, of brain fever CHARLES
WA WALKER, commander OF the Pacific Steam Navigation
Companys steamship Caao. The deceased was born at
kilmacooder county Cork Ireland in the year 1890 He
had served several years in the companys service this
coast and had recently retired from England in corr,
mand OF the Callao.