The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-25

OUR PORT AU PRINCE CORRESPONDENCE.
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OUR fOkT Au FRINGE CORRESPONDENCE
Poxr Psiscx, Sept. IS, 1850.
Propeetue Weaih and CbmmercS-7He Asneral
ofns Liand-GOld IN Acknowledgements u the
Old knes-sslver, Mercury and Coal, DC Mountains Of
Iron La5orers Needsd-Blaek Parudise dc.
There 90 little OF interest TO the general public
transpiriog this island that have thought Il Of
sufficient Importance to write the HERALD frequently
a. formerly. There 10 now, however, a matter be-
ginning 70 occupy the aieution Of government which
may prove Of consequence and largely bota
the and the population Of Hayu The mineral
Of the county under the serious aasdea
lion Of Jenrard Cabinet, AID TO b. deter
mps,op TO make careful Investigations In the matter
soulouqae tae head 0, the party who opposed
opening country 10 aud whose good
convinced him hat there reader mode
doing THE than by eonceang Ne resources ~sys
opposed any explorations and prevented any report
reaching the outside world. TIE present government
think Otherwise and have commenced active operations
by despahng practical miners 20 The Interior who
directed make rapid survey and ort 70 the govern
merit sbali epdeavor 10 Obtain copy o. tho report
and send you and all probability the Haytlen people
vin obtain the wisned information through your
columns
The island undoubtedly has rich gold mines atm
naming unworked 10 well known that enormous
quantities Of gold taken from the cibso range u
Y
suppose that The exhausted recent writer
on Bay cay that he two bottles full OF gold dust,
which had bern gathered by hand by native from the
sands Of one Of the small Other mention
similar facts and all agree that II properly worked the
mines would pay handsomely 10 possible that ne
refuse thrown aside by the spanards would nos with
improved machinery, be 70 -orked 10 advantage II s
curious fact tnu although the spAniArds were many
years engaged 10 working the mines, All although
bisior ans tell Us that thousands u the In
disns petished from excessive labor la their
endeavors 10 supply the covetousnsss of their
masters stu many Of The old mines entirely Lost
ssht o. their entrances cannot be vercd
real sn,rt has ss -. bcsu made 10 usce them Hm
sad that curing The troubles with which The country was
convused the cpcbngs % some Of TOE mins were pur
posey niicd up and concealed. Earthquakes and time
have otners and lie hidden 10 the
tniok unssrprwh Of tropical climate IN almost
frequenied mountain region Gold VS. found ~
Columbus among he natives, and Ovanoo, The
spanish historian, mentions block OF gold
ifal was shppcd 20 spain weighing z, 600 81
s.' SI ~ q. av
In sadion sod there have been recealy discoveries
ofsver and mercuryths nrst Of which now under tue
attention Of government Coal exts IN abund moo,
espscaly In the souh portions Of the island ID
recently found the Cape, but Of Inferior
aualiv Tn and copper also eaist NE Asssr IN soan-
dance. there soii mountains 81 iron like those
found IN the CDted ssaiss Several gems have been
found; aaons otnsrs, emeradsL ..
The mines are undoubtedly rch but capital and labor
are saptng Nature bountful, and henoe sne la
hAbsLts, sustaining themselves without labor cannot
essiy be Induced 70 work, even 81 high wagss What
who are not smpy sasisnsd 70 nve, bas are 70
OBTAIN indepeneenoe 10 offer farther Induce menta 70
the bsess o. other Countries 70 .ssss N sas ssn, 70
citizenship several years rcsiaeace have convinced NJ
that this all osbcrs The land for the black, end that
ss and IN ksowlsdse Of sssas ssrcassrai par-
suit.