The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-18
THE CBIRIQUI SURVEYING EXPEDITION.


Our Boca del Toro Correspondsncs.
BooA DEL ToRo, Sept. 20, 1890
Progress of the WUk-Seucre Weaihey-Pecaiar Adaps-
ttty Of the SOIL for Ratroad Pssrcses-Coat khp,ora-
aon-CaiYi7ai as a HDboy-Ar 7hcmpson's Troubles
and Lab@s-Heath Of tie Porty-A Mistake, dc
By the arrival o. Mr. Ambrose Thompson from CAldera
we have news Of the chriqui surveying party, Mr.
Thompson len the main body Of the party encamped In
the valley OF the Cadsra days ago. At thss time
they we're progressing most avorably-the camp was
moved every four days the surveyors steadily
working their way to tbs Atlantic where the steam
sloopof war Brook Ia lying ready TO receive them
on board II was confidently expected that they would
reach the shore in about twenty days Mr. Norton
bad left the party on the l4th inst, and gone towards
the Goldto for the purpose Of taking baromesrc obser
vatons. In spite Of the almost unpreceden!edly
weather. and great consequent suffering entaed upon the
party from cons ant exposure in shnian climate, the
camp remained perfectly healthy
OF nothing definite s yet known regards the
railroad survey SO far the engineers have progressed
everything satisfactory; the natural grades found al.
though heavy, not sufficiently 90 TO prevent the
strueton Of the road, even to present any
obstacle 10 ~ In fact ,ney regarded by the engineers
great advantage, tor by them the country 10 % tho
roughly drained by the steep water courses consequent
thereto that tho even at this reason Of the year.
Ia drm hard, solid-the best they declare, that they
have seen for railroad purp II viii be recol-
eoied that when the survey o the Honduras route was
made the epeeeers Of that road were prevented from
running their res by the overlooking Of the great plains
around Conayagua
Heavy grades is<hmus road have never been
considered by thcee teent TO judge az ORA wback,
but quite the contrary provided the ground be sum
cientiy arm 10 bear the weight OF heavy locomotives,
which In this most decidedly H. All the curves
are seo OF great radlus-another matter OF equal i'm
portance.
The Brooklyn remains healthy. Thsre have been
or two cases OF intermittent fever which TO be
wondered considering the OF the year; but
these cases have readily yielded 70 the arst doses Of
quin-e
The coal explorations under DR. Evans have been
crowned with the most signal Coal has been
nd IN er At alb ndsrcs and of the nnest kind Dr.
Evans opened several aud thoroughly tested the
coss taken from them and they have been pronounced
TO he of the 6nsft quality
completed and the photographers have concurred with
the British Admiralty reports this that there does
sxs, on the whole eastern eoas, Of America
modo and safe har Dor OF and better de-
Gned ,nusnce than that OF Chiriqui
The surveys he Pacific side have not yet been heard
from probably will not be before the end OF October.
Mr. Thompson left the camp OF tho surveying party
alone FOR the purpose OF procuring provisions from the
Brtchios On the second day be joined by m In
diaD named Ysabe whom he describes the greatest
scamp be has yet seu they attempted 10 cut their own
pih down TO the Atlantic, but the Indian broke down,
and Mr. Thompson not only became sick with the e yer,
bui got lost and out OF provisions After great difficulty
walked thirty miles 10 . settlement, and left
the came day, although still suffering from
lever en- snother attempt to reach the
Atlantic, In which be completely oocessai, making
The quickest time made by Indans-two days
and few hours from the plains on the Pacific TO the
deck OF the Brookyn-~here arrived In such miser
able trim that be was with difficulty recognized BY her
tflcefs He leaves 10 morrow to ts,sbisa the camp,
xhcb Is hoped will greatly copduce the health and
comfort OF the survey ing party. IL is natter OF gene
raj prise how be stand the fatigue
ana 1t certainly speaks we'll for CHR lui.
BY reeeeis isteiy arrived here from Aspin wall,
learn that that p ,rt still Continues very sickly
Two Of Mr Aolt,ns party, arriving IN David, the CAPT.
tai Of Cbniqn mistaken for "Wslkers nibusters'
and cansed glorious excitement in that queer, parched
Up little old Spanish town Tho ohabit tnts, in great
ubuiatou demanded from the Prefect Investigation,
but wbeL be d, cared they good csbsteros
csine build The de Aieyyo the excitement
all the other ~ay-it ~as which could do the most
hurry the road business All the country 10 eutausi
astc for H. as sell they be, for the monopoly OF
toe Panama Company getting rnbearable TO the com.
MERGE OF The world
Adiosi When the party arrive there viii be more
rews