The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-22

From thu New York Commercial advertiser
DISCOVERY OF AN IMMENSE SALT LAKE, WITH GUAYo
ISLANDS, IN THE INTERIOR OF LOWER CALIFORNIA. =
Upon the authority of a Mr. Seim F. Wood
| worth, and various natives and Indians who hav,
| long been residents of the locality, and who nre
| tend to speak authoratively upon the subject tn
frensd, OF Havana, of the llth inst. reports tn,
existence of an immense salt lake in the interior
| Lower California, of which hitherto the world ba
| been ignorant. Mr.. Woodwork furnishes inter
| esting details touching its salt and guano produc
tions, with descriptions of the surrounding country
animals lnhabiting it, &c, from which we condepst
! the follOwing:-
inns lake is something less than one hundred
miles in length, and twenty-five in width. II was
hrst discovered by Captain Scammon, of the Ocean
Bird Other masters of vessels had since visited if
and all vouch for the correctness of the detail
published in La Prensa,
DESCRIPTION OF THE RICH GUANo ISLANDS
other sources OF wealth than those contained in
the waters of the lake are to be found on the fva
islands situated on its Eastern extremity. Two NJ
these are covered with immense deposits of guano:
the others, though having less in quantity, beinp
smaller in size, ars also thickly covered The lar.
geSt OF these islands IS three miles long and one
mile wlde and 1T is estimated that there are over
ZUO,OOO tons OF guano upon it. Captain Scammon
who had lately left for San Francisco in the
steamer Senator, carried with him samples of the
guano taken from this island, which is pronounced
to be of the best quality.
Mexican guanO company has been formal
which promises to bring this article into market as
soon as its working arrangements are perfected
and vessels are already on their way to these is
lands to load behalf of this comnanv Tho
whaling vessels which have lately arrived at the
lake had completed their cargoes by taking guano,
in addition to the fish previously laden by them
each one having purchased the right from the
agent of the company.
LARGE DEPOSIT OF SALT.
There are still other riches described. one of
which consists of immense deposits of salt extend.
ing along the circumference of the lake, and nro.
duced by the effect of the evaporation during the
course of many centuries. A Mexican has obtained
from the Governor the exclusive right of gathering
and exporting it, and has already loaded several
ships, which were about to leave at the date of our
latest advices.
AN AMUSING ExPosURE.-The report has been
published far and near that Mr.. Curtis of Zanes-
vile, has suddenly disappeared, and on account of
an exposure which he was supposed to have made
of the Sons of Malta ceremonies it was imagined
that they had some agency in his Disappearance
his wife now comes out and says that the exposure
IN question was made by herself, and not by her
husband; that she gained access to the lod9e nv
dressing herself in suit of her husbands clothes.
that she was put through a ridiculous process Of
initiation, the conclusion of which was that she
tainted under the rough handling she received
came to and inquired for Mr.. Curtis who came to
her, and on ascertaiuing that the new member was
his own better half, Invested himself of his gown
and hood in short order and saw her safely home
Since then he has not been seen.
CEMENnNG THE UNIoN.-Among the various
plans for preserving the Union, that suggested by
Henry c. Spalding & Co. deserves attention. On
the 18th instant every member of the House of Re
representatives. at Washington found on his desk a
bottle of prepared glue and the following note:
''NEw YORK, February, 1850.
"Honored Sir: We beg to present to you bot
tie of Spalding's Prepared Glue, with the hope
that you will find it useful not only in the humble
department of household economy, but also in the
patriotic work of cementing together our glori-
Gus Union, which is being so shaken by sectional
passions and interests, and whose preservation is
important to the welfare of civilization and hu-
manity.
"With the best wishes for your health and hap-
piness, remain, dear sir, your obedent servants
"HENRY C. SPALDING & Co"
At the same time the President, Vice President.
Speaker of the House, members of the cabinet,
senator's, lobby men, editors and reporters were
also made recipients Of this glue and advice For
an hour or two glue and Union were the prevailing
topics of thought and conversation at Washington
Mr.. Adam Karr, an old and wealthy resident of
Belvie, Mo-, shot while passing along
street of the town on the 18th inst.