The New York herald., 1860-12-08
sgICRY Of THE GevFRNnEsT EXPEDITION.
yOuOgrapliCal, HydrOgraphical and Geoes lea
Failures of The lSthnlns
Fine Earbors, Plenty of Coal, and Abund'
ance of Other Minerals.
p8.cTlCsell1Y or A RAILROAD DEMONSTRATE
yuyE OF rHE GRANT GENERALLY,
Ax,, lkc., ks.
CAPTAIN YS6LE's REPoRr.

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s,irsry reports of The Typographical E sneer Lieu.e-
9, CIar Morton OF Lieutenant wm. Jerers, tae
hvdrogtaphsr, and of DR. Evebe tee Feoogst, and
,erpec fully snbmit few observations of These
Ne followed by ct arts Of the harbor OF acl0o the
p,oiao .nd OF the beds Il located the chsng,nola
and hs contrituiaries
s,, ne pleasure 20 state mat he truthful charts OF
Commander Barnett, OF Der Britannia hajestys Navy,
bed us 10 aceomp sh the work on the farbors .
vry shtri time The s,urdrgs OF The channels
scrrect .Sa, passed IN and out ythou. the aid OF
ploa
rne marks OF Captain Barnett which have charged
xm te corrected and made perfect by the survey Of
Lieutepant Jefers
The haIhols Chriqu large, dee, and wo pro-
ected THAT d ult TO convey TO you an idea Of them
tr wait Of compariton The an horsge IN every part
eacure they have hurricanes and no winds that a
canoe he gondols of these waters) cannot show itself
onaer iul rail The tea breeze 10 bracDg and that rOm
the mountains coo swing 10 sno sleeper refreshing
We arrived at Boca del Toro, Chiriqu the 2sd OF
Auguss. Lieut. Morton and nis party iefs os for ins
Lieut. JeGrs the hydrosapher, began their WORK imme
alAiey and carried IL on energotcay 70 successful
whtn We had fn,shed tho harbor Of Cniriaui, Lieut..
Jeac, was taken TO ;AsplnwaIl, and cent With
and orcered report TO the commanding ocer OF sae
Pacific station for passage 70 Golato l nave ned the
%S.r, nSns, ooU, Of lieut. sers you viii 81 m,as as
suanted the beauties and value OF To haroor Of
Sodto chart OF which required b. tae OF tue
world Good hsr bors Pacific that
This one should be made known Ia tais short sketch
kel constrained 10 urge The pGac~on OF tao survey Oh
Lieut. Jeaers.
ToDr Fysns the gencgtst, must look Tor . state
nent Of the quantities contained in the COS. beds, which
viii clearly .hoS tina, thers is coal In great abundance,
Tat on tne Ubsusaiola river surns freely, aad must
prove valuable for purposes ISo Lremen OF lac sGp
nocomp ed Dr Evsus On The CaAns anoa one OF them
lA.. r.,d in he mi cf
In tneu praises oi the quality and quantity oI tna COAL
renee 10 wood This COAL IL must be RENE oered,
hom The surface ouicroppings o. she veins, walon
Aways improve N quality with the opening Oh tue
nine.
ne report Of Leuena Morton, the typographical Ea
aineer wi snow the rrsou,sbity OF ihe tine. have
oply small and unimportai Pa7t-thas touch
ing Of Inc Rooal,ana the suaJct Is 10! VIA
N me range of my rrtitssicn
ISLANDS WITHIN rHE GRANT
The or the Lana nusi depend On the road, for a.
prosen, the people have of sesdDg their cat
tie, agricultural procucs, or suuacsnt r1D ani dell
sl0us fruits 30 market. The minerals u ths coiaiy
aad abOu6aing large and Useful ii. .bor sat
the road for conveyance, You CAL soar ~ break
-hcn has mineral richness 70 attract tho miae-
rzos isi, tne chemist or the curious
sirors evidenoes Afforded ma; native o.nnebar
IN pr,ssng The stones casually pick ID up in crossing
the ev!depce tha. iais H. we mga siy,
d.rovsrea ot immense value, rne nlsnds produce
al The ss tropics and IN very great peTIaction
The bA.Ana, paaa and oleedfru are superior Ia qua.
lily A.. ina, nave ever sesa Counted thirty ioar
varieties Of rars AID vegetables gros ng Prov sion
island, within short distance from house, ant all In
ssht NJ sDe samo line. Among tnom we're tie sugar
cane, coffee orange, lemon, lime inogo, and the
decous alligator pear, or Avocsso Ali Of ,ae isiAaas, Al
veil ivve lsnas the river aides capable q
Seug brousht lsEo nttle trouble out
A. Lana be cleared Tor Elk dolnS per by cut
ting aown the The TAI and mos, Obstructive
insect, the "eomeleu,' VIII cosroy tse fallen imocr In
a)oui Two yesrs.
God 70 found the Crees agnuA river, whi'h "a
tboned in the report Of The g,oioss. -as assmale AZ
Ter partial sshing. There sand thsa goli
The rand was black go.d of shell order
Aeout dollar wrs obtained IRON three ws,hisgs Of
small soure, holding about quart which Is consider Cd
Nv sSsi report win have ihs points moro fay crpsn.
- have ine honor to be- very respectfully your oos'
Commaniinx caIrlqai Espsdisoa
Hoo l. ToUcrY, Secretary Of thc ssvy.
LIEUT.. JEsFERs' REroRr.
Usrrrp srarys srxAs-mr ssooxrYs
3xA, Nov 20 lsso
sn-ln compliance with your order Of tho l6,h los. ,
I subn, The follo.ns repcrt-Nellmu,ry to suca a
complete one only be made After The charts oi The
Gelfto ansned.
In The prosecution of the du,es assigned me hydro
rrspber 10 the CbirQui Comm lon submitted tie FOL
loving plan Of the ohjects of my survey
On The Atlantic tidc-I An euminaion of the Bocss
-o,o -. - u gee anv charges h.d AScn
place IN ,He tx,n,y Yeas elapsed siuee ,ns snryey oil
bonnAnder (now Csptan) BArpets, r IN ls3s
dctslie survey OF such points - should be indi.
Gated as suitable iermini for Nc proposed road
q Whenever the ship should DC moved TO verify tne
gsnefsi chart or the lagoon
me dslsprui.eei reputation or Captain Barnett
survey gusrAntee Of the nie,y q TIE
efa OF the pronent points OF ne survey and from tne n
positions q additional fings, which pos
ted directly upon bis publshei chart
Taese soahdnc we're prtopaiy taken uron 'he lead,
osspsss nave asrn place !, either ef the entrances INTO
e lagoon and MAT his original ranges stl AFFORD ex,cl
.ss. marks ior entering We va VARIOUS hNoc,' lna.sa'
factory the very nst Cxsmosions ihst this
under the comnsad o. Csp.an Fnrsgat vas, With per.
lartrr AZ ~
In tse absence o. any information |. 10
! made detailed survey on large scale Of
sne eusroms and sos.lo rivers. Inc only p,st .sss,s
N hydrrrsFho point Of wee. me N ct fsyors,s
dcnAtior ~ the lnc forms sna hay ykrcs In
Width, which has ceeo named rcucay esy.
length from Shore three fsthoms within thirty yards
fers oouid therefore be cut 70 sufficient depth u
Ger at ssmhl expense rhe average rise y the tide s
coe foot i've inches TIE anchorage uccxccicf Ths
ch1rage open 70 Eorsoerly ara caster viads; bat
rou the ovs Information solc 10 obtain ihey
blow vitn sufficient force 70 rAlse an Injurious
ln order 70 obtain an anchorage CT uudosb 81
security, also eramlncd snepherds hsrbor, 70 Which
Pont the road could, without dim suty, be tasel
rms completely And locked basp, With rres, dcpsh
OF water tvsry where saiaeny near u shorss Tor tie
10 ihor 70 nnet huhors ibsn taesc - found and
shey arc 60 hlthieiy lad down by the English sarsey,
that CONSULTATION 81 the charts viii bctior idoa of
them than any description.
AMER completing ne survey, % the Atlantic side
proceeded 70 Panama 70 await transportation 10 tue q a.
nto, IN Gofo Dulcc, the Pacific terminus owips 10 va
rious heretofore reported 90, untl ster
delay q upwards of month that ebabcd % rearh
the Goata-to which place myself asssiatt aad boats
crew from the United states thip ~ Mtrys, vere
by the nbsralty Of tho Psrama RGlsosi Uumgauy
c5uvsycd gratis ia their ssesa-oip, lhs Guatsrnls
which toucted cT The pert for mo oc her return
would here express my sckro riedsmene " the
puinsenden, Of Tie company, and 70 Mr wm Sel,oO
Their oommsrc al axen, at fsns ns, ais, 70 Cs5,sa Jno
Dow the gGA mss, for their Kind attention and
sktsEce Ato u Commander vm n Porter and Lieu
bakn executive oacsrs Of the United ssses ship
Nays Tor tee complete and careful equpmsn Of the
boat furnished BY that ship.
AVE eolaso had never bceu regularly surveyed, u
eeoAme nsostsAry 70 make complete 1gosonct,fo2l
survey. which, with The ad OF second a Ensreer
~ ~ N lower, United sates Navy. was er,,cssfulK