The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-20
Our Managua Correspondence.

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Our Managua Correspondence.
MAsAGuA, Nc, Dec. %, 1862
State Of TradeArrlral Of the President Of s Heao Yesk
Colonization Society-Propects far Colonization n
MORE Not the Man--Industry and Some Capital Want
ed-Ihs Products of The Country. de-, dc.
once again do my foot upon the shore Of Granada
after rather rough voyage from San Carlos IN ounso
rather ncommodious craft which, including myself had
on beard the President Of the New York Colonization
Society,", Dr. Z. Tyler, lady and three companions, who
are ON tour desploraon. Once again in Granada, the
last place OF Walkers vengeance The city has
improved since peace has regned The churches,
which were mass OF dirty ruins, and many OF the
principal streets have been reconstructed The church
bells once more chine forth The inspiring "Oracon and
every spaniard Signs stsi with the cross three times
business Grandda is rather stagnant except small
hides aud ~ expectation Of coffee, cocoa, iog-
wood, WHAT exported is done by bungoes to,rey-
town where d leH merchants buy and send to Europe
Dr. Tyler has located Granada in comfortable quarters,
paying for large house containing five rooms and plenty
of room for horses space for shops, &C. the of
twenty dollars per month His lady Goes the duties Of
the house. and treat it is 10 get homemade meal IN
stead Of living on pork crackngs ,ortlas tasano ana
the inevitable tise, the beginning and end OF Ncara-
guam meal. The idea OF forming colony IN this country
is not bad one especially il it be bya civilized people,
and injurious, truly said IN proclamation issued By
this government by people Of degenerate race The
idea Of importing ringers is preposterous
The climate Of the country would soon make them
lazy, idle and vicious people, and corruption 70 tAe cou-
try Let good industrious people come TO till the soil
mechanics and few of other proiessicns but
let no one come Nicaragua Of idle INDECENT Habits
and co,cnist without at least three 70 i've hun
bred dollars his pocket II he comes otherwise he vii
regret il. Any with five hundred dollars set
gong plantation of coffee cotton. Coffee viii produce
in years and cotton in four months after painting
There is also an opportunity for tobacco cuvuors a.d
those who know how to cure the The ISLAND Of
0metepc in the lake. produces the best class. Other
qualities raised rear Masaya. Even the mountain
sides or Ghontales produce the aromatic weed The dc
par ment Of produces the delicious chocolate bean
and will also produce considerable quantities 81 coffee
equal the hest Managua is said to be the most fertile
locality Coffee being close to'tho lake and sheltered
from heavy northeast ands which blow from the A.
Let coloniss to work and till the soil To do so
they need money to build houses In which to live.
The forests abound IN timber They need means with
which to hire native labor in clearing OIL and, In ant
ing &c for the first year for white from
the North can expose himself with impuniy although
the climate fine. until he has become accnlaet let
be foolish TO trust to his strength. The
department Of Mtagapa furnishes fertility Of so,l and
sabr;ousness OF climate berg the opposite shore Of
Lake Nicaragua and mountainous region. The weather
cold and requires the OF woocn clothes The people
chiefly Of an Indian caste and are industrious and
brave in war. 1t is no rarity to see whole
families perfectly white. Matagapa offers prospects
for the cultivation Of wheat and the products
is good seed and the proper implements to work with.
One good -four mill would grind all the wheat that is at
present produced. The -four Of Matapapa is ground in
curiously constructed mill The grinding part is two
large fastened 10 perpendicular shaft which are
made to revove in bed pavement of stones elevated
on table incosed around the top underneath there
Ia horizontal water wheel upon which falls stream,
driving the stones and grinding the wheat uGtil suf
GENTLY iue II is then taken and, unbolted sold 10
the bakers. The bakers separate the bran by sitting
using the -four for white bread and the bran they make
with -four, into kind Of palatabe sweet ca.e. IN Malta.
galpa there also mines OF silver gold, lead and
patina. Tho quartz however, is not worry rich,
yielding four five dollars per ton. AS there is but little
energy amongst the natives regards mining there is
but little done exploring and working properly. In
the department Of New Segova there are silver mines
extensively worked present. In the Department Of
Chontaes there also mues OF gold and great field
for farming and cattle breeding. Let come to Nj
caragua live In and COMFORT ard none come to
fee from the peril which endangers their country;
but these who come with money TO work with
and speculate with-good, horcst Industrious and bust
For such there car tc o.. nfcrtab'e homes
In Central America, where the tny -. says an Anne
rcan, is the - hanimo, K and he itaia.n.'
By the opening OF tho Mic ~ G there will BIO
great facilities IN visiting tins TILL and Interesting
countr, few months srept II 6: arg its resources
exploring the mountains aud j.: the mines will
add considerable Il the knowlsdgc " sensible man.
The scenery or the lver sSh 'J-.a. visit to the
lake and trip to the islands Of cnsteIe and MAJ
dena, where Inducements may be found f0r tn'tisd.
tors, will we'll repay the stranger. On the San Juan
sugar cane coffee and cocoa can be raised; and the
forest abonnds with oil varieties or timber for building
and expectation India rubber Rbourds in the woods and
quite business at present here The preparing Of it is
quite interesting, aud IL is invaluable in the arts. The
port Of Greyown place OF almost continual RAIN aud
pleasant place for cocnis's people visiting Mica
ragua. The interior is dry and healthy.
Our Panama Corrcspondence.
PANAMA, Jan. 8, 1868.