Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-12-01


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DtAR MAfnFWs Il wrlic sou
lg ice iosi mail from lara, inform.
liz vuu .iat hti lral returned
irra q iuur up tlic Amison that |
Unexpectedly Found IL necessary 20
iu 90 Rio, ! Hn nov on nay return
~ Para, unirr distractions 90 locate
/, grant II u -qunrc leagues, which
havs prp,ufcd Ger the purpose of
,lonisathn 4 Brazilian league is
nearly cquid 20 fur English miles,
therefore s.Nly square leagues Is
equal to 9io square miles English J
This tract AM authorised to locate
on any ono Of The tributaries OF the
Amlzon, which shall proceed TO
10, and return By the next steam
ship 10 New York.
In my ihrmer letter, | gave you
some ac"oGnt OF my voyage up the
.Imizon and stated the cause of the
necessity of going TO Rio, ] went
up that riv,r 1000 miles, to Manuos,
the capita! al the province OF Ana
Xonas, on III, river Negro, and found
the valley 90 Srrpass ak Inauguration,
How grand, how magniticer; is lha,
vast region, None but nm cyo.wit.
ness can appreciate it none but u
graphic pen can describe ii, Upon
my ie'urn TO Para found that the
aut critics had done everything in
their power, but lacked authority
"a consummatc the desired arrange.
M,nt. At Rio / found the officials
of tho imperial COVER mcnt like
those of all other governments
somewhat slow, at least il appeared
80 to me, although was informed
by many who ought to know, that
,hcy we're acting with peculiar
promp,ness in my case. 80 that
as it may, in forty days obtained
tho concession referred to, with
transportation for all who are
Die 70 dciiay their own expenses /;
lands at 30 cents FER acre, adding
thec2,t OF survey, which with the
ARRANGEMENTS for transportation,
liz payable ia FIVE years, the emf
grants giving security. that they
will either settle upon, cultivate
and improve their lands, or pay the
amounts advanced for transporta-
,iou. as stipulated, tho government
building provisional houses for thor
reception AMI accommodation upon
their arrival.
There "a already nine steam
beats on the Amazon and its tribu-
torics, vet there is Il vas, field for
enterprise. Tho Amazon is unmo-
nopoliacd, but the power and infiu-
tnce Of the Amazon company hav
ing already tho nino steamers, i'm
moDsc wealth and influence, through
family connections, established mcr-
camille arrangements and other
wise, arc now nothing less than
when they held The absolute monop-
ely Of hat great river. The nine
steamboats, here alluded to compre.
hentl tloso only which ply Oh tho
lower Amazon, while there are sew
,eral others engaged in the Peruvian
commerce on tho upper Amazon, in
accordance with stipulations be-
tween the Brazilian and Peruvian
governments. Those latter steam
boats aloo frequently ply on the
lnwcr river.
Daniel, Barr, Chafiio, and Sparks
with Daniels wife and two sistars,
OF the Margaret, arrived in Rio on
the 3ist of July. Chatlie and Sparks
having procured transportation and
an advancement Of their passage
and expenses incurred from New
Orleans to Rio, have already gone
with letters from me to my friends
in Para, to settle upon Il colonial
site where | had already located
Simpson and others before going to
Rio Graham, his family and bro
ther, with Cot and Simmons also
Of the Margaret, with others, alto
,gethcr 2S in number, had arrived
at Pcrnambuco, locating in the in
terror, ninety miles from that city,
the provincial government having
given them lands and subsistence
Mr.. Magec recently arrived at Per
nambuco, from New Orleans, with
a small schooner Of his own, having
ON board his family and eight 9th
ers. He lett a few days since for
tho soath in search Of II permanent
location Several persons recently
left Pornambuco for Para, and 9th
ers on board of this vessel with me
fur that destination from Rio,
among whom is Barr, Of the Mar
;,aret, aud many Others contemplate
leaving Rio aud vicinity for the
Amazon while others are return
ing to their homes, not being fully
satisfied with the present labor sys.
ten. and the seeming equality Of
races in Brazil. But for my part, ]
am fully satisfied with what the
government protfers to do, and is
doing for the encouragement OF en-
i.,ration, ] am satisfied with the
l-ountry and the government, and
have decided to mako Brazil my
ncrmancnt future home.
Dir. Dunn is also ON board, re-
turning to Louisiana and Texas for
Lis colonists, having select d tract
Of land in San Paulo, upon terms
similar 10 those secured by myself
t'oi Guntcr, Of Montgomery, Ala,
is till IN Rio. He aud family are
well, and much pleased with the
country. lie has become a natural
lied Brazilisn subject, but has not