The Oxford falcon., 1866-06-14
.DlSc0EERY
IN MEXIcO,

the Americans IN Mexico In ERgard 10
"a unexpIored district of country, hith-
eFtO unknown TO the authorities, lying
about ilhree hundred miles pqrlh-
from Jalapa. and which Gen. r. Lyon,
lale of Me Confederate army, is now
engaged in surveying. :; In nearly eve-
ry department of the Empire are to be
found si.tmense bodies Of land which
lhe fcoL of the Spaniard never tro T;
many Of !hsm impenetrabIe forests. In
habited only by beasta of prey, and
nhc Sc shades the imagination of the
naive Indian had peOpsd with demons
and evil spiIns, upon whose ,domain IL
was more eaqn death 10 trespass. Such.
ls the land which Lyon has gone 10 ex-
PlcTTe.~ -
VOW THE CITY WAS DISCOVERED
While the Imperial Commissioners
ware investigating Government titles TO
lanI3 TO be allotted to emigranls they
learued Of the existence in The "Tierra
Caliente'' Of Irhe .dIslrict in question,
and early in Oclobes. last aE exploring
party was di2paIcheS.lO this "lierra IN
cognilA." Upon reaching Mesa. Oe
/ MecatrpQue, a small village nearest
the borders of the forest, they were
Lcounseled 76y the, Indians 90 proceed no
further, as no human being ever pass.
ed the confines Of their cleared. lands
and returned alive; demons weressald
10 dwell in every hils giants Of hide
Gus mien made their abode beside eve-
ry streamlet, while monsters of ever?
form aud guise stood ready q every
footslep to seize and Geveur, the unwa>
ry lraveller;.aII was "naIa, and not
one syllable Of good could be uttered in
favor of the land. "- "a. ...'
&, Unable to procure sufficient assist.
ance from the natives, the party pros
ceeded to make their explorations as
best they could. The forest was pecu-
liarly dark and dense and the Jungle
almost impenalrable. With difficulty
they cut their way through the under
growth, and being unatquainted with
the Yankee method of blazing trees,
they marked their way by tying hine
ropes TO trees and bushes,io mark their
trail. At The distance of several leagues
lini!he interior they discovered the ruins
of an apcient city Of great extent, aud
Of whose existence not the slightest ira
dilion prevails. Becoming exhausted
BY their labOrs, the party, without pros.
ecrtiAg their discoveries any further
returued home, ,.teaching the capital
late ia December. , The Emperor ex.
pressed great interest, in the result OI
the exploration, and at ONCE eDdeavor
led to seud slrcnger and more. efficient
parry TO prosecute. it, selecting Genera
Lyon, of Kentucky, as commander oi
The expedition. The General is admi.
lrabIy ladapled to the post. He swa.
J .ELieu.snanl Coldnelo of The Second (reb
/ el) Kentucky Infantry, and was cap
|, tured by General Grant at Fort Lon.
elson., Subsequently exchanged, BIZ
was promoted Colonel, and atterwarC
commanded a cavalry brigade in The
rebel army serving with Forrest. Since
his residence in Mexico he has beer
Surveyor General of the Imperial Colo
nizallon Association. General Igor
was unable to perfect his; plans for th,
work until The 9Th of February, upor
WHICH date bis party, consisting, o
Ainericans. started from the city q
:; Mexico. They travelled In stages an,
J cagls about two hundred and fifty miles
Ilhe balance CT their Journey. was com
/ vIpie(ed upon the backs of dQpkeys.. ar
riYiug at their journeys end about lh
first week in March. The county
called Melaltsloyuca. aud is situate,
some one hundred miles west of Tux
D pan, in the State Of Vera Cruz.
0 SECOND VISIT TO THE LOST CITY.
! Entering the jungle at the same poiu
/. as did the previous explorers, the par
ty proceeded slowly with lhsir surveys
The nelghboring Indians, finding tbs
: their legends were, all false and fear
groundless, became valuable assistant,
and large numbers being employed, th
work soon began 70 progress rapidly
Af.ef encount ring Two, or three lake
of considerable extent several flyer
and lwamps, and, bpyOus innumerablJ
a lofty mounlaip was louDd which wa
I ascrnded aud abe trees upon lis 10
!. 5000 aelled, psFmialng 40 pninleFup.e
! view 0f the yillgy below. The sfar