The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-31


e pas been handed US by Capt William Mathews t,
8hom it is addressed for selection and publication
We prefer to publish it entire:
OK BOARD THE NoRTH AMERICA,
Near Para, September3 s. 1866
DEAR MATHEWS: | wrote you by the last mail from
Para, informing you that had just returned from a
tour up the Amazon; that 1 unexpectedly found it
necessary to 60 to Rio am on my return to
Para, under Instructions locate grant of 60 sdaure
leagues, which | have procured for the purpose Of
eolonSaton. \ Brazilian league is nearly equal to
four English miles therefore sixty square leagues is
equal to $50 square miles (English). This tract I am
authorised to locate on any Of the tributaries OF
the Amazon which | shall proceed to do and return
bY the next steamship to New York
In my former letter, gave you some account of my
voyage up the Amazon, and stated the cause of the
necessity of going to Rio. went up that river 1000
miles, to Manaos the capital of the province of Anna
zonas on the river Negro and found the valley to sur
pass all imagination How grand, how magnificent is
that vast region None but an eyewitness can appre-
cate 1t; none but graphic pen can describe It
Upon my return to Para found that the authorities
mad done everything in their power, but lacked au,
thorlty to consuminute the desired arrangement Al
Rlo found the officials of the imperial government
like those of all other goverumeata somewhat slow
at least 1t appeared to me, although was informed
BY many who ought to know, that they were acting
with peculiar promptueSS in MY case Be that as il
may, i'll forty days obtained tie concession referred
to, with transportation for all who are unable to deray
their own expenses lands at y cents per acre adding
f to9r =, s.g "nIn win the ad'ancement5
t;. s".on y pasIoIe ~ HEe years, the emil
cultivate and improve their lands or pay the amounts
advanced tor tnnsporataton, stipulated the gov
erhment building provisional houses for their reception
and accommodation upon their arrival
There already niue steamboats, on the Amagor
and its tributaries yet there is vast field for enter
p13e. The Amazon is unmonopolised, but the power
49, 49, tti4NIo " 'ne -A"o"on company AaylnS already
- SSI,'is' ''n"''lSo "G4iSH auu influence.
amy GonnSctIon'' eS'a9iIsheu merctntIe ar
@ ,aI anu j3 G'peF"'sg' are no" nothing less
l1'" "!e" V'Gn heid Lhe absolute monopoly OF that
s.so' fl'e'. ING hihe SJeamo2ats here alluded to,
lii s1oe o"ty "sou Pl5 oii V''e lo"er ANA
- "''G o'e S'e S9ye't- o'nels engaged III the re-
On lne upper An&|on, IN accord
Trr,n IoYer,+"rt To- S.s '',z," oa
- H. ~ 49, H. r. i"'se' 9'1"i'oo"l9 "s"
: 4 ;I 's"I9 riP5 Pi5 ", ~ 'ng ~ lo"eI NV ei.
l'.t oL"ils su oPafNs' win Daniels wife
t9 ~ o 'a 'ct@ arrived m $40 on tho
9;s 80 ~ oos I ona'Lo anu SPARKS haylnS procured
'''io anu dl "Nfa,cemeht OF thelr passage
'5ia "a eLSoS incurred from Ne" Orleans to Ric have
,,e"u! SonG "lh letoTs IRON! me to my trehds III
- ~ 3ete upon Go'onal sue Wnere had already
ol'i any otheFS before gong TO ITO Ora
tiu' ie'' iauny ana oEo'nei, win Con and Simmons
- p,I ~'' Ii"'5'te M',3 otnefs' aHoSether ~
~ t ".lt'CH "' eli'aihouco, o, locating III
- 80 --es IIoiL 1aI ely, ths PFo'lG-
e A. ,T ,l'o s,e" ; eion anus anu su'ssL-
crs, NJ. ~ o. isGIis'J "'niHe1 o' 1e[haho0co
having on hoard bis cn,iIy md oibt otIan u
a f,,y dTs since f In ~ ollS oIoI' lt5 lei'
mont Iocstion SagarI s' So"y =. Ss1'In oL Il PeFla
hnco for Para and otars ar on tr5 i'y sL1L
- no f - 80 80. ~ cl ooa.u Vi 'Ii7 'eSse
is Tarr of Me- Wsrt I ao,' ,'lo "lIlou5 nom
'eynl, Pio INA ia,it r 'J o.'lsIS e1!Ie'nPlato
are reTnrnin to their orn,or as %'o me ot9GT' f
satsfed wit the present labor systor6 % lGny
aIity Of races in R9 R a',u sg ee'Ilm5
.attGsi With yrLat the onyarot rJe Pr,' a." I'M
IS DONG Tor the encouragement of emigration I am
satisfied with the country aud the government. and