New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-06

TIE COPPER HILLs-A JOURNEY on THE BANKS or THE
NIGUA-cHARAcTER OF THE CoUYTRY-AMERIcAS
MIYEs-IIBERALITY OF THE DOMINICAN GOVERN
MENT TO AMERICAN COMPANIES.
Correspondence Of The N Y. Tribune.
TIE COPPER MOUNTAIN. Aug. ls. ls66.
Ihad engaged Simon Bradley-a native born American
of pure African descent, but jewel of guide-to find
horses and help me ovcraSe tho geological marines OF
the o. s. s. Macknaw before they should leave the Cop
per Hills There are two roads 20 that immensely rich
but aarmngy rough region by tie Jana River fer
ry-which had t1ed before aud considered hard-and
one by The Sayannas, which-wel, We won't anticipate
Simon had me up in the saddle, outside of the west
Gate and halt way through the wide and struggling streets
of the San Calos suburb of SantO Domingo Cy before
either the sun myself fairly knew we were up Alter
mat for ID miles through green and fertile, but terribly
devastated country, were both wide awake. Up 10
then the country had been level beautifully nnduatn
but it suddenly became billy and soon painulD mncmt
At small cabin without floor, almost no 1907 ana nut u
piece Of a door, heard that party OF grana Aher,
cans had stopped there, and that the Iandsoc olcer
had dropped famous piece OF money NL' hAAuib tlo
woman some silver change. ms piece Of none
91 fqiaOsa was bright new hcKel CONT ana
the loser Is in this way informed where he
can find lis missing penny and his brcvet Of beauty. We
pressed on over roads and quilted by the late severe
iresheis into all sorts of slippery pit unit. we were
brought up about league above San Crsoba by an ac-
cdcnt Snon's horse. Ii slipped on boulder IN cross
ing the Ngua and had TO TO the nearest cottage
for rest aud help, instead Of following up the exploring
party We at the southern edge of the singular
region very loosely defined here as III Coje. Back Of MS
the there trace OF mineral wealth. but ahead
and to the right and left for milo after mile stretches an
intcrmiuable series Of sharp hills scanned with steep
raynps and everywhere those hills and gorgc copper
in some form other shows itself Luckily we had ilen
into kind ard coppwise hands and II chose TO display
my scientific lore could asOnla you by the yauety and
bgilliancc Of that days requirement.. Our host Don
jose c. is uichcd Ia the very gate OF the copper region
Coming up--UhchCf from san Domiu 60 Paeuquc-iis
ffv0,
the distance from the Gatc-though the latter route
is less ntersec.cd by deep river beds-ths pass must
equally be taken 10 reach the llcnneken mines TO
the East, OF the new group o. American mines
now opening the western aiiuents Of the Ngua. Don
jose has lived half century among these hills, since no
Old enough 90 explore them, with an EnEh traveller
who was great uue-Owucr 90 home, and no is living
record Of al that has occurred with yesad to them. lie
knew ard trorci the late amcntcd Theodore lIeuneben
of whom every in the hills speaks with respectful
affection and be tired 10 make me urder5tald why his
noble mining domain was never worked. Companies N
England and compromises, and heirs and Spanish inter
ference aud confusing vhi Of complications tired out
my patience, aud settled the whole thing as s1t down
- dinner, into the single AID simple hniy that with
almost louudess treasures at bis disposal, hc died poor
At the end Of 20 years q mental toll over and about them
be bad probably bcqueahcd - Law SUITE where Joe ought
10 htyc be- uca-lcd US many fortunes 70 h SUCCESSORS
Happily o- my i'c, Don jose could give re cl llcr
account Of i,c CNroIug pgrti from lc Magaia1T. They
bad ef thc l.di tuUch o TIE Nrai O iae le and wrIc
Chen eyamln The eastern, and ic.5 rugged declyes OF
tlr great copper conc. "lomor hey are TO come iins
way s9 tle word, sad our s1.i'ul host, end to-
morrow they Win plenty of curpcs 'ti.s and plenty OF
hah hls" ct IS bard work 20 D.. called pleasure, but
you Americans stop ioI nothing added DDS kindly dame
This was Wednesday last alt le.r evening $50 accepted
Don Jose pfale advice % rest Gt DO, cottage f' The
neHi all ia&e 'he ", .eIi; W., or n 'Ir,s I
take cup O. coIee fe hc nsflrl charm, ~ he cool
c1havuuc mountain air qua wa, really io believe ali
hal ever heard OF ihe Zee and healthy ie OF t-se tropical
/ thought 90 leave simon behind. DIS horse was too
lile 20 adc, lut be joaod w nhA ma,u'a Eate hl,s,
90. r.r ID U b Y
mako tie march beet on foot, rmitiri Dim 90 tY t,
ana be was right Our tonrs1 lly HEtt Np tl' Wl-aIS
bed 'fthc Neua The steep Sef-ls hem 30 Do closely,
but The iupetuous sc-FIcd s'nlL DiicS our az iAei
fact sr Of lin Cor itself Fi.si on TIE one sde and
then tie other Ups something from whenever 81 llg
iucl0sug hills E the least stony Acsrtcd, anu Nus thread
OF ua4-thc mcf. 30 dOukCr pah-has t,Ca attained, but
IN following bad to and rccros The rvcr score
Of tmc. 5tIor' Don IssG halted n with The triumphant
exclamation. Here Is magnificent American NINE
hgn, steep and somewhat detached mountain, covered
With dense forest uteraced with an incredibly compact
mass Of vines aud undergrowth' IN sren ana silent
grandeur rose before us. NJ trace OF human care
or WORK visible. Don Jose relieved the blank
surprise of tic moment By proposing 20 show
as the mnts explaining as we cl1mbered up tue rugged
biu.r,e that a this district had been explored by the
scientific arcuts OF certain NcwNork cOmpan.cs who had
the "mue, UscrbidO tgiesiG. 0irqid'a HIHiscri0r
recorded M church. court and S'te Department About
iet mp we came to Ahd o. pam ana 10y u We Traced
for fw wards vein thrce inches wide, and few
steps further sin broader onci and 50 on until we had
counted seven such indications M Tue space oi say ~ yards
square. Bv that time had enough of It, The naval cx
plore.s from TIE Mackinaw changed upon these steep
bGcasWOT of nature with resolution, but l. having
no more coIngc than need for prudent daily cousump
ton was glad get hack 20 my horse after short look
Even the little belt of roadway which the Ngua has won
from these over-towcnng hills Is often incumbcrcd
with such immense blocks falling from the
rocks above, that the small Sure-iootcd donkey
Of tie country can scarcely hod ITS own
when these huge masses close the pam aud force them
into the bed the We had turned one of them
at sharp IN the nycr bed and saw another with the
SPARKLING rapids dancing round IL close before Tho
mn
but with Don Jose side and Simon on the Oiher
was threading along when suddenly q ringing unmlstk-
ably English Clear the wav, Simon called my attention
The point at the upper end Of this troublesome reach OF
the nycr Round tie point and right down upon rushed
long train Of dOnkeys Struggling staggering and almost
swimming az times under their loads they fairly took Us up
in their medley Of and animals and carried US back
fifty Yards where brought up IN the center OF their Inc
on The hit Of better road we had left behind twenty minutes
before For an instant uncertain whether We be-
onrcd 20 the donkcys The donkcys 10 US II must have
been the latter for tall ard fine. though Indian looking
gentleman rode gaanty down the RAPIDS in rear Of the
whole train and after hoping, with pote bow that We
had suffered inconvenience assured us that all we saw
were Amencanos and az our disposal
Are all those boys and donkcys AmencaaSF asked
Don JoG-for NY ideas had been too much stirred up Tor
perfect ucdity. "Ycs, all'-he stopped IN his cordial
greetings 20 the last to make answer. 60 Como
no ~ Yes. Why mott Simon explained that this tran
of 80 40 donkeys had with copper from mine
two miles further on, and The first of he SaHto Domingo
coDDer deD0ss Worked BY The enterprise If OHr eH
-cns He added that the only man in this crowd who
could speak English was like himself the son Of an Amcr
man freedman. Both their fathers were liberated and
sent 10 the Island 30 years ago by gentleman OF
Richmond Virginia. This man and few native aborers
were then with the donkey train break up and
such distractions IN the roadway those before ~.
Picks cowbars &c. quickly unslung from the AMI
nal appropriated 20 the service, and were already ringing
wholesome Yankee music on the intruding rocks when
Don jose rejoincd nc say that his parieHfe reatye
Justo would turn back if wished to go on and see the
new American mines. There was temptation IN the very
name aud eagerly embraced the offer.
The road before is somewhat difficult, said our new
friend apologetcay, rcGnercd the rapids. "1he
art of II you have passed over with jose has been n
moved hr the Americana and is very gOod.' IL he