The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-06-30

4 correspondent n no New Ymt
Hraii writing amlef dat N caf
doeh. Metito, Mach al, iseg gives
lhe following semai " ihe discovery
N 4 lasi fiig
NJ little esollehfni prevails amana
ihe AmtfifHhs IN Nesfo IN feaaHl N
~ nnesrIefed district n counify
hitherto nnknown ~ iho authorities,
lyina alout ihfee hundred mlles
northwest FROM iHlapa, and whleh
tcneral " f,yon, laie N The Confed
erate army u onRaged N surveying
IN nearly every department n ne
fmplfc nfe ~ he found Immense
lWslIea NJ land which the foot " the
Spaniar,l never ifod many ~ them
impenelmbIe forests, inhalaicd only
by beasts II prey, aud whose shades
the imagination oi the native Indian
had peopled with demons and evil
spiriia, upon whose domain II was
more than death 10 trcssmss. Such
is The land which Lyon h@ gone 10
explore.
now THE cry MAS DISCOVERED.
While the Imperial Commissioners
were investigating Government titles
TO lands to bc allotted to cmigranta,
they learned Of the existence in the
"Ticrra Calicntc" of the district In
question, and early in October last
an exploring party was dispatched to
this "ticrra incognita." Upon reach
ing Mcsa de Mecatopcque, small
village nearest the border Of the for
est, they we're counsclcd by the In
dams to proceed no further, as no
human being ever passed the con-
fines of their cleared lands and re-
turned alive; demons were said to
dwell in every hill, giants of hidcous
} micn made their abode beside every
streamlet, while monsters of every
: form and guisc stood ready at every
! footstep to seize and devour the un-
; wary traveller; all was "mala," aud
not one syllable of good could be
q uttered in favor Of the land.
Unable to procure sufficient assist
: ance from the natives, the party pro-
ceeded to make their explorations as
hest they could. The forest was pecu-
8 liarly dark and dense, and tn rmglc
almost impenetrable. With difficulty
c they cut their way through the un-
dergrowth, and, being unacquainted
J. with the Yankee method Of "blaz-
i ing" trees, they marked their way by
= tying hide ropes to trees and bushes
: . TO mark their trail. At the distanc,
u of several leagues in the interior
>, they discovered the ruins of al
e ancient city of great extent, and o
whose existence not the slightest ira
Z dition prevails. Becoming exhauste'
q by their labors, the party, withou
: prosecuting their discoveries an,
II further, returned home, reaching tn
5 capital late in December. The En-
i peror expressed great interest in tn
&c result of the exploration, and at ono
'i endeavored to send a stronger an
, more efficient party TO prosecute il
!, selecting General Lyon, Of Kentucky
ID as commander of the expedition. Th
'e General is admirably adapted to tn
i, post. lie was Lieutenant Colonel
'ee the Second (rebeD Kentucky Iniau
q try, and was captured by Genert
ID Grant at Fort Donelson. Subs,
v, quently exchanged, he was promote
a. TO Colonel, and afterwards con
q, manded a cavalry brigade in III
'e rebel army, serving with Fores
4 Since his residence in Mexico he hi
s. been Surveyor General of the Imp'
oil rial Colonization Association. Ger
q eral Lyon was unable TO perfect h
o. plans for the work until the 9th {
TO February, upon which date his part,
81 consisting of Americans, started lroI
en- the city Of Mexico. They travelC
C. in stages and carts about 250 mile
the balance Of the journey was con
ne pleted on the backs Of their donkey
G arriving at their journeys end abol
n. the first week in March. The coul
90 try is called Metaltaloyuca, and
id situated about one hundred mil
's' west of Tuxpan, in the State of We
an Cruz.
= SECOND VISIT TO THE LOST CIT
or Entering the jungle at the sar
hs point as did the previous explorel
the party proceeded slowly with the
ial surveys. The neighboring Indiar
To- finding that their legends were
,es false and their fears groundless, !
for came valuable assistants, and lar
he numbers being employed, the wo
is. soon began TO progress rapidly. An
TO encountering two or three lakes
Nv. considerable extent, several rive
cy. and swamps and bayous innumerab
,Id a lofty mountain was found, whi
the was ascended, and the trees upon
&C. top soon felled, permitting an uni
inv terrupted view Of the valley belc
ra- The grandeur and lovelincss Of |
hat scene Is described as perfectly bev
art dering. Mr.. Chapman, son Of
celebrated American artist, who
companies the expedition, writes d
an, during his whole life in Italy
Iii never looked upon a landscape so
ar A.. chantingly beautiful, and at the sa
c,;- time so grand and striking. La
sod time, however, could be spent in VII
sor ing the enchanting valley; the q
al, work still before the party, and
G;. axmen were soon pushed forw
r,y. upon the trail toward the lost city
Fere THE FOREST SURROUNDING I
ded PLACE.