New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-21


lister TO VENEzUELA.
CARACAS Dec. d, 1866.
Cola mining as source of wealth 10 the country
is every day assuming greater importance anu 'nT
urospccts in this direction are becoming oHGh'er III"
brighter. large number OF persons are eng ''Ir
to tho cold rerous Of this State, attracted Py tlE
Wonderful richness Of their deposits. AIlnoIHeI,
worked in the Udeet manner Wl!hout inG 1a IL W
capital the appliances OF iia'niol, iar $St0 0G0
l9fcd that the dircnes produce more lgs %',V'oUo
monthly NJ present. Ii may well ne HSlNcu' SCh a.
The results to-day when mining IS prosecuted III 'niS
rude manner, what may We nor NJ, , m hro,,%bt
of canital and proper machinery snH ~ u,put t
into plaV and when foreign cntGpilSe ana Ilo.stiA
Shall address themselves IN Tgit goo earnest " Wv
work of Developing the riches bulCu ON nc "oiu'I
&c ~ Yu,nJril The mineral wealth OF these lanus
i something bordering ON the taOulous Inc NpalS
ettrs were too INDECENT to develop men, ana men
descendants and successors have shown even less
c,o-,-r without lOrcCn capital, Skill enterprise ana
iudDstrv little viii be effected; hut win these Won,
dtrs / believe. may be achieved IN these 'liehud
4Lc %otionai Government of Venezuela. alive to
tho importauce OF working the mines OF Guay3ha'
have resolved 90 render al the encoWagemrll ln;h
rsn Inv making grants Of land to parties Who VIII
oY,,,oee i'm tlc enterprise ON a large scale ana you
viii he pleased 30 Learn that among the iSt OF hoSJ
who h9vo obtained grants Is q 0ti;t1 o. ne tH"td
States Mr. j. b. Austin. PRACTICAL man. VINO mas per
fectIv acouainted himself 10y personal o.SeIialloh'
with the resources of the gold dlStlcIS MI ANlih
believe has excellent commercial Ielallos ID 'ne
states and is about To organize az least tllec com
panies with sufficient cnlhtgI LOT WORRYING NC
mines which have been granted nm ne mas aie,GH
taken 10 New-Iork samples OF minerals OF WoudelIHi
richness and with the assurance oil DeihR laNOlaoS
protected by the National Congress as well as aided
bv tlc good offices Of the Guayancse, who show the
best feelings toward him. il Is certain that before the
end of February all his plans VIII he completed Tor
carrying ont the great enterprise on when he has en-
tered. How the project Is viewed here, may he
Judged OF by the following eNlldc' nom Io'u P"-
If such vast projects can he realized if The riches
-. ,xrraFl ouch al 1tFsI a. an
The soil of Guayana can be made prohtabe by the
labor of man. if 10y raising affairs 10 Labor IN TINS
happy region, and inviting all ldIeIs To- come and
worship at the shrine Of Industry, the Go\eInmcnl
succeed in attracting thcm Venezuela VIII be saved
from the crisis which to-day only threatens, but to-
morrow may annlhllate ber' , --., ,
appointed United States Minister. and one of the
Ministers of the Republic has Just been published
here, relative to msrcpTesentatons III recent nun
her Of The Ncr-l ORR Herdid as 10 the alleged Ill
treatment of Mr. Wilson, by the Venezuelan Govern
Inent. and the unwillngness OF the Government 10
meet certain pecuniary claims held against u by ne
United States Government lt appears mat MI.
Wilson arrived here on the so ol OCtOber I&sil mt
was not formally received by the President OF The
Republic until the 10Th Of the same month. This
delay was represented by The HcIdld correspondent
as studied slight 10 the new Minister and the OPP
portuuity was taken OF mSlnuating that the Govern
ment was anxious 10 shirk the settlement of the
claims alluded to. The HeTddS article on the letter
having been translated and published here. Mr..
Wilson addressed a letter on the subject to one Of the
Ministers Rafael Seijas, who, IN reply, explained
how the delay III the new Minister'S reception took
place which turned out 10 have been, in fact ut the
instance OF the Minister himself. With regard to The
claims alluded to- the Minister says that while Nenc
zuela has not recognized their validity, she far
spects them as TO have agreed 10 the naming Of
mixed Commission to examine and decide upon them.
Twelve months have been allowed Tor this, and II
the Venezuelan Government agree 70 pay mdcmulfi-
cations they will De paid IN equal yearly portions,
the entire payments 10 be completed within two
wears from the date of the conclusion OF the labos
Of the Commission, and the first payment 10 be made
six months after said date, Thus the matter stands
Al nTg>out.