The New York herald., 1867-02-10
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ExJudse Stuart appeared as counsel Tor Van Dalsem.
ONDURAS.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or Tw HERALD.
The Wealth and Resources ef the Republic
silver. Copper and Opal NIlniug- English,
French and Belgian Enterprise Evideuces
Of English and French Intrigue In Central
America-Americans Accnscd Of FiIibustcr-
ing Intentions, &c.
SAN PEDRO UsuIA, Honduras, Dec. l. 1855.
few months ago q company OF eight Americans
visited this country for the purpose Of gold mining,
bringing with them everything necessary for hydraulic
operations their intentions to work especially IN
that line. They examined and prospecsed the most
celebrated localities, and finally arrived at Moran
bar, on the river cuayape, having followed this
river from its to the said bar Here the work
is river washing. The prospects over all the bar
is fair The water is four feet deep. with considerable
Of current and the prospect from eight TO twelve cents
to the pan am confident that II the river properly
worked under by practical miners, II would pay at
least ono ounce sixteen dollars to the per day
The party were well pleased with the "diggings and
concluded to commence possible to work iG;
but ascertanng from the natives that 1t the
Of rainy reason and that for six months
It would be impossible 70 do anything, damper put
on all their calculations.
About this time there arrived here from tour through
England, France and Belgium, Dom Leon Alvarado.
bringing with him the basis Of contract on the
part Of capitalists in the aforementioned countries for
building the long projected railroad through this rcpub
lic The basis s similar in all respects to the old
tract with one exception, and that s-"That the CON-
pany shall all the mines they may discover each
side Of tho track specified In the former contract with
all the necessary privileges and facilities for working
them In the government accept the basis OF the
contract the company bind themselves to commence
work inside Of year. after the date OF confirmation
OF the contract The government has accepted the basis
Comsyaeus, the capital Of the republic, Il this time aud
meeting With friend Of Don Leon, no informed me
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part Of he old mines and locking out fos now ones
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miners with Ill the nsssssaries and implements required
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work the mines 10 the moss approved manner regard
About shrss weeks ego an order vas rsosived BY she
the insersor ordering him 70 call out two hundred soI
die y rspsi IN invasion Of the dreadful niibussrs
This caused great deaf q excisement throushout the
country; for the order came direct from the MIN
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fget together two hundred soldiers, few moro
o. len, and afssr parading like schooIboys,
suring the dsy and posting sensinels = night. who
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homes rejoicing; 70 ended She aarum Of Invasion
The ALLOWING IL the transistion of : circular
MmnHr ov Fonzlex AyyAlRs,
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various dspsrnsnss and Of want suoisni %
our Trsasu he govsrnmsni Of Hondur,s urgss upon M
me eovsrnmsns o. Central America without regard
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