New-York tribune., 1870-04-28
on the subject had reported unfavoraby on Romeros
bill for mining tax. The charge Of t0on naturalization
papers has been abolished.
DARIEN.

INSURMOUNTABLE DIFFICULTIES ENCOUN-
TERED-THE EXPEDITION LIKELY TO PRO-
CEED TO SAN BLAS-M. QUESADA'S REPORT
AND NJ. DE PUYDTS LETTER.
PANAMA, April 1S.--The Mail Of this city has
received from Caledonia Bay at date of the llth the
latest news Of the great expedition The party
had reached the Chucunaque River and the telegraph
had been laid 20 the Sucubit nine miles from the land
ing place in Caledonia Bay. The cutting canal by that
route has been found to be perfectly impractcable One
HILL Iso feet hgh formed obstruction, and from its
extent there was no means Of going round it. The Nip
sic at Sasard Bay her party had reached distance
Of nine miles, and still proceeding, but had met
with obstacles the coast which render it almost
tain that no practicable route in that direction will be
found telegraph line had been already constructed
for ~ miles from Sasard Bay The Guard was to leave
Caledonia Bay and join the Npsc at Sasard, and remain
there two weeks and then in the event Of route being
discovered, would proceed to San Bias to continue
ploratioDs.
The report Of Senior Bias Arosemena Quesada, sent by
the President Of Colombia TO accompany the expedition
has been received. although" Mr. Quesada says we
suffered much in this reconnaissance, have gained
the following important information That the distance
from the Atlantic foot OF the Cordilera. by
the valley watered by the River Caledonia, and follow
ing the Of the river is only six miles, that at the
foot Of the Cordera the land by barOmetrca obserya
ton hardly reaches altitude Of $50 feet that the sum
nit of the Cordiera, where crossed is 1900 feet In
700 feet high that in the six miles that examined OF
the River Chucut the hight OF the land gradually dmn
ishe and that although the mountain range In general
very lofty have discovered from its SIDES the norh
OF the River Chucut extensive valley running to the
southwest in which, perhaps, the low level may be dis
covered running toward the Pacific which required for
the canal" SeTor Qucsadas report OF the ideas OF the
Indians respecting canal interesting. If God
had wished canal to exist there, he would have made
it," said one Of their chiefs.
The exploration Of the Valley OF the Chucuti, says
The Mail has been at commenced, and others Will
be carried where the Cordlera is lowest After the
explorations have been concluded from Caledonia Bay,
the expedition will undertake like work from Sasardi,
San Bias and Mandinga, and perhaps even by way OF
Chagres until the most suitable place for canal shall
be discovered. The following notes from the expedition
itself furnished by The Mail and Star are interesting
"Feb 27-Our reconnaissance has been great
cess We have done more in one week TO establish the
true topography of the country than has been done by
cross over where we did We have demonstrated that
the bed Of the Caledonia River has maximum rise OF
fa eDtered pcn the monnain spurs and further that
between that point and the plain of the sucub there is
when our surveys are properly elaborated it will be
found that the watershed between the Caledonia and
sucub Rivers will have an elevation of not over $50 feet
at the most"
Tomorrow Ciarch g. 1870 the first part of the explor
ing expedition starts the trail, followed by Capt. Self
ridges party. They will make clear survey Of every
thing and is expected in six weeks at most the Prac
tcabiity of this route for canal will be fully deter
mined A reconnaissance will be made over the Sasardi
route perhaps far the Rio MORT, within week or
two; perhaps the two expeditions meet ana JON
hands across the head waters of the Chucunaque. 80
several all of his Officers including the Colombian envoy
and Ga marines formed party and started m across & Te
object was to try the head waters Of the Saw
ana riyer and aim TO deteTne the Iraceablty Of the
principal Indian Chiefs the Ishmus, and they all con
party is the shortest and head waters of
that river Its the same route Lieut. Strain s1are1
this route proves at all feasible, the grand surveying
party will move over, and the elegraphc corps vi" con
struct line to the Pacihc.
Mr. Lucien de Puydt, already well-known through his
scheme for the construction Of the Daren Canal, has
written letter fully expressive Of his views with refer
enee to that enterprise. He says:
The Society which represent, and which founded IN
1864 numbers among its founders and patrons MessIs
Mougel Bey senior the originator of many works on he
Clean President of the Society of Engineers OF London
Roderick MuchisOn, President of the London Royal
Geographical Society, who has published at his own eX-
pense and in eItenso the account OF All my lapors 10
gether with my chart of Daren in the 9SIh volume OF
uuhlications in the world H. r. H. the Prince of Prussia
the Imperial Geographical Society OF St Petersburg the
sen formerly Governor of the Island Of Ponde; Mortz
Wagner the old and wise OF the hugusto &
Peterpann the celebrated GeOgrapher OF Gotha; Mae
Br1ln, and ArTowsuth, and twenty other equally great
The projected Colombian Canal forms opening 50
kometers long, 10 meters wide on the surface OF the
water. meters deep with SOLD 9otoi Tcava
ton at an average elevation of meters TO cost
100000 francs GG the %orK Zach 40 ps and When
could be finished in the minimum period OF three years,
or eGca2a e1cavaons nio OF 10000 cubic meters The
calculated transit is represented to-day by tuhs,
and 100000 preends Rear Admiral Davis IN his
work (qute inexact in a number Of points, Adding to
this transit the toll passengers correspondence,
precious stones, metals &c. &C. and the gains OF an al
vaore1n tariff weight and bulk, we find that the re-
ceipts the canal may be estimated at an annual min
imum of s00O00cO francs (l6oOOO0 or an average
OF 10 francs tS2) per tun.
1t ndispuable bases Of receipts and efpen,
dtures that the COLOMBIAN Canal International society
has proposed to Colombia PROJECT Gr an m dooh na
anteed firstly by considerable qnantty o1 the vase @
lands of the Republic, which amount to at least 6OOc
This large Loan say OF OOO would permit Colombia
to redeem her exterior debt and ameorate her financial
Colombia having the handling of half the total Of the
international loan dnore or less would only have to In.
for five years at most the interest Of said loan that
say until the opening of the canal the revenue of
which would then replace the guarantee o OF M CS9ia
4OOO0O0O to $tOOoOo0, which would be placed at the
to Of Re cent Of the met pos oa the the
canal from the time OF its opening for 90 years there
the property Of the society which constructed but
under such conditions would prevent IL ever Deihg
ngs and by preference shares. IT, beside these strong
commercial aud financial advantages the political result
is considered, it is immense, and, 1t may DC said un
looked for.
NJ de Puydt sharply critcises Admiral Davis in his
mention Of Messr Cullen, Airiau, Gogorsa, and Bour
dol who he says "have by eir id6ors ~onderJnHy al
ronced the question Of eana7dhOn" Thus replies the
Frenchman - - NJ.
/ MIR Cullen has never been from Rio Savanna to Puerto
Escoces as he pfctends and has never lived III ChtP
aua. Mcssrs Nelson and Osack who were III tnls VII
age i'm 1901 and with whom resided, have assured me
mat they never saw him. Mr. Cullen says In ms wOTK
In lsl9 crossed from Canasa 10 the seashOe NJ loIt
FscOces and back subsequently In $780, also III 1857
and at several times dtrdys alone ana
uoaided" DC All this is false, and was considered iaihs
by the Geographical Society Of London, which compeed
Mr. Cullen TO resign and further proved that his pok On
the Daren only an awkward compilation on from