New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-29
THE DARIEN EXPEDITION.
RETURN OF THE AMERICAN VESSELS TO NEW
YORK-NOTHING ACCOMPLIsTED-TIlE SUR
VEYs ABANDONED FOR THE PRESENT.

RETURN OF THE AMERICAN VESSELS TO NEW
YORK-NOTHING ACCOMPLIsHED-THE SUR
YEYs ABANDONED FOR THE PRESENT.
PANAMA. June 1.-According to the latest ac-
counts the Nipsic was still san Bias exploring the
Mandngo River but owing TO the unusually heavy rains
was unable To accomplish much. The Mandingo and its
continents full to OVERCOMING and the country for
miles round of operation flooded forming
u vast swamp. The telegraph wires elevated on poles
10 feet high were in many places occasionally submerged
The rain Is described 10 be almost continuous. Inc
Nyack mp from Chepo on the 10th ut to receive
her mails and supplies. she lost her foretopmast in
sIua which struck her on her here. She returned
To ChepO the sd u and came back again to Panama
ON the 2'th, being unable TO accomplish anything Iurther
account of the heavy sea off the mouth of the
river and the torrents of rain. Capt. Eastman left
"a launch with complement OF men ana Olhcers Win
provisions for six days to make thorough survey or the
river the launch Is expected to arrive here to-day The
Nyack will for the present remain at Panama, at least
until the arrival from san Bias of the Npsc, which yes
sd inst Very little can he said to have been accom-
pished either side of the Ishmus in penetrating the
of the country and the Mss Of fully two months Of the
dry before the expedition arrived at the Darien
The general opinion prevalent here is that the canal VIII
be excayated near the present line of the Panama Rail
road which thought to he the most favorable route Tor
the undertaking Notwithstanding the heavy rains the
health of the members of the exploring expedition on
both sides Of the Isthmus is excellent. -. ,..,.-ou
JUNE 2-Capt. Selfridge arrived here from Asplnwa
Yesterday and expresses his intention of returning 10
San Bias tomorrow II appears the Guard Is still there
part my letter Capt Selfrdge left two parties OF ex-
plorers out with weeks PROVISIONS, INC no o 49, i sa
feet notwithstanding which Capt sefridge thinks IA
WORLDLY Of the rOute, adherng to the practicabhy or
the tunnel theory for ship canal Capt seliridge ex-
poets finished all he has to do in about ten DAYS
from this time when the expedition Will return 10 the
United states. -
PANAMA June 1.-THE Nipsic arrived from San Bias
at Aspinwa Sunday, the 18th inst, and sailed again
for New York the following morning. She mas accom-
plshed nothing further than previously reported the
weather during days of her stay at San Bias pre-
venting operations The Guard left San Bias for New
York direct The Nyack j. in this bay awaiting orders
So Daren expedition is abandoned for this season
1t might have accomplished more In the way OF surveys
had operations commenced two months earlier at the be
ginning the dry The general opinion here Is
still in favor Of the route.
GULF OF SAN BIAS June 10.-The party
which, under Mr. Ogden of the Coast Survey, and Eli
sign Jasper, U. 5. N, surveying the Nercaagua
River returned the 4th of June having made sur
vey of that the foot Of the dividing RIDGE dis
lance of II miles.
Messrs. Moser and BOwditeh who started on recon.
nossance the dividing ridge between the Samgundi
and the San Jose MarmOni Rivers returned To the
ships the 18th June, having been absent seven day
and having reached the MarmOni River. since their re-
turn the surveying party under Lieut.. Hitchcock, has
also passed over the ground Lieut.. Hitchcock,
with a small party, descended the Marmoni River dis
lance of miles from the end OF the line OF levels
The hight the Marmon at the endof the line of levels
is 600 feet Lieut. Hitchcock thinks he has discovered
gold i'm the streams on the Pacific slope.