The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-01

vessels to pass through ct dinerent times Hsv.
ing thus gwen brief outline OF the gulf and Its sur.
rOunotlgs, II u necessary TO trace
THE COURSE up TIE fUynA.
10 snow the route now being taien Nv Commander
Of the rver Of 6are a Sea e pSrs
81 tue space between the Aratv anu The Gull Of san
Miguel. The head waters OF the Tuyra are divided
from the AtratO by the M0nanas del EsprItu Santo.
~ Is about three mics wide fr0n it, mouth a. BOca
Chlca u ChapRana. which is niue miles rom lie
entrance, but dtminishes to less than u mile for
about twenty miles farther east TIE scenery in the
Vicinity VI BOca Chica ana along the luyra IS very
me; Tut. win the exception OF some huts a. La
falMa, very lew settlements are 10 be seen. That
at Chapigana Is pretty large There are however,
farther on the remains VI old spanish forts. A
Chuguanasua fails into the Tu,la irom the
north, never hear mention made OF TINS
rive rssr " mn aans snnsg OF me terrible saer
recital or whose wanderiDgs along tuaL lOrluOus cur
real Is enough to make the b.Ool run cold says
the JCutnal hen kept by one o. the officers Of that
unfortunate expedition when about three weeks
under way,-.Proeeeded down stream ABOUT quar-
Ter of q miie when finding q place to camp, built q
ire and spread Dlanke the mild nioonl ight.
We all leel dOwnheartei tO.nlshr, beng without
anything TO eat anu not having eAlen enough eaca
man Tor tue six or eight days make one good
meal; our clothes all IN pieces ard nearly almost
shoeless and DOOtlcss. Have no Idea where we are,
SICK almost discouraged ana ready to De left In the
woods " take their chances. / would freely give
twenty dollars Tor pound o. meat, Out money Is OF
no use here" The eriatic coarse pursued ny that
gallant band OF explorers Was mostly attributable 10
the maps ol tue moon published ~ person who
pretended Cd have c.U6 ed the route. One-Lnrd VI
the brave men VINO composed L;at Inflated pediiOn
died irOn starvation or nom the Ood taey were
compel ed " resort their ulatress. Tue scenes
which marked tue career vi tue explorers were
among tue most heartrendinx on record. report
Issued ny al English engineer iesui.ed III enislins
England, france, the united states Aad New
Granaua Ia exploring together the PROPOSED route
for sup canai across lie stainas. The English
one sarLed from the racine Sue December ~, 1908,
but bnaili became uisneartened, ana wita the loss
Vi Tour men saln. nnaly returned d.scOalItcd u
their sup. lieutenant oralu, ro tue Atlantic SIDE.
started nearly month later. Ah0.ner expedition.
composed Vi french ami Engisl together, SET QUO
from The same point tiree day later ala enaeavored
W IUlow mas Track, Dial alter having peueIaed only
six miles returned. The New Urana0a eXpcal.
tion W Is also unsuccessful having lost six men.
Strain party was only accom- the
ssage though vt an awful sacnnce. There were Ia
ali twenty seven men, VINO, relying ON the maps, TOOK
only Ten Jays provisions. Al er Jolrneying iOr
nearly month through pathiess Wilderness dur.
Ing when tie party were only saved lrOn famine Dy
eating acid nuts and DINER unsavOry lood. STRAIN
called his men together aLd announced has deterinl
nation 10 leave item, and. taking tnrce persons.
forced ms way to the nearest settlement 10 send
back Canoes and provisions. Tn.s step was, Of
course, absolutely necessary, Is many persons nau
now become very iecOic ami could pusn forward
only at very SLOW pace They crawed on lor
twenty-On days when the party seemed generally
Impressed with the IDEA t1aG something had hap
peneu TO prevent strains return. as he expected to
was neld, and II was resolved to return To tue snip
NARROWING SfEcTACLLo
and death III the most ag0nlling i0rIns character
down ana persisted; others were lost and never
nearu o.. On Tile zJd Vi March, over two mouths
since they had lett the SHIP the eniaclated wander
ers iuy down, skeleton group watching Tue dcciin-
ing day anu thinking or the dread Vi tomorrow.
There Was no keenness TO their anguish. IUr the
energies OF nature We're 50 wno.ly exhausted that
The heait AMI soul became OenuMUcd. but III Cnl5.
Tie darkest h0ur OF their trials, when an appalling
resignation characterized each man Us sal brood
ing over ms fate, report heard down tue river
ana presently the gallant Strain hove Al sight. In
moinent ali was deirlous excitement as poor human
mn I1n nt.A IA nt1lA mo NJ Anl
OF DESPAIR ~ hope and lie once more.
Strain and his three mea had been almost
reduced u Starvation, but nevertheless worked
Vigorously and arrived at the ln1ian WI
iasc vi iavisa he was not SLOW la procuring
AID and, assisted by some OF the men OF The sioOp
NirasO, which Was anchored IN tle Gull Vi oah
Miguel AT once returned IN canoes ~ the rescue Of
his dying companions. ms aggression was SUI.
geSted W the name 0i the thu.uanaqaa, perhaps
the most crooked river III existence. 1rdu di1 tns
Indian cnief state, wucn resisting me ucnLld Tor
PERMISSION Tor Slrans parry to ira, ersc the
lshnu, ;nat IL the lord had wished that canal In
that direction he would nave giyea greaae. iaciil-
ties. The CnuguaAaqua has many tributaries, The
iaIgess Deins the lavisa.
THE INITIAL POINT.
The settlement OF rinogana mas been made the
lnitia point o. the expedition on the PacLc side.
There Is population there OF nearly iour hundred,
and PinOgIna Is III ever way neat and prosperous
Asie village. The steam launch, in charge Of Mr.
Kelly Is anchored III the river, anu brings supp lies
to Inc surveying parry at the 'front.' WHICH is now
some ten mes W tae Cue, one o the tributaries Of
the uyia. This ha, been lected the route and
O large IUrce Is Low working IN that dir cIi0n.
The cue is u narrow RIVER. ald, OWING To the 0ry
season, has very little water, Dut 1t Is regarded as
the most Practicable aad iclJl bic way 20 meet the
party coming over the divide from the Atlantic
SIDE. Inc hesaca has ielt Tor Li4noM Bag
follow up the Naripi route. not 30 much
hopes Of making extensive explorations tO sat
isy nmsen Oh tue prasslcao'iity o. that route.
ana nothing Is beng ielt unuOne 10 forward tne
operations. The scenery on the Pacific side Is far
Liore beautiful than the Atlantic, lar ut least
as the canal route Is concerned. Commander Self
ridge Will return to Cnapigaua In ABOUT two or
three weeks and meanwlile the work OF surveying
up The Cue Will be prosecuted with ali possible de-
spatcn. rhe United states ship jamestown, COmmO-
dore Gnr0d has arrived at Panama AID will ~ once
proceed to reieve the kesaca, having ulucn Larger
accommodation or The officers engaged on the expe-
dili0n.
1t may DC mentioned that the dis.
lance from Chapigana 70 tAe mouth or
the Chusuanaqua Is th,rty-fve miles, aud
thence to Pinogana ABOUT twelve miles. An
observatory was erected 10y Mr.. +. Blake, Jr the
astronomer, on bank north OF Cnapiyana, and an
other subsequently At flnogana, on tine plain to
the westward, where meridian was established.
that ON the other side IL tlty-uve miles
Tue PROSPECTS AND HEALTH or TAE EXPEDITION.
Commander Sefridge estimates the cost OF canal
through the route he has discovered ut $780,
and believes tnat when the question OF the divide"
shall have been dennlteIy settled, winch will pro-
badly be within fortnight Operations could be
commenced with $9o,0h,0J0. Should the "dlvi0e"
MOI exceed 300 ieet through cut will be made.
ocean will not exceed LIS miles-ihe canal
itself not exceeding Ifti miles. Those engaged
on the great undertaking are confident OF success.
and from present appearance the prospects are de-
cidedly encouraging. 1t IS sincerely hoped thai the
mater VIII have been thoroughly determined before
tue rainy season sets IN There are of course. many
adherent5 to otner routes discovered and vino think
this route mprict cable, but there can be no doaDt
whatever that the present enterprise LOOKS Ike sue
sess. The heath OF the expedition mas been cOmpa-
Iatvcly good considering the exposure and hard
SHIPS Incidental 10 The surveys.
ARMY ORDERS.