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

that at the sixth halt made the rise above the level
Of the sea was discovered 10 be over 10 fee There
was not nucn VARIATION In the routine VI the buSl-
ness, and the parry continued to work vigorously.
blk miles from the spot where the surveying vas
begun the banks we're between seyen anu eight
feet in height. When the next line was
arawn on the 24th OIL February. 10 encampment
WAS discovered, with the wafer failing rapidly. e0
FAR the appearances were MOI BY ANY means I'M
favorable Tor although the river was very low The
Fuse in 9lOLnu WAS much less than had been an.
ticipased. Tie ge00gist Of tae party made extern
sve explorations, and alter an active search came 10
the taat entire mountain range wesi-
/ ward. ike those mountains on the eastern side Of
the surrounding Tomas. w6ica he examined, con.
sisted " trap rock which, owing 70 its minerao-
gcsi constitution anu inc aotion o. lne ar ana
The result of this decomposition was found
"a m the green plastic, 1,o cay WINCH termed
inis trap rock, Therefore. would Oner hut
lttle dilicuity TO deep cut through the .'dvide"
The parry On the z5lh vi February were about sew
ehtJ ave miles rom the Guard ia the taken
by tae Doats nut III straight line much ess Pro-
.ress ahead now became more difcait, tine party
being Obliged 70 cut their way. When 1 lett the
camp 70 reslra 10 the Guard IN order 70 forward my
dispatches and JON the party on the PaclIic they
expected 10 reach the "iividen within ten Gays.
FURTHER SURVEYING OPERATIONS.
Since the pioneer party had not commenced work
at La idmd de Cacaiica but at the outer edge OF
tAe palm desert. it was Ol course necessary TO have
that portion wnicn had boon passed over s,rvey ed
la order to make the line complete. accordingly
On the Ia Ol February detachment In command
PURPOSE, as wen US to carry provisions Tor
tnose approaching tIe "divide." After undergoing
occasional sUakin1s this party arrived ~ Bench
MARK No. ola the afternoon uf the 24tn OF
February. Considerable difficulty was experienced
III moving forward, owing to the logs IN hc river
ana the s.a.iow ness vi the water. Unable to pro-
Coed al The large boat past Bench Mark No.
2, MIR. SULLIVAN LOOK the canal aud provisions up
to the party III advance. The theirs followed at
laler period OF Tue aay, the boat having been dis
charged ana hauled Oh the bank. Next morning
Mi Couden moved MS camp further up While the
olner party returned to Uesln operations from the
made, and subsequently, the line was commenced.
un,ier very adverse circumstances. as there was
canoe went ahead, wnile the large party moved
Slowly belnd, surveying with the pneumatic
Iplnan Bun, with four men. being u ittle IN
advance OF Mr. Suivan's party. Nothing Of an
unusual character occurred on the way DacX, except
the close proximity OF some snakes, which were
made snort work VI. On arriving near LII Iona de
C.carica II was i0und thai the thick gramalote mad
morning Of the OH OF March all hands were cun
Delled to pole vigorously Tor hours. The latsuing
tasA was nnaliy abandoned When the boats had
| arrived NJ La l.1nla and as the steam launch now
hailed IN slght from the opposite side OF this swamp
| the enire party was released from their grassy
Prison III canoes. Tue steam launch returned 70 The
| Guard NJ nighIiall.
Commander Luli Is pushing Orw ard the iriangula.
ton VI the harGOr Win ALI despatcn and has Already
as es the 2 de s "
Ing tue exact positions OF the mouths 0i the DarOa-
coas, Coco-urande aud Croa, the latter being the
largest mouth o. the Atrato anu likely 70 be used a5
| tue eutralce 10 the canal from the Atlantic stde
In the ~ photographic department hundred miles Of
| line have been run. while about eight thousand
soundlngs nave been taken. Inc large saoals enter
| Ing INTO the Day from the isthmus side have beea
| posed OF soft mud and have about foot aud a half
ol water on them at low tide, aud vary in extent
| from one quarter To half mile. on The mouth Of
tue CrOa anu 20 the south vi 1t Is me little an
chOrase, having water IRON SIX To thirteen iathon5
and large enough In extent ~ anchor quite nvct.
TaE SAN LAS ROUTE
About three weeks since United States steamer
Nipsc, Lieutenant Commands Bylon wlison
rlea 70 make survey oil the Caroana
reef situated at the western entrance and
tMelty-lte miles distant from the station or the
Guard. Lieutenant McC0rnacS, with large party,
landed about zen miles from the rect IN question
anu MADE some O05e vatons, subsequently gong
outside IL a cutter. OWING, however, 10 the rough
ness Vi the sea, which near swamped the boat,
no exact CONCLUSIONS cOl.d be arrived al, but the
position laia down several web known charts
was found 10 oe almost correct. Tue length OF The
leei Is about iour miles, covered by two aud haf
fatnoms OF wafer. The Nipslc returned to the gull
on March .. having been aDsea. eight days.
| In the boats and per ormed some hand
| some evOluliOns. The men On the Npslc are
exceedingly wen disciplined and so through their
drill with great precision. On the morning or March
she saiied Tor AspnWGll, conveying the 2eoloSst
OF the expedition, who crossed over to Panama and
thence to Join commander SefrIdge's party, wnltner
your correspondent Is likewise proceeding
| Operations ON the Pacific siGe-The Line from
the Gull, Of san Miguel to the Tuyra along
"Reminiscences Of strains Fatal Expedition
Commander Scifridae Confident OF success
The Canal 10 BIO Fifty Miles, and the Entire
Distance from Ocean TO Ocean Not Over Ono
Hundred aud Twenty five Miles.
SETTLEMENT OF PINOGANA.
TUYRA River, March lS. ISL
On the arrival Of the Nipslc OF Aspinwall delay
was experienced In proceeding up the Pacific coast.
chartered schooner was In readiness at Panama.
w I'M no 10 wi mi wa
fair the little craft scudded along In fine style. Once
through the Gulf OF San Miguel we proceeded to
Chapagana. and then engaged canoes to 60 to the
above settlement 1t will be well to recall some Of the
circumstances connected with tie departure OF the
nrst party from tho Gull Of Darien to the Pacific
side. About q dozen seamen who were to have been
transferred from the Guard 10 the Inflated Saginaw
were conveyed with Commander SelfrIdge's party on
beard the Resaca which supplied her place at
Panama. After one days pleasant sailing the
Resaca weighed anchor at Chapigana, which Is
about nine miles from the Gulf OF San Miguel and
arrangements we're Immediately set on foot to com.
mence operations. Before leaving the Guard IL
understood that the two parties working on either
side OF the "dlvide" should prosecute their labors
until they met and compare notes. Signals were
TO be placed along the route taken by each party In
order to avoid confusion when the "divlde should
be arrived at. Although OF course the scource Of
the Paranchita was not known, yet IL was conf
IDENTITY expected from the reconnaissance previously
made that the two parties should not be lar apart
on the summit Of the divide. The Montanas del
Espiritu Sant0 now separate the parties, and the
principal object OF both Will OF course be find that
portion where the crest Is lowest. Should unfore-
seen circumstance arise they Will probably meet
within ten days, when II the two lines pc declared
feasible and the "divde" three hundred feet
the aim OF the expedition will have been accom-
plished. The line from the Gulf Of San Miguel can
be Drawn with little difficulty. there being few oh
stacles for q long way up the Tuyra river.
The advantages which the Gulf Of San Miguel pre-.
sents for any canal route require no comment. as
they are widely known and generally appreciated.