The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-20
Extensive Mines on the Isths
mus of Panama.
Particulars Of the Discovery---
Location of the Mines.
Qualify Excel'ent-Quantity mex
haustible.
AspINWALL. Aprll u. 1871.

permit me to use your c0iiiHnS 10 tci oi the ih-
porant discoveries Of coal on This isthmus which
have now been fully confirmed by the most saflsfac-
tory tests and experiments.
About three four years since. when .he Rev.
Mr.. Temple made known the fact thar extensive
and valuable straas Of COAL with every indication
OF the presence of petroleum. existed In region OF
this isthnus, comparatively unknown to travellers
the persistent denial OF the probability OF such
formation III region declared by Humboldt and,
a matter o! course, supposed by men or long
residence ana position the country 10 be entirely
volcanic, cast such doubt upon the matter that
scientific anu commercial men set themselves
against the man who had the bodness 10 question
Humboltit's opinion and the courage To stand alone
against such an overwhelming opposition.
All doubts, however, are now at IN cnd. Mr..
Temple returned u few days since rom the interior,
with sufficient quantity OF the coal TO make extern
sive experiments. These experiments have proved
most satisfactory. The chief engineer OF the Elbc.
OF the Royal Mail Steamship line, which IL now
lying IN the harbor AZ Aspinwal, used $40 pounds Of
the coal in the furnace OF the donkey engine. IL
burned four hours. and he stated that II generated
steam much quicker than the Welsh coal, which. ha
said, was the best in the world. II not how
ever, equal to that, he said, but equal to tho
best Newcastle coal and reseinbled IN appearance
the North country Scotch coal. A. he sand that c
was the lshmus surface coal that he used he could
not give II fair trial. but did the best he could, Wit
the above results. HIS fires were kept quite low.
and only onchird OF the quaint, OF the Isfhmns
coal was fed at time IN comparison with the Welsh
coal OF the ship. Tnc following experiment Is moro
satisfactory. being made III the presence Or sevelak
well-inforned parties, while that IN the Eide was
not witnessed Nv any but the engineer and fireman..
The certificate speaks FOR Itself, as follows:--
hereby certify that experiment made On ss pounds
o" ." f Ss S9fP g mS hsp % ne
pinwai Coion on April H. isn, hours that coal
"se as s w aa a @a
Cumberland coal froia Msrs.ni commonly used BY the
but ,e ashes ann clnsers and was greater by twelys
- - : Epwls DA COSTA Engineer.
certify that ,he Within statement Of the made on sls
po,nds con, belonging 10 the Rev. Richard Temple
s s my Nd he ss' q y Slvess an
mos. chesry endorse the abpya a. w. wisSesa 70
GSs Hasassr Of the s,.assh,r Irnfy o&sanssy
hi; sheet and ssnr4'u'a'e Mr. fe0' on il; s,sE been
e''A'''' Superintendent. Panama Railroad Company
Having witnessed the same fully concur IN the sscys
Civl Engineer Tor the Panama kiiroad Company.
CONSULATE OF rnr uslrEp STATES or Aaln,cAs
Having been present at time experiment barring
ss5 pons Of Goa as,ii from the mines belonging 10 the
Rev. Richard Tempe, This isthmus) maze gladly
in the .apins Up e The result b. Edwin o. co.:s
and ccrtiei by Captain Wilhelm shbun, agen, Of
the ;nd aa
hseiswalt, Assn y. i,1s. :s)
burning pounds u Rev. >tr Temples nds
AMI NJ lar as my experience soe' sn9l say the result was
commander p NJ $. :. Co.'s ship Henry chauucey
LOCOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT. PANAMA
RAILROAD COMPANY, AsrlswALL. April % 1S'LS
REV RICHARD TfNrLE;- III,
from your nine. ON The Rio iao ana take PLEASURE
welding steel ami iron also have been present II expert
ment. with enr coal under boilers and showing
flvoraNI, Very Respectfully
CHARLES STEWART, Master Mechanic.
AePiSwALI- April ~, 1871.
Rev X. TIaPLp:
DrAn Allow congratulate you on success Of
coal landed The dock and then used in the Pacific Mat
STEAMSHIP Company snFne ann iy .h satisfied ha. =
Hoping benefit the world kinale The
"'p'''' ''''"'' Chaplain Panama Railroad Company
Here follows copy OF the ensin scr's report
s- m III. ks1 Richard GSG .%S. Aps Is
him % examine some coal lands he hal been fortunate
from The raec tue Atlantic The arsI portion Of The
s ros A or SDa as ..
streams and climbing mountains Of considerable ai;itndc
aud down the MYERS waking through The beds Of
way good ea can he or@aa Of tue seoossa 'ormat'ons
and Characteristics Of the regions through which passed
been represen'ei to me ~ Mr. remple The lrs seam
obquely, he bank
In place large sandstone boulder yns on the top OF
the The coal dips almost prrpendicnary, and 10
twelve feet ,hcS. From this obtained beter
toonj We aerwards traced TITS seam q various points
the same rve and then to another river at considerable
The second visited Jaboncllo The seam
visible different elevations It here that OBJ
,a,ned .e coa va. was 70 u.s. ~ ons place
dipping at angle Of about fifteen degrees and IN
hundred yards AMI then disappears under The water
situated on se bank Of small stream that nows into The
river Lsiera watch empes into the ao lnao Near The
two hundred feet high rho coal a. seen on the opposite
ion ion q eunss @s ZIP q Ivy Sssss: sSiss:
Guinea the distinct
rated by saes aud cays NE depth q these DEPOSITS being
observation and the statements Of the ln.ellacnt
vauas,c deposits Of c al in the localities we visited
with regard 70 the appearance Of The coal resembles ths
bon breaking In directions nearly right angie in tbs
DOWN. re ssssms a9s s.s
FROM % s.. 1 sa and If the ses g s sos as Ia
April X isl on So ronnds, Of Z 4 - mpossbs 70 deny
smoke does NO. cake and though gai very durable, pro-
d9Tn a re neps s Of the scam. OF coal
present unusual facilities for worsiag and ,ransgoa,ion
fee oonndent that ,ae facts nat have recently 70 tbs
be made more fully known in other Quarters must grensy
e"HN"'' = ''''' CHARLES ENsoR, h. A. O. T.,
r.. Rev As E,.ss, :, Aps 1, y, n
Of Panama FOR the purpose Of and testing
years since soon found that statements made by ha
@ places sssw ss Which s h sens al.
We brought about twenty-five hundred pounds Of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company opportunity was
afforded OF tesip. stationary boiIe. connected
an engine employed IN pumping water and hosting. Tho
lighted under the boiler at minutes
NJ and In thirty nve minutes the gagc indicated twenty
Eve pounds OF steam At the boiler blowing on
with ftyve pounds OF steam the furnace doors being
ind the coal very free from sulphur and on II burns
freely with the doors Of the open, leaving lo
ashes, and clnker percepiibe Very light ores make
flame equa to double the of Cumberland COAL with
which have intimately acquainted for years To
burn economically requires but te draughl aud am q
the opinion that saving OF onethrh can Dc effected
when the hremsn have become acquainted with tho
best method OF managing H. have seen no Iocany
where coal mines could DO worked 10 . grease
advantage. rich and extensive, the climao
much 10 ahier than Aspinwal and Panama There
water with the Atlantic by tho way OF Rio
Indio on the which the coal Hes For nine nontha
of the year this navgrbc and for The remaining
very tTinn. expense.
nave no stating that this coat 10 better than
auy thai from the same depth This I'm
property, properly Developed WIZ inevitably prove
OF great bennett I, these localities =