The New York herald., 1873-05-05

OF the Arato, called upon Captain Selfrdge to pay
MS respects and tender his services.
the United States. and therefore speaks English
perfectly and under hls guidance they
sTkoLLED OUT TO SEE THE CITY;
they found Qubd0 to consist Of some three hun
dred houses, some OF them well built, but the
majority crazy affairs, and church. large but OF
rude construction. The Padre, who resides here,
is the only one in the province, and he makes a
yearly TOUR visiting all the towns within its limits
,e ~ oe S aa nus ls's r thew
trouble themselves little about religious afTatrs,
and as marriages are celebrated without the aid O!
either Church or State there can be but little call
for his services In that direction.
The most astonishing thing that our travellers
this evidence Of proeress in this outofthe-way
place was indeed o surprise, and they gladly
availed themselves OF the opportunity for "pushing
cue''-a privilege from which they had been de-
barred for some menths
On the second day Of their stay they dined with
the Jefe Municipal, the Padre and other prominent
men OF the place being present The dinner went
Orwell Wine nowed freely toasts were drank, and
no little buncomb was indulged in concerning the
Sister Republics" Washington and Bolivar"
and other matters OF like sort. The next day at
noon, the party, being well rested, started upon
opportunity to make running survey OF the river
the courses and distances being taken and regular
and frequent soundings made.
Two and Q half days OF this work brought the
party back to Vejia. The day upon which they
arrived was
the fan,ango that was to take place in the even
Ing. Canoes were constantly arriving laden with
lage was ali excitement In the evening, warned
by the notes OF the file and tOm-t0m that the fest
81 the &c iy
room crowded with the sbeauty and m the
at fious se1 rate en' s 70 es the surprise y
the visitors the only odor perceptiblc in the room
was that Of Florida water, and as some OF the
~ nj
Uncle SANS explorers felt quite inclined to Join in
the dance, but refrained lest with their heavy
delicate toes Of their fair partners, for shoes
seemed to be considered an arist0cratic super
he ynfssSed she ,n na rsanent
intervals between the dances In putting themselves
outside OF liberal quantities Of antsddO, and as q
furiousn with great rapidity. When the visitors
left, at about midnight the floor presented the ap-
PERFECT PANpEHoNIUM,
the dancers uttering fierce h0wls and screeches
that nearly drowned the thunder OF the terrific
while while the the few few % miserable candles stuck upon
the walls spluttered and Missed and shed little
light and much tallow upon the wild scene below:
On the following day the party started upon It's
return, proceeding by way OF the Bojaya and Cuia
to the camp at the junction Of that river with the
Tracundo, and thence over the hills on foot to the
beach, which they reached on the 1lth OF March,
having been fifteen days In accomplishing jour
ney OF some three hundred miles. While these
!. THE MAIN LINE OF SURVEY
was being pushed rapidly down the Cuia by the
party under LeutenantS Eaton and Sullivan BY
this party line was run across the country from
the Cuia to the Napipi River by which an idea OF
1.-THE lay OF the and In that direction was gained,
and the important fact established that the ridge
which divides the valleys OF these two rivers lies
close to the Cuia, descending thence by gentle
slope to the Napip thus leaving the valley OF that
river without hills or highland for some miles
back.
The progress of this party down the Cuia was
WITT nAfa Inv tnp hni hv ha
canoes accomplished rapidly and with compare
lively little labor. On reaching the Bojaya, how
ever, which Is broad and unSheltered by trees,
they experienced great discomfort in carrying the
survey over its burning playas under the screening
rays OF an unclouded SUM-
Perseverance, nevertheless as Is usually the
case, won the day, and on the I'd OF April they
reached the AtratO and connected their line with
the survey Of that river made by the expedition OF
while resting for day at vejia before start.
ing upon their return, sad accident occurred
SHADE OF GLOOM
over the little party Albert Brooks, the chief petty
fayorite with aii-whiie bathing in Atrato suddenly
disappeared beneath the surface and rose no more
Immediate efforts for the recovery OF his body were
made but without avail. The spot which he had
selected for his bath was an exceedingly bad one
and the most experienced OF the native divers
refused to make the attempt to bring the body up
even when offered large sums OF money, saying that
the place was fuu OF dangerous eddies and whirls
OF the current
Instructions rom Captain Selfridge 70 return by
way Of the Nappl and. starting at the point at
which his crOss-line nom the Cuia ended to con-
tnue his survey up the Napipi to the mouth OF one
OF its tributaries, the Doguado. These instructions
were issued, as the Captain had become satisfied.
from his own observations and the results OF the
surveys already made, that the valley OF the Nippl
was In every respect
and everything seemed to indicate that, by way OF
the Doguado, q way would be found for shortening
considerablythe length Of the required cutting and
QhDw alI nfA ta diCtn fhnfy
quire tunnellng The DOguadO rises among the hills
within Q mile OF the Pacific beach, In the vicinity
the say G rac, ana nows .hente n 1n
Napipi. Its head waters had been crossed by the
main line surveyed in February by the party under
was stationed upon 1t.
Accordingly q party was fitted out under !. the
shipman Gait, with instructions 70 start from camp
No. and survey down the valley Of the Doguado
and connect with the line to be run up the Nappi
would the question Of improving the canal line be
solved, but
CONTINUOUS CHAIN OF LEVELS
from camp No. 2 aronud by clrcultous route Of
twenty miles back again to the starting point,
would be obtained, and thus the accuracy OF the
work would be put to o crucial test.
Much interest centred about the party OF Ensign
Taunt as on the LIST Of April they set upon their
dinicult task, for II was evident that the valley o.
line for the canal than that already surveyed. The
progress OF this party over the slippery boulaers
anu through Tue steep ROCKY gOr2es common to
the headwaters of ali mountain streams was al
first slow and disheartenng but as they progressed
the road became better, and the favorable reports
received from time to time chcered all hearts as II
became more and more evident that the character
OF the country favorable to the enterprise, and
the surveyors had at last found
LOCATION FOR THE CANAL,
against which serious objections could be urged,
and with which no other known line could possibly
compete.
About half way down the Doguado they found
some very remarkable hot springs Upon either
side OF the river In o rocky gorge, the hot water
bubbled up and flowed in cOpious streams down
the banks to mingle with the river below. The
water emitted faint odor OF sulphuretted hydro
gen. possessed q peculiar but not unpleasant
Fahrenheit. The natives said that these waters
possessed remarkable medicinal qualities when
the country frequently resorted thither
and were much benefited by their use.
Similar springs were subsequently found
the 18th Of Apr1l the nartlea under Leutenant