Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-21
FRENCH GUIANA.
interesting Letter from the New
Gold Fields.
,ondcncc of the Salt Lake Herald.

.uos,onjcncc of the Salt Lake Herald.
CAYENNE, Feb. 9Th, 1874.
p arrived here yesterday afternoon
~ Il. after IL trip on the ocean OF
,r-two davs, which was Il remark
slow one. 1t appears our captain
rnt rIn far enough caStcrlv to
Ike tn, trade winds and the proper
,rnut our trip was very quiet and
Inotonous, wi Ii the exception OF the
evening. and the following morn
when there was some grunbilng
ouc the passengers. because there
+ ! M, enough help on the vessel to
rnnrlv sling the hash to the boys.
he il" iimmigran;S" i'll the "cellar Of
h,ai'' had rather Il poor time of it
s. or oettny into the "trOpiN,' on ac
3 mi of the cloSencsS ofthe place, and
bad air. slept, the latter portion
5 the "trip. on the poop deck under
of the ships boats. One night we
Il ,torribe storm of thunder, light
&: ,r and rain, when our beds were
Z ndcd an we took possession of the
q + nv of the small boat and Slcl
{ the soft side of the ours. knowing
4. II il was critical Eioment. i'll which
hjuht he called upon To pass i'll my
prks. | commenced singing that
nee of sacred music, Gwen stand
storm. il won't be long, the Cay
Inc port is nigh, etc. Tho music
I'm under those boats, combined
hin the prayers on the occasion, WAS
Xther mixed. We were a pretty or
4 krv crowd. and Lad no row of amy
lind among the pilgrims on the voN-
h., which is a glcrt deal better than
e. Is expected of the crowd when
& shop Elliott took his baggage collar
/. bx and tooth brllSh) OIL his back and
ksrtcd to the land whence he came;
'g1n, did not blame him as the pros
eclS were rather discourlGin" the first
Akenng.
's4 The finest view I ever saw was upon
bmin. into Cayenne harbor. The fiji
sH.llt we had of land waS the day be-
4 3bre arriving i'll the harbor. and not
tavng seen any of the bright green
&rth in 81 long Il tinlc-thlrlv days
n looked all the prettier; and compar-
h- the luXuriant vegetation of the
tropIcks to the fine SHOW scenery of
1bnc Of the / tal mining camps, /
s4hnSt confess that to my eyes the cN
n>ivc palm groves, etc.. III all the
Deautv of their evergreen foliage, are
tr.erahc.
a But this country has its drawbacks,
fhirh. ! suppose. will ovcrbalanc, its
Inc exterior. The hurbOr of CAYENNE
an open one, but the mudbank> Oh
hc outside compel vessels to wait for
H. tide To float them over the bars.
Atcr arriving, it took some time to
< oat some of the pilgrims away from
mr Of the b'tt'S and the female creole
Bllol> Of those bars. As Il matter OF
|tour>c. some of the boys" got to feel
n-a little jolly over their arrival i'll
h> n.acr but all seemed to go quiet
4nd ORDERLY. knowing that an intro
Inc;lon to an officer in Cayenne would
pca great deal worse than an introduce
ipn 10 letter.
4 IN regard to this part of the country
is this, as near is | can learn: The
fpun;rr, for some distance up the
flvrrS, is all ~obblcd' up, but think
fellow can get some good lay outs
{lerr, and If The country is as rich as
elcrNbodN here seems to think 1t Is. 1t
Nlll be Il good country for il man who
eh stand the climate; but there is
Nhcre the rub comes i'll. All seem
creed on one thing, that Il white man
Punt stand this climate and Ito any
M"rk; III fact. they say it is impossible
FOR a white man to labor at all in the
giiln"S. Another thing is that Il man
p sure 70 take the jungle fever when
Ever II" "oc> Ia the mines. Smith and
Hial. Ely have had several deals of the
peNer. Spaf. Ely is here sick 1T the
present time, and Crimson and Adams
!iaVe both answered Gabriel'> call; il
q also reported that Murphy is sick,
put believe it has not been con-
iirmed.
Nome of the boys have started to the
mines as Yet. They want to get Il little
'rcllihated before starting out. We
were advised to stay here for about a
week, and gel little used to the eli
'''t'e. For my own part | have never
S'ch any time too hot for me, and if il
; ;;''e>il get a great deal hotter than ii
- HOW, | will not fret aS far us heat Is
'onrefiled. But the sun Is pretty
strong here. They never go out from
"'"ul ten III the morning until four i'll
'ne ''.efhoon without an umbrella, and
"u' pilSrllnS sport around with Il shade
",uI i them To keep them cool.
ihi> Is very Old-iaShiOncd town,
anu IL Is laughable to an American to
. '.t 'iieir style of moving merchandise,
w. IN hand-cartS and by oxen with
'"c INJURIES on their horns TO haul the
''ii alter them. The carriages are few
".iI iaf between: but one thing like,
I''o 'in that Is the style of the ladies'
which are very loose and
pam: II | should ever happen to get
i''a''ied i" | would bring NY wife down
air'c IL She were eNtravagant in dress,
~ ir 'he climate would compel her to
n'e>S ~ cheaply, if not quite as fancy as
III colder climate.
Uhe disadvantage Of this place is that
,ic'e ,i' Is not hotel in the city, and
'w Wv, pigrlms" are all lodged in pri-
.me HOUSES. No doubt we were the
.i,'i au>e oi good deal of fun for the ma
49, 49, III our efforts to Get rooms. Fen
'a ''uiaeH keetly and l roomed in the
,"ni' 'ue mousse, and on going up to our
NM! ''! me iirst evening the landlord re-
h'ca mat we would take off our
an. vs., heetly immediately took his
.,''l qua Won't up stairs in his stockings,
nna ~ me morning, he being the first
b;n, i" come down, the landlord asked
,nii. i !. he was all O X, when Jack
IA inv iho "u' $40 gold piece, handed ii
,ht, proprietor, and departed, think
'' NJ landlord was dunniny him for