The New York herald., 1877-12-17
GUATEMALA AND PEACE.

THE GUATEMALAN MINISTER ON TIE sU"-
. JEcr-GoLD PLAcEEs AND COFFEE PLANTA-
TIoNs OF THE SISTER REPUBLIC.
Tho announcement in President Hayes late Mes.
sage to Congress stating that Tor some tmo back
diplomatic relations had been broken or with the Re-
public OF Guatemala took every body acquainted with
the situation by surprise. The writer called upon His
Exceliency Don Vicente Dardon, Minister OF Guate.
mala his residence In Elizaboh and requested him
to give such statement covering the case as might
be in his power to make. Schor Dardon said that
one was more surprised thar himself by the state
ment referred to. He knows of NO diplo-
ma,c difficulty whatever between the gov
ernment OF Guatemala under General Don
J. Ru1no Barrios and that OF the United States On
the contrary, so far as the Minister of Guatemala
knows, the most cordial relations exist between the
countries and Is the desire OF both 10 maintain
those relations. Guatemala furnishes hno fold for
tho employment OF American capital and enterprise
and President Barrios always been dcsrous OF cu
uvating mcrcinl relations with the United States by
welcoming her citizens TO establish themselves the
Republic Tho allusion to Guatemala, lately made In
the Presidents Message, is duc, Senior Dardon be-
Iieves TO a misprint an on tho part OF some
copyist who may have made n mistake IN putting
down the namc OF Guatemala, when some
other one of the many Spanish republics OF Central
and South America was PROBABLY referred to- Sehor
Dardon reports the most cordial and friendly official
relations between himself and the Secretary OF State
with Mr.. Evarts upon Official affairs.
GUATEMALA's GOLD AND COFFEE.
Referring TO the recent discovery OF gold on the
Motagua River, the Gulf OF Honduras, Seor Dar-
says that about thirty miles 0f surface dcep
diggings have been traced. Tnc government OF GEN.
eral Barros is engaged IN making geological surveys
this district, which, IL Is beiIeved, Will reveal
an extensive aurifcrou5 deposit covering largo
portion Of the jurisdiction OF lzaDa. Both tho native
und foreign miners who arc engaged IN gold washing
there hive made considerable sums OF money, and
they say that tho nearer they get TO the bcdrock'
the richer tho dggngs are found 10 be- AS work has
only been done u short way from tho banks OF tho
Motagua the miners have bcen able To command a
hne supply OF water; but, no doubt hereafter, wncn
the workings extend back into the country, largo
amounts OF capital be probably en-.
ployed in building "ditchcs" they ara
called California, TO carry the
hydraulic process OF hill mining, which for years
back has proved 30 successful tho Pacific coast.
1t Is also iound that the quartz lodcs cropping up
here there IN the mineral region rcn In
gold, which can be worked with much facility Coal
north OF u, aud between the rivers Duce and
Motakuu; the latter stream bong navgabo Tor
American consular agency. Lake Izabal, upon which
the town OF that name IS situated, Is navigablo Tor
sixty miles norhwardy from II 10 the tine cooo
country Of Cobau.
GUATEMALA COFFEE
Of lato years Guatemala bas devoted much alton.
ton TO the cultivation vi conee Tho statistics OF
commerce will show that large percentage OF tho
annual produce 0i this aromatic berry been dis
posed OF the United States mostly in exchange for
American manufactures Quite Respectable number
oI Americans who havo g0Do to Guatemala arc en-
gagged both IN commerce aud IN the cultivation Of
colce for exportation to the United Statea These
circumstances, taken Ia connection with others
equally interesting, make IL matter of Importance
that The government Of General Barrios that OF
Washington should continue, MS heretofore, on the
most friendly terms IL Is now the desire OF Guatc.
man to negotiate a reciprocal treaty OF commerce
with the United Statcs, which will greatly improve
and augment the current OF trade that is setting in
IRON port port Of tie United States and OF Guats-