The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-09


food. gold bad been found There are a al
most Of them sts y.ry s%slI 10 ne ary lesson:
one-hslt .hoE : color Of gold in the bars to
every PAINFUL OF sand.
s ps 81: ia. 'S q i &. the asuR Ds s
ground. The plhcers on the Pacific eide have
Se sG nos ~ nSS out TIE
BY the washings Of the last seventy-hve or one
hundred years. during which no placer mining ne
thick forest est The south side Is a beautiful
sSs nls s re To- spe od With
The rains fall there the year round-that ls,
as bad ss the climate OF Portland. Or. for
rain, but the man who does not mind the rain
faI will have great territory "a ~ to hiIm.sli
gors There is malaria where there is rank
yeRetation and much rainfsll with tropical
deiiehtiui- between showers. They say there
is 10 danger from the natives. So far as saw
minded dc. lot but II there were two
sSs SSSd excite Sss the SSS q 4 h ;seS
would fear to attack even two unarmed Amer
leans. As to snakes and ether yenomou:
any f place 81 on the continsnt oSarsS no N
should 90 there who cannot afford to lose his
time and the cost Of his outfit Prospecting.
especially for placer gold. Is m Eighty uncertain
ns For an S nereng r adnsStHrs s With fair
prospects Of return. the wills OF the Atlantic
slope Of the Isthmian cordillersst say half
place Tor him BESIDES the gold he would look
Tor there is a likelihood OF finding. ancient
tsnts with their gold and copper Images.
The outfit for prospecting tour OF the 18th
me e n Of The prospector, waterproof canvas
hammock. with a waterproof tarpaulln TO
throw Or suspend over i in the he form Of roof.
hamm ock is the health lest Of beds in the
the ordinary reach Of centipedes. scorpions.
and. what is OF more importance: above the
canoe would be the thing. especially II one
goes at the beginning OF the dry season before
the rivers run dry canvas canoe properly
d Snt. an. T'n it 'H %Ouid Woea but little and
canvas canoes would only devise q light one
that could be swung up hammock iaehion
traveller and prospector In tropical regions
would be entirely provided for.
BIT geld Is mot the Sn hoI precious &c nd article tb
Isthmus When was at Rem dios the priest.
= most delightful companion. took me 0fr to
and showed me about .fifty pearls Most Of
we're as large as dried peas and q a beautiful
color Isuppose the lot was worth from $500 to
$500 as he said IL was They had been given
to him by admiring parishioners who had
pick ed them ND on the bench
Merchants living in David counted pearls as
we'll as gold among the products Of the country
with corn. rice. rubber. and coffee: Agates aud
crystals Of rare beauty are found. One mer:.
whom he got them said he found them In the
m Mountains there. II may be So There are plenty
OF opals in Honduras and Mexico. but the
chances are these came from Honduras for
/ saw similar ones all along the coast. They
were OF poor quality. not worth 10 cents each.
although the merchant paid so cents each for
them. He had never seen any before.
To sum 1t up. the 1sthmian mines do not
seem to offer any inducem ents to solid bust
ness men, but for tho adventurer who enjoys
roughing it they present a most delightful
vista There Is certainty OF finding game
explored region with its tales Of gold to lure
one on. What more would you haye1
JOHN T. SPHARa