The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-22

aruni. and Cuyunl rivers. he will have his last
comfortable meal, and bed at a really excel.
lent hotel. and then commence his long and
toilsome Journey up the Cuyuni. Sometimes
he will be bent up In a canoe. sometimes STUN
distractions. and frequently he will be get.
ting q good wctting. But the weather is hot;
one does not catch cold. and at sunset come
suit. 1t is astonishing how much one can en-
joy as we'll as endure in this country.
II his pluck has not failed on his return to
Bartlca. he can ascend the Mazaruni to the
wonderful G!ld diGg'ngs OF the Pprunit, Soon
mountains running like the still higher noun
tains OF the Mazaruni and, Rupunrni district.
most confusedly at all angles far more difficult
of approach than the little hills of the BarIma
district. but holding far grea >er wealth.
| learned long ago that nature, even II grudg-
labors and dangers she subjects us to.
on IL the traveller prefers the in some re-
auibo's conhuents. he can TAX" a steamer di-
rectly up the Demerara River to Christianburg
and thence across the railway line to the Esse-
Quibo, where a little steamer will take him al
most up tn the confluence of the Rupununi.
The country rock grows harder as one gets into
the high country. Its general character is
diorite. and ] suppose one OF the most Wonder,
full diorite dykes In existence is that extending
across the lone peak of Mount Roraima. about
Thus far.we have heard of British Guiana
chiefly, through its placer wealth. While the
the central and central western than In the
northern districts. their characteristics are
the same, and one description fairly covers all.
Between 1881 and 1874 there We're ti32, 900
ounces nf fine gold produced which paid a
Government tax of 80 cents per ounce. besides
an enormou amount that with the easy facili-
tics afforded b. nature for avoiding tho gold
officers. was smuggied through to Georgetown.
phe means OF production are very simple.
streak which lies anywhere from four to forty
feet below the sn face. The shovel men use a
pile up the dirt so that n bench becomes
necessary for a second row of sho'clmen to
Stripping strip p inS a I third Is sRov eiiHTiis: is freque inM,fiyyN necest
sary. Now this earth. except Oh the final ex-
cavation. is piled ND on the adjoining space OF
the Claim" which il generally 800 by 500
feet. Consequently when the pay gravel In the
pit Is exhausted the original contents have TO
adjoining space for similar operations.
The slulces run thirty to sixty feet In length
and between tho usually slight fall, muddy
water Of the creeks. and the pyrific covering
covers 30 per cent. NJ the gold. a cylindrical
method of automatically separating the gold,
would work we'll here. Owing to the general
lack OF fall and dump, acknowledging in this
ed everywhere and for many. different pur-
poses is more automatic and less hand labor.
which is slow and expensive, IL costing 81 per
day to employ and feed ordinary laborers In
any CAPACITY, who do not do as much work in
three days as a Colorado or California ,laborer
getting on the sick list at every opportunity.
sim they do fairly well so long rs rich pay
gravel holds out. W hen II grows poor the eN-
pense a c;ount quickly swamps n once pros
A present drawback to mining operations is
the excessive cost OF supplies and Transports
tion. The country will naturally produce al
most every vegetable we have on a New. York
table, and at some Of the camp tables in the
spiendii row Of ''Trophy", tomatoes grow.
ing next to a row OF pineapples.
these comforts will all soon come In the
richer southern districts, as well us improved
river navigation, waSsiuo inns; substantial
and falls, and railro IDS will quickly follow.
in fact, are now surveyed. with the opening of
Mazaruni, Cuyuni, and Rupununi.
We remember, what a crazy performance
Be- b.nv ep'l nnG RIO e, G anS SFi Raiiroa aHF wss c sIl%So
and the total loss OF investment confidently
preaictsd. Yet y paid from me start. So
coming to the front In central ana southwest
ern British Guiana.
There are a thousand things IN .ie interlor
light the traveller. But TO me the orchids
e.lipsed them all. There is every variety OF
the. celestial and terrestrial family, W.T., their
little half brother, who contents himself with
painting the TRUNKS OF the giant tees with
heights in their desire to reach the sun that
there Is always a cool and .leasant shade on
the ground, whi,h, owing to the same shade,
is free from any ugly jungle. i have not been
bothered one. half as mach by snakes I'm Brit
lisa Guiana as ! have been in the southern parts
seriously minds them. There are a few tiger
leopards. which run at the sight of human
beings. but no other dangerous 'vermip."
The native Indians are ttmid and peaceful,
out. Work is performed by all shades Of the
African race, who are peaceable, and strictly
law.abIdine. The Government has a most
admirable system of police stations and hospi-
tails in every mining district, and large trad;
colonial o~hiciAls. both civil and military. cour-
teous and oblising. The Government gives
the same aid and protection and i~nducement TO
native and alien alike. AS the entire country.
quite 400 miles In length, is richly mineral
ICED, II affords a strong mining attraction 10
peetor of some cash. To the impecunious tyro
II IL a country Sedulously to avoid.
=. - CHARLES Y. CLARKR.=