The Ordway new era., 1906-08-10

hama, or Darien. as II was nj
lalled. there Is hardly n spot on
that has attracted so much at
Balboa, the Spanish naviga
ias the first TO cross the divide
kv the Pacific on September 20
Its history during the nearly
kars that have since elapsed If
With stories OF bloodshed and
The Spaniards slaughtered
Itlans as they did the inofrensive
The buccaneers under such
'es as Hawkins and Morgan
kued crimes against the Span
that appear almost incredible,
hex OF the old City of Panama
Of the darkest pages in the his
II nations. II is n relief to turn
these subjects to n history OF
)ng supported by the dictates of
Ind patriotism as enrolled in the
5es OF the United States naval
&nent at Washington.
b Tehuantepcc to New Granada
effort had been made fifty years
fnd suitable route for n ship
through the Cordillsras. An
pmancer wrote n book describ.
|ch n route, and English capital
kn, out an engineer named Gis-
to make n survey. He returned
|naps and figures and wrote n
describing an alleged practicable
All were false and 1t Is doubt
be ever penetrated the isthmus
On his statement that there
gap OF only $50 feet in height
sea level. a company was
with a capital OF s75.0O0,0OO
hstruct a canal. Gisborne's
PODS were speedily discovered.
p English party sent up the
river in 1853. after penetrating
miles, returned in despair.
four men killed by the Chu-
nua Indians, a fierce tribe of the
Il.
Through Route.
Idea at the time was to discover
from Caledonia bay. on the At
to Darien harbor, on the Pa.
To this end the United States
Phip Cyanne was sent with an
ing party to Caledonia bay.
A British ship. the virago. went
pen harbor to give assistance II
The Cyanne's party consisted
Ftenant Isaac c. Strain. In COM
Passed Midshipmen Charles
y and William T. Truxton, First
Int Engineer J. NJ. Maury, Mid
IN II. NJ. Garland, a volunteer
|he Cyanne: A. T. Boggs, S. II.
vel, j. Sterritt Hollins, who
assistant engineers. and DIR. j.
Y surgeon. Mr.. Maury was as.
per and secretary. Seniors Cas-
pa Polanco went along as repre-.
ives OF New Granada, in which
ne proposed route lay. The bal.
lhe party Of twenty-seyen con.
Oh tried seamen of the navy.
20 by Gisborne's maps and
Ieh's, the party took only ten
provisions, but was amply sup
1l.h arms and ammunition. OF
Hf.y OF twenty-seven men that
l oyanne. on January II. 1854.
'sa'een ever saw the ship again,
aer third having perished miser.
.ne depths Of the tropical for
sller the rescue of the party.
.uclng up the bed of the Gale
'''ver, they were soon forced to
Inc land, where progress could
made by hewing a path
'ae dense foliage. The Indians
Ilore them. first burning their
~ !. canoes. The explorers were
Y Immersed in the appalling
y NJ OF a tropical country, az.
= w steep precipices and deep
!. hoicomb, Winthrop. Hollins,
y ana Roscoe strayed from the
y ~ January 20 and were never
!, I, ssain. Deeply as Strain felt
n, ',, ne was obliged to push on
= lug 5, repeated signals for them
=. iney found an Indian guide,
Y Sseared to be honest at that |
y ~. sa'd he would guide them to |
ny one and q half days
~, ne later encountered q band |
sSSaaaqua Indians and aban. |
W. ~ explorers. They finally
~ as ;, sucuteti river. . trtbu. |
|. ~ ~ ChuquanaQua. which runs |
NV a.yra, and the latter into |
fnr fsoor by . most circuitous |
~. p,.s.aquanaqua 40 said to be the |
4 ou, y v stream known to geo
~ J. s me unfortunate explorers |
\ aestined to learn. Il il said |
ofse double IT. own direct
ems Journey.
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