The Lamar register., 1910-05-11

above sea level Two other CRITTERS OF lesser
hctrh' rise one on either aide Of the main crater:
thcn sheer drop Of several thousan feet OF sui
ph,r coated rock to the highest signs OF vcgctn.
ton below this on the Pacific slopes stretch
beautiful rolling iianos rtcppcs lower and
lower. on down TO the phm.fringcd coast limo.
Somewhere on these Immense slopes lies the
iost mine OF the Indians. "TIsngal." known to
and worked by tho curly Spanish ncttIern who
changed Its name to In E~trclla." or Mine OF tho
star
During tho year is33-3t. In going through tho
archives at Carriage. Costa Rica some ofiriui doc
uincnts pertaining TO this mine were found and
permission was obtained from tho Costa Rican
government for their publication. Shortly there
after company was formed In Carriage to send
out exploring parties. and although considerable
time aud money were wasted and several lives
Lost In an cndcavor TO locate this mine no indica
tons OF It's whereabouts were found
Reprints OF some OF tho documents referred to
have come Into the hands Of tho writer. In which
IL preserved the old style Spanish In which they
were originally written during the sixteenth and
Seventeenth centuries. Translations OF these pa
pcrs have been made and the Information con.
tsincd therein sunmartz~d to which have been
added dats obtained through n personal ncauaint-
nncc with the country described. During last
year m unsuccessful attempt mnde by tho
writer to ascend the highest crater OF the Chiri.
aui volcano for the purpose OF verifying certain
Information purportcd to have been secured In
the year. idos from, this point and pertaining to
the Tisinsal miu. During the dry season OF this
year second attempt viii probably be made.
Amoug the documents consulted Ia one that.
literally translated. reads as follows;
Within the limits OF the department OF Chri.
aui. contiguous to tho Repubiic of Costa Rca.
exist places rich In gold. known by the names OF
Tisingai 'yurbr,da Anrha Qurbrnda dc Orc and
others quite important The first OF these places
was explored some time ago by Spanish colony.
which In the year 1901 founded tho city OF Con.
ccpc,on de In Estrciia. mar this mine of great
q al he
reduced the Indians OF the locality to the
dtion OF slaves. they being forced by the Spanish
60 work mining the gold OF the Tisingal. These
Indians became tired OF the excessive work and
bad treatment and became desperate. In the year
isii they rcNoltcd against their opprcssors and
cStcrminatcd them: but other Spaniards at the
place of the mutiny again compelled the Indians
Go resume the working OF the mine and made
harder FOR them their state OF slavery. This al.
most eliminated the Indians from this stretch OF
country.
"on the twenty eighth OF September. some
years after these happenings. tho Indians re-
turned and without pity or consideration took
the life Of every foreigner living In the country.
and not only this. but, carrying stones from dis
tant localities. they covered up and destroyed all
traces OF the workings OF the mines. and they
also RACED al, houses and churches belonging TO
the Spaniards. Tho only traces remaining OF
these ancient buildings to-day arc the foundations
" the church and a bell belonging TO II.
AT last the news OF the rebellion reached
Carriage In Costa Rtca. where Immediate prcpa-
ratious made for revenge, II Is known that
at the beginning OF tho year ITO tho government
at Carriage sent 900 men by the way OF Boruea
aud Tuis To- san jose Cahecar. a town to the east
about - leagues from Conception. This cxredt
,ion took 500 Indians OF both prisoners and
reduced them state Of slavery. and such
consigned them to the Inhabitants around about
Carriage upon their return to that place. These
prisoners and all other indians they met along
the way were massacred shortly thereafter.
"rrom that time all Indians Twins in the
mountains in all directions up to distance Of 20
leagues turned bitter enemies OF the foreigners
aud up to a Tow years aso would have nothing TO
do with the white races. Due 60 these events all
traces of the villages Of Turraiea Tuis. Atirro
Sau Jose Canccar and other places that lay
the route to Conception de Ia Estrella and risin-
sal lost and the trails Of communication
wrh the mincs were covered with brush and
completely DESTROYED. that after 10 years in
Cartaso knowledge TO be obtained to
the locality of the Estrclla aud practically no
serson Twins knew had the mines at
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