The Lamar register., 1910-05-11

the border line Of Costa Rica and Chriqui have al
ways been hostile and in several instances have
risen against the whites and massacred them. The
Tainmnncn Indians. who still inhabit these parts
especially bellicose.
The existence OF the "Tisingai" mine has
been doubted. nor Is II considered the product OF
the fertile Imagination of the natives OF Chiriqui
At Cana. in the province OF Panama. at the pres
ent time there IL being operated q gold mine for
mcrly worked by the Spaniards. Several years
ago. while blasting In one of the galleries OF the
Cana mine aperture made into what proved
to be buried the remains OF gold mine worked
several centuries ago Leather buckets. with
straps that nt around the forehead and around the
shoulders OF the mine workers and instruments OF
steel found in a good state of preservation
The mouth OF this mine had been completely
hidden that mining operations had been carried
on for years almost paraileng the entrance shaft.
without the engineers suspecting Its proximity.
Records of the old Cana mine In existence. but
its exact location had never been fixed before.
Gold can be found in almost all the rivers Of
ChiriQui. In 1889 there were discovered the first
Indian graves. from which taken gold orna
ments. stone figures. arrow points, etc. Since this
time there have been found in Chiriqui hundreds
of these Indian graves. known to tie present day
natives by the name OF "guacas." Tho writer him
self opened up one grave from which he took IS
pieces OF pottery.
1t is n weilknown fact that the half-Indian ma
tves OF Chirfuut. knowing the whereabouts of n
rich "guaeal.- prefer to work It alone and to sell
the gold found only in such quantities their
needs may require. They suspicious of the
Wnte man. tnis suspicion distrust befng inpreu
In them and handed down in tradition from their
ancestors. who in truth had cause to hate that
race A hunting and exploring party that recently
returned from the vicinity of Buenos Aires and
Boruca. in the heart of the Indian country to the
west OF David. reported that although they
not openly attacked by the Indians yet they were
conscious Of being constantly watched: that food
Was scarcely obtainable. and that several coca.
sions they found the water OF the springs mudded.
apparently but a few minutes before their arrival
II this report be true. and there Is every to
believe that II Is inasmuch II Is bot repetition
Of former Of similar nature. then II Is quite
evident that the party not cognizant OF the
customs. likngs and language of the natives with
whom they had to deal
Odd inscriptions and decorations found
carved volcanic powders in many parts of Chi
raui. and these inscriptions according to the In
dams indicate the burying grounds Of the cacques
Many OF these decorations appear on the pottery
found in the graves and in the chronological report
referred to classified.
Collaborating copper ore has been found in many
districts in Chiriqu especially in that OF Busaea
in which -risingai- is in all probability located.
the analysis of which has shown Is per cent COP
per bearing two per cent gold
The Panamanian government Is at the present
time planning the construction OF railroad from
David in Chirioui to the city OF Panama which.
when built. will greatly open up this part Of the
country and make IL more accessible. The Indians
OF Chiriau will give way before the advance Of
civilization and the earth will give up another of
her treasures well hidden for centuries by ma
lures barriers aided by the avengins hand of the
vanquished American