The Lamar register., 1910-05-11

near the coast. many OF which are constantly
changing their courses Along the banks Of these
rivers the spaniards found tho richest Indian VII.
lagos The Indians extracted gold from the
sands OF many OF these rivers and worked II into
weird figures representing allgators. frogs. birds.
turtles. fish. snakes. bells. plates. images and
others. which II was the custom to bury with the
owners thereof In the ock-walled tombs In which
their dead were Inferred.
Among the documents referred to are found
the records OF expedition that set out from the
city Of Garci-Munox In Costa Ricn. In the year
1854. for Qucpo. couto. Boruca and the valley OF
Gnayni An extract from this document liter
ally translated reads as follows:
Going up the Guaymi valley one arrives Mt n
place called Couto where much gold has been
found. and the natives have It worked into all
forms: aud on being questioned ms to where they
obtained Il they stated that they had gotten II
In very big grains from river four days journey
from that place. In tho dominion of Indian
caciauc called ucaraci Not days march
from Couto lies the village Of Turucaca. the In
habitants OF which stated that they had obtained
gold In the same river the inhabitants OF Couto.
The provinces Of Couto and Turucaca lie 80
tongues from the city of Garri- Munos at the be
ginning OF the valley OF Guaymi 10 leagues from
the South In front OF the Golfo Dulce. II Is
known that following up the Guaymi valley to
tho mountains toward the north there to be
found numerous villages such a Quepo. Couto.
Boruca Aci. uriaba. Xarixaba. Yabo. Duba. Ca.
bara. Barcrto. Tabictc. Arabora. Cabangara Que
The following year. 1854. another expedition
set out from Carriage. Costa Rica. to explore this
same country. and the ehronicler. writing of their
discoveries. says;
Crossing the province Of Ara and passing the
valley OF Coaca. arrived In the province OF
Terbi and made camp In the village Of Co
curu which lies In the valley OF Duy. And the
Indians having brought 10 the leader a great
quantity OF gold. he sent the slaves TO explore.
and they brought back such large pieces tina; the
t.at htt,S. i..fl .I NJ, sh,-
rived at river called la Estrea. which Is the
principal one as TO the quantity of gold found
from Carriage the expedition
turned TO the province OF rerbi to the village OF
Cururu. IN the valley OF the Duy INDIAN name
Tor oucauexauel; and from there went to the
big river which had already been named Rio de
Ia Estrclla'
Since the sixteenth century the land bordering
Chiriaui volcano and which enptfes into the Ca
ribeean sea, had been in dispute between the
governments Of Costa Riea and that Of Panama
Al that time II claimed by both the governor
OF Costa Rica and the governor Of veraguas. The
province OF Chiriqui sdioins Sixola and formerly
formed part OF the province OF veraguas.
OF the provinces OF Panama. After the
Independence Of Panama In 1908 this dispute
again arose. due. TO a great extent. to changes
In the names OF many OF the rivers of this part
OF the two countries. some OF which still retain
their Indian names. while others have been re
named. The question finally submitted to
President railieres Of France for arbitration and
entirely new boundary 1.-The was traced in ac>
cordanee with his findings
The Indians inhahitins the country lying near