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Identifier: explorationsadve00well (find matches)
Title: Explorations and adventures in Honduras
Year: 1857 (1850s)
Authors: Wells, William V. (William Vincent), 1826-1876
Subjects: Mines and mineral resources
Publisher: New-York, Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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orm 252 Village of Campamento 260 Platinal in the Campamento Mountains 264 Hacienda of La Lima . 270 Hacienda of Lepaguare 271 Murcielago Bar 280 First Eocker in Honduras 287 Cattle Hacienda 296 Guayape Eiver, near Galeras 297 Jutecalpa from the Southwest 311 Calle de Concepcion, Jutecalpa 333 Primitive Crushing-mill 342 Breaking Ore 343 xxiv I^IST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTKATIONS. Page Pipantes Log Shooting 353 Spanish Dance 357 The Armadillo 358 Lake of Quebracha 360 The Agouti 362 Bird Music 370 Olancho Viejo 381 Skeleton Cattle on the Guayape 387 Plowing 388 Indian Laborers 393 Indian Town of Catacamas 395 The Scorpion 405 El Espumoso : 411 Chilpate Fishing 418 Cone of Comayagua 428 Campana, or Caving in 434 Taladi-o and Tanatero 438 Entrance to a Mine 439 Map of Central America 448 Great Seal of Honduras . . 466 Francisco Morazan 473 Santos Guardiola 516 Jose Trinidad Cabanas 502 Coins of Central America ■ 568 7! WAT m EmTWsm liDMlnJlM: showing the oj- AND BY WILLIAM VTfEUS. 1857. 16.
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EIPLORATIONS IN HONDURAS. CHAPTER I. Objects of the Journey to Olancho.—Departure from California.—San Juan delSur.—New York Passengers.—The Eoad to Virgin Bay.—Scenery.—Climate.—Ometepe.—Storm on Lake Nicaragua.—New Acquaintances.—The War.—Departure for Rivas.—Lake Nicaragua.—Eio Lejas.—Crossing a Quick-sand.—Niffht in the Woods. — A tropical Thunder-storm. — Rivas. — A moonlightRamble.— Quien vive ? Eaelt in 1854, I left San Francisco, California, to visit Cen->tral America, for the purpose of obtaining certain mining andcommercial privileges from the government of Honduras. Theenterprise, originating with a New York merchant, had passedfrom hand to hand, until the papers and documents connectedwith it had found their way to California, where the broad lib-erality and eager spirit of adventure at that date seemed tooffer a more genial soil for the inception of such projects. The time was considered as peculiarly favorable for success-ful nego

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