Gold Mines.—Mr. Lloyd visited the gold mines of Santa Rita and Pequeni, both in the mountains of Porto-Bello, but could discover nothing but a few shafts, or rather holes, of little depth, which if they ever.were productive, seem now exhausted. He very much doubts, indeed, whether the places shown him as the mines are really those where (according to tradition) large quantities of ore were once obtained; and thinks that some deception was employed,—probably to deceive the Spanish' government—when they were in activity. They are now almost abandoned.
III. Statistics.
The present department of the Isthmus is divided into two provinces, viz. Panamà, which includes the Darien, and Veragua; and these again are divided into cantons, having a certain number of parishes in each, as follows, according to a census taken in 1822.
PROVINCE OF PANAMA.
CANTON OF PANAMA.
Inhab.
Panamà, capital of department
10,730
Parish of
Pacora
657
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Chepo
1933
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Chiman
238
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Sn. Juan
174
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Cruces
1200
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Gorgona
549
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Taboga
543
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Pearl Islands
700
16,274
CANTON OF LOS SANTOS.
Inhab.
Los Santos, capital, distant from Panamà fifty-three leagues
4318
Parish of
Parita
2170
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Sn. José de Peré
3142
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Pocri
1939
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Macaiacas
2338
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Las Tablas
3577
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Baca-Monte, or Sta. Barbara
1141
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Pedasi
1544
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Ocú
1170
21,348
CANTON OF CHORRERA.
Chorrera, the capital, distant nine leagues from Panamà
4000
Parish of
Areyjan
834
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Capira
1000
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Sn. Carlos
577
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Chame
1000
7411
CANTON OF NATA.
Natá, the capital, distant forty-two leagues from Panamà
