Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-04

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impatient wisaes Of his coua,ps ''u'e The
general was 9revallsd upoa to ar,s' he
appearance IN oar paper of to ds r.'aa It's
DEAR .,o4 81. h'*''' September 20, 1866,
we arrived at this place asla o,,,,.,
day, from 'ns Pacific OCEAN; wbe,s sOss'a
NAMED during the las. winter, n.,. "s's'
trance OK the Columbia river. Tn. ,"s 90
we letl On the 9Th of Marcbi',s,' ''oa
should have reached St. Louis early !. 4 s'a
gust, had We not been detained ~ ''''
snow, which barred cur passage ac,o,, Nc
rocky mountains until the 24.a O. I,o
Ia returning Through those mountains ''a:
dinded ourselves iIto several D,r6., 10
crossing from The route by which ". NM us
out, IN order more eiEeetoally to exnl.r
the country, and discover rae G,os, os,.
cable route whlch does exist acro,, =
COMMENT by she way Of the Missouri ~
ColuDhia rivers; 10 Ibis we were cor
pisfeiy Successful add have .her:!ors :,
hesitation in declaring that such as r,,,,.
has permitted VS. havs discovered TIE he.
route which does eSist across the con,in.,,
OF North America in thar direction Sn,b
IS that BY waY OF the hllssour, TO h. foo,
OF the rapids below she greas falls Of h.,
river, distance OF 1915 nils; thence h.
lsnd, passing BY .hs Rocky Mountain, "a
navigab'e part oi the Roessocs. e s49
and wish ths x oossoosbe IS MICS Lewis,
river l54 miles. ard tie CoIanSls 4gI
miles 10 he Pacific ocean; making the a.
!al distance from the confidence Of II.
Missouri and Mississippi. TO tic dissb,e,
~ shs Columbia 10 ,ne Pacific oteso, AK
niles.
The navigation Of the Missouri NAV b.
dseai@d gaod---iis 4 thcul,les arse iromi,,
falllng banks, timber lmbedd~.lin.ac mud
q rs c'annel. rs sand bars and STEADY "a.
pidjty Of is carteot, Il viiGh may be O..
gtrcoms yin q great 5sgree q os1taiuy,
b. usiag tie aesessarv precautions. The
passage 81 lsnd Of $50 p.ilas ly2u the fSla
OF tbs hiissGaIi 20 rhe Kpoak ooike, Is The
mos formidable paito sne track proposed
across he continent Of TIL, Jisiancr,
200 r5fes is aloog good rasd, ard / 40
tales over tfsp,ea64u3 uG9ua;airs, whichI
t1r 60 .3!!ea are cogars8 With ai2rGa, su0Ss.I
4 passage ever ihose mountains is, hovc.|
YER, gras:icab!e from the later pstl CT Iaoe
% tie as, o. September am the cheap
.aIs 3, which 'lo5ses are 10 he 90 AIMED from|
the indians Of :he L:ocky n1ouataiag, and
wesl of them. 'cdacea The ezDeDces A
transportation Oyer THIS pos!a2a 20 me-
trlis. The Navigation OF she Koaskocss,l
Lewis flvsr, end Las Coin aba, is safe III
good from lhs 6Tsi of April 10 the middle
OF August, % max ,gg ,af>s poftaqta Gu
me later river. ( &c fret Of wa:ch, nI
descending, Is 1zo0 sacss, az the Tails oil
Columbia, 26i miles up !hat river; tho SC.
coed, Of two miles, az III: long narrows,|
six :aies below 'he fails, sod a bird, al,O,
Of ,wo miles al the great rapids, 6j mihs
Sill lover down Tie tide flows up ID:
COLUMBIA 1875 milrs, and within seven miles
q ia great rapids. Large sooPs may
With safety ascend as high "a tide wafer,
and vessels Of 500 .ons bt.r'aar, reach the
entrance Of ths tf pi,nonah river, a ssrgs
sou;h1rn branch Q. the Columbia, which
.akesi,s rse Oh tne confines OF New Mex.
GO, wish ia: aie.ado and Apostles re
'rrs, diocha'g og Itself into the Columbia
l25 miles irom s entrance inLo TIE pa'hc
lCesn coaelder this track across the
;antinsnt CT lmnense advantage 20 the Tor
isds, S. al. he tugs collected il nl'
en- ms Of TIE ;nnst valuable tur coaatfy 10
A me,'ca, may be conveyed 70 'hc monal
Of ,hs Columbia, ard shppedfrom thence
o she East Indies, by the first OF Ausui
n each wear and will OF course reaca
Cantoa earlier than tie furs which are soi
,us!y exported from Montreal, arrive
Srsa. Britain.
IN our outward bound voyage We ascen''
ID TO the foot OF tue rapids, below me gfss