New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-16

Passage 10 the iover cabin At deduction Of one -fh
from the above rates
Passage In the forward cabin from Panama b either
Of TIE above named ports o. including only TIE same
rstons IS are furnished 10 the
The expense Of the Journey by this route j.
s400to San Francisco, with the best acconnoda-
tons, and about one half as much for sec0ni-cass
passengers. The COST Of passage % Chsg-es by
sailin 2 vessels is $50 % s75 according % accom-
modations seoond-ciass passengers ESQ o. So
The passages by steamer are made 20 Chagres u
about 10 days and sailing vessels in = D. 90 days
The eos;of passage around Cape Horn direct 20 san
francisco IS s3coin hrstclsss ships and the passase
consumes six months There are a large number Of
fine vessels nearly 81 in AL advertised take pssseu
gers at this port.
Another route 70 the Gold Region is Wa Vera Cruz
City Of Mexico and Acapulco on the Pacific. The pa.
sage % Vera Cruz u $50 made 10 about days From
Vera Cruz via Mexico the transit occupies about 10 days
a. cossef SIS The portion Of TIE journey between
the City Of Mexico and Acapulco performed 90 horse
back From Acapulco where the American Mail steam
70 stop excepting the first one tn passage .
sl25 and the distance about 1000 miles. The cost
therefore by this route would be $40. and the TINE
occupied about 20 osys Il the passage from New York
% Vera Cruz made In a steamer the time would De
reduced 20 or 3 days Another route still snd one
which presents advantages s TO 60 from the City
Of Mexico 20 Mazatsn on the Pacific VA GusdalsTsra
The Journey from TIE lssinsmei place would be made
on horseback and the whole journey from Vera Cruz
10 Mszailan performed ia about twenty days At cost
Of about Sl25 When At Mazailan the Traveller is 300
miles north Of psnsms. The cost Of passage By the
mail steamers from Mszat.an e. san Francisco i SIS
Mszsusn is place Of large business and there are al
most always vessels there By which passage could be
obtained Up the coast The cost by this route 70 san
Francisco would be s275 and the time occupied sbout
IS days 10 companies OF ten twelve Americans there
would be Danger Of robbery IN travelling either Of
the above nsmed routes
Soae parties are preparing 20 20 20 California "a
Auatn Texas and others across the Plains from indie
pendenco Santa re but these routes are long snd
dangerous.
Persons going Panama should take as little bag
gage possible BY taking passage in the forward
cabins Of the steamers and messing with the crew the
passage be made by this route for about $50 and
there s no cheaper expeditions way OF getting
to California Il s very doubtful II it be good policy
to take out goods for sale, excepting for those who
intend TO establish themselves regularly In business.
temporary scarcity Of goods had produced very high
prices a, the date Of the last sccouns but before any
adventures from the United States could resch Caifor
nis there would undoubtedly be large shipments arrive
from Valparaiso and other ports n hand and
we know OF cargoes their way from arious ports
enough 10 supply the Territory should the population
have increased tenfold within six months
The California and the Pansna steamers OF the 5th
January and 18th February from Panama, full OF
passengers aud large number Of applicstions have
been made FOR pss.esc IN ns Or gon % sail "a the
lsi Of March. All these boats their way round
Cape Horn
The steamers Crescent City, lsthmus and Orus are
advertised for Chagres. and nearly full The Orus
is intended 70 navigate Chsgres River Beside there
are some oryfve fifty vessels Of all sizes up for
Chsyres san Francisco direct At lsst accounts we
undorsto 1000 persons were A. Pansma waiting con-
veyances 10 the III Dorado The number Of course
continually increasing and it requires some stretch
Df Imagination TO conceive how al these people 70
be transported to the Gold Region