The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-13


gold silver, manufactures paper representative
Is there acknowledged.
That mint will be established there also there Is
not the least doubt The wants of that region 80
many, that a wonderful impetus will be given to the
trade of New York. and great quantities Of goods of
every description will find their way to that city for
market. Remittances must be made, without which
commerce cannot be carried on and RENTING gold,
in coin dust ate nded with los danger and in
convenience. The mint will obyate this. Let an in.
divdual take his coin dust to that establishment,
and he receive draft upon the government pay.
able at any sub treasury point in the United States
gold tilver thus guarding against the chances Of
the metal falling into the hands of foreign carriers
a rem arkable degree.
For the information Of many who purpose going to
MA will state that there are but two routes
by which may be reached with any degree of comfort
Persons DESTROYS of saving time should take
what called the land route properly the Cha
gres sthmus The Chagres leaves this
port monthly, also do the British West India mail
steamers one Of which is now in port and reaches the
mouth of the river in about ten days. are here
employ ed and passengers carried thirty miles when
they transferred to the backs of mules and in this
way reach Panama in two days, where they will take
either steamer sailing vessel for San Francisco
The steamers belonging to Mr.. Aspnwars line leave
Panama on the first ofevery month, when fairly Or
ganzed but for the present they are advertised to
leave January J. February 15 aud the LIST OF March
After this, they take their regular monthly depsr.
ture. The distance by this conveyance from New
York to San Francisco, Is about $500 miles
thus set down From New York to Chagres
1000, Chagres to Panama So Panama San Francisco
the arc of great circle, 344O The whole distance
will occupy from rs to 80 days The cost of crossing
this way the ishus from the best sources of infor
nation, will not exceed $40, being performed a, We
have already stated by and mule carriage The
former will soon give way to the steamer Orus which
has been purchased to run the Chagres river Pas
sengers in the habit of crossing the sthmus who
take the British line of steamers down the west
Of South America, which seems to establish thu
essibility Of its being without difficulty cro.sss
Pas pgers should provide themselves with the mean,
to guard against contingent as they NAV arrive
from the arrival of the steamers at Panama The
greatest difficulty in going by this route will consist in
large amount Of baggage; nothing over $50 pounds
weight can be carried with safety The price of pas
sage on our steamers from New York to California BY
the above route, first class, 10 1920 There Ia a me-
dunn class of passengers taken for less or
sailing vessels leaving here fer Chagres will take mas
Sc myers much less.
This is the most far as cost and facilities
concerned, but the loss Of time balances the diff
ference In price of passage Ships loading in this
city for the Pacific that will take passengers to their
destination at from $500 down to slo0-the price in
fact depends upon circumstances and on the
dations offered.
The distance from New York to California via Cane
Horn is about II 600 miles, not 1aooe as stated and
will occupy about $50 days, or ave months Vessels
generally, bound to the northwest coast touch in At
Valparaiso, Cslao, or Panama. The only chance to
forward or carry goods to California is by ships bound
direct and now that there many up, freiphts
are not to say very expensive. Another new
route will be opened in few weeks through the 18TH
mus Of Tshuantepec in Mexico. The conuec ton is
expected to be made by uniting the navigabe waters
of the to those OF the Chimaapa the for
mer running in the Gulf of Mexico the latter in the
Pacific. The dividing ridge to be cut through IL in
height a75 feet but the greatest difficulty here will be
in securing conveyance on the Pacific. The termi-
nus Of this road is not known by vessels trading on
the west coast. The comm unc alton with this new
route the Atlantic side will be with New Orlea Ms
principally, and, when completed, opportunities from
that city will be frequent.
The following is Q correct statement of the time,
price, and distance by the two routes now open to Ca
lifor mia -
BY Panama. $500 to 400 5000 80 TO SIS DAYS
By Cape Horn. 100 to 800 1900 1870 to $50
The difference in the price Is from first to second
class The Bermuda steamers, which leave here on thu
18th Of each month, touch at Chagres Their price
to this point Is ten dollars less than in our own steam
ers
To give the people an idea Of the extent of this ma
MIA excitement in this country we will give list of
the vessels which have been heavily freghted with mer
oh udi fart md hu~
region Of gold. These that annex have all sailed in
rapid succession since the middle of October about
the time the rst fash Of the metal came to u.s. From
New York the following sailed -
Steamships CslifoI nie Panama Oregon Missssip-
pi Edith: sailing ships Brewster; J. w. Cation:
Rome Mary Adenns LOVE Robert Bruce Fan
fendleton Whitam Sea Queen Sacramento; and
n addition to these the government sent Q mum.
Der OF store for the army and navy From Boston
= ships Leland Horace: Prompt; Sophia w lker; In
and J. w. Coffin. Fiom Baltimore
thips George Il Henry; Saldana, and Ella Francis.
The mania still RACES, and every person Of specu
latiDg character, having few hundred dollars lying
idle invests 1t in merchandise for California Vessels
chartered at enormous prices and are freighted
with mechanics tools mechanics themselves al cloth.
ing and provisions for the market In this city at
this moment, there less than fifteen vessels pre-
pairing to leave and before the end Of the week. the
number will swell to ut least twenty at Baltimore
here are four, Boston three aud Philadelphia eleven
N.wburyport and New Orleans have also their ratio.
We may here give the names Of some Of those re.
cevipg their cargoes for the gold region -
Ships Albany, Capt. Sherman Sarah Ann Cobb :
Waipole Cutter Sutton, Eckermau: Christoval Co.
Ion. Smith, Massachusetts,. Sampson; Flcre nee Brigh4
Orpheus Freeman barks Rolls Mazsppa briggs Philip
Hone, Joy Newcastle, Swift David Henshaw, Pink.
ham.
In addition to tn there ten vessels to
cave for Chagres, with passengers among which are
The steamers Isthmus and Orus. A number of young
men waited upon Capt Stodisrd Of the Crescent City,
md endeavred to persuade him to extend his course
as far as Chsgres. II her owners should make
such an arrangement, We doubt not but that her
II they will not comply with the request Of thess
sons, we recommend them tot leave in the Forth.
which sails TO- day, or wait for her next trip.
We trust 1t will be In our power TO rive f,rtbor
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