Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-12-29
The expense is as follows:
FROM New York to Chagres
Chagres TO Panama
Panama 10 San Francisco

This undoubtedly is the quickest though proba-
bly, not the cheapest route. But few of the multi
tudss who go will take thus line of travel Many
will 40 round Cape Horn, the whole way by ocean,
voyage of SOME or months, and many will
take the overland route, requiring some three
months time The latter probably accompanied
with the most harlshps but is, we suppose the
cheapest. company can doubtless fit them
selves out at slight expense for an erand Jour
nsY but they will have the usual hardshps of
travel, with the danger from Indians to encounter.
For the benefit OF those who are curious on the
sabset we copy Fremonts description OF Caliror.
mis-:
That part located between tho Sierra
NeVada and thS Pacific coast, comprising
the great valley of the Sacramento, and the
portion south Of the mountain range, is
thus described by Col. Fremont:
'The climate of maralime California is
generally modified by the structure of the
country, and under this aspect may be cop
sidered IN three divsions-thc Southern.
below Point Conception and the Santa
Barbara mountain, about latitude SIS the
Northern, from Cape Mendoclno, latitude
~ to the Oregon boundary and the
middle, including the bay and basin of San
Francisco, and The cost between Point
Conception andCape Nlendocno. Ofthese
three divisions, the rainy season is longest
and heaviest IN the north, and lghtest in
the south. Vegetation is governed accor-
DINGHY: coming with the rains-decaving
where they lall. Summer and Winter, in
our sense of the terms, are not applicable
10 This part of The country. The drv sea
son makes period of consecutive drought.
the only winter IN the vegetation of tins
country, which can hardly he said to cease.
In forests, where the soil is sheltered; in
low lands Of streams and hiilv country,
where, the ground remains moist, grass
continues constantly green, and flowers
bloom IN all the months of the wear. In
the southern half of the country the long
summer drought has rendered irrigation
necessary, and the experience of the MISS
IONS, in their prosperous day, has shown
that in California, as eIsewere, the drycsl
plains ale made productive. and the heavl-
est crops produced by that mode of cutiva-
iiun. With irrigation, a succession of crops
may be produced throughoutih the year. Sa-
lubrity and regulated mlldness characterize
tbs climate; there being no prevailing dis
eases. and the extremes of heat during the
summer being checked by sea breezes du>
ring the day, and by ligh, airs from the
Sierra Nevada during The night. The
nights are generally cool and refreshing. as
is the shade during the hottest dav.
California. below the Sierra Nevada. is
shout the extent of Italy. geographically
considered. in all the extent of Italy from
the Alps TO the termination of the peninsu-
ia. Ii is of the same breath, consequently
the same area, about one hundred thousand
square miles, and presents much similarity
OF climate and productions. Like Italy it
lies north and south, and presents some diff.
ierences Of climate and productions, the
effect of difference Of latitude, proximity of
high mountains, and confgurstion of the
cost. Like Italy, il is country of noun
,ains and valleys; differing from it in its
internal structure, il is formed for ,0liiy It's
large rivers being eoncentric, and its large
valleys appurlenant TO the great central bay
OF San Francisco, within the are of whose
waters the Dominating power must be
found.