New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-31
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
RniIrnnd 10 the Pacific.

from the Csii.Drnia star.
Tho rro' srt OF connect NJ tkc nasieabe waters
of tla Bav %. san Francisco With those which low mo
tie Atlantic Il project Of aach stapcncoHs nasl,toe
thar whoever had the teasglty - breach ne ru-ec'
vas formerly considered Lido bcitcr iiiaA f'''ay
or 10 enc dreamer. Recent political eseni' ana p.
ticalsrly the surveys and insestrailons nisso ~ -
Fremont. on hls return from Calhofna % nc 49,
s,ste. las a5olishcd great portion q ilc iEss1's
o0.fa.ies VIII. formerly existed .s II
People in the Atlantic states with yesy ,r ave-
imperfect xnowedee Of the nature Of the eos's ~
sanzldae III iLeir snucpat-Ons o. tne ice''y.' ~ W
proi ct even while they imagine there arc 'oss 81, O
eight hundred miles Of mountains 70 % eiO7-D I4o
greatly would their cufhuslafc sn-'oi e,'' -
"a go tBe ,r ,.sf the road msy Dc maze on very
direct ro1,e without crossing any mountains wnateyef
end .sarcely any,hng deserving me name o. "nhL ns
assertion naay AZ first pefhaps sons ~, ty
rroas VINO have come % California on the usual route
bv ,e ouer waters OF the Platte the Southern pass
.ad &c aor;hcrn s.de Of the Great salt Lake. Inc
writer Of thu article. who crossed TIC coIlneni D
route widely dstan; from that usually raveed ap9e-
with confidence 20 az persons acquainted with zoe COY
nv about % be rdcated that j. toe best ana pfo'l
by the only practicable route for ralfosd ..
TIE western terminus should BE 40 nc 5anH i.'.''
near toe mouth Of the san Josqan River. some hi d
or twenty m os above the .irais Ol C"qlna'' -''r M
highest point % which -casoDg fcsse'. can e,..' ~
cnly ascend Verses drawing sixteen iee' ~e.'i 80
come 20 this pilce 70 al tunes % Toe year
the valley fhe San joaquin River ABOUT ~ il--'-
parallel % tie river and near ~ left bank l.n s
TIE efl bank Of the canal q! r. joseph 20 ~
Ia
etc-c Of tie lake about 100 res. % 10 southern END
IRON. ths place 10 wOuld probably ie found peont
70 cross "a. communicate ~ between ne TWO axes ana
49, La 4, the eastern .h0fe cifhs sma one AID thence
- la eo5 OF the valley 1his entire d'ance stnsopgn
= yagov about 20 niles long, on am average ~ VIDE,
end a neerly desd level ~ can be found On any pof
ton Of fde esftiis surface
narrow ridge Of low hills is all that separatcs the
valley Of the san Joaquin from that o. the Red River
o. C0orado Of toe West Up The valley Of tDe latter
Fvcr te road should pass through toe present trace
from New Mexico 20 California O. FAR ~ ne mouth oil
San Juan a tributary which comes u on The lct DalE
ap TOE valley Of this latter river 70 place where % re-
Gives small tributary called RIO De IA Plata ana
up ~ valley 70 il source which s eighty or ninety
niles from the toxin Of Abccu In New Heuco rom
the source of tie last named Tver % ne town o. A)t
and the river which Cows BY % Oi me same name
into the RIO del NOre the ground j. low sandy hls
eovered itb zine forests and presents no obstacle 20
the making oil a road. The route Is thence down uie
last named ryer iis junction with me Del Ngre @No
along H. ooyulous valley % the city Of santa Ie Inc
ro,4 viii thence BE- over level plain some seven nun
dred miles % the Missouri nveI Il that should De dt-
sabe.
Itis believed that il would be cxpcdeni 70 make The
eastern terminus point on he A-sl'sppl"heIe
the navigation T. not liable 10 be interrupted by nee
This could be essy accomplished by making the road
pas down on the left bank Of the AISanses avoiding
Inc head waters Of the Osage. Gasconsde, Aerrmacs
and other minor streams. and making me terminus ~
some point near the mouth Of the OHIO 10 d supefnu
Gus ~ dfate on the imrnensc and iucODccTa5lc I'M
uortancc Of such Railroad 70 the world and parucn
ary 10 The United states end more particularly 70 the
people Of California and most particularly 70 me PEG
,,e Of san Francisco II these hssty remarks should
be deemed OF interest 70 the readers Of yOaI valuable
Journal The subject viii hereafter be discussed more
:, Aeon AGRlCOLA