Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-12-28
II quite 10 the California Gold.

We copy the following Interesting article
in relation 10 the dffrren, routes by which Cal
ifornia may be reached-from the Philadelphia
Daily Sun:
From presen, indications. notless than twen-
y Thousand persons in N York city alone are
preparing for the gold region. The same ex-
crement prevails In every city and town in the
Union.
There are at present ihfee modes of reach
ing California, the passage round Cape Horn,
The. Panama passage and the Overland or San
Ia Fe route, A Texas route is being explored,
but its praclicability Is not yel known. . The
passage around Cape Horn requires six months
IN sailing vessels, and a vessel must be good
sialor TO make the "trip in ,ha, time. The ex-
pense of passage will average $500. The
Panama passage by steamer, providing there
is no delay, will require three months, and the
price OF passage will average $3.50. This pas
sage is made by steamer 10 Chagres. by canoe
40 miles up The Chagres, river, and twenty miles
with mules to Panama, and from Panama 10
San francisco By steamer or sailing vessel, as
the chance may be. steamer was flted out
in New York, and sailed for Chagres on the
10th instant, 10 navigate The Chagres rivers in
connection with the mail steamers, reducing
the time of passage across the Islhmus TO less
than a day. -.
i lz not uncommon TO be obliged 10 wait a
month al Panama for passage up the west
coast, so that this delay may be looked for
The overland route via ST. Louis, Indepen-
dence, and Santa Fe, may be made by those
who ATE able 10 bear the rough and tumble Of
wild woods travel IN three months, a, an exy
pense ranging from slO0 to $500. stout,
hearty man with his rifle, ammunition, buck
skin suil of cloths, and mule. will require Ii.-
lie else after he leaves independence. He
can even go without mule. This route can
only be travelled in ihe spring and summer with
mules aud wagons. A party leaving Indepen-
dence IN March nigh. feach The gold regions
some time in July. II Iffamilies are going. the
best method is 10 organize caravan, with
wagons and mules. From March TO Sep,em-
ber the mules can subsis, on prairie grass
The indisidual expense Of caravan Of 100. or
more persons, would be from $50 to $lOO-
peIson may lake advantage of a caravan.
and these are constantly starting ia The right
season from the fron,er-and hire seat ia an
emIgrant wagon, though persons able 10 bear
fatigue can foot the whole roui more rapidly.
he western hunter and traPPer carries moth
ing but his buckskln dress, rifle and ammuni-I
tlon; he kills game for livelihood Those
who intend going By The Panama or Santa Fe
route with baggage, should secure it il par.
cells weighing not nlore than $50 pounds each, I
for male transportation. Larger packages, |
in crossing The 1sihmus in canoes
and with mules, eanno, be transported TO ad-
gan'age. The Panama reuie is The shortest
and Pleasanlest, though the overland route may
be made from independence in about the same
lime. Those who 60 with. goods. especially
heary merchandise, sor the purpose OF trade,
will probably fnd Cape Horn The cheapest, if
lot The quickest passage TO California.