Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-03-16


school, with a teacher who could speak III
Spanish language. would be well patron
lied, and get scholars from Chill, PERT
and the whole Pacific coast. 10 thos
who intend TO settle in California, wi,hou
reference to the gold excitement, | woul
say that the country affords every induce
ment 10 such settlers. In Monterey ant
other towns than San Francisco. Their
would be no difficulty in obtaining houses
at Il reasonable raie-at a rent of from on,
hundred dollorS TO two hundred and fifty
dollars year.
| will conclude by speaking ofthe differ
ent routes 10 California; and first of the
route from Vera Cruz by the CITY of Mexi,
co to MaZallan of San Bias. A description
of my journey from San Francisco 10 Vera
Cruz will be exactly what you will meet OF
ajourney from Vera Cruz to MazatIan. II
will therefore give you the particulars o.
my journey. left San Franisco Tor San
Bias on the 10Th December last, and arrived
at San Bias on the Goth of December in the
brig Laura Ann. The price Of passage
is 800. The price of board and lodgr g
in Mazatlan is $40 a month. From San
! Bias took conveyance OH horse back to
Gaudalaxara; one mule for baggage and one
for the servant. The journey 10 Gaudalax-
ara from Mazailan is made in six days, and
cost $50 beside expenses for food and lodg-
| lng-about 81 per day. From San Bias to
Tcpic Is about sixty miles. The journey
in performed in one day. From Tepic to
Gaudalaxara is 5 days journey-expense
$50 beside rooms and food The rooms at
the stopping. places from San Bias to Qua
dalaxara are furnished with two chairs, and
a bench to sleep on. No beds, no knives.
forks, or spoons.
The food furnished you from San Bias to
Guadalaxara consists of eggs, ,or,lllas, beans
jcrked beef, and poultry; no potatoes or
bread. Turtlas are made of Indian Corn
and, like Buckwheat cakes, baked on a
small tin or iron pan-very tu!f when cold
very good when hot. From GaudalaXara
10 Mexico. by stage coach, the fair is sixty
dollars. Time, six days exactly. Here is
the stage ticket from Guadalaxara To the
City of Mexico, with coach regulations OH
the back. Also from Mexico to Vera Cruz.
The lecturer here translated to his audi
ence the stagc-ticket, which, owing to the
length of the lecture, we omit. 1t was an
enique affair, verbose, in short, Spanish all
over.
The first principal town from Gaudalax-
ara is GuanaXuato. The greatest silver
mines in Mexico are hcre-also Mint
Thea comes Queretaro, where Congress
met while the Americans held Mexico
then Mexico. Good stopping places and
teds have been established by the owners
of sllgos as good as here. You dine at Z
Z. NJ. You get a cup Of chocolate ON star
| ting in the morning, stop at or 10 4. NJ.
! for breakfast and then travel till dinner
You 90 about 100 miles day-average 6
or 8 miles an hour, and change horses eve
~ hour. You can buy fruit at all of the
stopping places. Stages run three times a
! week from Gaudalaxara TO Mexico, and
/ from Mexico to Vera Cruz every other day.
! The route from Mexico TO Vera Cruz is
| well understood. 1t would take five or six
days for a person unacquanIel with the
route to 60 to Mexico GA horseback; by
stage he could go in four days. From
Mexico TO GaudaIaXara it woild take six
! days for one not accustomed To travel. The
Stage fare from Vera Cruz to San Bias is
slice.
Mr.. Atherton then continued TO speak Or
the Panama Route. the Santa Fe Route, the
passage round the Horn, &c. &c. Our col
umns forbid our entering now into details
nor indeed is it necessary, as there will be
! found in the answers to the questions bu
promiscuously by the audience to the lee
iurer al The close of his discourse, inIOrma
lion enough 10 emigrants to any part OF the
place, habitabe or moi h2bitable. Mr.. tn
erlon exhibited more patience tk2n we
thought it possible for man TO possess
| The questions came pouring Ill upon hin
from all sides Of tie heusc, from persons o
all ages, and in every variety of voice
Several ofthem excited good deal of merri
mcnt, especially that from gentleman who
very much resembles in personal appearance
canvasser of the ''l'emrerance League. -
He wanted TO know if the Mexican author
tiles would allow him 10 carry barrel o
rum through the country. We give tn
questions. with the answers to Them in tht
order in which they were pat.
q. What adj, antages there tor unloading ,es
sells at San Francisco A Vessels discharge
by Lighters.
q. Are thc,e any difficulties in getting to tb
western side Of the Bay' \. No, very Little eXeef
IN crossing.
q. What is the mode Of travelling from Sutter
Fort 10 san Diego? y You ua'sl il car
ii age with all possible ease
q. are tie streams small a. Yes, Ii Sum
I mer; in Win they generally swollen.
q. Is there any danger of attack from the Ind
ans? a. Thege IS very LITTLE wbefe there is Iarg
party.
/ @ How is the timber about the Sierra Nevada
A. There is plenty Of oak, pine and cypress an
OF excellent qualify which can noated down 10
the American FORK very easily.
@ How cheap IS ira, cling from Vera Cruz
: Mazailan! a. BY providing your own horses an
mule yonr expensts will not exceed s. per day.
, @ What is the price eff horses at Vera Crz ,
: the present time! a. ] don't know when | let
they were about $50 and the saddles at and bride
can be bought a any price
O. Is there much land sold Nd California? A.
understand there was lot OF land sold at 500, oJ
1 or as much as as tho same surface woald sell for
i in Wall s..
o O. What rs sire value Of horses AID mules al 4
m.nes? A. Good horses cannot be bought Il lie
than 5000, while others may be purchased f
: slOO or $50; saedles aud brides very high.
O. Is il possible. sr, 10 buy any amount OF r.
c visions at Mazatlan! \. No, sit; ;hey eaaaeg
e procureI YOU caaEst Eely on obtaining provisio