The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-04-20

now. Without and within the walls are
numerous cathedrals and churches, hosry
crunbling. and ivy. grown, seemingly the
relics OF an age beyond the food, roofless,
1oorless, the home ofthe sw allow, and the
roost OF the raven, their history unwri'
ten, and their decline undated. The
buildings are entirely Spanish, many o
them spacious, and all Of them exceed
iDgly rude and rough in their order o.
workmanship. The present population
10 estimated at about 5000. to which may
fer awhile, be added 10000 gold hunters
You have heard much Of the dangers
and prfvations Of the lsthmus route. Ev'
cry representation has been exaggerated
Young men, accustomed TO Broadway
Chesnut street, and Pennsylvania Avenue
have given their impressions, and our
good people have made up their jndgmen'
on the evidence; but the truth is, you
need not go out of Ohio for roads as bad
and privations as great 10 travel, and
dangers from sickness as constant. The
roads are bad enough 10 wet time as
could readily see for myself, but if you
can recollect the road from Lancaster 10
ZanesvilIe, or Columbus, a few years
since, you can imagine a worse road than
can now be found in tins lslhG,us. With
care in living, dress, &C.. such as we all
have observed since laudug at Oh ,grrs,
there is less risk Of health here than at
Orleans. -
There are probably 1900 and upwards
Of gold hunters on the lsthmus awaiting
transportation. They are pursuing bur
a thin shadow, which they cannot catch.
Hundreds of them have been here one, two
and three months, with no better pros
pecl Of getting away now or In he future ,
than they had the day they landed here.
Many ST them have lived GUY and sqnand
cred together thar last dollar, are now
staying. God knows how, as hopeless as
they are riend!ess. This, TO most who
have come across, has proven itself the
longest rather than the shortest route
from the United States 10 iha 'dlgglus,
and certainly il is more expensive. A
barrel OF -four, for the simple transporta.
ton from Chagres here, will cost $l5,
and when got here will sell for about
transparlation;to AXE it on is impossible.
Most things will bring no more here than
at New Orlesns-the transportation,
therefore, would be but a loss.
To speaking Of the route, and tie mis-
representations OF it, would not give one
word of encouragement TO any friend now
at homo to try it.. If you have reader
who will have confidence in my judgment,
let me admonish him, il he is gold seek
err, to take any route rather than this one;
he wil thank me If he does, and curse
his own folly il he don't. This port, unS
is some forty days for sa,ier,
out OF the course from New York to San
Francscp. Vessels will not come 10 for
SUP plies, for this is not a favorable point
they will not come for passengers be
cause they are filled and run over in our
own porte. Tickets on the steamers, from
this port up, which cost $3.50, have sold
or as high as $l200, some tor $1,000 -
Before Col. Welier's parry can sail tor
heir destination, San Diego, a vessel wili
most likely have to be ord cred round from
New York. | understand that he has
already sent dispatches to this effect
10 the mean time the Colonel will make
.is individual way TO Sau Diego, in order
% keep perfect that section OF The treaty
yhlch specifies the time aud place ol be
,innIng the survey.
On our way up we next met several
.old hunters On thelr way back, some tor
ome, some for other routes, VINO had been
ere week after week, spending Iheis
money as they saw useIesslJ. Others Will
Dilow their examples henceforlh.
Your Cincinnati boys are here, but
hem, they wish thsmseive back, ready tor
fresh start over the plains
The last word ] have TO write lei me
II admonltion TO friends: Come not ihiS
'ay,-you. only come into troubles. asd
he further you come forward; the greater
he difficulties you must encounter. Be
armed. Yours, truly,
II H. R****#*+
AXE your Eamiir with Won to ,he Coia