The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-06-02
From the Mobile Register, May 70
LIEUT.. EDWARD F. BEALL.

We had the pleasure OF an interview, yeste'
day. with Lieut.. Edward f. Beall, oil the ohi'eu
States service, who is on his return aS Ded'o' "
dispatches from California to Washington cl'y'
Lieut.. Beall was sent, early in November iaS''
as bearer OF dispatches from our GoVerh'heu'
to the United States officers in California anu
upon the Pacific. He was entrusted win Gun
munications TO Colonel Washington at SANTA g
Col. NJ ason in California, and General Lane III
Oregon, and was required TO pass nrougn tne
extensive regions beyond the Mississippi 10 reach
his destinations Fl LETT Fort Leavenworth, on
the Missouri, the Goth OF November, with com
mand OF seventeen mounted men, all raw recruits,
and few adventures.
After a tedious and fatiguing journey they
reached Bent's Fort, and learned that Col. Ere
mont and his party had passed about ten days be-
tore On crossing the Taos or Ratons mountains
they encountered all the seventies oil winter 10
those difficult and gigantic passes, covered win
the SHOWS OF an unusually cold and lnclement
season. Many of their mules persisted from the
rigors OF the weather and march, and NUMBER
OF the men were frost bitten and disabled IRON
farther service. Upon arriving at Santa re,
which he reached on the 25th OF December,
Lieut. Beal gave permission to such OF his men
as were unwilling to proceed to return, and seven
did so. To supply the deficiency, COL Mason
allowed him to enlist eight additional mounted
men, who were DESTROYS of engaging in the ex-
petition.
With this force, Lieut.. Beall started from San
ia Fe on the 18th OF January, and was soon des'
tined to encounter the most trying dithculues.-
The Sierra de los MembrrS, vast range OF lofty
mountains, were enveloped in snow storms. and
the route was most hazardous and oppressive -
So intense was the cold, that several mules were
frozen to death, at night, even under tents, and
covered with blankets The fortitude OF a num-
Der of the men failed, and a sergeant, and six
privates deserted. OF these, as we'll as Of the
seven, who had previously lett, subsequent
information has been received. They doubt
persisted under the violence of the weather, or
were assassInaied by Indians who infest those
regions.
Lieut.. BeaI now pressed on through indescriba-
| BILE difficulties, to the head waters of the river
ella. Passing to the southern side, he followed
| the trail which winds in zig gag manner along
/ the precipitous sides OF the lofty mountains that
prevail in this region. This section of country
has been falsely said to furnish opportunities for
good road or roads to California From Lieut..
Beal's description, it is continuance of the
most rugged and inaccessible mountains, with
vast gorges, peaks and declivites covered perpet-
ually with snow, and presenting barriers, to be
passed only by incredible exertons
No track for a wagon or any other vehicle, can
ever be made along this route. The men could
only press along the ascents by the aid of their
hands as well as feet, and even the tenacious
mountain mules were often precipitated from the
declivities, and rolling down the extensive slopes,
were crushed to pieces, with every hone broken,
and even their saddles so destroyed that they
could not be farther used. This route crosses the
head waters of the ella frequently, so as to
avoid the barriers, which constantly jut upon aud
overhang the stream. That river in this portion
of its extent is not susceptible OF even canoe
| navigation Its current is OF arrowy swiitness,
shooting over rocky and irreg ular falls with short
| serpentne windings, through narrow and danger
Gus canones that produce whirlpools and cascades,
which would engulph any water-craft entrusted
to its control.
After descending the ella to its confluence
with the Colorado, and the latter stream to within
fifty miles OF the Cult of California, Lieut..
Beall and his little party struck out, northward
across the intervening desert, for San Francisco.
This desert is very extensive and more barren
than that Of Sahara The weather here vas in-
tensely hot, and greatly afflicted the men, who
had been suffering amid the frosty rigors of the
mountains, but now found the mselves in an arid
sandy region, ueprived of water, except such as
they bore with them.
A travel of hundred and twenty miles
across the desert brought them again to an ele-
perpetual winter, where, through journey OF
eight hundred miles, they suffered greatly from
the cold, and the difficulties of the route, but.
at length, on the lst of April, arrived in sight OF
the welcome dwellings OF San Francisco.
Lieut. Beail informs that the rumor OF a mu-
tiny on the Ohio is without foundation, as everv
thing was in most perfect state of subordination
on TIA. vessel, the night before he left Governor
Smith having entrusted him with dispatches for
our government, he took passage from San Fran
cisco, on the 18th OF April, on board the steamer
Oregon, for Panama The steamer touching at
San Bias, and remaining three days for fuel. he
received information from a party of Mexlcans
who had been trading among the Indians, of the
safe arrival in the country OF COL Fremont and
party. That gallant officer had proceeded across
the desert tor San Francisco.
Improved Method of Preserving MIX. The
milk is 10 be mixed with we'll clarified raw suoar
OF. to the gallon. 1t is then to be eyaporated