New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-17
INTERNAL RoUTR TO CALIFORNIA.
BiShly Inpsrsaas % EnsGvs.es
Fron tAs Nssosr Kspo..ssr a. IA, "a

The attention Of those intending 20 20 10 csh.
ornia next Spring 10 directed 10 the following let
ter OF Col GIIris, for important facts IN relation
to the trip:
JAcrsoS CocSry Mo- ysa & ls4e
You are correct genusmeo. In ant.cipstiny "a I'm
ens~ eonfax Of frosu our own country saA
from Europe to the delicious ssw Territories %
Western sesoosrd, which peace sad lesssstion have
sens OF al eountr.es
irdep-oaenee. now for twenty years the emporium
ot ne commerce ct the prsries possesses indisputs
point Of .Da s. 1ss, . s@sr.ns.
ara travellers going TO the Psciac upon the eAnk
OF the Missouri River. bat A,c~a that rver,ass where
ny TOM ne eApsnsi.e open psslr.s that extend 20 he
ROCKY AoInan-ths great liver hers DETECTING 10 the
north makes the extreme avslaes landing for sseau
ers 'o~srds the ~es and ssses espsr the greet land
routes pacing oy the UYpsa AnKAxsAs unto Western
Texas Mexico. and SoNtssys California and oy The
PLATTE to Upper California orsscn and the of
the Missouri
Apart from the decided excellence Of ladspssdsscs
a. xeosr sphicsl point reconmends itssh ffcm the
unlimited abundance Of supplies b. be he'd q ali tmes
their excellent quality and adaptation TO the Journey u
the plaius and mountains The hso.tus annual ds
psrtar. and arrival OF emisrsns and travellers have
created body Of sklful mechanics. and sil hinds ~
com plete manufacturing estsblsh meuts IN every De-
2srtent OF the trades combined with s,orrs nled with
supplies tor al wants and tsstes Here are mAnafse
tured, OF al szss the peculiar wsecns strongly ros,d,
sdsp,ed 20 reslst the dry ohmsss OF the high s,l
,udes hsEness, ssdtes ard psca saddles. Tor moun
tain use tin ware. riveted % rrs.st frc and acct
ients-in short aour mills rope mile wagon manu-.
factories. timers. leather manufactures saddle and
harness makers hst,ers iarrers clothing establish
ments essoftsd goods fer the lpjisn trade (tuch as
vermilon red cloth. Msckiaaw esuhetsN. xunsmiths.
are al here established permanent and ample
scale. ard furnish articles Of substantial aad durable
character, cslcclsd 10 carry the traveller safe beyond
the wilderness wnhou, tho necessity of repair OF
ne~sl We have, perhaps, . good stoct market 80
sny IN the world
Here may ne hsd the small tough horsss and mules
bruus ht from California Me xieo and the hdan trioes
Of the mountains and prairtes ss well a. the horses
cattle and mules OF larger sire and good blood. raised
upon the prsts grsss ot the settlement Let here
state shst every article o equipment not destroyed or
consumed 10 OF greatly enhanced value Of the end of
the Journey and indispensable 20 the ssrtcuurst Ex
perenced hunters guides and tsmssers abound In the
reighborhood ard many Of curens veterans u
the mountain lite.
BY the recent census the population Of Independence
l6t6, snd of Jackson Co ~ 600 frovlsions orsgs
aud pastures Infinite In qusnty snd of the beet
quality Only iS milss 10 she west 10 the beautiful
country OF the shawnee indiana. aboundng In delight
iu camps. and after the hrst Of May covered with
tritous grasses.
rhs only road practicable Tor wagons I pse,ent
known from nc to the Pss.hc IL the through
the soEih Pns beyond which II hrsnches near th, Salt
AXE the right hand fork descsnds by Snske River TO
the Columbia tho Ell hand tIsversss directly ~ess
through the great bssin Of High California erosses the
ezra Nevsda by the sources Of Salmon Trout River.
aud the Rio dc 10. Americsnos descending the latter
10 the Sacramento, and down II to San Francisco Bay
These road. which four years ago uncertain DIR 'ut
and dangerous, are now become permanently esso-
hshed essy aud safe The large and prosperous sst-
element of the Nurmons at the Salt lske affords
rs point to rcst and recruit Fsmits travelling with
horned cai,s accomplish the trip IN one hundred aud
twenty dsys, and. II judcious In tho management q
their animals at expense but the small cost Of pIo-
Visions snd groceries, excellent the roads tho
climats aud tho pastures.
The following table Of stisudes and lopsItudes shows
tbe tine nffh "a Fplfsa and fhe tlsfan