New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-13
HOW TO REACH CALIFORNIA.
, R.ute fror, santa Re to the Pacific.

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II the route CLEANED ;roal taa, topo-rsp hcal III
GERS aarnA.. Ia as thas polat oa i-c Ga or
a. no great distance from .. where those mines
are supposed t. exist. The r,siiae . tie route
TO -an Diego. cn ;he Pac.hc VII .'lo~ IN LAY
or two. ".
on i,svins sants Fe NallrEmory' pay ieseen ed
,Ae valley " ,ae santa To- River Desry west ior n'e
miles. acn ta,y lrn The river Aad struck scrc'' Al
ard .lsn ilicrscc,ci - dry BIDS - streams ga =
,,sthse,,eriy coursc raoaty three niles erossli
them ~ the Css,eo Greek st tle dry mouth IT "nea
sad direct 90 the De- Nore !. the iowa 81 Ssn'o 40
mn.1 The valley Of the Del Sorte It ihi' Po'ai 8
rc1tc.er.ct ss 'rug lie narrow and TIE ''' 'aAay
leaving Santo Domingo tAty st-cN the MsN"Al ~
about four miles sni tao more brought them q toe
village % san Felipe tie scenery about "acH - de
..r-el peculiarly rornsntc aud besutiel bri~een
>su Felipe and iae Auso.tarss - mites below tne
"a pa .. ine rYeg istery narrow s-ordAs ~ lisfNs
i1rsrrcalture GA the side tee BANKS sfc steep
walls. crowned ~ seams o. tssat i'rnns the table
snls The csst "a composed 90 rolling ssnd h.l'.
rsn g srsius 20 the hsss ot IRE 'una4us snd Gov
erei w..a .sree round peboes To- height Indicated
by the barometer &, 90 cei ABOVE the eye % tie
Below the Angosturss tue valeysi the rvvr opens
into plain vary lns from tso 10 ..N mites 20 width
river 70 BE- earned over I tor the purposes OF irrigation
or The COL very sandy sui batter adapted 70 indian
Corn than Wheat a, the A.uc town o; bernaAo the
valley opens. at n.rross asa.a =, Laui.s Indian
town 90 sandbAn> At the base % h.sn moun',ln Of
the same name sad 20 contsin tie precious metals
me ..r.acf Oh the va.ey IS vide, We cultivated sni
a,ounaas sIth 4r-pcs. iul. rs. sc with swsrms OF
ND geese snd ,and altitude al ials Po.nI 81
il ST. Beyond tbs The val, suddenly contracts
sad or iAe ,lt, - The river pert c.y Barren.
Ms Emory describe. the temperature TO e delshs.
iai vsred occasionally by s'ate ererEes from the
,1ulh y a,,ins slous tie perfume. % the vineyards
sLd suddenly changing y winds ifom the east. iAsi
DIVE the sand to bndSg. The cotton wood /, tie pc
cul A. growth OF this region Al Albuquerque the Del
Mort, Is about twenty yards wide and Il deepest
part about I'VE feet The couutry around i, sandy, De.
ttute o, wood and with little grass. but sbonutlng
with sand crsne geese and brsnt The air ia October
0. described e-,tic aud fragrant A. summer bclo"
Tome o. few miles the valley ~dens, the soil IN
.rlve. ant The cultivation Is superior Ia any other
pat pAft..u Ally that ui the rsncheros around the
lsasaut lite village of belcn. short d. stance De
VOID - tho hsrct OF --hina alter which me settle
ncnts asr cW sud tar brts'cn, ani Al Ia Lol Al the
bend II IN, Del N0rt uv sand hills ~ either side seem
O. unite aui shut up yScy the river iupngins
cus- on the billie - % make 4 necessary GA tle ~esi
side - ul unit the ho.r i'nds AZ fais P'lnt IL .
i
| % Ia uesry due Here the prospect Is forbid.
dil. from tine SIERRA lesc~iog, opposite the Hmphi
theatre south ~ Tho cyc en- r,rch on the ~,st
slde Ot The rkrT 10 cham 81 pfeclptJgs basAtc
mountains uasers,j y ykrs of trsg, through winch
toe traveller has g. pass Specimens VI salena and coy
pr ore very pure. found here aud The mountain
ssid ~. once worked tor gold bcy ora tn there
-rr uo ,su,inrn,- the road taken - Ma kmorS -
be- and however. no describes. IS isc0mparloiy tls
h,.tin sew Atsslco-fre alley broader the soil arm
90 aad tue growth q timber along the river larger sad
I lY. at una I /. r. sfl. .l 4
lu latitude o. De- To- valley 90 the Del Norte lu.es
wnat Lutte capacity iog agriculture u possessed The
aihusnus rUad on tae eastern SIDE oi ne river,
ana tnir pe4t 90 Oh. - 500 49, i''-, 90 10. '"
ds where tney uust 90. mot Seasons ~ the year 40
mics without water o. Hlsh sptr'ti Win great
tafItt, ,t vegetation all totally different from ths' oi
the fud states Ine ia - lands reaching q the base
of the mountains the West oi sand sad srge.
round prbblo, terminating In steep hill. from hall TO
a quarter Of mile from tre river capped IN seams
of ba.a.i Advancing. the country becomes broken,
and toe valley narross into csf n which sweeps
Il The bsse Of ira CusiObcl mountain King u ncces
.ary 10 rise % the table lands on tho ~est ,ie wnich
r.vsrsri by dry tds Of streams. crowned by bs.a
Here II found Necessary 10y MAJOR Emory party -
desert the wagons and hs,e recourse 20 pack adde's
srI mules They were - miles from ants e lmess
ursd alors the uvcr) ant bal de'cendrd 30 itet-
.huw NJ al average s "a thc Del Nuftc from tRs camp
near Felipe. oi Z; ie't per m'e ln"ir camp vas
ia valley 30 or 100 .rrts Ia extent we'll grs.sed AMI
wooded sni apparently uutfoddru by the tHot of man
shountr- iu game The tlrrnl 'nrtrlcal exhibits are
in .r.a, eNtr, nr.-thc days brls from - - 81 and
/ the ni shis from - 20 J-
After travelling thfrc snd malt Isiles Gay, Major
/ Emory We turned o. from the Del N0rse Aitor
mounting The table sud some 80 eet above th- val
lev al. very 'evc except where tho table and 3. IA
booted by Streams from zoe mountains. moot o
Val sre now October 80 dly. Incy passed two ia
succession. both deep aat Wide enough T. contain 81
the ster " the Nisss. W and present The
The dcserted beds oi once arse aud turbulent rivers
GA the table and int Winter grsms gree was in great
abundance. oIt uowtsy sId sunJurrt Far 90 90 tbs
/ .o.f. tOtseeu the peaks Ol two hlsl mountains
L a Cd F.fti. r1
For the rst time since leaving tnt Afkansas the mirage
vas seen and gave the vide opening ihc spp.arance u
a sheet 90 water disturbed ~ the wind Be.oN were
-rren trees sn1 luNufaut foliage the sure Indication OF
xaiar The stream clear lmpd anu cool toe nrst
but one hsd since crossing the Alcgnanics where
water could bs drank without i'nbbins due proper
Ton % mud add sand. Pour miles farther brought Us
another creek Of clear wster running .lugs.hy aud
about the Size o amsns In 70 valley were many
/ arse tree.. lprootef presenting the appearance oi
/ newly c.raf,d ground
.rt. ct,nrv to.ard the Nlrnhrrs mountains Is roll
| M aud iraversed ~ small streams Of pure water
frinscd vifn = stuntrd growth % walnut I've oak and
ash The sol Ia the Valleys and - the MI tops 10 OF
/ tn beet quality snd must one day become great
grsxlg country particularly tor .neep lie pure dry
air Is ernncnty adapted % thcm aud they are sad 10
/ b. n a. ~ Mexico very prJInc-ln nOsI cssos thefe
\ being two lambs at 'irt1.
Tne valley ~ the Mimhres Is described 40 being
truly b.sgufa-s0oui . male VIDE, Of ricn iernlo soil
/ densely covered with cotton wood, walnut a'n sc
with rapid ttsnins stream, about ID irrt woe ail
3 deep sn0rdp- sulc'ent ater for irngrsii1n, and
| aoourdns "a tout The route 10 here ~esi~srd
through succession oil ais sal ALLEYS covered "ih
cedar uyeOak and cong racd p'ue. ia me sA.ey oi
10 supposcd - De- arul " lie Ntn1ffs mere
sre some deserted copper mLss. These ar considered
O. very rch. botn ia copper snd sold an th' ,re
m-ns OBTAINED by Nail Lmlfys p.rty s1fta'nri zoe
/ assert n. We learned Gays the Nsglr. tnA N o.
Kho NJrksd them abe their ort4ues, bat TIE lpacn
a trlh. Of lnd!ansl did ut INe their proximity aud
oue csy turned uQt and stroyed The Mining town,
irvirx or the I'M sa.an. here are the a. n- ms ~
some lwenty or thirty sdote houses Aad ten o h'"en
shafts sLkng into hs rartn The cltre sarsce 10 ine
1.l ntJ wnich they ar slns is ct'rr~d VITA iron
/ ovr,te, ard ne rcd oxide o' copper May veins oi
naive copper acre md b. TIE pnrcps. one . tlr
.slehur,t one or to so~c.u"n. oi 'lve- ore were
400 1ta a-d Mr. Mchn-lt uoe u ihe ar 70, adyen
turer, ia Ne3 Mexico. Nas tac principal operator 10
these mines all 10 sd % have snsssed mmrnse
fortune lie % said o. stated that the gold f01Ed
10 the ore Of these sd - Ine Oi mining
and the ,rsn.portsol q tie ore ~ tie City Of NeAlc0
~n-ru y reduced
The country onward - ne. from the mines 10 besu-
THU ir the extreme Succession q h.sn rolling Dill.
9TH naourtsin. 10 the distance The sol rich and
ius .uh grams I1c climate q del sn,i1 nothing
beng more ,nan - the h-avrns overcast The
traveller no~ sPgroa rs tie Gu, River Tbs riser
yoilt str4c. y %. esp Iing party i ~ let
r.ir sEd deep. c.csf aAd ss.it . l1shts ifom ihr
nogntsins lJ miles .stsnt he r1lte . sloug
its coa and re ~ not sanf Tor fresh rsb
frseu blng The n0IrIlg tr,uf We - its elgn1cr
hood Ia latitude ~ 81 III his necessary b cross
and the Ga some j. nI0re times over
! h. a ~ tran