New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-17

These roads ar. therefore direct and st ait ouly
excepting the DETECTION into the south rsss-the DIS
tsrces roughly esiuisted, being $50 miles TO san
Francisco spd $50 to Astoris
The ount for travellers may bs classified under Two
hesds;
Fva. That necessary for smisrsnu with fsniliss
and Tor merchants with goods.
Second. Ths, tor light and expeditions travelling.
either with packs or wagons
Carriages OF al knds wagons and care have success
fully performed the trip. Teams OF horses. mules and
promsclously gsed. and often trans OF bulls
aud Stock OF all kinda driven loose, and ospe.
c.ly and sheep iurnsh reliable supply oil fooe,
and bring very high prices
The expense OF an ount under the hrst head VIII nit
within the following estimate
TaAS.roRrArIoS.-Lsrse wagon. eioo. ovsa, ~
per yoke e6o or muies. at go, oleo harness. 30.
extra rope, leather tools axss spsdes tar. &c Gas
| Provisions ct % per cwt $50 lbs each BE-
con- at o. so per cwt rs lbs each coAse. ct cts psv
b 20 los each sugar at cts per ID, 50 lbs esch sat
| MEss-shilIets oven, and frying pans Of vou het
| ties, cups &c. Of I'm.
BEps-Msckinaw blankets, at 90 to ol6 per pair
Q small assortment OF Indian goods.
The expense for single traveller under The second
| head may be thus averaged Riding horse. $50; two
mules, at 900 e2oj saddle, brids and spurs el2 two
pack saddles. o. o.
Provisions and other supplies tho same - above
Should parties OF six or ten unite their meaus and
substitute four. .horss sx mule wagon, this would
be equivalent 10 ten pack mules In 90 long journey
rhese wagons cost SIS; the harness e6 Get
have stated l20 days ~ tho length " the Journey
but parties Of young men, having pscks end good ant
malls and gades may easily roach the Sacramento In
IS so dsys need such con6ne themselves 10 the
wagon road but may take the route Of the Artansss
by Santa Re.
IspxpxSpyNcz hes been tho point ssiecssd BY the
state and National ovsrnmepts Tor tho departure Of
the military and exploring expeditions 10 Oregon. heH
leo, and California both before and atsr the war and
Of their return and discharge Other points farther up
the Missour-ss Western &c. JossPh, and the Mormon
settlements near the Counci! Blafs-hsvs occasunaiy
bsen selected by emig rating parties These plsces
have ell the disadvantage OF being the eastern bank
Of the Missouri and yet far behind Indeps ndsnoe 10
the abundance adaptation and chcspness Of suppliss
Allow 10 repeat some facts stated BY me ON my
return from the Pacific In 1894.
The maritime country tho Pscinc extends along
the ocean from San Diego TO vaDcouvsrs Island, and
cenhned between the snowy ridge of tho ssrs Ne,s-
da and this beach is average ~idth exceeds oas hun
dred and hity miles, Its length twelve hundred The
Sierra New 10 the prOong of the Andss OF Chif.
Peru Columbia, Central America and Mexco-preserv.
log all s charscterstcs unsltered OF great hight vol
canc rock and lava tits grsnder here than Ia sourh
America because, reoedng from the coast 10 accom-
panied by this msrstime region, which gives room fos
q series Of hne riveTs-the Bonsyenturu San Joachim
Sacramento shssty River, tho Tismsth, Cmpqus, WI
lamette. Columois and Pugets Sound.
Tho whole region therefore, sboonds with ths came
mineral productions Spanish America While II hes
its own grsnA excelenciss for agriculture
both arabs and paxora infinite nshsrss fofes intsf
nal naya aston sod position between tho Valley Of The
Mississppi and China A delicious ana usnqui eli
mate and sublime scenery msks th's incootessaoy ne
hnest new country Of which the haman rsce has yss
anywhere possessed itseh 80, ,,,.,.
Yours respectfully, w. GlLRp.
To os.s't R.Lsros s.sI Lsess ss1 ss.It"'.s ssi.''