New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-19
From the Nicaragua Route.
Correspondence II The Tribune.
San JuAS KIvKR March -


SAN JUAS RrvEE March - i-i'
MsssRs. GRIZZLY n McEIRArH You no
doubt reeoect that Mr. George Gordon chartered the
brs Mtrr Capt HAYES. 20 carry passengers from New
YORK City 20 tile place and also advertised ia The IT,.
blss o. carry passenger By Gordans Passenger Line
from Ne.s.Yorx o. sal Francisco. by Lake Nicaragua
and Reaejo through In 81 DAYS By representation. Of
the feasibility 81 the route and the facilities for cross
.ns % tie Pacific By steamboats, made By Mr Gordon.
be induced company oi about I'D % embark A. pas
-engers with him We made the voyage from New
York o. tbs place n D. day. Mr. Gordon arranged
as Bill Of Fare 20 l- served up Tor the passengers
-.af AMI made other representations that The
ruodar0ns hv bis line would D. superior % those 10
llsgrss and other routes. IN TIE nI-t place le com
PEELED many % not a. % his passengers, Alter D. lad
their money, % remain 10 New OK several W-sSs On
expense before b. would starr issuing nAllloLs ana
Advertising that tle trg would SAL from day - lay
and week 20 week u the next pace, Dr. engaged 20
carry more Passengers than could ~ accommodated
reasonably Thirdly. be dd not prepare COOKING -len
SIS and COOKS slceIt Tor fne nLi.rE VI p1s-eLEef--
only one cook iIr the whole number the Consequence
provisions were not properly prepared before
cooking eafahle atfr being cooked neither Ola De
nor has De furnished the provisions BE- agreed be- would
neither has be The isces % - forward a. he repre-
seated AMI agreed We must 20 ~ "lfA on our arm
va here and build steamboat sni work cur passage
III. steamboats, Plu-ls and Mdge represented ~ lls
BE- q scow with .woinch plank Tor the bottom snt al
pat together with cut spikes snd NJ Nudge i not
1ur nor does be intend ~ build toe Las not the ms
,enss lie has promised 90 forward m passengers 0y
any they might aiop hat vas feasible Bal; n
stead % gong the route he agreed D. intends % 80
other The passengers bear . al Win i0rutld-
md al do ~ The bc. can ~ proceed a. hAy
lng one object Ia view. uz o. get % -an Francisco
and the Gold Region
u We sei from this place % lie Pachc Ooean.
think Mr. Gordon WI BE- compelled ~ cars out his
contracts flr he s able expect W s1a- 10 com
pee1 % walk 10 miles from Granada % IL 20 INC -
Our party a. vel ard most 4 them appezr 20 oe
good spirit. | VII wriie you asain when ~ Arr7e
d The Pacinc
As Tor NJ GCriols Pass-lser Line would nsi 81
vise any person gong - CsliJrnla ~ place any r-
snce o. The route believe o. - good one an
hsi party Chartered the vessel o. us place snd
proceeded. Depending On their 0wn exerto-s R-
should now have been ID tle tac-rc. would ad'lsr
parties o. LOO or 80 - charter tl-r Own Fe-sei AMI
proceed On their own responsibility through ~ tlls
route which j. healthy country Tor tbs climate lar
preferable % tn CLAgres route Il passenger inc
could ~ established this route hy good resPons5le
men u vOuld succeed beyond doubt
Capt HAYES Of the orig Mary i most excellent Eav
gator and esteemed BY the who's company ami
abe sni worthy gentleman
Years respectfully, HraAx DKSSu