The Arkansas banner., 1849-11-27
Arrival Of sAe caIlfornlo r..o,,


 Tbs detachment ssnt out la escort tAe C.lis..n.. emigFansslast spring returned tO Fort SnitA a. ,A. 18th last. The party was commanded Gx c.., MAHcT; Lieut. UrOEeaAVSI sGh In. and Lieot s .cr. IT, United States Dragons; Dr Rocras, ssrr.os Lieas. HAaaisoS. started with the escos,. eo, .. we stated last week met with shocking Se.,h ., the hands oS the savsges. on the Colorado
 The editor of the For, Smith IIasAId-fsom which we take the above Particulars--hss received frow, Capt MAAcS, the most Aatiering acceunts of Ina advantages Of this roase by Fort SmIih.
 In Reference to the Santa Fe route, Can,. M 'aFn'shes iAe following interesting iasorma,oa 10 the Herald
 G The distance from Fort smith to s.nts E.. i. sI9is miles On oar route o,,, s,s'r Es,, s...,s' we crossed The Pofteau al he Fott ke.ni.g .,,,, gethet on the south side thp Arkans.. and s,..s dian rivers. aad upon inc ridge d,yelns ,h ,s.,.. o 'he ias'eT from fhcse ot ihe W ashi.a nnsf ,.s s''Hek Nhe Ll"so E.'aoado or thr great plata ly. ing east of the Ris det Norte We sk.,,sg .ta.1'. on the borders ot this pssin keeping oD s..,s,ss coarse nnsi we reached the GaleBos creek ars .sr lhe head branches of the Peeos lew m,ss from this creek. we reached the first Mexiean ,n,ss Anton Chieo where we EnnnA vo,.l ,s.s , s ss~a' l Fe. ~ W '~"'~
 sOut road oat, with the execution os .or,. ,.,,., tor the first l30 mises from Fori Smith esased hv The very extraordinary wet season, was very good ana we found wood, water and grass snfI,etsn,,, -aeandsnl There Sre but few hilis upon thl, rou,c ard Those have uniform and easy ascents and aes. l cents. W. "We lett Santa Fe on the IaIh of Aay.,, ,a,a and arrived at Dcna Anna, on the 29sh. This nlars | IS twelve miles below San Diego the poi,s ac Ih. Rio Grande where Cooks trail leaves for cal,t,n,. Leaving Dona Ahna on the Ist of September we stuck direct tor Fott Washisa. crossing the Rio ! aChna af rl.r ..
 from San Diego. we struck the head waters ., inc CoioFada. and crossed some of the head branchs of the Concho oF South Fork; Siso the hand Asar&,,s. of the Red Fork. until we struck the hssd oT ,A. Clear Fork Of the Bssxos; ihence 10 the South or Double Mountain Fork Of the Brazus. which we | touched on the South side, and crossed the man Brazos s6 mics below the junction of the two prie l eIPal branches. From here we struck the d,v,de 1 ot the Trinity and Little Washita and Red Rive, ,whieh we followed 10 within few miies of Preston | where we crossed the river al Fort washita
 From Dona Anna tc Fort W ashita the country IS generally smooth and level--the road hs,n and good, and froa the head oi the South Fork of tho Colorado to washiia, the country is well timbsfed 1 the soil of the hrst quality and well watered ! We passed over no mountains between the Rio 1 Crande aud ths place Wherever there was A rao,e oi mountains upon the route, we always found a smooth pass, where the aeclsi,y and deeiiviy were uniform snd gentle, and offered no obstruction ,s ihe passage of wagons ne construction ef q raSi- ray. any eiker kind oF q road
 i From Dona Anna, where we struck the Pecos 1 the distance was 2H miles; and from the pecos to Fort w sshIts, abou, 590 miles. The course of this road Is nearly straight from Dona Aana io Fort Washiia. making bat few deviaions to avoid moun. tains and to ind water The general direction of l the road is. sbont 20 degrees north af east. 1 '' The road from Fort Smith to Dona Anna. strikes The Rlo Gtande near San Diego. the most noftheFly point ot the Rio Grande, where wagons can ind passage through to the Pacific, sa. in connection win Cocks trali, this makes a.rect road from Fort Smiih 10 San Diego on tAe Pae,he