The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-27

Texos-EI Passe Route-CsSSSornia Emi-
ssants-lndisMs o" the Mo orande.
,r From he Houston Telegraph, june ~
The news that the surveyors sent out by the Ia.
men,td General Worth 10 explore the route to FL
Pato, have returned. and reported that the route is
entirely practicable for wagons, has been received
fom Bexar " FL PasO by the head OF the Leona,
and Las Moras, is estimated by the surveyors at
only five hundred and sixty miles: BY reference to
the map il will be that the distance from Aus
TN 10 Ell Paso, in direct line, must be lees even
than that from Bexar, as the former city is farther
10 the northwsId, and consequently nearer to FL
Pato IN proportion TO its latitude. The distance
hundred miles, and as the road extends an un-
dula,ed region, similar that around the Falls Of
the Hrazos, and around Bastrop, there be lille
difficulty in openings good wagon road from Hous
ton to FL Paso on the direct route to the ella. THIS
route also may be connected near the Prcos, with
another at Chihuahua, passing by the Preside del
Norte, one hundred and fifty miles below FL Paso
the Preside lying exactly on the same para of
latitude with Houston, the road will run nearly due
west from this city by Austin and the old Fort Of
San Saba 1t appears, fir. m the statement of some
formerly large rond extending directly from San
Saba 10 the Preside. This road will doubtless
soon become the great thoroughfare from Austin
to Chihuahua, and FL Paso settlements: !! may
also become the great thOTOughfare To California
The trade Of Chhuahna, Sonora and Santa Fe,
may soon be directed through this channel if pro-
per efforts made by the capitalists of this Sec
tion This trade will be worth more than two mil.
hons OF dollars annually to the place on the Cult
coast to which II may be directed; and the Cali
forna trade that will ultimately also be directed
through the same channel may become a hundred
fold more valuable than this. Let our citizens be
mp and dong al this ROnrntous crisis, as through
their enterprise or apathy The golden treasures of
commerce may be turned here TO fill their Golfers
| 70 ovriilowmg, or mny be lost to them forever
We shall look with much anxiety for the report of
The surveyors, and are confident that this report
will convince the most scepIica that the shortest,
safest, and beet ronte 10 California, the route
through Texas and by FL Paso.
Since II IL well asceriained that there is good
wagon road connecting III Paso and Preside Del
NoIe with the settlements of Southern Texas, and
mat The distance from the navlgabe waters along
ne Guif coast To those towns, is but six hundred
miles, II requires no spirit Of prophecy 10 predict
That great commercial emporium must ere long
spring up upon or near the site OF one Of these
plsccs The trade which annually passes through
Santa Fe, ST. Louis and The Missouri frontier TO
chihuahua, Durango Sonora and other depart
mrnts OF Mckee, Is said To exceed 81, 800, 600 -
The goods and merchandise are transported from
Philadelphia, New York, and other Eastern cities,
by railroads. canals and STEAMBOATS,, TO West Port
or Independence, and then by wagons distance
OF about 800 or 1000 miles to Chihuahua, Duran
go and other cities in the interior OF Mexico The
expenses OF these long and tedious land Carriages,
and the injuries sustained by the articles SO often
changed from railroad to canals, from canals 10
steamboats,, and then from wagon TO wagon, often
exceed the first cost of the goods Yet with all
these disadvantages and even after the goods have
been subjected 10 heavy duties at the Mexican
custom houses, the traders have realized immense
profits by selling them In the Mexican markets.
The expenses ci transportation from Houston, La
vaca. Aranras, or any one OF the towns situated ON
the tide waters of the Cult, 10 Chihuahua, by the
new route 10 the Preside and FL Paso must be
scarcely one third of the cost on the Northern
route by Santa Fe; and, rs we remarked several
months since. this route IS practicable at all sea-
sons, even when the Northern route is covered
Va hr 6C nj Ennu fa..t Au.s,
then scarcely be doubt that this new route through
Southern Texas must, In n year or two become
the main thoronghare Of what has hitherto been
styled the Chihuahua trade. This trade, which
| includes not only that Of the city Of Chihuahua,
| but The Hlges portion Of the trade of Durango
| Aguas, Caientes, and Of the mining districts near
| Zacaecas, will probably all centre at near the
| point on the cart bank of the Rio Grande, where
| the military road connecting the military stations
| on the Texan frontier with the line Of posts along
| the CHA and Colorado OF the West, will cross the
RIo Grande: A glance a, the map OF Lieut. Emory
must, We think, convince any intelligent person
that this point will be El Paso THIS is situ-
sted almost directly opposite TO the point where
| the new road explored by Col Cooke, connects
with the old Santa Fe road in the valley of the Rio
Grande. This town also is situated In an extern
sive, fertile and beautiful valley, containing al
ready abou, fifteen thousand people, and abound
ing IN all the agricultural Resources requisite TO
sustain dense population.
This beautiful und thriving country may, in
few years, become the centre of trade more ex-
Iensive and lucWIiye than that of Vera Cruz.
Whenever American capitalists sh al have opened
large mercantile establishments in tins town the
irDdeIs irum nearly oil the departments of Mexico
north Of Zacatecas, and west Of Saltlllo and Par
rar, will be found vending their way to I'll Pdso
for American aud European goods. There will
be The great Mexican and Anglo mercan mart
ct The North, and this beautiful oasis of the north
west desert Will become the Palmy I'd Of America
We have cOnveIsed with gentleman wnu re-
emily visited the camp Of the California elngrants
near Fredericksburg, aDd are gratlhed 10 learn that
me enigranis are gc.erally Ia excellent health,
lDd highly eated with the prospect 0! pie isant
and eApc0iilous Journey 10 FL Paso. Some vague
and conflicting rumors were circulated on the iro,-
tier ehur time since, that the ptres that started
iouI or five weeks slncc for FL Paso had been i'd
tsTcepted by Indians; but these accounts are now
conrudcied. The Indians that have visited the
iron'ler appear To be quite friendly, and Il tie that
The ,n1granls that have been stcn NJ a distance
nom the settlements, ON HE route 10 ri Paao were
all getting on well, and that none oi them had been
mOIrsied. Mr.. Thompson, Of AUSTIN with alarre
company OF emiarants, including a number of Ia
MILES, was seen near the COnchos, and WIS
moving ON with his baggage wagons without the
least difficulty. There were about two hundred
engfanls IN and near frederick shurg, on the I)h
OF May. Most Of them probably al this time
On The route To the Gla. We understand III Il the
government troops Will not he able 10 take uu M,
line OF march i"I the Rio Grande to- several weeks
and til was reported that the expedition wi!l TO
bably be deferred untl September
We ltnln nom the Victoria Afpocct< that par
y VI i"""S ~ MY Hiuuc iotdV upon Inc settle
menis below GoiIad, and destroyed or carried oil d
Number ct horses aud cattle. Judge Jones, on
hearing the news, ADJOURNED the court IA, soliad,
that the clilztns might turn out 10 oppose The
saveses. II was reported iha, a large body of In.
dihns, numbering about 800 warriors were en-
ciimpcd M the vicinity OF Corpus Christi and
mere were NOT enough people there to repc them
An express was sent to the Governor foe aid. As
the eo,erhment has left our frontier destrute of
protection, II appears that the Gsveraor will be
compelled To coll out a sufficient ranging force To
Tepe he incursiens of the sivgcs and TO RESTRAIN
them within their proper boundaries, until the
general government shall have provided The reuul-
tiic means to proven, further depredlIons IL is
wUIrhy OF remark that while these iorays have
been iDsdc on The Rio Grandc and Nurces settle
mcnis, not d s,DYlc settlement east o. San Antonio