New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-25
The Overland Route from Tampico.

We copy The following CaliOrnlR-ward eXperI-
ences from the Ph,iadeiphjq Ercn,pg BvdehR:
SAN LUIS Porosi Mexico March q. lsi1
We arrived here on the 22d instant--iust one
month from the time of arriving At Tsmpco, and after
journey Of fourteen days from the latter place.
saw such travelling In my lie. There nothing but
what would call COW path for days noun
tains aud through chsppersl and we were OF course
obliged 10 go siDsle file. We took up our march, on
mules, at from TO In the morning, and Travelled
walk about thty miles per day, nesry the whole dis.
tsnce, eating two meals per dsy-One before and one
after the march. We sometimes went oil day wthou,
water, and when did find any II about as clear
q mud :" under any other circumstances should
have had 10 bold onr noses when drinking Il but we
had 10 swallow H. together with fasiidiousness and
good IL Our 1od hss consisted Of TOFfds bre al
prepared from night, Rrinding Il on 4 Il
stone with stone rolling pin then drying IL slow
hre in small thin round cakes Sometimes we had col
fee, but II 10 high being prohibited article. We had
also rice cooked With onions, garlic. pepper, &c in
such style that we could scarcely eat IT, al first We
had sso sometimes Jerked beet prepared in long strips
s6out an iuch thick and dried In the without salt
At some places could get nothing 10 eat and were
forced to make out with few biscuits, some tea and
coffee we hsd In the company for such emergencies
and making half meal trusted 10 Providence for bet
ter ON the morrow. Frequently our horses snj
mues had 10 do with corn day and once We had
90 drive them than three miles water and then
had the water TO pay for la spite OF everything
have kept our health and are all ready TO start again IN
the morning Our company number thirty nine. al
well srmed and fearing attack Of robbers We have
got over all the worst OF tho travehng having crossed
1.-The mountains except one range, which will bc
tOaorrOw-raising some fourteen thousand feet
shove the level q, the Gulf We then descend to The
plains. The country, far has been very barren tni
unculuvsied though the soil Ia very heavy and rich II
TO- however, dry that nothing will grow and there ia
very little cultivation at any time In crossng The
mountains we found pure line-plsces where tae In
habitans had dug Tor several feet into the side Of the
rock 10 get lime IN plaster their houses Their salt they
collect from the surface of the table lands We were
two or three days trsvers0ge region covered with salt
mixed with dirt making white plain with scarce IN
any vegetation THIS country 10 very interes,!Dc bu,
hsd 10 start again. knowing mUca "a now do
think should 40 around the Horn though have DO,
much reason 10 regret coming this way. AZ tt 10 We
have got along without any mishaP. except one dsy
when one of our number go lost in the mountains We
had search for him oil night and tho next day until N
AN when We found him. lie had shot wild duck lust
before having kinded fire. with his pistol 20 cook by
and keep on the wolves, any nGmber Of which were
bowling around him ell night san Luis is beautiful
city with great number OF churches several Of which
Mr.; w. and myself Visited this morning. They were
such 90 We had read Of but neyer before speudd
beyond all my powers OF description Sons Of these
were founded by the old Spanisrds and full OF fine
paintings statues, and gold and silver ornaments Ooe
Thai We visited occupies an entire square being 10
our churches under roof la the lsreest of thees
We met priest who showed us through the building
pointing out al lAe ornaments. tie very kind aug
pole The people here not well disposed toward
as ~ they hsve been tho other places hsyc stopped
tssed large army here during the war (he army De
eatsd at huens vsia) very few OF the soldiers OF which
over returned None OF Us have been sick nor has sny
one hsd occasion Tor uodicire We leave th.s as
sad tomorrow aud expect that our Journey 10 Mszs
Ian viii occupy twenty-five days H.