Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-04-07

Military Post on the Gila.-We see by Tex
as paper, that Gen. Worth has been ordered to
take up his head quarters at the Pass del Norte.
and to station a body of troops on the GiIa. at
some convenient point on the route of emigration
10 California.
This is gratifying news to the emigrants and
their friends. 1t will revive The jaded spirits of
the emigrant, after having travelled or 900
miles to fall in with military post and civilized
settlement here under the flag of his country
1t will also be an important and useful crcum-
stance 10 the emig igrants, for at this point, they
will need all the information they can obtain as
to their further and best route. and none will be
better able to furnish them, than intelligent
and scientific officers of the army, that they will
find at the post.
0IFThe Washington and Benton county Cali.
forna company will number over one hundred
persons, among whom, some dozen or Of la :
dies. They will rendezvous at the Grand Saline,
on The list inst. where they will organize.
Typos for CdiitOrnia.-lfthe trait ''perpateiic"
of the universal Yankee nation is predominant III
any one profession, most certainly the votares OF
the "art preservative of arts (" may lay claim to
lis possession i'll degree considerably above oil
others. Do YOU find Yankee at the foot of
mount Ararat. printer is travelling on the other
side! does our army invade Mexico, the printer is
ahead the first in the deadly breach, and when
the battle is over his power proclaims the victory
TO the world. If gold temps California we
may feel of meeting among the disciples of
the washbowI those who had previously handle
the gnoin, and if i'll our hours Of turn
aside 10 make favorable impression, we will find
that the printer has been before US. Among those
taking this route for Ell Dorado. have the names
of Messrs. l.. B. Gill, w. II. Lain, l.. J. Allen,
J. Steele, and J. Fl. Wood.
The Railroad from Cal1ornia.-Recenty
while medtating upon the almos, appalling mag
nIiude OF the labor necessary TO lay railroad
from California to Memphis, our eyes lit upon a
small paragraph under the head Of 'foreign items
which throws light upon. another part Of the SUBJ
ject. and with almost magic power dispeis all
our Atlantic ports will receive their China goods
overland and by The paragraph says:
..After thirty years study and ndomita bic per-
severance, and after outlay also of ESQ 900,
Sir c. J. Anderson has completed Il perfect steam
carriage to run on common roads. Every OBJ
lection seems TO have been overcome, and hereaf.
Ter these carriages will on Macadamized
roads,
And if this were not sufficient we sec by the
Washington Union that a locomotive has been in
vented by American citizen calculated to over
come grades as steep as ordinary turnpikes.
ITO accomplish this object, the invention ena.
bes the engineer, by mecha nicaI means, 10 supply
any degree of adhesion which may be required at
any instant, aud TO dispense with 1t the moment
he 10 need IT,
Then if these paragraphs contain truth, and Of
this who can doubt, a plank road may be laid
the ungraded praires Of New Mexico and
California, winch traversed by locomotives combin-
ing both inventions alluded to will bring passengers
and freight with all the safety found on railroads.
and though a slower rate than on our best rail.
road lines. with rapidity sufficient to induce all
trav eers and merchants 10 avail themselves of
the route.
OSTThe Seneca Indians, who reside in New
York, have lately organized new government,
adOninu n constitution prOvidinu for upivarc,1