The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-02-19
Corpus Christi Roatte TO CaIto22aaa.
Correspondence of the Crescent

lCO11espOnueHce OF the
CoRrUs CHRISTI, January 81 1919
Eds Crescent As the California present
to attract considerable notice, L have thought that few
words respecting TIE ascetaned roads, and the
fit would not be without interest to readers the
induced this from the fact that party have arrived
here from New Orleans, with superabundance of outfit,
the of which be abandoned this place
progress will be seriously retarded The route selected is also
clrcuitOus than need be.
herewith enclose you map, carefully compiled by
from actual and copious notes and reports OF
them by officers of the u s. Armya establishing beyond
doubt the pactcabty of direct road from this point to
San Diego, the Pacific and thence to San Francisco.
This road runs along the dividing line between the United
States and Mexico its entire length and must hereafter be
the main overland route for military well as commercial
purposes
Until very recently, the practcabilty of road from the
Gulf shore of Texas Ell Paso del Nore unasceraned
and considered probemacal-now its feasibility Is we'll
ascertained point, and settles most important fact-the
establishing Transportation route the dividing line be-
the United States and Mexico. That railroad
be constructed from the Gulf shore to San Diego beyond
cav doubt and upon this point have the best author
y that can be gven-the opinions formed from actual sur
vey by scientific who have passed over the ground 1t
would pass through country considerably settled much of
under cultivation well waered and fertile. The distance
from this place San Diego exceed 1900 miles, and
down at that in the estimates OF all who have travelled it.
will take the starting point from Corpus Christi and
give hasty sketch of the route and conformation of the
country Paso del Norte. Mr. Eveson gentleman who
lett San Antonio about the time as Co. lays, but
who took different direction entirely successful in
finding feasible route that he making preparations to
open road to point the Rio Grande nearest Chihuahua
Mr. Everson sent map to this place which have made
of the one from which compiled the enclosed
to you In letter accompanying his map, he says
"A practical wagon road be found with very little labor
from the head OF Las Moas crossing the Styx (heretotoe
miles farther west about 80 miles from their entrance into
the Rio Grande. On our return, we crossed the
about Is miles on principal trail and thence to Inc
head of Las Moras which consider as the only feasible
between the low country and the Rio Gande west OF
the Puerco Your route would naturally lead up the
broken country that lies of the Nueces and north OF e
The distance from the coast via fobids all thought
Of seeking our supplies by Layafa we must therefore
Mr. Powers who has resided in Texas for fifteen yeas,
corrohoates fully statements of Mr. Everson he having
crossed from Nueces Preside Rio Gande in the Spring
ofls35 train of fifteen wagons lie says he found no
lack of water although he Travelled than two miles
per day Mr. Manning old surveyor and frontiersman,
has Travelled and surveyed the the west bank of the
Nueces from Corpus Christi the whence Messrs Ev
and Powers struck the Rio Grande and represents the
country Astounding and water at convenient trav
cling distances. Col Hays and Capt Higsmith report ia
voraby that portion of the route in the valley OF the Rio
Grande passed by them, high Fort Leaton This
expedition suffered the way in consequence of too
great deviation the north, which led them through the
mountainous region of the San Saba but their return
they struck the head waters of the Sx Las Moras and
Nueces and thence to the Lano and San Antonio de Bexa
with no difficulty Understanding wood, and grass
and passing fine level country, unobstructed by
tans any natural opposing obstacles. From Fort Leaton to
Paso del Noe the country level being represented
immense PLAIN with distant view Of the mountains the
right and left subsequent report of Mr.. Everson, who
is now presenting the particulars of the route from this
place Ell Paso del Norte in detail establishes the fact
that road marked in the accompanying map would be
practicable 20 that point. all of the year.
The fact being established 10 the praccabty OF the
route from this place to Ell Paso del Note places the
question upon footing less than In evidence of
this assertion refer to the report OF MAJ Cook OF the I'd.
Dragons brief and the point 1.-THE report alluded
to is given in the preceding artcle.1
Gen Keamys report supplies fully the particulars of the
command San Diego He represents the country level
practicable for wagons evidence by the fact that Maj
/ Cooks train passed rapidly it to that place.
Can any one doubt that a main thoroughfare should be
opened this line, when they take into consideration the
populated and rich through which it must pass,
drawing to it the trade of all Northern Mexico and uniting
Us with our newly acquired and mmeauraby rich territory
of Alta California Construct railroad along this line and
you make the fertile valleys of the blooming with per-
peua summer empty their rich products door, and
gather from China and the Islands of the Pacific trade
richer to country than would California be were her
| sands diamonds and her rivers flowing gold.
There is little of general interest to communicate
Since writing the above understand the company which
here the Fanny contemplate taking the route as SET
forth the foregoing communication and to my MIND hey
will wisely in doing. They making their pur-
chases of horses and mules preparatory to taking up ther
| line of march.
p s. The point marked " Everton's Deviation " was
traced my map by Mr. Everson himself He says the road
abounds all the elements for speedy travel
wood, water and grass. HIRAM.