Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-02-22
WHOLE NO. g74.


ceed TO Ma,amoros or Brown,yille, on the Rio
Grande, { ON which place they can fit on, anil
obtain all they desile III the way Of means or
transportation. Horses and mules can be OBJ -
tanrd there at reasonable rates, and Wagons,
harness, &c, if required, can also be purchas.
ed at a less price than Trey can be delivered
there from this place as they were purchased
ere a, the great sales. Mr. S. A. Beden.
of Brownsville, can fuirislr any quantity at tho
shor es, notice. From Browns, lille, a party
can embark on steamboat for Roma, tho
highest point to which boats can get at the
present time, From Roma, they commences
the journey by land, taking the old road to
Monterey, thence TO Sallillo, Parras and Du-
rango On arriving at that II zee, all baggage
must be packed on mules The road from
th nee leading over the mountains. The trav-
el CT here meets with some cf the most 'splen-
did scenery in ihe world, and, on arriving at
the summit of the mountau, the Pacific buyis
upon his view, and the CITY Of Mazalan seems
almost at his feet, although II is sixty milrs
distant. The advantages of this route over
the Chagres route are apparent Firstly, j, 10
through the rlcl est portion Of Mexico, where
a sick MN is a natural curiosity. Secondly.
IS less expensive, costing less than one dol.
lar per day while on the roai. Again, on
your arrival al Mazalan, you can embark az
oiien as at Panama. II is a hea thier place
and probably less crowded
To thD>e who purpose taking this route,
would make few suggestions Do not take
Wagons with the idea Of getting them 10 Ma
zatIan, as they cannot be Transported farther
than Durango buy pack nnles at Browns.
vile or Camar o-(Cdpt. Peter Dowd will
furnish you with plenty at that placc)-havs
no packa yes we ehrg over one hundred or
one hundred and thirty-hve pounds, aud have
those as compact as possible. Do not load
your hors sdown with heavy sadde-bacgs
&c.-the less weight you have the better.--
10 not undertake 10 carry a large quantity Of
roylsions, YOU can purchase beef ani kids on
the route take y0ur coffee, tea, sugar, ,&c.;
coffee pot, tin cup, and gourd to cary va
ter, is al tie culinary articles you require, un-
less you wish to indulge in uxuries in that
case, treat yourself to grdron or frying pan.
as rabbits, hares and other game can be oh
lained on the route. Do not go in large par
ties party of twenty is plenty lar e enough
the smaller the parties are. the better accomo-
datons they get on the routes. There may
be now and then chance to indulge in .
with the Camanches look out
f they d. not steal your horses-ksepa good
" atch, and there is no danger. Obtain your
passports before leaving New Orleans from
The Mexican Consul ills Is indispensable
Inless YOU " sh to wat six weeks al owns.
Vile, and get one from the City of MeSlco.--
ire moi now in possession Of the couiry, ard
you hal better m nd your own business on the
,ue ami indulge in 10 = chicken stealing"
" evidences o. affection for 4" slow venson,"
Pay for what you get. act Ike
,cnt ernen, and behave yourse'v,s, and you
v III be well treated if you kick up low.
Won will get irto trouble TO a certainty. IL
,i not do to make "greaser' a target--
hose days are over.
The papers are full Of letters, puffs, &C.,
,bou, Corpus Christi. 1t reads vel frat
ate but, grn,lemen, have been to Corpus
hrls,i mys If, and have seen the elephant"
Col. Kinney can show him to you at any tine.
f you with TO g. to California via San An
ono, Chihuahua, DC, then perhaps Corpus
Chri,ti is a gooi place TO start from. l do
lot know anything about that route but
yhen | hear people talk about going to Cor
,uS Christi TO get to Camargo and Roma,
,annot resist an inclination my thumb has to
apply itself TO my nasal organ. II is only two
hundred mills (and more ! believe) from
Corpus Chr sti to Camargo and The Rio
-,rande, across sandy desert Of sixty miles
without tie first drop of water. ! have rods
rom Corpus Christi To the Rio Grande, and
<uow what am taking about. Ask any
fIicer or soldier of Gen. Taylors army, Who
marched It, What Is the use Of going to Ca
nargo by land, when you Can e. in half tho
lime at h III the expense py Wtlet '"o
route to Camargo by Corpus Christi. or any
other way except by the Brazos and the nv
r. il humbug. This is an opinion, /" IL
an opinion, and whs, say I'll stick to."m
Iack Busby says.
Now yon have the whole story. II II sof
my use to you you are welcome to the ihior'
nation i, may contain and Il any person oan
convince me | am wrong in regard 10 my views
pi Corpus Christi, | will take IT hack wha'i
nave said bu, un ss he can prove " me thai
was not a sober man once duling the SIX
months was at that place, must beg le' 10
de,l nc 20 doing. X. l.. o.
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