The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-20

For The interesting information are now about TO
lay before our readers we are indebted 10 gentleman
fresh from the spot and who will sail from New York
Tomorrow the head of company under his guidance
This gentleman is Captain Dicks, genuine specimen OF
the Texan and backwoodsman gallant, hardy, sun
burnt animated, enlerprsng, young, and good looking
and though Injured to toll travel and hardship yet withal
possessing all the urbanlty courtesy and Of
the polished gentleman Capaln DICKS iaid before us al
the facts we are about TO communicate, being animated
BY the desire of saving his many counrymen about to
start for California from cruel disappointment fearful
hazards and dangerous, dlshearenlng exposures We
proceed to give the particulars OF the new route:
You leave New York in schooner or any other YES
se-n fifteen days (he average passage) you arrive
at Corpus Christi. Thea from Corpus Christi you
have good road TO Mazatlan the Pacific, where you
go on board ship for San Francisco. man could walk
the whole distance comfortably and esurely he went
on horseback or on mule. It would cost him dollar
day, and more, TO eat and drink aud sleep comfoa
bly,, abundantly, and delightfully."- on the road There
creeks TO ford rapid streams to wade across,
mud holes TO dip ints-all is smooth, pleasant, ana
the country deli ghlful picturesque and charming The
fact is, almost think OF travelling this road and back
agannot to go to California, but for the pleasure OF an
agreeable country excursion 10 see some OF the sweetest
by gentle ascent, all the length of from Corpus Chrlsu
to Maza,lap The elevation is at the rate OF 500 eet IN
So miles Ibis guaranty agans, se mex up 10 10
grass and pasture, all along the road The country is
healthy, delightful and full OF rich, wide beautiful
You can buy and a a noi
than thirty niles and Throughout the whole road there
is only one place where there is farm house, and
where you would have to camp out or keep on your
Journey The following is a correct utnerdrium:
New York, miles Sallo, miles So
Corpus Christi, " paras, 50
Camargo, " 1870 Durango, " $50
Monterey, 10 Mazallan, go
From Corous Christi TO Maz,tlan 76s
AT the latter place you take ship for San Fran
cisco-distan by $40 miles Captain Dicks says he
would undertake carry the mails regularly from New
York to San Francisco, California in forty days-otten
in less tme but never exceeding it. Now this is won
derful for often almost as many days In getting
a letter from some of the remote towns III the middle OF
the prares of northern Illinois Thus then, San Fran,
cisco BY this route, brought near as Illinois, and
the Journey is as agreeable SAFE and as pleasant
| You travel comfortably from Corpus Christi to Mazat-
Ian in twenty. one days II is good carriage or wagon
road and foot road all the way The only stream OF any
size YOU have to cross is the Rio Grande at Camargo,
where there is regular and convenient ferry The
country all through splendid country, and tins route
will be great saving of time, of labor of money, and
we may say, of life and spirits to all who take it. Now
that we have made it known have no doubt it will
soon be thronged with cheerful, merry travellers, and
Yankee link eepers will be established at conve-
nent distances entertain the eastern word as sweeps
over 10 get the world of gold and the Pacific
AS it is now even there plenty of provisions to be had
on the road good forage cheap mules or horses--the
people, of good feelings, all along the road-N r. Her