New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-09
rhiuxs I'm Texas-Ei Pass Route.
correspondent Of the Corner and m
IN. from Port ls7sca. Texss, Feb. u. says

| A correspondent Of the Conner and ERgrirfr,
writing from Por, Ls7sca TeSs', Feb. u. says
Th. city Is on Isvses Bay IS miles from the Gut.
reached ~ entering a, FAss CsTslo 70 Ms'.sor'
"a Bsy heDce this point On RE bar ~ me fsss
there !. ususly eleven iest ~s,er although At unes
| css than ten ieet With BOT dtculi ennsuce sesse'
drawing over seveBfeet cannot vel reseh here ns'ins
/ % eros. ssnd bar at lncisn Point and nso oa ~
Gsneppsr Point seven and ten miles below here.
I Observed ssversl ctes on the lays ~ho.'
foundations Rad cost their projectors whsi nite
money AMI brain. they could vel spar no. 'ooa 'o1
worms" svscs - nature % the eepc; for the section
Of Tex. Of Gsveior, ard In fact Is doing nearly
the entire us3e. receiving forwarding. and siAns
Hundred. Of OK ard mule trains srrive snd depart
weekly both Mexican and American. bringing cotton.
sugar hides ~oo SD peesns, and taxing away every
variety o; merchandise ~ Upper Texas, San An'onio
e. the RIO GrAnde aud beyond nto the srtory 81 Mex
icO Mexican team eas still the csrt~ih two ~ners
two yoke OF oxen the yoke lssbsi with rsw hide 10
their horns Ia ths~sy they contend shst their ami
nal. travel easier and farther from not having their
shoulders ccunred. The little yellow Mexican bali To-
dian driver sars Up hs bessts With gosc two isct
long - scrie purpose, making from y h 90 mtess
day camping loos oeiore sendo~n, enjoy bis WHISKY,
PIPE and corn-hresd
seems 10 b. eonce5ci tact thA, the distance from
Galveston to n Psso the Del Norte or RIO Grsnde.
short Of go miles with entire pssssele read Tor
wagons. The more familiar route leads up The valley
Of the Colorado II the toest streams IN Iesss-
slous the san Sshs tributary Of the Coorsdo-sttk
ins the ella which tSkes the party nesry a. their Zee
t'nstion. The distance from II Fs'o 10 Ssn Deso"
from Galveston O. the g. ssins ssout Loo mile
The the grant exceed 80 Or ss0 alter
he ss,ride bis mule or musssns-7roPery provided
po.shiy not half thu amount
The entire rug,e-snd think this an Important con
s.icrsuon-ies between the attitudes 30 sni b. 50
there be little dsnger Of suffering irom beat of colo
The farther Wet the em grant enes the cheaper ne
will and the animsls-mues msstsngs and indisn ~
nies would sdyise parties 10 take along wagons sui
Scent % transport their provisions mining aud other
implements a. points where they can obtain their tid
ting aud packing beasts - suit their views when II they
wish they pose Of al part OF their wagons In
exchange | would also sdyise persons OF companies
leaving NesNork 10 avoid transient and small v-sses
speak experience. In saying that the passenger
fares Infinitely better landing In this country where he
mas house 10 father" him which 10 interested In tho
shps and their reputation. 80 passenger carriers small
vessels neither NJ safe In boisierous ~esther IN
the Gulf OF Mexico one suffers plenty. III take my
oath, ship or bark during the 2,suO miles although
for voyage. Il may not be- deemed unpleasant
am staying At seuteel privs,e hotel where board
"a cish, bits per day. s2S per month The btu Of
consists IN part OF bacon (ls ass Ut IeNss vent
game, beef grew vegetables fish corn bread and