The New York herald., 1850-06-23
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Inc snnexed account oy Lieutenant Ottinger, ofths
oeaut1ui ana extensive harbor recently discovered
anu eHporeo oy tue party Under ms command wil be
found highly interesting The entrance the har Dor,
WIZ DE seem IL 10 latitude 4O 70 n The sketch re-
.u 10 IN he Ie.er eAhioits the hsroor as lake OF
eieh.eeh nies IN ieng, win oFead,n varying rom
one 10 hve miles ana connected with the ocean by
narrow .uti,t ~ Is IN TINS particular, remarkably
similar TO inc harbor OF san Francisco 1t may b
| Ieacneo py steam pa'isatioh from san Francisco IN
nom eighteen 10 twenty -four hours and les headwa
tiers are in publication made in the California jour
ha q Commerce Dy persons VINO accompanied Lieute-
nnnt ottisger stated to be within forty miles OF the
MINES on Tplty rver This TACT however, rests upon
,nieims'oh S given 10 mem oers OF tbs expedition by
San Fn.sc,seo' California, April IS, 1850
To the Hon Wn Nj Mrrspirn,
Secretary OF the Treasury =
SIR Although on THROUGH, yet feel that when
can give nat believe 10 be useful Information to tho
Impairment IL my duty TO do 90 ana therefore take
the hoeiy oi hending you bilef report of my late
Tor the purpose OF exploring the coast Of CALI
orpia from Bodega Day 10 the anchorage ut Cape St
George.
faiied from this port In command OF the schooner
bay, and also to make examinations for the mouth of
Trinity river The schooner under my command
advantage over the numerous vessels that had pro-
ceded me, and no doubt contributed much to my ul-
During the first two days Of my voyage the weather
thick and our progress slow; but from Pinnacle
Rock in latitude 80 deg or had an opportunitv of
seeing most Of the shore The timber begins to shcw
itself some distance to the south of Pinnacle Rock and
the trees nearer TO the ocean The yensr.lv IL
rocky hut safe for the purposes OF navigation as an
danger seemed 10 show Itself The sea breeze blows
from northweet but not regular and comes in eener
ly about IL, A. NJ and ceases at s. p NJ, which rem
ders the coast particularly well suited for steam navi-
cation as IL is almost esu within our miles OF The
land eighteen hours in the day and the further We
went north The loss regular we found the northvsrt
trade winds After passing Cape Nendocna about six
miles which Is in latitude 40 deg D. the land trends
to the eastward and forms considerable indentatiou
tav x.fiav
width and back a. far as the eve could rsssh
We ran along within half a mile OF n low sand
pectirg 10 find river Of considerable msrntuds rom
such topography. and soon had tn. satisf.ction Of
seeing n large stream Winding its way among the
| woodlands
spent two DAYS IN the sounding and waiting for q
smooth sea TO get over the bar lat 40 deg al min
and finally nttemp pted a. hut had the misfortune to
upset one of our boats by which accident valuable
lie was lo.t was in the other boat and succeeded
| in saving the remaining gentlemen cOmposing the
| crew 1 was satisfied box,y.r that nv Sess.l
| could enter with safety but the great dinicultv
which presented itself was get her cut for there
seemed to be n heavy and constant run of breakers
at its mouth sufficient to render sail craft unm.n-
sgesble. L have since been informed by per -ons
petent Judge that this river Is navgable for ~
or so miles and that II passes through section Of
prairie with coil rich aud deep that ages OF cu-
ture viii not exhaut It, We again stood 10 the north
ward and after passing headlsnd, which have
named Ridge Point, noticed that the country stiu
continued open near the ocean, and from the mast
htad discovered inside OF sand bank large bay, but
no clear entrance showed itself ! was, however, of
the opinion that so large sheet Of water must have
ou,., ot consdefable depth aud from the anchorage
At TRINITY bay lat. aldcg Osmin. 55sec.. party Was
dcspstehsd oveisnd ON the 4th April TO examine the
,oProhy on Tue shores OF the bay aud 10 gain some
kpoNrIse OF the ehanncl On April sth they return
~. Ithiaaa p'y' ana again proceeded TO tho on
trance oi the largo bay lat s0deg 4smin. aud AFTER
sounang the bar ana channel sent In my boats
haIehusu party not hnd lessthan four fathoms
water on the bar and which after crossing dsspansd
10 ten iaihoms. i Fpent two days In sounding the
septh OF the water and examining the cafscty Of this
benn,uui Day which is about sixteen miles la length,
4 wi hanfs ahar.
for Two or Three hundred sail OF ships Latitude OF
piht where our hrt tent was pitched 20 deg az min
e"sec 60,
In both the norhern and southern parts of the Gay
there extensive aats dry at low water but the
Wy s"rouhang ts shores mas been pronounced, by
sons competent 10 Judge n possessing In the highest
osgree All tna requisite fora Furnishing agricultural
osrct ss vel a. 70 furnish timber for all the cities
Hhu Wwns IN ,hhiornia Ana 80 far a. appearances
ger ~ one OF the most beautiful fections OF country
VS. nave eNcr sohed upon D'ins wen wat-red sna
loresme ~ much prairie as would probably be needed
nr culture ior ZONE years .
me Wooos AROUND WIZ elk deer and small game,
sns ,e sa.,I WIN ,hsu ena osher hsh In additios
70 uIe so'astas.sA above msntioned US proximity 70
she i,,n goiu nines on tne TRINITY rver wil doubtless
give u zone immediate COMMERCIAL Importance and,
under This belief have taken the liberty Of masing
$ .,,ebsd 'ns h''a Of 'ne DepAr'mens 10 ~aeh
~" 'i, s.,- -. a..
| ~s",' i1s,n'l t'Aee .na' 20 lar rs nave ex-
. "a W. - nne =, vounIy ssoIasIinx on tns see.
nnrno.ss lThs ,,,sS, ~ 49,. , 70 azren'arss
lI ~. .s,''I ~ ~ US "'.t eDunaant ana
s"I 80 -. .s AZ" st,csths' - tu'noient pov&
49,, ~ ~ % w 49, s,,. Iss ~ ks"ns ~ tsss smpying
~. ~, a.,etaa, t,n ersIy 'rse OF lo"r miles 4
/ 80. ,,.s,. ~, w" :. P'ss N-fe, ehe cpA.' nom
~. i. 49, " NSPs ~. "e.re", NJ "hi.h isse
named point found brig at anchor and a schoonsr
esbofe, hs,ihg parted her cabrs in gale. From
lss,h y, t5a, ms ,es,sls; hrst learned ., tns
r. Wv h.S.'nAn. at., ny -. bache ana Lieutenan' y.
brown,ng United stStes Navy. aud three other p-r-
! sons who were drowned by the upeetttng OF boat
I "A n and ulIgh an