Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-29

for similar days labor, after making allowance for the
pense Of passage money, &c., shall have been equalzed
one in the country doubts the supply to be comparatively in
exhausble By last advces Colonel Fremont moreover
had discovered between San Francisco and Money vein
in the mountains which yielded the extraordinary proportion
Of one ounce of gold to twenty three pounds of rock Quick
silver and silver mines also waiting only for machinery
and labor Instead Of dmnuton Of activity in this drec
ton, every thing therefore indicates an increase.
However much may be disposed to dsust the twelve
per cent estimate of those who in former years proposed the
execution Of he work, must under these circumstances
admit that there be little fear Of its present results We
must look not only the traffic which before US
but we must take into account it's natural increase from the
greater cbeapness and rapdiy Of the route. We
also look at the growing importance Of Oregon and to the
certainty Of the crowd Of small that will rapidly ac-
cumuate on the Pacific, from the smoohness Of its
and the abundance of the easily worked coal If
Island.
We may rely that the day gone by when the undertaking
could DC neglected for want of funds If carried entirely
by capitalists in the United States will probably be pushed
forward with less radiy than would otherwise be the
but this Will be far more than compensated by the
greater economy and certainty Meanwhile steps have al
ready been taken for asceranng what will be necessary to
render the route Immediately available and for
placing steamers upon the river San Juan and the lakes
Inc Chairman OF the company Mr.. Vanderbilt who, it is
said, has been more largely and proftaby connected with
steam navigation than any other citizen of New York
started some months back upon personal survey of the
tire districts and, he and his friends understood to be
oi Nefy ConsueraOIe p0rtlOn OIL the
required capital report may be expected in which, contrary
English usages the interests Of the stockhoer will be con-
suited before those Of the engineer.
The certainty Of these two of Panama and Mica
ragua being speedily carried out in more or less perfect de-
gree places the rapid settlement Of Central America beyond
all doubt and hence gives all personal descriptions the
country such those which have been furnished by Mr.
Bay and Mr. Byam, interest that comes home TO our
daily business Let the render imagine what must be the e
feet even of annual transit Of 900 or lO0 900 adven
suous and wel-nformed people through strip of country
scarcely one hundred and fifty miles broad yet commanding
the ocean intercourse with Europe one side and with
Asia on the other favorable health and Astounding the
same time owing to the inequalities Of its 1ace, with every
natural product that can be found distributed elsewhere be-
tween Scotland and the tropics and impressive idea Of lis
coming destiny will be awakened but lei The glance be car
ed further to the period Of the completion of the canal and
men e' II be remembered that within tns strip OF land lie
TWO calm yet deep and extensive lakes, that as we
ook upon them in the map like huge natural docks in the
centre OF the world intended receive the riches Of uni
versa commerce and in the contemplation Of what yet