The New York herald., 1850-02-18
n~ss~esssog s~osss CsisS~ross.
ttrom the ". Orleans Delta, Feb. 81

SAN DIsco, Dec. 20, ls49.
sno~ the Mountains Seen first time BY ssutherner-
a Pietrsssqe Landscape "A Roaring R,per-Re
from The Ps.ye 10 the Clio Explored d-Poities, &c.
ON the 9th instant on my wsy to the beach. coast
Ia distance you Will remember. Of about i've mes)
onshsc and delighted at bebolding the tops of the
moontsins- In the dntsnce, perfectly covered with
sight and you may BE- assured that its beauty fully
equal to my asticipstions The day extremely
;omsvbss resembling violets, we're psspug up their
tiny heads ell around the air redolent with the
issbnes: sf spring aud yet In full vew before me,
niles and miller Of the rugged peaks Of mountains ap-
pesrsa % covered With mantle Of purest white vel.
vet, richly studded with the choicest diamonds.
On the 18th instant another scene presented ITSELF
rivslipe In grandeur and subliny anything had
before bebeld. t WAS inoeed afterpisce worthy
the Great Author During days previous the rain
violent wipds such A. had never experienced else
where. II was about ii O'Clock. A. Nj the clouds
which bad 90 long b-cured the sun we're rapidly dis
psrsipg. and nature putting shining
garment just st the point of time described (tbe
rearing, yumblipg sound .omewhst resembling what
have heard OF the sound preceding an earthquake
,hs .omre a"ss ana 90 &C. .una i ON rua
Ing 10 the bank. fhe scene was new, etrsng. snf
msjestlesily grand. About quarter ~ mile above
Ing bilow after bow made Its approach nearer TO
us. The bed Of the liver irmsoisi.ly before US was
dry ssno, Whist short distance above vast
thret of water fosnng and raging - ~ msddsnsd by
the opposition which the lands opposed 90 Its
onward eourte You must juoss Of tns feeling. ~hieh
ps'sed nssrly sqral distance below time pFoeaey
twenty minutes Before sups.t became entirely i'm
psssbe, spd 90 remsined al next day but on the fol-
lowing morning the ~stsrs found 20 have r-c.dsd
90 far that the river easily fsrdable In tbs nrst
one sheet Of foam resembling In color and appearances
snssninsent ees nes and it vas suggested oy oy-
sfsnoer ts test It, favor ss p.rhapst might hsve been
Intended - treat by the gods sodeseso OF
Caernis Co their loyal subjects of San Diego valley
SO fer % regards the commission. every thing re.
mains In ysss except ths return Of Lieutenant
M completed
obsrvstiups there and learn that his petstions
sgr.e sssotiy with those Of Major Emory at this point
80 that you can assure Jour readers that the en-
tire line frt the Pacific 10 the Ola ~ dstermiDed snd
that too BY Col: Weller. sns simost sgsips, the de-
ternibtd opposititn of abe governmsntst Washington
Mr Jopes, brother In ia~ TO Co. Fremont vas here
short time since, his rsturn to II. United states
couptr, 20 Vera rus via IN. cit, Of Msrico when
here. he hfeImed that he had des that Colonel
would accept the comui-.ioo. but seemed TO eon-
stder HE election 70 the Senate certain.
s.x Duao, Jan Q, 1850.
.9rrtrsi Of Col ysck Hsy,s San Diego tn, best T-
~tnss for Rpirsss- fss,sr'nes ef the Chrisaas Ne.
sLssy.-IA. Ra'"y sea'o"-TAs P''i"s'" e'""''
sine. my last, nothing Of public Importance has
tsbsrired In tbis remote portion ~ the Mon sx
cspt the arrival o olopel Jack Hayes the celebraed
ranger he Colonel is IN tpe health, asd, toseth"r
,n vth bis party hsvs come through e,tsr groossy'
Nue.rt Who made much pois- IN the World oy send
Ina the tr' aty to the Ns~ rsrk Hrah before ~ has
ben mad. public In the cspifal Both these gentle
men attended tssi> at Mr. BsDdisis. on the evening
Of the Let and much surprised st the grace aud
beauty of San Diego bellies The olon-i assures
ne tbst the route he " infinitely pr.fsrsoi- 10
spy other st least further north aud he does
net hesitate 20 declare that sbould tsrsd ever be
naoe scroes the country that its terminus must Ne ~
this point On this sohjsot -il write yeu more st
length st scne future tine
1be bordsys have pass.s % btre eth great deal
of spirn ssd ge~ We hsve he'd cur good d'on-rs our
ehoce vine, end agreeable talls ~ In older set
tsnsnts. sba ve also bcrst ~ our bull lights
highly Intellectual smpsemept .bich no other city N
The lnion, " s,cept Asiers. can get up vtn eq"si
sp.poor
With regard 10 sepdipg . company TO the Ola,
Esbcer 1.-THE stcotf for ssc,rt which vs ss once
orosrsd ty Nsjor iDcry Previous 90 the expedition
tisftipe Col Weller left bore Ter San Frsncisco ON
burmese where he Learned that he bsd bees sspsrs-d
90 sno wrote To- hts qusr'-msst.r tos'op
tte e,rsofcb, ~h,cb don~, With the ercepuon of
the astronomical portion Witch wsjor Emory pushed
90 With al dss,stob srd have before tpform-d you
hat they have rvturped having sccom p-bsd all that
thy pncersotk To 90. This 10 bot justice to Ns"r
orr ~ho d.ssrves great eresu tor his promptns.s
eb.rsy. sro capacity
The -sstbsr here s dslist sttfuiiJ clear and pleasant
Iiue fer the fsiny tsssoB b. q mere humbue There
tss rot been Co exceed three fur bad fsia
spo IN he hrurs after N c.srs o the srvuod seems
- dr1 80 ever hut veg~fsiop the grnis
ibttetc~, spo sprtbsr into erttssoe ss ~ magic
lie county sftubd, nov cl-ihsd With . besnnoi
trsts pres.b lovely appearance uoiiks
ufstuvs en- cur fret srrivsi here
1bs risop of the fo,teser epsr-l sssirs' making
upsnsn Tor sen Dsgo, csssss great dissasasiseticn
sneng sn sissses.