New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-02
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We find IN the Rome Scn'inei private letter
just received from WV. NJ MuscATT. who has
made the overland Journey 70 California tnis season
aud Knows how 70 describe IT, With tbs end ct
the route or readers ar generally ainted bat
~, - weL With tn ot4sT AMI we Therefore give
the larger portion q tbs Interesting letter VI u
writes fron ...,..,
sAcs,xLsro CiTY. "a. Oc- 10. lss'
Assuming thai yOu have recelNeu
nv For Hal ie';sr. VII coumsnee win e'eL' 'H' ~
uanspired sue- ~ have l~ft F0ri r. ~-
The Fo-, j. re properly y ~ Hutso1 BAY ~
de-y gestsan ggas s5oui IS vli@ 1-n -iies - -
Fort TIE fcri : re - - o. ,-ry-e,or. C.ot Grant
80 So,.iv ID 7sfd ne slth ne i5tesf nevsPsper' z nls
eo..essoq5besE a &c q ne a. Fo4s o. II 81 Of JAY
s,s rofttng n interest occurred except n ss.N ~
mountain s,a vs1ey aai we Ar. - . "a C.S5s
{ - Oregon vsf~rs TINS DTicirs Ridge oons-s.s Of
series Of Off aEes eaeh haTag :, on, ,os9 d, lie
orriry OF 5e 2s1 iJulvl wound over ne s-Hlni
Of hi lie Crest Ridge !oonned up NO 'ae ~ las
0rsgg, sud Csdorn.s waters. 10 - who had no~ ~
come accustomed % hgh rolnis - ! iyoAel W. t
es@ - = utri-s OF every Conceivable shape ever
.fness@d On ihe RaN River s1ie. si,esm en -l--s
49, ~ which we Examined They were Originally con-
sirufted OF wood. bui IN process % tr1e hfough -
! rer
go omitted 10 MENTION The far that tori Hal :. -
uaie6 o. bans. u Tire Lewis RveI-ihe .oueIa ma
IN 5u,e az down h Lewis River and RINK never
suffered 30 much from 20 he 81 i1secs - sanr
ed N OF day. river fIou he s,G sa1 nlshe
p " snow hin 10 u,es o. Is plentiful on ne noun
asops-therr2osaeer g. & IN s saaae-and he hsers
numbering by inches We have e1peIsnos "a 5teIs -
-ler u Temperature snce .easirg > jOsfi 40 y ~
The lherInomeics observations commenced co he lIh Of
Arr =. s. Jo.ephs and have been continued ever since
Mean average temperature Of April from be III o. ne
month slnf a. was - s,ore zero Ayrrsge ienssr
sure u Apri from the i7h q he month, 3 " "si p
Average temperature O. AP- ron IN. l.A ~ ~ 20 ?
t,-e list q Codes drr A9rt O. s.lrise wss &c
w. Va a.. AversSe ,s5sers1re OF Msy Il q ~ va,
c.5 kveraFs tenpers1re Of Ma q, sunset, was =.
day N Msy A. ssnrs- rss lie s. 81 Creates ARA f
from % noon as re lsh a. g renee ~ 3.
J1re vas, a. sanr'e g y " - 'an.ei o. W am
gee,es vsrsf0r RON s11r-s p noon Wa ll and @th
. Jaly Al sannse, ss' = -; sIns-L - -
Wsrmssi day. noon. l6in ~. Coolest DAY, srn0se ~
an 2 Greatest variation from sunrise 10 aeon ia sIf
3-. =. Aegg'i &C, eoae, ca a.. a. -. s-, ,r
s.v a. s1nr.se 2sh. - Gresies vlnaaon from suan-e
% noon 4,h 40 e5'h, 81 September a.; = u - 'u-
M ,o,o ,yss,ser IS i1dirs;et ~ he otsevaeous
ho1 the wsru~s months of'te year are explained '
SoR pf. Of me Roxy Morrisius TIE So u Juy ald
Norl Pss. o. se-ls Nevada the Isl and u VI seq
he s'sr-s Fs.. over 90 FEET t5o~e The ve ofte .sa
on the 1.,h u June while the Sweet " a.er River tie
as; stream YOU III you reach me souih Pass hd
smart shower Of sn ana since hat time we have lot tc
of rain 81 l"s III of ms Lontt when . r.inTc
smarrv 1ours and The next day ciuo since hen a.
sant T.rourhoui al Jay were travelling ~ oregon
mites .iite TOO WucE q! "a 80 one company
ss'4 -srd from lie 2sh oil June ~, he Oh n October
,v, iel Save AID tsarce 4 a9 niles not 1Ay h1s
passed gour8ec 10 way through ne "a
rsog end - ag N rrc,oused -pe.dog while re rel
vens seemed brass end e earth ron one accustomed o
he vapoT eoCsy .i..csphere ~ he States would Iead
,r,.e he, III v-rs,her rus 10 Gefgh'f bat can a.
90 ~H er,sea no of
sad il- a5ne', O., ne - s se az VIZ ,a-,
sDd Noticeable sgd apart from .hs he utter same
ness me ming becomes ksome sri unpleasant There
another tingl vii mention IN is connection, snd aoo
winch there great nissrprehens " tie MINDS Oi man,
a home. Lude % the scenery along the overland roue
Many supposed ny-e.i among he number ma ne scene
the course Of entire tourney here OBJECTS and pro-
poets OF the traveller ard ne man Of go
witch leave impressions that time viii never ehaoc
BIT there u remarkable ssmeness u me Ino'nilia1
plains and which loses is charm as rean
pears before 700 day sfsr day Oicolrse there are eNce
tons Again Hos on Is ,'L-s e'. ~" .. Ia
necessarily be covered th vege3on ~ some KIND grace
shrubs, Sc Bat most NJ the mountains Except a.
STERN nevada entirely nahr3 Of trees AMI occasional
a few shrubs or lr- .ow Wild sese. CONSTITUTED 81
The eeston their sides Gld submits Hence ;he pros
pect i olen AID generally wld barren and tesoatr io
great degree Bui the Sierra acNcepuun Is We clr'
N sight this mountain ed several hundred e
from or elevated camp Of u9 iRhi irior 20 en- iinmsns'
plain hai lies ne base o this mountain THIS plain 'n TIE
Spring she NE ~ - niles ecross 40 sunc ~ nr'
opg aud stef crossag ihe ps'r nov h-alll We
camped 81 Tho foot o. he mountain The view % be -rrr-
plain. approached , Was 4ufnnrelfalI.
Prlna aus sublime Pied lp in tc range sy moun,nnsbe
iore ne between and go feet above nsue-sy ui'
hgt-ar ne submits ard a Ne numerous Forge- a.
raf res ,ftl prro'srN ~ ti.s ui iit 49, ~
the beautiful pine chel h 10 evergreen iolase TIE
air FROM the snowy tops COOL bat warm sou Win
gfrreaoy tempered lac breeze IS 20 make AZ once n4
% hrbeing hui hainy
The contrast or the Ne7eda-cioihed Win rHter 10
considerable eN,cnicorpsied wi al other mountains u
route - striking sd befufgl lie wooded sdes a.
SUBMITS reminded me - home end a. once thousand
associations and memories touching I'D tender rose up De-
fore ma and many scene OF the pss-o home ismiy and
repis-wAs " lived over again The sleeper part Of NJ
mountain l. Ou he east while TIE descent on he wetier
slope gentle Tie summit Of this mountain - about @
eei wide TIE descent Is about mile long The elevh
ton Of The pess Viz TIC summit soOse me ua-r 90 ur
mouut-in must bs te,~ cen 100" aai : sH feet
had anticipated foe pros from The summit ba IT,
my The atmosphere was excessively hard 80 A. o.
render Obj ec.s hall ne top invisible and a.
the magnificent mountain scenery before ard around Us on
the eastern and western slopes was shut IRON our FitW
The uish. Of he is Sept csmped on lhs summit A.
up tie sides OF the olnain he stately pine and Other
timber luNunaniy, and a. evening Toe IHl MON shon,
gcrgeousy Rbnns up The dark ecesses OF he pine and
exhibiting snosi enchanting piciaie, meAowed By in
moonlight; / regretted 50 much as then my INABILITY
TO sketch and iudelhly Is hs, impressed on M
mind hat II had The skil, could see every neamenio
Eve years hence a. vel IS then The grea' elevation o
The Psss made feel the toll OF he sscer very FHpaby
About ~ miles from he summit We reached Ocose
LAKE" called rom he mmer - number 81 Mid geese
inhsb;i THIS sAe lies due west Of he Pas cu
10 miles wide sud ssd 10 BE- about io long Ors
OF the enchanting ian1scsFes ever saw in Wis
counirv sy before lie morning afer caupet o..
Before 70 ife soulh was broad, iere plan
ISuGny cafpeted wiih grass sul occascrhv ilerseci
ed tv clear pebbly streams, issuing from tie sierra Oh
our ~ and ay ne waters Of the axe lighted
up ~ ol lie tIst reaching - surfsc- from
he top and The log and vSpor thai had ale
ly hung having rnoslv disappeared, The gentle
slopes sccivucs the shore OF TIC .ake.
vel wooded and gracefully swelling and rscetrg rose
distinctly On the lei lo0mei the lofty v
- samu..s II them ia he clouds. AID ia hOussHc
declivues and benches clothed viii te mnsi beautiful
ergreens whole presenting every conceivable form c'
outline A foch OF sailing NE sEe, snc
hole picture Of freshness beauty snd grandeur
hat ihried warmed electrified spiriis
susl and Il needed the addition only II farm houses
villages the plan The gentle tecivites 20 have
completed the oyessl isndscsle hat Inauguration could
paint behold
on The assh OF Aagus tile .sy camp iie
Of The Sierra | hsd interesting interviews With Ger
Pasner u Cregon Gee 7 = aihpf OF Planners Guide
BOOK Oregon from The States. va for ia 81 vgga.
ole boos-Ana nom hn Obtained mlet vaacte Informs
ucu touching rCa.s. We formerly resden' ID
Lewis Co y. \ near Lo~sile and has msry relative,
now hylng tE: county RE n GOV.
sYneri supply under charge Of Lieut. Hs~ sns who
re.aTring 70 Fer Ms. win supplies " Col lover
ag's regir~ui tnai iieir wsy 90 California The
Oeu=rS iuir!iseuL sasbe snt sensb.e msD. All
sna reco.ect Interview Win hin win pleasure Gov
ernrneni paving The common issrsirr. IN us rain =
rnorta one 81 DC Lieusensrfs ne tsy hie
exploring route NON tAeF camp ste Humboldt
River company l-h >cCti a. sd moGuis n-er AL
he dsv si,er sud ~ thsi carr soohe decesset
brought o. Ire bv hs 0ysn in prsdenc- BY tr
e-i- o. the iusu refused give Up Is bows
ri SCOT there Indiana se.fSct,ucs sloi fls
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