New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-08
From the Colorado.



CtNY SALVATION. MIpnIs o. TIE DrsFRr,/
(be'ween he Colorado and SAL Diego,i
CAIWOKNJA, Nov. IT,
After leaving the vicinity OF Santa Pc M August
as; aid travelling down The Rio Grande. ali com
nunicaton with the States was cut OF. unless The
irresponsible medium Of MeXicaus were used ior
The transmission % letters % Santa re, was r.
i0rted TO- The medium was so uncertain thai 1
leencd u useless 10 avail myself Oi any pppOrtl
atty of the kind. lew as they were hence tie lone
silence beside was engaged IN more iUpori
aut ALTAR, which ia time viii amount O. some ser
ice 10 the emigratng public. AMI Of interest gen
rally to the peopl, O. the States
The march down the RiO Grande vac most aitn
~, aud ii',icut. the road Is very bad after reach
ne the rivef the only salvo 10 its difficulties is ~
,no fact that ior a considerable portion Of the Dis
'aucc before leaving the river green corn, onions
,rapcs, fresh meat ard iiSh, can Ice procured i
rcat abundance beside. there is 10 scarcity Cd
Mood water and grass ! looked upon tie route
rom that river 10 San Diego, IN California, the most
mpol tant aud difficult portion of the route.
The route TO the Pass OF Guadaloupe was good
with plenty 81 grass aud scarcity OF water NJ diirr
mt no.nts. which led to several hard drives. The
Pass YVES made IN safety II MAS hSrd work, but is
practicable road, with The aid OF the ROACH loe
aud drag rope IN making the descent, which at sc
.eral points il msdc at as. There IS no other i'm
Jedmsnt ia the route until IeUsen, in Sonora, IS
reached excepting the want of wafer at several
Oiuts Thus far the route is good one, all things
considered. but here commences trouble
The desert thus far is no worse than the route
i1wu the ella. and II IS said thst We are over the
worst portion of il. Here. also, abandoned proper
v is no uncommon sight dead oxen aud mules are
seen all along the route
Camp Salvation or New River Ia Govern
ment station | heard New River spoken of ami
WIS said 10 be q stream OF recent origin but there
IS no river 1t is large Lagoon, or string OF
ponds. There is greet abundance OF grass. pleniy
II good water for emigrOnts, but bad Ia those OF
more fastidioUs tastes than the thirsty traveller.
| lett TX Governor Edwards OF Missouri al the
Pmos Village think he will get through safely
At the same place Is Mr. Sutherland late |. :
District Attorney for W isc,MsIni and lady, Count
Harastv and family; Gen. Hsrasty father TO the
Count aud both Hungarian noblemenl, besides
some others. This party has oxen and fear Tor
them
Ii is madness 70 attempt the passage OF tins
route with OK teams though II IS true some get
through by excellent management yet the delay
aad loss VI property is great. The cNpedient o
liehterinc down teams by building smSll boats
ON the ella. has been tried. The exper
nent has succeeded and this Fall has
settled the question OF It's pracncabihty By
this means many have reached The Colorado
who otherwise could BOT have done So with theu
loaded wagons. The Peoria Company resorted to
,hs shin they have succeeded but here Is no rver
TO navigate. and they may meet with loss after
they leave the Colorado.
Ihad almost FORGOTTEN the Pimos and Marcopas
Indians. The people Of the States entertain high
opinion OF the honesty of these Indians, founded on
the statement of Col Emory. They may have been
honest with the Colonel, bat now, more thievIns
set OF rascals cannot be found. Constant vigilance
is necessary with them. lost an lndia'rubber Pit
ow, was cheated out OF SQUAD but tIred-ow
morse for an unscund animal for nv share OF loss.
while almost every member of the train had some
thing stolen One instance heard OF their agility
II theft, was in the larceny OF pillow while the
owner was asleep on it. Every tram suffered more
or less-an were unsnsrded until loss aroused
Ihem to sense Of the necessity OF care.