The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-29
FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK.

west of the Coast Range Immediately after leaving La
the emgant road becomes remarkably broken far
ther SOUTH he road cannot the mountains are as
high the heavens s0
The road have laid down from Texas West has scarcely
hill The road from the Colorado to Tucson
entirely new having been tTaveed-also that of Pu
erto del Dadc; but the latter, beyond doubt can De
made. Jack Hays through this route. There was
plenty of wood and have seen from every hgh
point the SOUTH uninterrupted road throughand
from Tucson west have also closely examined from high
places and inquiry from both Mexicans and Indians Noun
tains distractions OF Kind, can be seen Tor hun
Died miles in this latitude remarkable is the atmosphere
The idea Of its passing the terr oy of neghborng
State shond interfere with the cou'se above
aid down. the work is grand for sectional
judces interfere with reard and if any effort should
attempted Of this kind, by The Government OF Mexico,
satisfied would result in the dsmemberment Of the
State Of Sonora which, from the feelings evinced when
passed through it, ready time to break its aeglance
and place itself under the protection Of the Stripes and sta
of our own glorious Confederation.
The unpuned aggresons Of the Indians annoying
that the Sonorans well that they either have 10
abandon their homes seek the protection OF the United
States. The time far distant when this movement ii to
be made.
Iu speaking of the present terminus Of road in the
head of the Gulf of California was looking to the road as
merely connecting the great oceans and point near
where there will day be another great and rapidly
ing city, will concentrate the wealth and products OF
great valleys of the Colorado Of the West and of the Rio
Gila. with the hidden riches OF this immense gold
REGION
The flower garden is rich expected to find it in
Gro ssng the Great Pans the frontier settlements of the
Stses Santa Fe and for some distance down the Rio
Grande But for all this neglect dOuby repaid
when passing the mountains and valleys OF Northern
Sonora. The richness, beauty and elegance Of Natures
floral here everywhere to be and enved
indeed would have been garden in the States that could
boast OF rich and swet flowers as was here every
where scattered by the hand OF Nature One variety OF
flower. however. strangely wanting the whole Of this
only has been and then of the
inferior variety Camp Delivery ~ refer to the
But when crossed the Colorado and into the rich val
eys Of the CALIFORNIA;, the eye was greeted on all sides by
this flower OF flowers, in blo0m but weighed down by
its rich red seed from the single bud to the cus
tered. Severa bubous varieties Of spring flowers
have wild the hill sides. about the Bay resembling
the onquie, datfou hyacnth and narcsus. Many
Of vegetables here in the plenty. wild
sta
Game penty after left the frontiers Of the tame In
dianssuch deer, antelope, turkey and
OF the buffalo but lew but the amped and torn
state of the eaith for miles and miles, showed that
echo Of their beowngs had scarcely died away-so fresh
was the sign where myads mynads Of these anma
| had just passed. upon their migration northward
As proceeded Westward deer of the States gradu
ally changed his livery and when crossing the of So
nora, the black tail predominated. Turkey sign be
the last having been the Pass of
daioupe and instead Of black bear. the ole
grizzly empire and when 10 the California;
with the above mentioned varieties Others of the
bird kind, and bands Of elk MENTION
The face of the country various and diversified
could be conceived; but endless the expanse
which we had passed, that the weaned " th
samenes.
As passed the divide" of the great of thu
prares (the Canadan) rolling and beauti
fu; but when struck the " Plains Proper'-the Liant
Estacado 1.-THE eye ached would in vain try
some tree or hilltop whereon the vision. Nothing
could be but endless waste lost in the mazy
dreamy mirage As left these Plains, county be
came changed. The square hills. running out ia