, 1852-09-25
New ROME Across the Sierre Ne
Vada Mountains.


Vada Mountains.
BY the following letter from a cor,s
pondent of the San Francisco "Whig," it
appears that a new route has been made
across the olove mountains, some distance
TO the south Of those heretofore travar,ed,
afo,ding excellent grass and water, with
gradual ascent and descent on either side,
and leading directly into the southern mines.
The principal reason why route has not
long since been made directly into northern
Oregon, is lecause no persons belonging 10
the immigration have ever put themselves
to the trouble Of looking aaer or locating
one-prelerring 10 journey over the wretch
ell track leading inio Willamette valley, or
the equally miserable and contemplate
trad down The Colum0a. This NEGLECT on
ihe pant Of the immig alton, added 10 the
paucily in numbers Of tie inhabitants OF
the Puget Sound country, and their unwi-
linsness, and we might add, inability hereto.
Iole TO peiform The labor which such al un-
derialing would necessarily require, are all
s,licient reasons why there is no road across
fie Cascades leading into northern Oregon.
From The most reliable information we
have been able 10 gain of the mountains, we
have no hesitation in saying hat route can
b. surveyed almost any whore through them,
that would be preferable TO the ono al pres
cnt trayersed; and have not the least doubt
but that there are hundreds of gaps and
openings leading 10 dividing ridges, which
would make our part of the country CON-
paralIvely y easy Of access to the immigrant.
We arc now strong enough in means and
number 10 accomplish this desirable enter.
prise, without experiencing any serious in,
convenience thereby, and our territory is
at present so circumsIanccd as to imperative
ly require IFS completion in time for the
next years immigration, in order that they
may thereby, come directly into The Ore.
gon. II is a project in which all are inter-
ested-in which all can unite, and BY uni
ting, secure its accomplishment with ease
and dispatch. Who says ono I" 10 a sur
vey Of the route early next spring
Quite an interest was manifested in our
lively town last evening by lbe cntree of
six emigrants just in from the plains, under
the guidance of our entelprising fellow cit.
izen, ]. C. Morehead. The names of the
new comers are w. c. Clark, Ohio; Jacob
Frost, Do; John G. Rake, Do; Isaac Sher
man, Do; James G. Hays, Do; John
Hughes Pa; The foregoing are part of a
train known as the Elizabelhtown Ohio
Emigrating Company" under the guidance
Of Mr.. W. c. Clark, an old Californian
This train came along the Carson river, and
then struck off in n 8. 5. W. direction, slrik-
ing Walkers river in about twenty-five
miles-lhen up The same river 10 its head,
and thence on the samo course south OF the
Sianislaus. By this route the ascent OF the
Sierra Nevadas is quite gentle and easily
made, and il is believed that the descent to
this place corresponds with the asent on The
other side. The party named left the train
near the head waters Of The Slanislaus, and
came ahead for supply Of provisions, with
which they return this morning on pack
mules, expecting 10 reach the party in two
days. II is supposed that the distance from
this place 10 where the wagons are is about
SO miles. Mr. Clark, their guide over the
mountains, gives this new route The prefer
ence over the Carson or Truckey routes, he
having travelled over 10th of them. He
says the road itself is smoother, less steep
or PERCEPTIONS, and that wafer is good and
abundant, and the grass and clover the finest
he ever saw, and capable of feeding any
amount of stock; moreover he says there is
a saving Of at least Of one hundred and thirty
miles by coming in this way. The train
consists Of about l6 wagons, 10 persons,
including females and 100 head Of stock.
This is a new and important opening for
emigration direct into the Southern Mines,
which is not crowded with Americans as
is The Northern, but which offers as wide
field for the industrious and enterprising as
any portion of California. Gen. Morehead
is deserving of more than mere newspaper
puff for the energetic manner in which he
has opened, as pioneer, this new and only
route direct from the plains into the Soulh-
ern Mines"
VINO CAN BEAT IT ?-0n Saturday last
the Rev. George Blanchet presented us
head Of cabbage, grown in the garden of
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