The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-23

Truckee's river, and the stream of gold hunters
have found u pass to the Sacramento between
snow-covered mountains deemed before impas-
sable except by Fremont, Kit Carson, Walker,
Cooley, and company.
Such are the results, in connection with the
California gold mines, that have followed the
past explorations of Fremont. But the
work is mot yet finished. Between these
surveys and New Mexico proper, west
and east, and to the ella river on the
south, there remains vast terra ineognita to
be explored, before the map of the United
States can be completed. or our resources de-
fnitely known. 1t was to finish up this branch
OF the work that Fremont set out to cross the
Rocky Mountains above Albuquerque in that
disastrous expedition of December, 1913. Over
whelmed with forty feet of snow, among the
mountains and losing most of his little company
of men, and all his animals and baggage. he
turned back. alone and on foot, to seek relieffor
the few of his companions who might still sur
is still as anxious to effect his original object as
Col. Benton. Hence no doubt. the application
of the latter in reference to this Albuquerque
route for the Pacific Railroad.
And we shall look with interest to the full
completion Of this proposed survey. The large
triangle of country through which it is to pass
is almost wholly unknown. Occasional military
excursions from our troops in New Mexico, in
pursuits of the thieving Navajoes, have followed
them into their haunts among the sheltered val
leys beyond the main chain of the Rocky Noun
tains where these Indians have been found to
exist in state of standardization, living in COM
Portable houses, manufacturing their own cloth
ing Of wool. possessed of droves of horses and
aocks of sheep, and productive fields of wheat,
corn, and vegetables. The Pmos and Coco Mari
copas Indians on the ella, are somewhat SINH
larly advanced above the rude barbarism of our
more northern Indians. But neither the army,
nor the Mexican Boundary Commission, have
penetrated any considerable distance into that
labyrinth of mountains north of the ella into
which the Apaches retreat with their wholesale
plumber from the Mexican provinces. How i'm
portant in these relations, that all this unknown
region should be thoroughly explored; and par
teularly in reference to some future place of
permanent location for the various wandering
tribes scattered over the country from the
plains ofthe Upper Arkansas to the great Colo
RADIO of the West.
But this Colorado in itself will form the
most intaraafn foe tnra of %h;c ncornso5 ox,Io
ration. 1t is great river. It's sources inter-
lap with those Of the Platte, the Arkansas, and
the southern arm Of the Columbia. It is crossed
by the overland cmigrants via the South Pass
near latitude AZ, at Green river. a fine, bold
dashing stream it is crossed at the mouth of the
ella, ten degrees further south, and is there
strong and turbid river, as it name implies !;
but Of the intervening space of six hundred
miles, through which it rolls its copious volume
little or nothing is definitely known. For hun
dreds Of miles it has been represented as chiefly
boiling along, far down between lofty walls Of
volcanic rocks, in an almost unbroken chain of
falls and fearful rapids. But in the lower por-
ton Of its course, and before it enters upon the
open desert, it has been said to abound in
ancient ruins of the most wonderful interest in
dica ting the former existence in it's valley of
comparatively civilized and populous race of
people, long ago removed, and now extinct, or
but dimly existing among the traditions of the
ancient Aztecs
The reader will now discover what an inter-
esting field Of exploration will be open to the
commission which may be appointed to the
survey Of the Albuquerque route for the Pa
cifc Railroad. with anything like margin of
discretion to the right and the left. They will
determine the feasibility of the route for the
proposed road; they will make known vast I'M
known region-its topography, its inhabitants,
its resources it's capacities for civilized or
savage life, its products its minerals, and its
antiquities. These considerations. we doubt
not. have induced the application in behalf of
Col. Fremont to take charge Of this survey;
and from the success, and the astonishing re-
suits which have followed his former expedi-
tions. we presume that when the Secretary of
War and Col. Benton shall come to talk upon
the subject the question will be settled to the
satisfaction Of all parties. But whoever may
be assigned to this duty it is to be hoped that
it will comprehend discretion and sufficient
force to accomplish all the objects we have
specified. We shall thus, with the extreme
northern expedition under Major Stevens, be
enabled, within year or two, to obtain per-
feet description and knowledge, and COM
plete map of the States and territories of this
mighty republic. Let the work be DONE
THE BROADWAY RAILROAD CAsE.-We this day
publish the opinion of Judge Strong on the mo-
ton for an injunction against the grantees of
the broadway Railroad, argued last term in the
Supreme Court of this city. This opinion con-
en- with that Of I,,dno Ed.rardr 1r,.o