New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-10-10


~ From Santa Fs 1ss
We copy the following from IL 81 Isuls n ;
publican Of the 24th ult
Yesterday Mr. 3. Riggs. q Wsshia -,
arrived in this city 1f1m 6ahts n ~ 81
was with him A = time Of his nis1>1 ~ =
the Grand river. he returned viii ~ 681fy
to Taos, for an out6t Of pruvisio - kS
and Mr.. Rogers equipped themselyQe ~ !, ,fouk-
nsy to the Salt Lake City IT. sScof5fa
guide who was highly recom1 - - thssa
bered by travellers. Thek ot1eU3 ~ &1ogrs
/ del Christie, between u Arlannao ~ -.
plains Of San Louis md followed ~ n1o dqSD
the emigrant route to the Salt Loko, 0vm16g
the Platte. Affer traveling somo 4n65 -
dred miles. they Nsrs informed bY = ID
one morning, that there t1e a1eeG ~ ~
After travelling tro days IL tkat C1feetz5n.
their guide deserted them, ta1iH4 Nwi6k tAum
some Of their arms mules, eto Ikers hcluQVIs
continued on the trail for six day8 I1lIIS A.
ltprty miles per day. On the aiornfnf q The
ITeyeath day they struck ? dsssrt pufsa14 1ir
ssss "a s aisstS;E is s sssss 3 81 49, =
Mste - II tfey encamped > few hsezknad
Inen sent "a forced march for ssya Haugs,
ana Came to running stream Of bracki6h Tnfsr,
VI6es entirely destitute Of grass or UE1{nti0n
Il They encamped there a few hours--vro1sedt he
4 stream, and proceeded as fast ~ the r1hnns1sd
condition Of their animals would pernit, y
more northeriy direction, when they hnltsd 1t
the base Of mountain, where neither WRtsrAor
vegetation was to be fonnd--the weather being
excessively warm
Messrs. Riggs and Rogers ascended thu noun
tain, and as far as the eye could reach the coun-
try presented no appearance of water or grass
NV had l. :~c -
where they were, and it required abcat
double the time to get back that it had to come,
and they lost large portion Of their mules
They supposed, from Subsequent information
and their own observation, that they had passed
the Parks, and were upon the desert bordering
on the Grand river.
On reaching the Arkansas, Mr. Rogers fitted
himself out. and proceeded to the emigrsnt route
| TO Salt Lake City. Mr.. Riggs returned by Fort
Massachusetts, to Santa Fe ralss a..
At Fort Massachusetts, he met Captain Guni-
son and his surveying party. They had been
proceeding very slowly, but most satisfactorily
They had formed and made a good wagon rosd
through the Sangre del Christie, but, its elsva-
ton was thought to be too great for q railroad
pass to the north of that, it was supposed
would be more favorable. Captain Gunison had
engaged the services of Mr. Laroux to guide him
to the Grand river. From that point Captain
G. and his party would 60 forth, to winter in
Il ~
Mr.. Riggs speaks of the Coo o-cho-tone pass rs
one OF very easy passage, as also Of the Sangre
del Christie, etc. In q brief interview with him,
he furnished us many interesting incidents of
the country, and his own adventures, which
time will not permit us to allude to. The organ
ization and manner in which Captain Gunison
was travelling, he thinks render it certain that
he will successfully sccomplish ali that il re-
quired of him this season sat,see4
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A LYNN YAcHT-A correspondent Of the RAn-
gor Mercury, writing from Lynn, has the fol-
lowing notice Of an original idea for modelling q
yacht. He says:
For the marine of Lynn we can say but little.
1t consists of dozen sail boats and ono yacht Of
| about twenty five tons. The latter is owned by
one Of the shoemakers, and its model is his own
invention Having had no acquaintance with
the ship. building trade-his business for his
lifetime having been rather with soles than keels
the manner in which he set about the con-
struction of his yacht was curious but suoeess-
full He shaped rounded billets Of wood, Of
equal bulk, pointed at the ends, affixed the
same weight at the point Of each, and dropped
them at the same height into the water He
selected that which sunk farthest and csms up
quickest, aud, saving it in two lengthwise,
adopted the half Of it as the model Of his yacht.
The success of his thought is evidenced in the
fact that the vessel won the prize at the Salem
Regatta In July.
No ACCOUNTING FOR TAsTE.-As q very gene
raj thing, you will mark it, observant reader,
that great. overgrown, tail man will eontrive
to be welded to very small, short woman;
and, on the contrary, You will seea diminutive
| man linked to woman Of brobdiguag dimen-
sions. You will also observe that over-heshy
persons will wish that they were Of the 50 lean
and hungry" make; while you will hear the
:. men of laths' sigh that they are not g fat and
sleek k-headed''-such as did Cesar delight in
| So is human nature. ..d5s ! Esss
1t is amusing to witness the attempts Of your
short people to appear tail, and tall ones 10 az
tempt 10 conceal their giant dimensions m
stance you viii almost nsarisbly see dapper
little man in very high heel boots, and hat ~
the tallest proportions; While. on tne otnsr
| hand, YOU will observe very tall man sporting
| n castor of the shallosest mould-afl OF which
! ends only to make both the parties supremeiy
ridiculous to persons of correct taste haze
noticed Zoo, as a very common thing, that little
men will very generally display bold, round, =
and aashing penmanship; while have observed
chat the handwriting OF many a ghant-fram
and strong handed, burly man was formed in
the most efeminate chgfaeters. - Is fus&,s
The following vessels have been sold at New
York within the few days past at prices as .n-
nexed: ship Rasselas, 9l4 tons, $4,000 ship
Compromise, 794 tons, $4,000; ship Iobert