New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-08

recommended. though not educated N West Point. he
happened 10 know that pas in ths moantsin Of
account ure.s you could Get H. and therefor,
examined and described al ths approaches 10 ali n.
that be recommended and found them be good before
recommendation and especially OF the central roxfa -
FIR be h-d explored ihst = 10 say 10 the Valley Of
San Lus At the head Of the Del Norte All ihst he said d
prov. be true aud than true by the xplcrA-
lions IF BeAies party.
Mr. Hesp mentions three passes through the m,anssns
which divide the Of the Del NOcte from those OF ne
Arkansas and all good There 10 fast ave OF them.
sud ons differing degrees of excellence sui these are
net the NAN pass which sebou as into the valley Of the
Inn. Cclo rsoo-h. Coochst"pe hst at the bead
ofihe valley Of San Luis and thev set out Tor t
the next morrirg sitter the DAT. ~ Mr. Heaps leerBeAe
having returned from bis ride OF three hunsred miles in
three days o. santa Re ana os 70 pas "a ne posi-
once and kEnf ~ gaide el..e Il the sick lsroax
TIE places which MIR Heap M ntons may be toand on
the stest msp- snd viii sbo~ that their Hue OF travel
s,ra;sh' with slight inclination 20 the south.
The Hu-rsno River is Shove one hundred niles iosg!
and mesh With cool and flowing from the snow clad
mcUnisps and the may be SAID ot the esa' oesuu
fa stresms-fom PEsgatOse Ia the Rto NoAadS or Wss
Mountain Valley Crvek-which fall into the ArksnsS ON
the side in the Of haeded aud nty mues
snc mahe lovely country which invites ine n'cxs ans
Council Grove where Rggs le his govt is one hundred
srd fifty niles Of the Missouri frontier In the Plans
Fort Atkinson, wsere he let HE rheumatism three nun
dred miles further. the ARKANSAS River.
The time hss and, II not ~ii soon Do here anu
in csps OF thunder when shall hide IFS head ignor
sDce hold lie tongue sud sac speculation ceese 10
hefoe the plain question of the liu Vi TO the PAcihc
Common sud practice Al work aud VIII vindi-
cate truth and us,o against the Of all sssanss
Respectfully, Nc, THOMAS H. bsstoS'
FORT M,ssAcHUsETrs IN NJ June s. isss
DEAR SIR: | addressed YOU a short letter from Fort
Atkinson the e5th May The sesher Ss 50 bad rA'nyl
that We old not leave the fort unnl the nextday: we
started o. thu goth though still raining hard %
he 3s we passed Bents Fort in ruins and on the
st June rescued the Pont on the Arkansas where accord
inc 10 our maps should have found the mouth OF me
Huerfaro informed you In my last thar We had ieu
-rouN a. Fort Atkinson quit- III viii Pl.urisy we we're
therefore compelled rely mainly our maps, not man
in our party bsviog been this route before we did
not find the utrsna until had ssceodef the Arkansas
some twenty five miles further Our hrst view u WAS
from oI line Of bluffs which run parallel WITH on ne
east wehrst saw sbou, cur miles tom us mouth ana
fouBd heavily hmheed with foe grass both IN the boo
tom and the adjoining prai les bold rapid srean
from fifteen s.niy Yards wde and about ave deep IN
The channel near h. ro rst camp on IT, As
was d,rsble tha, afternoon We could not go
to iis mouth
compiled by order of Col Munroe ia 1881. and drawn
by Kern II correct yet the b-srtngs OF the
mouth of the Uuefano very srroo-ou-y lad do "a on
II According to our observations Pixies Peak bore " w.
Southern spauih Peak, by W, snd Northern Spanish
Peal s. = W from the mouth of the iiuerfano.
After crossing the ueriauo route lay on its western
Tor ls bank We found the grasses every where abuu
dant ard rich, much more so than on the Arkansas we
csmped The night Of the I'd mile oeloS the canon.
On the Cd we the foot OF the mountains On me
All We struck the wagon and poisn trails fcom Hrdscrso-
BILE aud Grsonborn leading through the Pass over tne
ssngre de Christie and camped that nght on the mead
waters of The Cuohsds fork ct the Haersno we mere
found the finest aud luxuant grasses OF any point
on cur route There would not be- the least difficulty TOR
A small party Of mtn to make excellent wagon road
through this Pass Unto the valley OF San Lus In very
few DAYS Ast 10, wagons can co ne through
About three quarters Of mile from camp on the morn
ing ofbe 5b 10 the head wstrs the Sansrs %
CLrsto Creek lemptying into the Del Norte improperly
called Indian Creek the map aud following its course
reached at 80 NJ the spot Indicated on the map 1t me
War Department the locality OF Fort Massachusetts,,
sb,s three miles above the junction OF Indian and tan
Creeks Net fnoiDg the fort here. we assembled Utsn
Creek about eight miles, and discovered at the entrances
of gorge OF the mountains. Major Blake tae command
iug fic-r, received us very hospitality
The tort well buit stocksds OF pine logs ten feet "a
hight pointed the end aud ooosiOg very Comfortable
quarters for hundred and nity men
There are no MexcsDs settled here the nearest being ON
the Cu be, about thirty miles 6eiow Inc valley o. san
LUIS is ell by several hne streams, and AFFORDS
very excellent psstursgs The gsms grass growsin lux
uriousy ano wheat attain great hight The
lana near the streams is very rich aud productive
Not hnoing possible 10 procure mules here or even
guide or uuleeer Besle started on the 9th instant for
la With Major Blako to procure the there II possible
Several large parties have recently left for California whn
sheep nd cattle and have taken with them all the best
mules and men Kit Carson started home some time sgo
With large f. * Of sheep
Our d. Law here will give 10 the mules, and they are
fast picking % strength flesh IN. rich pssturssss Of
The i'tsh Greek ! am having biscuit baked and bea
ierked tor III. remainder Of our journey
We have bad ample supply OF game every day sinco
leaving Wesiport the Missouri frontier We found ths
pspr particularly bet~sen the Arkansas aud the noun
isins, t. miDg with deer, antelope, &C
have coppus notes Of every thing that fhougnt
might be which hope will be acceptable TO
YOU have also taken numerous sketches
Our "trip IA thus far satisfactory The weather
has generally been good batting the rains Of some day.
The slth Of the psrty IS excellent MI kgys leu nn
govt at Council! Grove and his rheumatism ~ Fort Atkn.
son We bays not been molestsd by losisns WePAsssd
daily large trains OF wagons and cattle gong 70 Cso,n
The mai reaches here IN 80 days We came IN III days
having lost day Fort Atkinson fhs distance from
.ndence Fort Massachusetts. by the Santa re
900 miles iiy the route cams u ~
We did lot maize single camp without an abundance OF
good grass aud w.tr where the slightest I'M
peomtDt 20 good wagon road
Besle will PROBABLY Do back IN two or hfse Jays ana
will write 10 sou before Wa leave tho Fort.
The heat pass through tire Blanca or Ssngre 40
Chri.to ain l. thr' ugh Robdoux. pass which
broad valley offering impeachment sh1eyer " wagons
few could clear away the bushes ana oesa umoer
tsst.r TIA a wagon could travel You will receive let
ter from some citizens If New Mexico giving description
Of The country the Husrano and Grand RIVER THE
east fork Of the Great Colorado OF tbs West ana eonnr-
no L.rouxs stat. ments IA all essential particulars.
II wagon road Is made through ths portion OF Newi
N, xco ~ California IL would not only shorten ths dls-
lance Travelled BY several hundred miles, put tette-
.n,, would soon spring up in ali the rich valleys which
are smbosomed IN ID. mountains The fertile valley Of
San Luis ia the beat part Of New Mexico bat for want Ut
enterprise II 10 very spsrs-ly settled
No obstacle railroad has mus lar Detn seen ~ ~
near as great as was fouDd Nh. line from Washington 70
Baltimore and told that the rem nder OF me ronse
is still more level Snow seldom halls IN h'bidoahs
a, then very lightly We would have gons hfou8h N
onv for rart of guide We took The Indian tran msto.o
a. he wagon road We could sss the pes very Psnly
iem orr route and evidently but mule eisyateQ
abe the general level at ths foot of me muDtans ~
broad smooth valley, xfh just sufficient elevation IN
the ca inter- 10 de the waters hJ@iDg into hs AkansS
fr, q, those oi-chsTgDg into the Del N0rts.
PS Ifih-I3sale has inst returned With some mules
and guide We start early tomorrow. lie says that he
wrote 10 you ION Santa re-
MoRz GoLp-senator Richardson Of Indiana writes
70 The South Bend Register;