The Nevada journal., 1853-08-05

California on the happy change of admin
istration In the Nicaragua Steamship
Line. When the comfort, health and lives
of so many are involved, as is the case in
this immense tide of human travel between
the Atlantic and Pacific, how important is
it that adequate safeguards be placed
around those who are compelled to trust
themselves to the care of others, under cir
cumstances Of comparative helplessness.
The route to the States ria the Isthmus of
Nicaragua, is beyond all question the
pleasantest and healthiest, yet the miSman-
agement and unpopularity of Vanderbilt
and his agents well nigh brot it to the
verge of ruin. The purchase of the steam
ship lines on either side by the Accessory
Transit Company, is an event worthy of
public rejoicing. With many of its Off
GERS and managers in n. Y. and its agents
in Nicaragua, have the pleasure of a per-
sonal acquaintance, and now that they
have obtained entire control, and by unan-
a0aouS vote Of the Directors rid themselves
OF the Vanderbilt encumbrance. the route
VIII not only be restored to favor, but the
travel upon it almost sUpersede the pesti-
lentlal crossing of the Isthmus of Panama
so fatal to thousands. | have been twice
over the Nicaragua Route, and speak by
the book when | say to all who intend to
go to the East--go that way by all means.
The twelve miles land travel are but a
pleasure trip through beautiful country,
on road equal to any in the world,
while the scenery on Lake Nicaragua, and
down the San Juan River in commodious
steamers, will be source of lasting and
pleasant recollection. feel almost tempted
to re-write a sketch of my first trip across,
that your readers may appreciate, in ad-
vance, the satisfaction to be enjoyed. The
present agent OF the Line at San Francisco.
Capt. Garrison, was a resident for several
years at Panama, Of the well-known and
highly popular firm Of Garrison g. Fritz,
and from ample experience knows the
wants of California passengers, and how to
provide for their comfort With gentle.
manly agents and officers, and steamers
unsurpassed f2r speed and comfort, a long
career of success, founded upon well-earned
popularity, surely awaits the Nicaragua
Line. Pardon me for saying so much
which | felt prompted to only that | have
seen so much suffering from the rapacity
and niggardliness Of the Vanderbilt admin
istration on this route.
The change in the proprietorship and
management of the Nicaragua Line, SO
far as it has thus been rendered more wor.
thy Of public confidence, may very easily
be neautralized by false economy in fail
ing to make it known to the people through
the advertising columns of the interior
press. For so many years an active men,
Der of the fraternity, find it as necessary
to my existence to have my desk loaded with
newspapers, as to be supplied with dailv
food and consequently my office is visited
by numbers who wish to see on what days
the steamers sail. The absense of anv
in the mountain papers by
The Nicaragua line is remarked with sur
prise. | suppose, however, Capt >Garri-
son has had his hands full in cleansing the
Augean stable ofhis unpopular predecessor
md has not had time to attend to all the
details of so great an enterprise.
An interesting experiment in quartz
operations will soon take place in the
working Of Berdans Crusher and Amalga-
nator at the Lafayette Mill, where one is
low being put up. OF the result you shall
De apprised in due time.
Yours Truly, J. WINCHESTER.