New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-20
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
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From The 81. Lou lutells encer June 10.


Csp'sin j. " GuDLis0u, who With his surveying party
ba been IN our city Tor several Gays past; making Of
his final Arrangements his departure % tie line assigned
h LETT kaLsas and viii be on the plains about the 18th Of
The route which Captain Gunnson has been directed 10
explore snd examine thai which has usually received ths
name Of the Central route and = % extent the
which has been trayefsed BY Col Fremont and highly
1oed BY Mr. Benton. It's line follows the If ths
kArsss by the smoky Hill fork OF that river 70 ia
source thence across " the Arkansas ana up the bank Of
lie Huerauo continent OF that 70 Il. -OuTce ia the
rouuian rarge called Sangre Dc CrsIo where is sup
POSED pass suitable for the railroad may b. found South
q. those known Robdoux ano Williams passes At the
wei, m oSet ofi- Pas, Font Massachusetts, established
L.r. last yesr by Co sumner Of the all ib
srss a. ihe Bio DEL Nore known the Trnchara From
the poLt occlpied by tn. Tort The party nav course down
tn irinchlra strkt The De- N0re the C0n-Os au
ether irr ream BIZ, emptes into The Del A0rte rom
Tie Wet suu possible traverse the country North ~ tas
hne 'er San JsAn wien LOW" INTO me srea ColoF1do u
The choice q III. route recommended by the great
saving Of otarce u effects tlat tosard the north
rou The c. och2 20 pe pass L. however the san Juan
cuo shCu rot BE- deemed practicable the party viii pro-
Geo through tie pass known as Coo ehatO Pc Having
gone through this 6efle their will lie the
waters At Grand and Green rivers These rivers which
ale large torn The Colorado After crossing Grand river
The vii lie sOuths estwardy 10 the old Spanish trail
fr,m Atquu, which all be followed westwardly till i
strikes Green river crossing not far above the June
t,u Il Grand sid Green rivers Thence will BE-
followed south Of tie Spanish trail still wostSa-dy the
Vegas Santa Clara which the furihest westerly point
IN bract0 u capt GunDsOn iL,rucuons- From santa
Clara tie survey vii Be extended nOTthwardy the great
SAT- lake, embracing examination Of the country
rounding amCus spring known the Oio d. san jose
ard n borders 81 tie Lte sal; Lake. Prom Great
Sat LAKE vii be continued eastwsrdy 10 the range q
mountains IN hlch the South pass and pass south Of
il known Sisnburys pass, and thence dosn the Platte
river 70 Council Blufs on ths Missouri
Il part Of this route that Col Fremont ia 1889
ne; with terrible disaster losing all his animals and
third a his who perished Of starvation and the in
tense cold q tie mountainous region into which they had
been nEled
Capt Gvnrsons party consists Of the following persons
Capt J. ". Gnnri-on, Typographical Engineer.
Lieut. T. G. BeckWitn. Commissary and Quarter master.
Kerne, Topocr5pher and Craftsman
} II Peters I l. Homans Assistant Engineers
DIR Scheel Surgeon. Chemist and MinerAOgst
Frederick CreufziscL BOtsnist and IAIlderInist
Jsnes Snyder, Assistant Craftsman
At Wesipor the party vii be joined By an escort from
For Leay enworth Of thirty OF the mounted rifles under
command of Capt Morris
From the composition and organization OF this corps
there is reason TO expect ithai the route assigned 10
Wil Be faithfully examined and ully described Capt
Gounu was associated WITH CSpt sAnsbury in the party
which w. oScUPsd II Tie e1&muaon Of TIE Salt Lax