The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-15

having true men with me- otherwise would be
my men, and feel positively certain thai we VIII make
the trip. :.
II viii take twelve days 70 Issch Zuni.
where we expect procure provisions shsn u&vei nss
the as hee.ooe on sceoan o. 'ns ,,s, ~ M
prairie extending om the Garoleao 70 ne Sierra D'suc@
August 26Moved ten miles northeast. Of the
way along crees, where found grass in plenty an1
some timber The Apsehes Toalos are numerous and
Augu.t27 Made fifteen milesea.. crossing
who. think Apaches Tonsos as they do no. speak
@ ana s, oS, sas, oh 0
god ior lew old articles OF clothing The Indians use
a % S s shs W. osd
gun with large small gold bullets shoot
ses. hs
these balls themelves whether they were obtained ~
the murder olminers in California Sonora am unable
August Travelled len niles east over good country;
with more Indians. aud traded for some horse meat BY
giving Articles OF eohins IN exchange We traded also
broke down N indian sasa lump o;s s
weighing pound and ball. less one ounce; s''N
party allowed them The least chance Bnl ", nu sra
ygilant and select camps on elevated pac o. conse.
quenty unable to make any rxamnatio M ior pnd
IN the sands OF the country The Indians call hsmseivss
| August 29 Travelled some tweniy miles q 49, ....
directions the country quite cye and the land good viii,
August soTrayeIled to-day abou. aoeea mile. east.
over county le broken Wa er and" and grass abun.
Angus, 81 Moved about twelve ,,.. no,,, oe 80,
similar to that Of yes,er ,ay Found water .rsss
september Travelled ffr en mile, over country .
msep rs The so was goo ed with water grass and
September g. -Ttavec' ia ., d,s,.,ce ror,he,s, -
"m water. and p Sed Indian trails all day and found
most of the so,l is Of asuperor or onaiy. AA'
oa ansm 9ile rsung the course travelled
we I passa ,imSe ,hi0' g valleys good sob and found S
ress are ger greater abandssce than Yesterday The
s.ef, & anu yer huadred high We have tim-
e sy % T"s ssI ssuxS ' % ne
S eve and can be travelled by wagons without any d
September Made twenty-five miles northeast. crossing
The The Colorado Chauiio after travelling about two miles
September 5.-Nade twenty miles east northeast. and
got out OF the mountains after travelling five miles;
struck the alrie where we found good SOIL grass, and
Sep,emscr6 Continuing northeast good and level
coaay Tor twenty live miles, reached the Indian town
civilized population. from whom we Obtained an abund-
ance Of good provisions. which greatly Iejoced
and Tor the Of that time half quarter raioar Bat
a ss no % noss o all my b ss :,
Albuquerque, on the Rio Grande. level and m achuav
miiar people OF New Mexico Il his been described
by Others and Is we'll known difficulties the
September I0.-At Albuquerque. New Mexico Before
laying aside my pencil lor he use Of which have no Ian
cy shall set down few ideas that prominent in
my recollection.
lsst out. in the place. upon hi. journey simply to
crafty my curiosity the practlcabi'y of
the routes for the plated Atlantic and
CHA roa,s. anxious to eopars j, win the Aba
quefque or middle route Although conceive the formsa
that the la,,s equally 50. whilst il sss tbs addionsi sd
vantage Of being and ervceabIe Union.
believe the route travelled is lar enough south be
siny free from he danger obstruction by in win
nxh en msy 20 .aa Ss 70 pss:
h,cky studded with rairle mountain, descheR elsva
chain ef moar..ins Namesoas mounsiSs = were a. All
time, in sight but being 70, the part isolated peaks
siy of crossing them To the our from tho
osfss. Colorado TO zun the conay was level than
Icy extcnds nearly due and the Colorado The
consdercd IN reference - raioad, very fortunate
clrcamsta ace instead cf d.advsntsge tho
water The pssrs the only deserts barren spots
they to b called after the fashion of tho day.
which exist in all that region OF county which lies
bewsen the Gala on the sonh and the British Possessions
Sesas Of On hs ws. % rs Ss' ssa 'es
mhie !ssds must furnish The track winch the road
to be sstd but the mountains adj AGENT furnish the
r.mbcs, and the for aninal en-.
Psorcd in Its construction, and for the OF the drpo al
hat these exist, without them would be
realty one vas, and repai,iye desert Il would be dead
not dihcuti cross IL would much inercsss the expense
would crossed On rIre contrary am sass6sd
that railroad may be almost maihcmatcaIly direct
Pass California The pas. to San Fran
cisco should leave the Tuafc lake west, should
neighborhood OF San ,uan and thence Francisco
and by branch 10 Slockfon.
The west side Of Triare lake il inf, for a road
count OF Us niry nature. The seclon OF from
Zun Albuquerque is plain failing. That from AIbn
pnereuc 10 Independence, or St Louis Memphis, Is
equally plain, by two three well known through
the Sanda mountains, which lie OF RIO 9rnnde.
Certain slight deviaons from the track which pursued
would improve the For instance, wopld bo,er
10 leave Trail to the moth. at point hundred
aud eighty miles OF the Sierra Nevada and
again fifteen miles OF the Colorado On the
side of the Colorado the road should directly
eastern course for seveutyhye milcs thence take
east soutbesr course for pesy hundred miles, the
foot and the south side OF inhabited BY
in prairie between those and \ range noun
tans which tn extend the Gilx From this
the road should easery 70 the Colorado Chquo
and thence northeast TO Zun The disAnc.
end OF the Garo'ero mountain to Zun is about hun-
dted miles This route, indicate will pass at all
times in sight Of my trail, and through practicable
country railroad route OF the dsancc In the
United States.
The proposed by the Ssngre de Crists. north Of
Taos tske practicable ALL be objectionable,
OF the elevations the road na ascend 10.
aud the large quantities Of which fal and rsmsn
there long daring the winter months This route has,
additional disadvantage OF crossing rivers the
Grand and the Grcep either OF which would be costy
bridge as the Colorado
Touts somewhat spoken of just north Of the
Gila, with the OF having wholly AmsrA
can ground That, satisfied altogether oat of thA
qn eson, Of mountains alone, II other okecA
existed. The Ga proper passing part through
Sonora Objectionable several besides i
alton. In The frst place. there is timber upon the
plains, pom the volcanic Aionr thS
country destitute OF vegetation, which, whom dry, is
white powder. resembling honr which OF
and animals sink several inches This came ciay when
wet the most reachetons Of 9aagmites some RATt. Of