New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-24

but Of the extent Of the opposite are anabl. %
with confidence &
respecting the e1tre.he sosihcrn rou,e "a c,ns.-,
through Texas g. the Rio GraDde NJ or near n raA
therce westward TO tie south side Of tie en-, ~
Mexican territory 10 the Colorado We greatly -. ,ss,
the known aydity Of mach the greater portion A.
giep together Nth lie admitted sterity brukea s,
snd known dCsttGtion Of fuel vii prssen, nsar
uhiectiors 20 ifs adoption, Is feasible ty,ea ~,
iomIlated grea; highway. W.
As much IS two years sco urged the eoa,.rn.,; :,
tao .roK ksglsGys TO the Ps6c 0oes7, beleyias o. \,
overland commerce and travel between The lf,s,,
Pacific, could not be accommodated on One rs1roal "
are still OF the opinion. Ii Continuous roas -
even finished We feel convinced thN Il. e,,.:,
would fail 70 accomplish the vas; amour, Of basass ~
would be thrown upon Il.
AppseostRg the magnitude Of eur terTi.O-, sua,,. .
terprse Of cur people. we would earnestly srye - y.
stTuCa0no Of two iron avenues from the valley of ~ ~
s;ssppi 70 the Western Ocean Ger fellow etser -,
ing in the southern and Southwestern S,sfss shos A.va
necessary facilities Afforded them. in ihei. in.er,s.
with tleir brethren the Fscfc frontier sai 4 -
psh so desirable resGt railroad 20 Calfo.n. A.
be constructed on trace directly calculated scoa-.
date or brethren Of the south and southwest
The route recommended by Senator Gwin Il =
Judgment, the mos, available trace for our erox 80,
81 the planting s,aes Eastward q Albaque-o.. !. 81
Bravo del Norie one branch Of the propcsed ro 80
Be carried down The Valley OF Red River to rslos -
another branch, could be carried o. suitable p -
the Bay Of Mexico. IL Texas
At or near Albuquerque he branches woaa ,ssa -,
tGcrCc westward 10 san FRANCISCO. q distance oft
miles. the main trunk would suffice Nor have ga a.
slightest doubt that tie proposed road in the svsa -
ompleton. would find ample employment.
Ii would sssuredy command The entire psrohaze Of a
south and southwest and we feel sangnipe thN the or
and trsvei Of he States mentioned with our SCI
ents the Pacific would supply the necessary slzss
60 sustain railroad.
The more northern highways would be designed hr a
accommodation If people residing in the New Eadsi
Middle Atlantic Western and Northwestern State ~
it's geographical line should he nearly central pss~
cable to the States mentioned.
Its eastern terminus in our view, should be on tie Va
souri, River al some central point between atitui4 - a.
a north.
Owing to its central position would ,cccmriodas .s
majority Of the people Of the Atlantic States and the NJ
sssTi Valley, in their Intercourse with the Psc6e INA
tier.
TIE route we recommend would traverse the great p,
with very little detection from a due west c0arse n
Brdcers Pass in the Rocky Mountain and proceed Aen
westward to the Colorado River, beyond which point a.
course Of the route would be south OF west through ~
Wshsatch Ridge 10 the great Basin lat 10 north len N
west
From OS west onci;u ie near the sources OF Crow Cr
tributary Of tie South Fork OF Platte River tie prs
posed road would follow the trace recommended by cs
SteushuTy. westward Ia the southern limit OF Csnxs
Prairie and thence descend tho valley Of nmpanys
River TO Utah Lake on the great Basin.
Beyond Utah Lake the route would follow sonthves
along the eastern edge Of the basin % Las Vega
do Santa Clara and thence turn west through es
Of valleys 20 Walkers Pass IN tn Sierra Nevada or x1
which point II would turn west and cross 10 Waksri
Pass LAT 35i north, ISL west anil thence through a,
pass 10 the head of ruare Valley Or probably Il wcA
lie found advisable 10 keep down the western base Of 4
Wshs6Ch chain until the line of Senator Owns road ~
reached and unite with Il westward TO san Francisco.
II the maps Of California Utah and New Mexico uss
liable. the junction just mentioned would occur norE
35i long li5i west three degrees east Of Walkers
Pass.
Beyond question The line weadvOcaie presents isasea
trace for lion highway from Council Bluffs on the Ne
sour River lat Al north Ion IS west, TO sostem,r
on the Pacific Bat in order g. make any road avssAk
fuel must be secured to originate the motive power. n
general scarcity Of timber all the projected inc- "
erywhere admitted sufficient supply Of wood % noh
the required motive power cannot b. procured. WiheI
the necessary supply OF coal railroad across he coaf
nent at any point within territorial limits would pow
unay Alabo and from the testimony before the counlp
sufficiently shows that abundant supply ofhs oag
reliable fuel viii be found the Platte Valley trace thai
upon any other route. IA
Philadelphia Oct. is, 1883