New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-02
THE PLAINS.
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C. STREET July q, 1888.
send you letter Just received from Superintendent
Bealc, on his way to his SUPPLEMENTARY ia California
and which shows that he made half the distance in
twenty DAYS from the frontier of Missouri and thai him
self and party ready to enter the other hall
(the utred part by the by with their animals ref she
and themselves in good heart. He took three days
while his mules were uXuriaDg in that former 30 adse
of Wild horses III Fo de San Luis to ride three hui drei
miles going aud coming TO pat letters in the Santa Fc
pest Office fr lis family and friends and TO find guide
in place of LcrouX who had been left sick at post on
the Arkansas. The IunPa creek. at the mouth OF
which Beae and his party crossed the Arkansas Is
just above Bents Fort, in west longitude about 1873
and north latitude 81 and is OF eight small
rivers creeks coming from the southwest, and Is
Of eight streams, counting from PargaOie 70 Vet
Mountain IaHty creek, which fall into the Arkansas
that side drawing their waters from spow.capped noun
taus aud fertlzing broad space, rich in SOIL wood,
and grass good for cattle Indian and vegetables
all Of which have been raised at the puebOs aud where
there are well beaten wagon roads as in frontier
ties of States So that TO the extent OF one ha the
distance the HrG TOHt aud nearly straight line,
is the best country Of any equal extent that my geo
graphical knowledge embraces for settlement aud ads of
al KINGS foOtmen hOrsemen, wagons carriages, steam
cars, and anything else that can be invited to 90 upon
land.
Bu0fono pronounced Wtr fano Spanish word signi-
fi Z orphan; But pronounced int, French word siy
uyIg abrupt perpendiculsr bill or mountain or face
or eno of a bill IT mountsin
The valley OF SaH Inns, one hundred mlAs long by hY
or sixty broad, and At the head Of the Del Non7.
Fort MasS0chusef fort established two ye
AZ the creek TriHchra in the valley of San Inns Ay
opposite the Pass Of II S0hgfe d Chrts and tbs
place where Fremont led out of the valley by his
uce in the winter Of $50 ard buried IN the - OF
r. Sirra d,I Juan What idea it gives OF the expan
sion Of our people communicating even 10 the qulsscent
lexcans that there is settlement OF some hundreds
Of fam Sand An eTcan fort sight OF the mpunain in
IN freen, 1t over Ehened. aud in the very VALLEY
in which Of his persisted and others are their
oao bod, then fet to be the abode of desolOn
ROW within The pale OF cultivation and civilization
IleJe Was ecic0htc man who published book to
den state lat steam power could never drive Vess-
across the Asac and Just the book got out Of
the press steamer steanirg along at the rate OF
trftt luucT miles dsy, and others have been al II AT
tie ssre rate ever since; AID the scientific book has
gor 10 the b ,ttom Of the obylous stream
Hut that Hueyno mite SOLID rock three hundre1
r..t Ii.h srrar IL AZ form Visible twelve miles; that col
MN bu by the hands OF Nature - receive statute of
Counbu- pointing the west and saying u the magic car
A. i. f.es along, That is the road t. da
Kespt ciully, &c. 1bohs u BENTON
SANTA FE. a. NJ Thursday Jiad O. 1853.
Nv DEAR SIR: | shall write bui hurried letter. lar
ris Heap IL Keeping minute journal arrived at f0d
Massachusetts on the twentieth day from Vest Port rest
"a az roufe two days and half came here 10 hunt up
p guide To il my letters reaching home. came
nom the Ort IN lutle day and halt and shall
mount my horse in the time IS soon rs tins
letter is finished II is hundred and hiiy miles. The
three will do mules great good AZ the grass
I'M the valley of San Luis IS very fine came up the Ar-
kan,as 10 The mouth Of the Tnps crossed IT. and struck
diapoI ally over to the Hueffno. The Huersno Is tne
Finest ali that region the bottom ad hs fan ot
4 and wood 4OuncAht mere ~ uucl III ire
of boh i.an on the Arkansas. The plain between the
TInpa and llusff4ro il filed with fine ass ana game
ahouuds on IT, We have not eaten single meal without
game since leaving up Ia this time
struck tie llueranO lew miles above rs mouth and
&C frequent and beautiful camps up IT, About twenty
miles from its mouth the river makes canon. ms Is
-.,y avoided by easy road by which You leave ihe
river and do not 10 again for so nj een ius,
" hen Nou come upon agun Y1u see az about Twelve
lies distance on the river he Hnet9q0 Bfe. curious
ilar suearloaf shape Of solid rock aud abont tllee
huto red eet ia hight The road al along the river Is very
'cVtl
Tie Pass Sgacre d. Chrio is excellent though
ilere is sbcut mile or pr1btby three miles higher
up, luor'h very much lover but sandy oil y IN are
good The valley Of san LUIS Is the bs land have seem
in New Mexico, and have seen the whole OF 10. 'u
know rs size sud have only 20 say that believe
AVERAGE tn.re IS a stream of water ir every two lies
tr,ul hout ne eue length of the valley. Il rapidly
setti up and protection s continued will soon sh)S
a. great adv lntage find here all over the country the
railroad the prevailing subject of conN ersstinn Heap
faA ing very minute notes and sketches. We all well
rdrrogfessipg harm omously.
igVr Il ou my mind 70 - due west from Las Vegas 4e
Santa Clara and make road there Is none, but Mt
VET determined about il. shall miss Leroux very much
but SHAH not tail for want OF him The Indians very
troublesome aud force of soldiers are abnu. mar, hing
against them under Col Sumner. beg you lee no ankle
Z, about rs Will take good care Of the men
With great respect, your friend, r. /. BENE.