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Carson that this pass is found and We have been
confident that 1t would be found But the precise non
at which the Sierra would be passed Or pierced vet re-
mains to be determined and presents extraordinary
difficulty Walkers Pass and the Lake Pass immediata,
north Of it good but further Of the line than od
be desired Other practicable passes may be found more
exactly sung the direction Of the line or at all event.
good place for tunnelling Mountains there in some
places rise high upon very base; and in this
very part Of the Sierra between ATTITUDES $40 and $50
was ON the crest of several thousand feet high at the
base Of which the west lay small lake, near that
1t seemed to be under us
winter exploration of these two sections Is what
deem to be desirable and believe it would prove that
the not greater distractions there than in New
England and Western New York
The computed distance between the State lines Of Mis-
souri, and California this route is about twelve HIM
dred miles. Respectfully, SC.
JOHN G. FREMONT
Hon. Mr.. Benton, G street
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DoS FERNANDO DE Taos, JcsE 8. 1858.

Doa FERNANDO DE Taos, JUNE 8, 1858.
GENTLEMEN: Herewith please find a letter from Col
Benton to the people of the State of Missouri which
you will perceive there is letter from feow-citizen
Antoine Leroux, in relation the great Pacific railroad
and the country between the Arkansas and the Vegas de
Santa Clara. As well that the country is well
known to you, and that Messrs. Maxwell and Wootten
have passed it this and returned you will
confer great favor the public by giving your opinion
the subject of its praccability An at your
earliest convenience is requested
Yours, truly, JAMES H. QUINN.
Messrs. ST. VRAIN, MAXWELL WooTTEN and others
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Correspondence.

Don FERNANDO DE TAOS, JUNE 3, 1853
Hon. THOMAS H. BENTON.
DEAR SIR Your letter to the Missourians Just reached
this evening, but held meeting day before yester-
day. in which have endorsed every thing that Leroux
had written, though had your letter or his
We send this by express to meet the mail its way into
the States. We send the proceedings of the meeting,
which was composed of persons who have trapped and
travelled that country for the last thirty years also
send you letter Of Maxwell, who passed it twice last
nter Be,ubien, thrtytwo years in the country pass
ed over divers times Wootten this year with sheep.
Send us Fremont and pledge ourselves to show the
most feasible route for the intended road.
Yours, respectfully, 9t
JAMES H. QUINN,
CERAN ST. VRAIN.
g THANKS vour lattar ST
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Comparison Of the colony in The years 1851 and 1852.
1851. 1852
Population. $4,000 zoe, 900
Shipping, inwards, vessels.""" 669 1867
DO. do. tonnage -. 10000 40S,OOO
Imports ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS , 900 4044000
The Melbourne Morning Herald, April eth, furnishes
the following remarks on the gold market
The price of gold remains at E3 lis; but general
opinion prevails that slight decline in value will shortly
take place.
The amount Of gold brought down by during the
last six months shows progressive and considerable
decrease on each period Of four weeks. The amount
thus received under:
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the respect and weight which due to the testimony Of
honorable men speaking with thorough knowledge Of
what they say.
In compliance with your request to give my own views
of the best route for the road have say that oil SUBJ
sequent information has strengthened in the convic
ton that is the undertook explore in the win
ter Of 1882 and in which baked by deplorable
mistake Of my guide. st. Louis and San Francisco
consider the national points the Pacific and the Mis-
ssspp and that the road ought to be on the and
best line between the two With the view Of finding
practicable route through the Rocky mountains,
the line of these two Cities searched along the west
and base Of the Rocky Mountains south Of the $50 caed
South Pass to the head Of the Arkansas and found
several passes which described in my reports and
which informed emigrant trains with all their
membranes Of wagons carriages and stock pass
but my information led me to expect better pass, and
to the line the head Of the valley Of the Del
Norte and although missed it through the mistake Of
my guide, yet is proved by the concurrent test
mony of many good and credible witnesses be there.
My own explorations left but two sections in the line
to be examined to satisfy my own mind completey-one
from the head Of the valley Of the Del Norte
the valley of the Upper Colorado Las Vegas de Santa
Clara point in their neighborhood the other
from Santa Clara the Sierra Nevada All except
these two sections had sufficiently examined to satisfy
myself That mere was the line for road on the shortest
line between St. Louis and San Francisco; and to
inc these two sections the object Of my winter expe
dition Of 1S48 Circumstances have prevented from
completing what was then undertaken but information
received in New Mexico, after my disasters from many
inhabitants Of that country, and from Leroux himself
and the statements furnished to you by the respect
able public meeting at Taos prove that the way IS good
and nearly direct the first section from the head
Of the Del Nore to the Little Salt Lake or Las Vegas
dc Santa Clara. (Nok.-This Little Salt Lake IS lake
Of miles long by broad and is exactly at the
point where the Great Spanish Trail quits its northeast
and turns southeast to 90 to New Mexco) The
second section from Santa Clara to the Sierra Nevada
crosses what is called the desert but which has Uga chat
is say meadows and water in many parts Of it. affords
level routes and / judged from range Of mountains
which saw running east and west that route might be
found due west to the neghborhood Of Walkers river at
the east base Of the Sierra cutting off the elbow that s
made by following the Spanish trail southwest to Los An
pees and reaching the valley Of California by pass
which we believed to exist between Walkers and Ovens
rivers, in latitude about 380 now see in letter from
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he sand bank, President Don Carlos Lopez has ire
triesably lost The chance OF being rated ia history as
greater ihan the great De- Francia" who. during his
dictatorship, excluded foreigners from Paraguay the
principles OF policy as stern il nexofable,
whilst Don Lopez submits The freest interchange 10
~ invasion Of foreign products the price OF personal
honcr which being rendered. he shows no dispo
tion to raufy the condition. Shade OF FIancia how
vert thou insued in having all The privileges, 10 con
serve which Thy life. Of much labor and reward.
spent. given away by who msiudged their value
History is said 10 bid descry futury in the past but
who shall find any analogy between the President and
the Dictator DIR. Ffancia imprisonng French bo,anst
for encroachment his territory and only asking be
left alone. and Don Lopez seaous OF worldly honor ad.
uniting the European maritime powers al the cost, bat
not without II, OF blazing salute J. C.
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Smyrna
jamaica.
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The manufacturers in 1851 got caught with high prices
which resulted in large importation ami fall in the spring
of 1852, which discouraged imports and enabled manuac
turers' agents to carry wedevised plan for the pu
chase of the clip Of the farmers at low Immediately
the purchase of that clip the prices 30 per in
October but the high prices this year. owing the active
bidding by the English manufacturers, for wool,
brought in large imports and there is nothing this
nent 10 prevent cont Of the high rates 1t is
doubt the that the speculation which took place
rise last year, and which induced many go in largely
has aided the high for the clip because many
them had been compelled hod OF the market large
lots which, il they had sold would have soncned rates.
The clip OF WOOL according to the census, o. 7s9 ia
pounds in 1880 The import in this year Is 669 79l
pounds, which would give consumption of II ass 97l
pounds. The high price of 1850 d. ubess induced larger
clip in 1851 and under So 900 pounds while
the import 49, 5,7 GIL making OIL pounds
ply. In 1882 the import fell - ls 3Il 29S pounds which,
il the clip so 100 ooO would give rs 81 29S
pounds supply, lille by 10 600 900 pounds and
be borne in mind that the high prices do bring forward
foreign supplies The Of this may be found the
demand by England Last the greatest fears en-
TRAINED in the manufacturing districts of England in
ton the supply of DOL because Australia being the
chief of supply il found that gold would super
sede the wool industry The plan aPPeaes have
buy all the wool that could lie got any price The i'm
ports and exports OF wool in Great Bfta have been as toll
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There iyet seen in the above returns indication Of
desire to diminish stocks the other hand the continent
buys largely OF the English long combng woods for
manufacture at these high rates The English
must be very much dissatisfied with OF things
like this when according the " science of Carey and
BIackwood, they totally ruined by free trade.
The mpon OF all clothing much higher than
before in quantity and consequence the demand for
rails OF all greater he prosperity Of Eng
landamost the existence Of her whole peope-depends
upon ample supply Of The materals-woo, cotton,
silk and any which seriously threatens short
supply like gold i'd Aus ala In China, the disturb
Of Industry in the cotton States is Taught with
fu peril This DEF Evidence upon 9th for the
selling her labor together with the e.sening supply OF thar
labor through migration, is rapidly undermining her
manufacturing position. Two hundred years of potec-
iion pau her people, and placed nd OF
capital an immense That paupc labor was az
Australia of wealth TO the possesors OF aps They have
explored and exploited IL the utmost Free now
taxing from capital It's profits and restoring them labor
As the value OF Engsna's labor rise, Of that Of
other oounuies her staple export dimnishcs supply
while her manufacturer oubiddng the world for
materis her operatives rising in their demand for
wtges The cbes Of moncy has enabled her buy
largely OF materials, and susttn her operatives but
her sales do appear keep pace with her necessities
The import of wool into Great Britain and sales
woclen goods follows
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COM MERCIAL.


New YoRK June II, 1868.
The new clip Of wool is now about coming in, and the
prices rule Tor il in New York probably higher than ever
before Tor clip. This is Circumstance only
acory in the highest degree, by Of the prosperity
which indicates on behalf OF tho wUolgrower; but is
coroboetiye or the soundness Of those prime pies which
governed the administration OF Mr. Polk, and which
still working their results in industrial welfare that II
afford qualification to all. more particularly that the
OF protection have long and strenuousY in
sisted that the presen tariff had ruined manufactures"
closed the mills" shown out tho furnaces, and as
consequences destroyed the market for the materials
wide Carey, who has fecenily Published book TO show
that wool, among other things, good for nolhng)
The opening prices for the clips in New York for many
wears were a s follows.
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rpsrt Of Sped. from se~ Yort, Tire. reefs, 70 Jun. IS


gold ineots The chief remittance These do
from bank, and the want OF the institutions Is little dis
tpbcd by the gold operation The coin they receive they
retain and when the disbursements OF The government
take place for stock and appropriation the st pfoximo
they may be expected TO repensh their stocks OF coin
largely Where The drafts Of the department are paid out
sold Ia the interior they nd their here IN the hands
OF have bills setle and the specie is drawn
treasury favor Of different class OF banks
from those which drawn upon by importers Tor the pay
mcnt duties The government drsi. thus perform an
important office in distributing specie and making y active
The rate Of money is easy, and some sums are re-
iused by the brokers Ut per cent
The produce markets firm and well sustained, with
the exception OF cotton, which heavy under tho news
Flour betteet IS 81 81 Wheat, ll2 cents for red
Ohio Rye, 90 cents Corn 6a 81 cents Other markets
steady. sEs
In stock, there exceeding quiet, which will probs-
bly, not be disturbed until afer The summer months
Your. A te PRENTICE.
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nylYoung Mems Christian Association. Rooms Pow
lers building street, below T., The General Post Once
The library reading day (Sunday
cevted) and The best
Of this
Britain regularly received. Citizens and
will be cordially welcomed.
BY order Of the Association.
Mar
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THE fret exhibition Horticultural As-ociston win be
Saturday hall D. Cssgeus carpet
and Ninth street 0ardepcr hoss
ested invited
bue irere.cg specimens they have,
the articles wei,
The appsocsias~. generic, and
Tn. continued saturday at 10 O'Clock and
he open during the day. CHAs ~ FACE,
Iune 40 Chairman Executive tommitee.
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Thus the Increase the vaiue of The material is
S2 6 ST., 100 coo than the increase In her
exports. This fact though her trade, and, with her
Investments in foreign railroads. for the confused
outflow Of the precious metals in face OF their large receipts
Our producers have, in rhs condition OF ibe English
markets atuopg reason for their own prosperity.
The state Of the exchanges Indicates yet, no large
ports Of srece for the The exports Of the
three last weeks. compared with The corresponding
weeks last year, have been follows atu
Expert, Of Sped. from Nep York ,hr. reet
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Sales To-Day.
By GREEN q SCOTT. Auctioneers.

by GREEN q SCOTT, Auctioneers.
GROCERIES, LIQUORS, CIGARS, ke., aucuon.-on Thur
Vi instant, shall seI grocery Of Mr.
Thornley, opposite Marine
Ya 10 O'Clock, good &C,
and loaf
and "a o every description, and candies
CTockefy wooden, and willow
nails,
Sperm and oil, kc., moiasses
1880 cigars, OF which of fine quality
tobacco
Liquors every description
Store fixtures, patent platform
Countey meal, and other scnles
ONE school desks
All Of s25, cash f25 credit Of GO and 20
satisfactorily endorsed
GREEN 4 SCOTT,
June 2l-3tTuwTh Auctioneerx.
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Terms residue in sir and twelve months,
secured bearing interest discount ofhvs
be deferred fof CASH Tue
dr. from Conyeysncins At the expense OF pur
JAS. G. MCGUIRE,
June ol-d h"cn"nces
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NortcEWe take This method Of notifying our patrons ihs' A.
~ usual 'he respective off, and presented
or W ABOUT he 18th for and confidently hoped
that all consider earnestly respectfully called
upon 70 maize prompt response. I..G.
June 93-ds~ HooE, BROTHER, 4 co.
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ny E. N. sraArros, Auc.,.n,.r.

HANDSOME BUILDING LOT NEAR THE PREslDENT's
III Square auconn Friday afcrnoon June VI Mek O'Clock
handsome building
Commodore shubrick spd Clement Mn
Presidents square, and opposite
w w Corcosr fronting 90 feet ON street, and
containing about 80 feet
uopa "a feet by 81
deep and affords
pornniy for persous destvous 10 purchase VI
The property unncuse,ed snd the tide indpu,sb- The
term. viii he liberal, and made tpcvn NJ the sale
June7 Nd
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PURSUANT resolution Board Of Commissioners Of the
metropolitan conformity Of the esi-'a
State Of Maryland passed Al the January session Of 1853
entitled Metropolitan Railroad Comps
10
taken required by said set for
the books o receiving suhscp
stock OF the SAID Metropolitan Railroad Company
Wednesday 22d day June ustan and be
June the I'd day Of July
Of 10 O'clock 10 the hour OF O'Clock
direction Of the
public advertisement for
that duty. w.
w. w. SEXTON, Chairman.
The National Iueligence the Union and The Republic Wash
D. CT and the baltimore sun
advertisement three times
"a July. The Journal, Rockville Montgomery
and Examiner Frederick the Caoc
Wing, Mddeown the odd Fellow, Boonsboro' and the Her
Mail the News and the Peoples
own Haseowp, viii respectively insert the same once week
until the I'd Of July.
Jupsg -
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New YORK; June 22-Flour is irmer-sales of $50 bar
es 81 81 - rs Tor State and 50 IS l83 for south
ern Wheat is bet,eales Of IL 900 bushels l24
white, and 1872 for Genesse Corn is unchanged.
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~ very superior MATING, which, consequence o. '"s
stage Wthe SEASON. viii he sod reduced figures
Aiso still remaining, few Of tina, very
Mr. choo India bed ".
- I'll 49, $3.50 GtAGETT popspN-
Jun. 9l-Aeodn w .. 9..f### #
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nSAt n meeting Of thc Board OF Directors Of the
Mechanics Institute held their 9Th
following resolution was passsds
OF the Institute be opened daily
through Sundays ercspted) from 10 O'Clock
and that public generally be invited visit the
CHARLES CALVERT
June lift Recording Secretary.
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GOVERNMENT SALES OF OLD LUMBRR GREEN RAIZE
VI doors Aeon Saturday, June as a. O'Clock the
shall sell quantity OF Old lumber IN lets 10 sut
purchasers.
Also O'Clock President. House. quantity Of boards
and other lumber.
Also O'Clock the Green Hou.e Square the Capitol
wecufcd and large number Of green hse
covered doors,
g. MCGUIRE,
June 23--d Ancuoreer
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by j. q. MCGUIRE. Auctionesr.
rITY LOTS AUCTIoN-On Thursday afternoon, June a3d,
v O'Clock auction rooms, shall sell the following
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NEW YORK TO THE WHIT

NEW YORK TO THE WHITE
HaR8N ~ - Mountains by Atlantic and st.
0SAA Raroad-The only route by which travellers
reach the base Of the White mountaiss
BY Talfoad
Summer .9rrans enents-Io commence June 81 1853.
Travellers for the White mountains, leaving New York in tho
evening boat by Sonnon and Providence Fall River route
take for PortanA by the
Maine. railroad Portland II 50
and the stationb house al Goham N. M4 50 TTav-
leaving IS lodge Portland,
reach siaonhonse by the morning train Portland Tav
Portland
ii SO by this
s. T. CORSER,
June 23-d6w Sup Atlantic ST. Lawrence Railroad.
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DRICEs REDUCED vistes, Grape shavvls.
Paasois.-Lades goods will had
and full and much below forsr
Is advancing determined down
Of panIas and ladies' purchase hne
or price
splendid stock, and defy
good
VERIFY, TEBBs fERBY,
Avenue House. 9TH and Penn.
uue 23-lmiiesd
A STORY school Life Right and Wrong
Edgar Clinon 20 by Z. Adams.
Unity God, subjects by WIN.
Eliot IT,, OF 81 Louis.
by Edmund II. Scare.
The Prophets Kings Old Testsment by r. ID, Mau
rice.
The Chlds Mathis and vespers by Mother.
TAYLOR MAURYs
June Bookstore, 9th
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THE FisHERIES.
THE LIQUOR Law IN MICHIGAN.

THE LIQUOR IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT June 20-This city gives majority OF 800 in
favor OF the Maine liquor law Judging from the
thus eived from the interior, the State will give
majority far short OF loooO four to one in favor Of
the law.
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4 .,.... so SAT, 1893 {

This geat increase in imports in the face OF prices
which in London follows:
Prices Of Wool in London per $40 pounds.
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ARRIVAL or NIAGARA.
BosroS, June "a despatch from Halifax morning
ths arrival Of he Niagara but severe
storm has sincs compelled the lines 10 dlseonneet
ARRIVAL oREsGEsr orrr--LArER FRoa oALrosnA-
s. MORE ooLn.
NEw YoHK, June 22The steamer Crescent City arrived
here this morning between 10 and ii o'clock She brings
advices from San Francisco TO tho 23d ut, being week
later. She has full compile Of passengers, and $3.50
900 in specie fsegh, and 100000 in The hands Of
seDgeTs
The general by this arrival rot posses, much
interest.
The advices ltom the mining Ugons big iy salts
factory Large amounts OF gold we've being discovered
The legislature bad sd burned sine die Bills
marine hospital az San Francisco and insane asylum
Stockton passed
The weather at San Francco delightful with good
health prevailing.
Accounts ten days later had been resolved from tho
Sandwich islands. The general unimpor,ant.
The legislature was occupied in considering the Kings
| speech.
About $4,000 had been appropriated and 1pended by
the government during the present year for Of
educaon and the state Of society rapidly proving
Seven days later news had also been received from Ore
gon There was nothing Of striking moment. The In
dians had been quiet and the condition OF society
better.
-four sold $40 25 unnspected and $40 rs inspected
mixed brands Ss so 50 25 Provisions Of all kinds
dull and expected decline. Stocks active Money easy
Dry goods unchanged-sleady sales.
~ ,a..s#E FisHERIEs.
BALTIMORE June 22.-Haliiax papers of the 10Th
that the fishery question is assuming greater importance
since the French cruiser had driven of BRUSH vessel
from part OF tho supposed belong England.
The French evnce determination reclaim ancient and
forgotten righs,swhich supposed to have important
bearing upon questions of American and British rights.
Two armed vessels had sailed from Halifax for New
| land.
| THE LIQUOR LAW IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT. June 20.-Ths city gives a majority of 300 in
favor OF the Maine liquor law. Judging from the
thus eved from the Interior the State will give
majority short OF 10000, four in favor Of
| the law.
NEW YORK, June 22- Flour is irmer-saes of 900 bar
res 81 81 - rs Tor State and 50 IS 49, for south
han ~ shaIs