The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-28
Important News from Albuquerque.
LIEUT. wHIPfLK's SURVEYING PARTY-NO sTACLKa
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ON THE FORT SMITH ROUTE.
FRI m TIE Fort Smith Herald, dec 10
We beg leave to call the attention of our readers
to the following article from the Ek Am Del Pals
of the goth Of October last in relation to Lisnt.
Wbipple's survey Of the Fort Smith route OF the
Pacific Railroad. We have no doubt in own
mind, but Whpple's route is the right road to the
TIE ALBUQUERQUE RAILROAD ROUTE TO TIE PACIFIC.
We bave had the pleasure Of meeting Mr.. A. w.
Wbipple and his exploring party, who arrived here
on the 80 inst all in good health The party Of Mr..
Lieut. ]. C. Ives, Dep. Eng, principal assistant:
DR.. John M Bigelow, Surgeon and B0tanist; Jules
Maroon, Geologiss and Mineralogis;; G. B, R. Ken
nerly, Physician and Naturalist; Albert 81. Camp.
bell, Engineer and Surveyor d. B. Moilhoussn, To-
pographer and Artist Hugh Campbell, Astronomer
aud Computer; VIM White Jr., Meterologist, &C.;
George G. Garner Astronomer and Secretary; A.
Henry Hutton, Engineer and Surveyor; John Pitts
Sherburne, Meterologiss, DC; Thomas H. Parks,
Astronomer and ComDuter.
Lieut. Jones, 9TH Infantry, commands the es sort
of rs men, and Lieut ID. : Stanely, I'd Dragons,
| QuarterM Master ard CoDmixary.
| From conversation with Lieut.. Whipple, we de-
rive most satisfactory accounts of the route passed
| over. FrOm Memphis to Napoleon, on the Mlssis-
| sippi river, the reconnaissance was rapid to Fort
| Smith, from which point more careful examinations
we're made.
On the eastern portion of this line, timber nj ex-
celieDt quality suitable for the construction Of t3e
road, exists in great abundance, sufficient for the
construction OF the entire road.
| The route travelled by Lieut.. Whipple and party
was as f0lows:LeaviDg Fort smith, passed through
| the Chocaw ration, and following the Canadian
on the south side to its big bend which was Cut of,
passing through the head waters OF the Washta, in
twenty miles struck the Canadian again, and follow
ed up its valley about $50 miles, thence left the Cana
| dian, ascending the high grounds leading to the
staksd plain, or bano etacado crossing point Of the
Nano esracado, proceeded towards .Antonchico,
| crossing number OF small streams which EN- pity
into the Canadian, and also upon reaching Anton
chico two other streams, tributaries of the Pecos,
the divide between the waters Of the Peoos and
Canadian, being almost nperceptlble. AT Anton
chico the party was divided; the principal surveyor,
| Mr. Campbell, with the main party, proceeded di-
rectly to Albuquerque, via the Laguna, the canon
opposite this place called the Canon of Carnuel.
| passing the southern extremity Of the SanGi Noun
tain. Mr.. Whipple visited La Cuesta, and made ne
copnoissance from the Laguna by which Mr.. Camp
bell passed, via Gastoo to San Felipe on the Del
| Norte; thence to this place.
The entire di.tance from Fort Smith to this place
presents obstacle for the construction Of rall-
road, and is inspection Of the map will show,
as direct as need be- The surveying party had water
no Interval from water exceeded ten miles. The
bridging OF the Del NOlte presents no serious diff
Guilty at any pointthe most favorable crossings
at San Felipe and Isleta, the former aboat thirty
niles north OF this place. and the latter about twelve
miles south of this place. On the mountains in and
about the route from this place to Antonchco is
much good pine Of large size suitable for constluc-
ton, and coal in abundance.
point to Zuni one hundred and forty five miles wess
OF this all is well From Zuni wererly to the Pacific,
Mr. nipple has TO explore comparatively u known
| country.
In the first number of cur paper we announced
that the Albuquerque route was found by The enter
prisiBg Aubry. We regre. to be compelled to state
| Tat this is rot the fact Our interview with Mr.
Aubry was, as we stated at the time, very short and
hurried, and were led into by tue too vagua
Indications CT direction given by him. In our seco1d
number appeared an article concerning the railroad.
which expressed the view that the route rayerei by
Mr. a.n.T Was too far SOUTH and the hope that Mr..
| Whipple, who bad not then arrived would be able
to discover more direct one. We were not aware.
| when our second number was issued, how much ous
| of place was the route passed over by Aubry.
Mr.. Ivers, who came to this place few days after
tire arrival Of Aubry, came to Zun Oh his trail Mr..
vers had been trading in the direction of TIE limo
| villages, and, as bad been already stated ia this
paper f ii in with Indians seven days travel out Of
LuDi, who told him OF the passing by of Aubry. Mr..
Ivers has recently informed that he tanks be
travelled on Aubry's trail about one hundred and
ssveDtyve miles, and that its general direction
northeast by north IN. f. by ny. A railroad route,
seveDtyfye miles southwestby south or southwest by
| Zuni, cannot therefore be properly called the Alou-
| querque route to the Pacific.
TIE information elected by Mr.. Aubry may be
valuable for route passing in the neighb0rhoOd Of
vsverde but throws no ght OF an important char
acter on the exploration OF q route passing west-
wsrdy from this place.
| We regret extremely, that from Misrepresentation
on our part or from any cause paper should have
been the vehicle of communicating 70 the public in-
~act information any subject, and particularly
in re- paf,a to o matter Of so much interest to the
| public. -
CoTToN FACTORY BURNED IN VrRGIsIA--Ths
| Fredericksburg Cotton Factory was destroyed by
fire on Monday evening last embracing the building
| and machinery in one general conAagration. The
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