New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-14
LIEUT.. BEALE's OVERLAND TRIP TO CALI
FORNIA
From The National lntsllissncer.

STREET, October IL, 1883
GESTLEMES. send you a letter received by the last
mail from California from which you will see that super
Beale and party went from the Missouri frontier
to the California settlements in forty nine travelling days.
and found the whole way good for any road wagon
or rail- and plenty Of good passes through all the way
They often Travelled fifty miles day, which tells Of itself
what sort country is to travel in The central route
has now been travelled by observing and Intelligent
party and found to be good both for roads and settle
ments Yours, respectfully, THOMAS Al. BENTON.
Los AsGELEs Aug. %, 1883.
We arrived here the gid inst. forty nine travelling
river wpg through the ToaAsateh Mountains 70 Sewer
river which followed up TO the junction o. mo San
of hills and descended into the plains the Little Salt
Lake LCJo de Sds JOSEF where we found several -Four
ishng Mormon settlements. Here we followed the old
Spanish trail rather the wagon road opened by toe Nor
mons to San Bernardno and running parallel with tho
old trail This portion Of route has been already ex
pored and described 10y Fremontj that from New MeI
leo through the Coochd0p and Casro Passes % SEWER
river less known and has not been explored and des
crbed by any party. l will not undertake at present
to give you any account our Journey nave sa n1es
will write them out and send them TO you, togo'her WIN
my sketches
Circumstances which impossible for 10 foreses
have prolonged journey much beyond the time we had
calculated would be sufficient to enable US 10 reach our
destination wrote you from Tao-, early 10 July detail
ing these circumstances After rjoining Beale az his
camp the Sdroyd 50 miles from Grand River least fork
of Great Colorado,) Immediately proceeded on our
Journey We fell in with very large bands Ut Utahs on
others gave as some trouble We crossed the Arooakaa
broad rspd stream coming out Of the Pareamoo Noun
means of crossing bul hide boat. We here founda
party Of Mexcans coming from Utah unable TO pass over
and who had been waiting 20 days for the waters TO fall
in few hours crossed them and their packs over They
had lost Of their companon by drowning in crossing
Green River Upper Colorado 1 wrote To you by them
We crossed Green Kyer In the same manner as we did
the Aroonkoyio.
At no point on our route have found any obstacles
for railroad which cannot be easily and gener
ally we found II remarkably level Excellent passes exit
through all the mountains which crossed and which
found without deyiating much from a direct course:
of the greatest regret and disaPpoinment
TO Beae and myself that after having followed the route
you traced out for from Weatpot 10 the hoh1ct we
were compelled TO sbaDdoD intention Of entering
California through WaLss,, Pas On reaching ne NO
Of the foot Our main reiiaocs FOR snbsstence
The oar sn ,.s ao os 70 e a aoax pa
yision pinoi, which reduced 70 few spoonsfaI
day yet had mules been able 70 hayel, We would
followed DOT your plan TO the end but their CONDITION
rendered this impossible
Valley entering il through the 1Sos lfsyhone Pas.
which also sords convenient pass into the valley from
the east We entered the valley Of Los Angeles through
the Caon or Cgon or CaseoH ICahone Pss' the head
Of the Santa Anna.
tens into the great 1viqre Valley viz Wa.s Pass,
near the head waters Of Kern River which snords .,
trance into the valley somewhat to The nonw9f1 on m
nrter or southern extremity and the TEios lIyhons)
Pass which les al the point u Junction Of the Skra Ne
roda and COAT range This is the pas through which The
valley i usually entered either from the Great Salt Lake
DeSert or from the valley Of Los Angeles II has fre-
ouepfly bee called Walkers Pas and most people make
81. mistake Lake BEenGrtsa. KEN Lake Is about -
mics 20 tie Dorthvad Of this pass and II y emphatiesy
a the head Of the Tulsre Valley.
Walkers Pas is little known here. Leroux evidently
meantime Ts0H Tsyhone Pas when he spoke Waksra
PosrxAsTER ARRETED-Henry Hart, Special U. -
Mail Agent has arrested WA r Sterling. Postm sster
Mount Sterling Crawford County Wisconsn- on charge
II sbstraeting packages from the u. b Mail NJ na
lis examination at Prairie dn Chen, and IN dsrsak
D 900 bail committed for trial nj the hhw ~ Term o.
be United States Court TO be beld on the nf" 1"naay
January next
FfRE ~ CIEyELAsD--We Learn from nc cNo tas4
True Democrat Of Monday, ihst large nfe cceasa N
hat city on the previous morning Ia onsha1ea on
Chsmrlsins II and consumed number 81 puldings 10
~ Io~s us ar $1,000 About Q dozen families were rem
Tered houseIess and borneess by the eon8sgrsion
DAxsEnors CoUsrEHyEtT-Ex Extremely well execute ss
mon the unadl.s Bank in circulation Toe an
ra,inc and sling up elise limitations u the yenana
All HE word Unadils whereif occurs with tie date
hat large and heavier 10 the counterfeit than In
be genuine note.
Tie Monk Leohey the murderer Of Msnley n IL e.
ecied ril be sentenced by Judge Lasabee dining the
recent term, 70 imprisonment fr life a. the Supreme
'ouri refused to grant new trial lkflwaakee Dem.