Washington sentinel., 1853-10-13
From the St. Louis Evening News
Progress Of Surveys for Pacific Rail Road.

Capt. E. A, Graves of Kentucky who is in New
Mexico holding some government Office, has for
warded to the Louisville Journal an interesting
letter, giving an account of Captain Gunison's
progress in surveying the Central railroad route.
The party had arrived at Fort Massachusetts,
and found the route every way practicable and
desirable. Euery statement By Benton, founded on
the information Of Fremont and Leronr, IS fully
confirmed.
TAOS, NEW MExIco, Ang. %, 1853.
To the Editors ofthe Louisville Journal:
GENTLEMEN: The party under Capt. Gunson,
now engaged in surveying one OF the proposed
routes for the Pacific railroad are at Fort Massa-
chusetts and will leave there perhaps to-day.
From Mr.. Williams, who arrived from Fort Mas
sachusctts on yesterday, and from Lieutenant
Beckwith, of the artillery, and Lieutenant Baker,
OF the Rifles who were here few days since 10
procure the services of Mr. Antoine Leroux as
guide 10 the party we gather the following items.
Capt. Gunison has with his party eighteen or
twenty wagons and some sixty men, They passed
up the Arkansas, and intended 10 leave IT at the
mouth ofth Huerfano; but from an error in the
map, the party went up the Pish-a-Tah then
crossed over on the trinchares. and from the trim
chares to the Huerfano, and thence they crossed
over the mountains to the head of the Sangre de
Christi by new route. which has been christened
Gunisons Pass thence they passed down the val
lev ofth Sangrc de Christi 10 within a few miles
Of Fort Massachusetts Ii is the intention q the
party to proceed 10 the Coochatope Pass of the
Gran river mountains, and on reaching the old
Spanish trail follow far as Santa Clara Spring,
at which point they expect TO meet the party from
California
The party under Captain Gunison will then re-
turn by the way of the South Pass and Fort Lara
mie to the United States. II IS the intention of
this party to examine Roubedouxs Pass, and, il
found equally practicable, that pass will perhaps
be adopted as more direct than the one followed
by them The entire practicabiliiy OF the route
fhrc tn ic Of IN ~
by Leutenants Beckwith and Baker, moi only for
railroad, but for good wagon road.
The party was in good health. They found
plenty of wood water, and grass on the route, and
express the opinion that next year the California
emigration will take this route far better than
the Fort Laramie route, and from three to four
hundred miles nearer. Mr.. Lerox is OF the opin-
ion that the worst part OF the road has already
been passed by them. Leroux left here some two
days since to so to Fort Massachusetts to act as
guide for them, but whether he will go with them
or not has not yet been finally settled. He will
probably spend some ten days with them, and
then return, MS he is anxious to go with Lieut..
Whipple on the Albuquerque route. | refer you
to the report of Captain +. "A. Graves Indian
agent, for the past and prospective movements OF
the Utahs, which will reach the governor at tho
same time you get this letter. Captain Graves
leaves to-day for Albiquieu,
Attempt at Suicide.--Eary on Sunday morn
ing. German woman was found lying insensible
in Twenty-ninth street, near Eighth avenue New
York, from the effects of arsenic, which had been
taken for the purpose of self-destruction She was
taken by policeman to her residence, No. 800, in
the same street, when Drs. Weber and Hanlin were
called in. who administered the usual remedies. II
was not expected that she would recover.
Mutiny ON Board the Clipper ship Flying
Cloud.--Thc clipper ship Flying Cloud. Cressey,
master, which leA our habor about eight days since
returned yesterday through the Heads, and an
chored at Sauceto The cause Of the return was
the mutiny of some of the crew. We have been
unable to obtain the particulars, but it is reported
that the captain shot three of the mutineers. The
affair will be judically invcstigated.--Aha Caiyor-
MAN Srpf ID