Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-11-10
GLASGOW TIMES, THURSDAY

road on account Of its miry nature. The
section Of the route from Zuni to Albuquer-
que is plain sailing. That from Albuquer-
que to Independence or st. Louis, or Men,
phis, is equally plain, by two or three we'll
known passes through the Sandia noun
tains, which lie east Of the Rio Grande.
Certain slight deviations from the track
which / pursued would improve the route.
For instance, it would be better to leave my
trail to the north, at point say $50 miles
east of the Sierra Nevada, and intersect it
again some Is miles west Of the Colorado.
On the east side of the Colorado the road
should pursue directly eastern course for
IS miles, and thence take an east-southeast
course for nearly 200 miles, at the foot and
on the south side Of the mountain inhabited
by the Garrotero Indians. Thence north
east for Is miles, in prairie between those
mountains and q range of mountains which
seem 10 extend to the ella. From this
points the road should run easterly to Col
orado Chiquite river, and thence northeast
to Zuni. The distance from the east end
of the Garrotero mountain to Zuni is about
200 miles. This route, as l indicate it,
will pass at all times in sight of my trail,
and through as practicable a country as any
railroad route of the same distance in the
United States. ......t
The proposed route by the Sangre de
Cristo, north of Taos, take, if practicable
at all, to be very Objectionable on account Of
the vast elevations the road must ascend TO-
and the large quantities of snow which fall
and remain there SO long during the winter
months. This route has also the additional
disadvantage Of crossing two rivers, the
Grand and the Green, either of which would
be as costlyto bridge as the Colorado.
A route has been somewhat spoken Of just
north Of the Gila, with the view Of having
a route wholly on American ground. That
| am satisfied, is altogether out Of the ques
ton, on account Of mountains alone, if n,
other objection existed. The ella rout
proper, passing in part through Sonora, il
Objectionable on several accounts beside
its situation. In the first place, there is NJ
, timber upon the plains, nor upon the vol
canic mountains that are along the way.
considerable part of the route, too, lies ovel
a country destitute of vegetation, which
when dry, is white powder, resembling
!, flour, in which the feet Of men and animal:
sink several inches. This same clay, whe,
, wet, is the most treacherous of quagmires
, Some parts Of the road are also very sandy
Don Ambrose Armijo, who took sheep t.
California last year, lost as many as eleve
hundred among the sandhills west of Color
ado, by sinking in the sand, and being ru
over by those behind. Another serious oh
| lection 10 the ella route is the great deser
which lies west Of Colorado, and has an ex
! tent Of 100 miles without wood or water.
have no interest in recommending on
a Of these routes more than another. l too
e sheep and wagons to California last year b
the Gila route, and am about to retur
: that way to California again with sheer
4 Upon the route which have Just travele
l encountered many hardships and dangers
and met with serious pecuniary loss; yet
e say it is the best for railroad, and woul
f be excellent for ordinary travelling but fo
t the Indians. A large portion of the ira
I over which l passed--say some $50 mile
= west from the Rio Grande--is, for tn
n most part admirably adapted to farming an
: stock raising.