The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-10
Exploring Expeditions.


Exploring Expeditions.
TWO NEW PASSES IN TaH SIERRA NEVADA.
From the san .rsnc-co HsrA d, Deo Is
The exploring expeditions which were sspstcned
this city time sinoe-tne for the pur pose
exploring the Coast Range and the othsr the Sisfra
vada in the horhotd OF the he, ws,ars OF tbs
IouDns and StanslAus-hAvs returned aad At this
ne are spgassd in preparing their Re ports which will
roon be ubmitted 10 the public The stsnssus aud ra,
inmne Cor pany, under Lieut. Moore, OF the s Army
as Engineer Goddard Assistant, aad Major Eo ,ets
as Commandment Of the Escort has succsed-d
ing 10 new passes In the mountain, short distance Ito
the northwest OF the Staus aus and almost on the
parallel OF latitude Of San Franeco 0se passes
Is said to b two Thousand feet 10 than
yet discovered the ascent on either side bsng nv sight
SID perfectly practicable for the construction OF rail
read The country beyond is oDe rhi;h has never yet
0een EXPLORED ard has been found to be oi . differ
ent character from that which had been supposed
The mountains, instead running narth and south .
iAh Gown on Fremenrs chart, from sn"s est to
northeast. The party slc,eedsd - -unyi ssf.r
as within about three days iossey OF Vegas 20 Ssnt.
Clara. on the Virgin ranch OF ths ors d. aud
over the whole lina they found IL to hs Of
turaI characte we'll waered and soodsd, with
dance o. n.rus The party represent thai th-rs " II no.
ee The tigh est difficulty ia oonstrueiipg the rIro.d
over IT, This would carry tho lin- II the
Mississippi TO San Fraacisco almost doe east and vest
From the extreme pon, which the perty had reached
they discovered bear tul valley lying before them OK
tending he Virgin river 90 aiah previous .xosii
lions have passed lsAvii tue the party
travelled hrretefors entirely uuex plorsd
ARRIVAL or TIE ESCORT To THs PACIFIC RarLRo ID
SURVEY AT SAN DIEGO.
From the San ego Herald, D-c l0l
Lieutenant stoneman with tn- escort TO tue Pac,6,
Railroad survey numbtrics Ia all forty msu arrived st
sunday, November g. at tia NJ sior ), n no., aftsr
ave months cAmp.jeu ia t.,a Ig,ts snl /. -
try 10 the vicDi OF the Mohavs v.t me msa -, in
the epJo' nen OF excellent health AID tae amin SIS are
in HDe condition
They expect to rs,a i, en- sam ad p..r III. Nss;o,
orders arrive ON Sen Htshc regard TO th,ir III
be governed nv III. nsop A. affair. in oar sis,-
of Lower California; Lieut. being continually assasd
explored tAys the public had bstter wait until official
report OF ideat william son: who has chags Of the
mouth Of the CHA during I AZ cnu,I !, v,aI "a ha
made the most thorough examination OF the connsTy
passed through will b. soe 70 max. yery ac,u,.ta
satisfactory report non .varv nniot "a 80
with - Vi'
river which conr ests with the pass At Ayae n. All
the passes on tbs route have bean csrsv rs3 ~
amned and accurately level ed with nsramsnts besides
being mapped upon c,uvrni.,t scas ia 80 q n ia
dents Of ouns Tn' I'll, ~. aJ,e aiuas lAc
the eeog r.phicsl knowledge ~ m nsrs ~ ~ a
and particularly from tn. Fulae copptry IN T. i,es ~
river the Jon pass Cara "a de ia IVA, In
the Sierra Nevads the Calm tas ,5orvons All tos 49,
snte ps,sss in M. "a. a. Rasas !, 80 aao
others less feasible but when nsyeth.I.q bav. hsan
explored with great care - A"'' 'o'A
From q conversation with Lieut. stoaemau - gather
that there erous acs upon tais rou to til.
construction Of the roadthAt the st..p.st grades re-
the track BE- built without the MAJ e.sy OF sp ia
tunnel and mile An bs built without va from
We learn that the survey conducted with the
ut ost and hiety and that nss an p-rsect
constructed TO accompany Lieut. report and
that the measurements sui isnt minute to give
The profile Of every pass and obacls route. so ina.
the proper grade Of the track r Silrsad be
aetern ined Such contribution geo IRA aud
,opograp knowledge of State ,,un,ry "a in
vHuAbs the coveted railroad is not built on tins
southern route The country between the Tal.rs v.sy
and the Colorado and Gala has never before b-e
thoroughly explored and tie vicinity OF the Noh.ve
river hths RIO nearly uukno n ia no Examined AND
vsyed from It's in Range near the
20 its anal di sppearapcs IN ssod l.se in m. ae.sr
su,in n
the TETON Pa CapscA de lAs U.as the era Ne
vada, the Csjop Gorgona ami Aqua Calente passes in
have been explored with great care ali
OF which passages through the mouat,n have had their
believe hat the report Of the survey will set At rest for
the question .f pre- among them aad gvs
rect that will the sructou Of raiir
oIe Is ever built through the Southern part OF the
State
II VIII be found rom this report, think that the
natural obstacles ths have bssn grexly over
rated and that the track may be bu wi hou. the
sdty OF single tunns grade Of greater incl alton
than 100 to the mile aud this only oa rare
Of eompara'ive difficulty.
The future movements Of the company OF Or goons
ger Aeut S'oneman van unoonotedly depend very much
inca.d uron ,ha ~, WET osiiofhAn afs 70
r. eu upon W wy lisAIy authoiltes IN california
CIV onths, psns Gon ,ha .nohsn .H IN rom
10 p~su ~ .ne WIN country OF ehe hohave,
- ,h 49, . eo o. suo seI'ise ou nev campaign
.omn. 49, ~ 49, % y ooey ~ 'ro'ps aos IN service,
~. n 'hoy eie ~ ssaut oin 'rr OF tried cour
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Inclusive of the Nicaragua tr.ns sold in d,ck STA ye
,om, $500 eAicon si5i I; upper storage with seco,i
Min on tbs o,nertke 800 lpoer steeFaxs k75 st,,r
- $50 The boats are ali l.rt el,s, t.amsrs The
81, en- Gate /, floating pa,cs aed As mach comfort
Nd ease can be enoyed Ia her nasnlcent caslas aud
soons ~ in first ciass hots srote The aisle Sam
siso sonns svir AMI wall n -oy.d-d BOAT Tba C,rts.
,notsd for or ,ead al oomlor
n Ia very dou bt,ul whether The com raaes can isrys