New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-10

hat stream between the Utah and Wabesateh noun
tsins and strike the basin Ia direction nearly
due west, to Walkers 'ske, thence taroagh .ne 5ie
Nevada, By Ebbets Pass. This would give as direct
lire from San Francisco To Independence, Ass0ari,
ard that ia the end OF the national route for before 10
can be completed there will be continuous line rom
independence TO the Eastern cities. Should MOBILES
Pass IN the Nevada be found preferable ~ EbDets the
road must run from these either through the Nieol
LET and Cooeha 70 De passes TO the South Pass in the
Rocky mountains The Vega ID $50 miles south OF
9ifec; Inc, while Mobiles Pass is 100 miles north
am not aware that the valley Of NcOllet has been
explored through the mountain Near its entrance
into the basin il il twenty miles wide and the
river rises outside of the rim and passes quite through
IT, il il reaSOnable to suppose that rar0ar might De
constructed along lie banks. Indeed It seems a.
though He who piled up the mountains and spread out
these beautiful valleys for mans use had reserved this
passage expressly for the purpose Of this great enter
prise. Its track is traversed by three stupendOus
ranges Of mountains passable at but four points yet
IN each We find pass nearly IN direct line WITH the
OtLeTs and al in line with the great cities Of the At
tic and the Pacific at the very points where of all
others they are most needed And yet selfish see
tiCnal spirit would reject these facilities which nature
has Gi0 20 cur hands and direct this truly National
enterprise 500 miles from its proper course aud carry
it, much the greater part of the distance through
barren desert that never can be inhabited By man.
And venal press weekly leans in suoser7iency 20 mat
spirit
1t is painful to contemplate the servity Of Calilor
politicians Almost every man VINO desires once
seeks TO obtain il by doing homage to a dOmneerng,
tyrannical spirit that will tolerate discussion of any
project il seeks 10 accomplish. Hence their silence
on the sub ect of routes for this great enterprise Be
fore any public movement made in this city, Dr.
OWNS speech in favor OF his southern route, accom-
panied by his map had been extensively circulated in
pamphlet form. One or two reports Of the ella route
had been published and commended by the daily press
OF this city while not one OF them had inmated that
any other route was thought Of At meeting OF the
Railroad Committee first appointed in this city the sub
ject was named. Instantly three members were on
their feet to deprecate the discussion of the question of
routes The reason assigned that it would create
sectional iealOuses while ii very obvious that
nothing but sectional jealousy could desire 10 prevent
such discussion for it is only by discussion that the
bet and most strictly national route can be ascer
tanned TIE same course was adopted b. speakers at
our mass meetings, and the first act of bur Railroad
Convention was the adoption of resolution putting
gag in ts own mouth After two days spent in doing
nothing it adopted resolution TO appoint committee
with power TO send out three exploring parties. This
was in direct violation of it, frat resolution vet il
the Ouly thing tie Committee did or could do. Two
parties sent out. They have both returned The
discovery of Ebbes Pass and IT, exploration of the
basin was the work of one Of them. The other eT
plored the Coast Range. / have not heard from IT.
Another company, under DR. WOrencrafr, is now out
exploring Mobiles Pass The information obtained
points Enthusiastically to IndeE Evidence and San Francis
co as the terminii of this great highway OF nations