New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-24
FROM TIE SOUTH.


ArRrv,r OF Cor. GR,Y's SURVIVING PAETY-THE
/ SuRvFY OF TIE SOUTHERN RoUTE.-Col Grsys Pacinc
Railroad surveying Party, which reached san Diego on
the 18th of june left San Antonio on the IL 81 iry
examined and exI ored the country the vicinity Of the
parallel of hirfy-two from Fort Chaibourne in Texa.
IL PssO crossing the Lano E-tacaGo Staked PLAIN aud
the Pecos River, about 4. miles above Capt Macy
trail. They encountered several severe norhers, the
tbermomttor falling 20 four degrees above zero. No
accident occurred 10 the party and the FL Paso
was found be o short and practicable This
the fret time the Staked Plain was attempted 70 be
crossed in the winter season ana near the same spot
where Cart. Mscev lost twenty OF his amin IA,
well Lieut. Michle in tier exPe;.on through that
gion from the severity and udcenless OF the nohcrs.
Tie trip from san Antonio 10 III Paso by way OF Fort
Chaibourle, was made IN tweniysx and half travelling
DAYS
Al the Rio Grande found necessary 20 20 NJ to Abu
querque and Gen. Garland. commanding Dr. military
department in order 10 get authority . make recon-
nosance and survey through the State OF Chhuahua ani
Sonora with instruments. IN accordance with the per-
mission granted by the Mexican Government and orders
10 the Commentaries the frontier 20 respect all such
parties making explorations for railroad purposes On the
part If the United States.
Examined the RIO Grande from thirty miles below r.
Paso to the town Of Abuqurquc making sketches anl
'eys Of all the important points slch A. The l-tella
Crossing the Canon from the Placer Mountain haS of
Albuquerque and che Moline del Noc, Harts Mi, a.
Franklin. in Texas The latter place is represented by
Col Gray be the best for railroad crossing BEN. al
yanageOusy situated IN regard 20 the construction OF
bridge and approaches from the east around the Guata
upe mountains and To the table lands Of
the lilo Grande After returning TO bis eucampment n
L. Paso from bis ride Ia Albuquerque Col Gray received
an express from Major Bacchus, Fort Fillmore, with
dispatches from Leut.. Parks and S,oDenan Who it will
be recoeced left here in January last 70 - the
country. Col. Gray did not change his contemplated
route any representations made by Leuts Parke
and Stoueman they had only gone over country
which Col. Gray the first 10 carry party through
some three wears ago. Information was obtained from
them relative water and grass upon that route but no
abandonment Of the original line OF Col Grays eNposa-
ton was made whatever stated by o the eastern
papers. From III PaO the party proceeded west without
Ta guides, and fixed the position OF Lake Guzman
and the rver emptying into IT, Thence line west,
crossed Cooks Road the parallel of 81 so, and
struck the Mexican frontier town ot Tubac, in 81 -
" l.. The head of the GUT of California reached Gt
bay called "Pimecate, by the Passigo Indians IN
about 81 a. The whole route deemed practicable
a railroad and fine country met WITH although
deserts and regions without water ana grass were en-
| counteIed The party consisted of Messrs. W. W. d.
Iacy L. BraCy and Shuchart. Assistants, and all told,
numbering some Nv euiy-siX persons.
Curious Discovery or THE DEsERr-SOot STRINGS.
The party engaged in the survey OF public lands under
Mr. Pool found point about fifty miles ea. of san Fe
lire San Diego County, singular collection OF i0GHt-
aims ur rrs II SODA water situated ina sandy plain or
depression III the surface Of the desert The spring Is IN
mound of symmetrical shape tapernC ike sugafioai,
in the OF the top Of which hole, uniahOma5e,
containing the cabonsted beverage, fresh from some nat
ural laboratory below. Some of these mouLds are sA
feet high, and clothed with green and uxuraat coat OF
grass, while others shaped like an inverted bowl and
ruged by q growth AZ The water IL descr bed a.
having tie sparkling and eiteryescen property ~
that ordinarily sold by apo;hecGries and was drunk with
ayiditv bv both the men and animals belonging 10 the
party. When imprccEatcd with acid of any kind, II pro-
duced instant cicrycscence and in that form peculiarly
rofr, shng drink Some OF II has been brought IN IN
order to he chemically tested, with view to make the
discovery of some PRACTICAL utility
IN1EREsIGNG FROM The TEJoN.-Mr Wallace the editor
of The Los Aagi0s star, has just returned from visit TO
the Indian ko-er alton at the ieOn lie givos glowing
description Of the Lieut.. Beale has met with in his
LanhIorc efforts to aneorse the condition OF the In
diaLs. From lengthy article the subject extract
the following Lieut. Beale has devoted himself TO the
ameoratou of their condition with zeal 80 kindly ear
that he has the good VIII and confidence OF tho
whole race. He Lays field aud tells them how to
Ilaut H. and he explains them that the fruits Of their
nbor inure themselves alone BY his presence, his
ting words, hs prompt DECISIONS aud ms Kind a~su
Iuuces he has gathered about him host OF dependents
and near who look 20 him for counsel a To
tLer, and Oh ~ linn with aacry, believing truly that ne
: !uv ihcir friend According 10 the official survey of
Mr. Washbum, |. ). surveyor, tie great Reservation
tCd embraces 10 acres aul tls - dvlded mo crops
follow wheat 100 acres barley 800 acres corn 300
acres pumpkins. esilmGtedl 500 wagon loads In aiil
ton there patches, of potatoes. - and
OF Lean, - acres. The crops OF the different
oheIias amount 10 40 acre. winch makes tie entire lnd
now under cultivation amount 10 3.-oJ acres. They are
harS tie wheat with two reapors and cyera hun
bred lndau About ~ acre. per day cut and gathered
have have never seen finer crop of wheat. Every
stalk stand, erect, and is full headed At low estimate
II will erage IS bushels tie and this will give
the resut in this single field than 5000 barrels OF
-four During t.ree Days were there, Mr.. Bishop he
general ScTslcr informed ta there from 40
~ bborcrs il the feld-uen women and boys Included
in this lumber delegations from Sacramento, San
Joaquin, and other distant aces. There % plow-
boys from The FrezLO delegated by their tribe to labor in
he central field that when they arrive they may claim
living from tie general house. There BOYS
also from The -Four Greeks labOrng the
ILee bUys ope,eued industrious and intel GENT
and euoUs Of doing great deal for their people The water
carried IL bitches from all the hooks and IN the
mouuain and brought together in such quantities as to
efficiently Irgate every OF land cultivated. The
mas been very Gly the Teton, and II has been
necessary 20 lrgate alt the crops. Some idea Of the
amount of labor performed III collecting the water,
be formed from tie fact that ten miles Of bitches have
been Dug and much Of the way these bitches bordered
v.L young willows. which a!c growing green, and give
euyeIIg aspect tie DRY and scorcAed plains. Be
-o.s tlee dcAe- and fed lobors road equal to any
ia tie county, La been tie Teton Canon seven
miles, for timber
Coz. FEI~oSTs LAST TRIP-I; vii be recolectod that
Coz Fremont stated when he arrived in san Francisco
that be jETOu a Pass ia the Sierra Nevada
heading into The hoTu River Pass aud themes Iu-
VALLEY We VI Il assured that Col Btemont in
-,taC Oi ming through Pass came into the Iulare
Vale! By Walker Pas that be remained days be-
tween htTl aHd Tue hyer: and when visited by some
settlers on Tue River, and asked why be did come in
10 Tie titMclis, he eNasveN answered that he
II funds nld tLC u Ae nueed Of provisions he knew
lie could gei without money. We have some items
q interest concerning d. expedition OF Col. +.
Col Mansfield, lIsl ,ct0rGeneral OF the Army left this
cy On Monday for the Ijon ;or the purpose Of establish
~ Hl.ta-y post the Eeservation. Two companies
q Tie % Art! ordered 10 that point Capt Jordan
j. AsstelI QulTteTmater fOr jon and also Tor Fort
Miller "a the Upper san Joaquin.
Mr.. Beale has under his immediate orders a detachment
al tie 2;h Dragons company A. Should the san Fer
Lelco I'LL De- rendered passahe OF the supplies Tor
these posts would be purchased ia tbs MARKET.
Ar. asAtuTu L. :. Deputy Saryeyor left tns cty fir
tie Jon sdGy. lis contract extends from The point
at tie zion east 20 miles, AMI embraces FIVE ranges Of
townships north oi tbs line. His last line sill be n the
Lcie1toILOod Of Walker Pas. los Angeles Sar.
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