Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-02-15
From the Sacramento State Journal, Dec. 20.
The IMMIGRANT Route.

A stage road from this city to the Mis-
souri,, is daily becoming more popular. The
more the matter is thought of and discussed
the more apparent becomes its necessity and
practicability. From the Missouri frontier
TO Salt Lake City, the best route is already
known. From Salt Lake, well informed
correspondent Of the Herald says, the road
must 90 direct to the already large settle
ment at Carson's, and pass from thence into
this State over the present Travelled route.
| The road, he says, from Sacramento to the
summit of the Sierra Nevada needs but slight
attention, some excavations and winding
grades should be made for wagons on the
needs the expenditure Of some money, par
ticularly in removing boulders and large
rocks from the wagon trail, and in throwing
span across the stream in one or two pla-
oes where the road crosses. The Desert,
which is forty miles of heavy sand; and about
eight miles destitute Of vegetation, should
be provided with well, artesian or other
wise, with depot for provisions, hay,
grain &c.: for the carly months Of the year,
and during the time OF spring freshets, when
the valley of the Humboldt is overlooked,
stations for provisions. grain &c., should be
provided on the high ground which runs par
allel with this stream. The Bear river NOUN
tans present another section to improve by
grading; thence 10 Salt Lake City all is easy;
from thence to the Black Hills in the vicin-
iy Of Fort Laramie, all is comparatively
easy-much money having been expended
| by the Mormons, and there is in these hills
but one place requiring the expenditure of
money. A good ferry already exists over
the Platte, and other streams; these might
be improved.
The great features Of the system, he says
would be the stations. The effects of per-
manent stations he illustrates as follows:-
Let well be dug in the middle of the eigh-
ty mile desert; establish an inn and station
hay could be furnished from the vicinity
of the Sink of the Humboldt, or Mary's riv-
er, (and 100000 tons may be cut annually
let it be transported TO the station. say
forty miles, and stacked for sale. When
the immigrant having made a'forced march
Of one half of the desert forty miles finds
water and food for his stock, he lies over one
day to rest ard recruit his animals. Here,
in the meantime will have his team shod and
his wogon repaired. and thus is created the
necessity for blacksmith and wagon shop.
Men are required TO cut and cure the hay,
men and teams to haul it, these, in turn, re-
quire food and clothes, and thus is establish
ed trading post or store; the trader buys
and sells to the emigrant, furnishes the res
idents and traffics with the Indians. A de-
mand is created for grain as well as hay
An immigrant wagon stops in some neigh
boring valley, (say the Carson, but few
miles distant, builds a cabin from the cotton
wood, encloses a few acres with a rail fence
the four yoke Of cattle which comprised
his team are sufficient for farm purposes
he cultivates garden and raises corn and
barley, the wife makes butter and raises
calves, thus he supplies the station with
vegetables and coarse grains; he gradually
accumulates herd of stock; he exchanges
at profit his fresh cattle for the worn ont
team of the immigrant, and they are recu-
perated and fattened in his fields, for the
: next years exchange-thus the demand is
continually increasing and keeping pace with
the supply, and gradually there grows up a
small village of industrious people in the
desert.
He has, for the purpose ofillustration, Ia
l ken single spot, and it the most inhospi-
table of the whole route, and has shown the
inevitable result ofthus commencing a sta
ton or depot of supplies. Letthese stations
be multiplied along the entire road, say one
in fifty miles, and the whole face Of the coun
try will be gradually changed; the telegraph
e line, already awaiting protection for its
h wires, is at once established; the telegraph
A station is added to the growing hamlet; opor.
. atves and men to repair the line, are added
u tothe population of the road. Then comes
y the stage company with its extensive private
It capital, demanding continued Improvement
. of the highway, thousands of horses to in
crease the demand for hay and grain, hun
" dreds of drivers and attaches to swell TIT
e population; stables and coach houses are t.
be built; blacksmiths and coach repairers ar
in demand. Express riders and trains vii
: have been established in connection with on
= enterprising Express companies. The tril
Il can be made in fifteen days, without danger
> The country is healthy and the journey iul
of attractive incident.
$, EvIDENcEs OF HARD TIMEs.-The NeN
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