Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-09-12

~ The Mar Crlc1RS PicayuHe Of August %
contains the following in relation TO the opening
OF the Tehuantepec ronte TO the Pacific Ocean
By the Texas, which arrived this morning
from Vera Cruz, we hayoyeTy encouraging az
counts of the progress of the rchuantepec enter
prise Among the passengers is Col William
T. Smith, the contractor for the building of the
carriage road. He ison his way North, on the
business Of the company, and We are glad to
learn that he goes 10 make arrangements for the
final opening of the road Tor travel, from sea 70
sea, BY tho first day OF December next. There
are thirty miles already completed and in order
and the reminder is IN such a state efprogrcss
that no doubt exists that It viii be completed for
the reception of carriages and stock by the first
Of November. Col Smith tells us he is about
10 order Z mex iron steamboat for the nayiga-
tion Of the river, and to order the building OF
coaches for the transportation of travellers and
the luggage IN eighteen hours across the 18th
mus The contractor has now 900 men at
work upon the road and the amount ofiabor to
be had 50 a6nndant. that if he only had tools,
and supplies for them he eonldjust as readily
have two thousand as one He has distributed
them at various points ofthe road The most
difficult places have been already overcome.
Much as has been said of the facility with
which the road could DO built, tho reality
has exceeded exceptation There arc really
few places of any difficulty at all. The proof
is, that the whole distance Of one hundred
and eleven miles win be completed within
sixty or seventy dayE and no accident happens
in the arrangements for stocking the road twill
he open for travel in a little over ninety DAYS
from this time. Some of our citizens who may
remain away until December, viii, on reaching
home, find that they ARE within reach Of the
Pacific coast in four days from New Orleans, aud
Of San Francisco in ten or eleven. a steamboat
from New Orleans viii land them the third day
in the Coatzncoalcos, and tho next day viii ind
them on their way up the Western coast of the
continent, and six OF seven days will land them
in San Francisco. It will he . great event for
the country, and particularly for this CITY, and
viii work vast change in the routes of COM
m1Dication between the Atlantic States. Capt.
Smith states that the treatment of the Americans
by thenatiyes and the Government WAS themoSt
friendly kind that they were aided by the in
labitants as persons who came to confer great
henefit upon the country and TO give employ
rnent. The rights ofexemption from taxes ced-
ed TO the Company in their grant were scrupu-
lousy observed, by orders from the city of Next
co, where all parties appear to be warmly inte-
rested for the completion of the work This fact
gnes far to diSSipate the ideas which have been
circulated at the North of the indiSppsition or
nnfriendliness Of the Mexican authorities. On
the contrary, they are cordial and friendly. Capt.
Smith went to Vera Cruz in the Gompany's
steamer, to purchase supplies and tools, which
were scarce on the Isthmus. She was To return
Immediately. 1t is now the rainy season on the
Isthmus, but it has not obatructcd the work foT
q single day.