New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-04

Fer the past tao years al expedition has been
emply ed Under the con maid Of Capt. Pope Of tue
ErlineeIs, partly IL a determination Of the scr
veys III The IT glen between tie Rio PecOs aud the
Rio Grande, for a Pacific Ralrosd-commonly
known Is the Southern foute-aLd partly in test
log tho practicabhity e procuring water By means
,f arttssn wells along tbs route where 1t crosses
the high table lsuds Of Texas and New Mexico, in
,he LeishboIhood Of the 80 parable. Of north lsi
tude.
A report Of these surveys and experiments
recently made By Capt Pope to the War
Dcpar Inent, contain, much lie. inlormaton
10 relation t. that g-eas tact Of uninh.ei'cd-
sns IS il has hitherto Been scpposed urinhsbi'-
sbt-countIy extending from ne 56'h TO tue 3@d
parallel e ror lsttute, ad fem the sources Of
the Canadian TIE RED River, the Brazos, the Colo
lato and the other mote southern rivers Of Texas
west t. The Rio Grande Tha great irActc c'antry,
NJ, 'ess than hundred thousand square miles 10
extent, is di,icyd f.oE, no,th west 10 south east
b, ne RIVER PecCs mo tHo nearly equal parts.
Tie Ptco,, which IS ne principal tributary Of the
Rio GrA7de and tie Oily considerable ole wai,h
enters il from the east t!cueh very Iar'ow,
lao. exceeding hi: d-el FEET in wid:A,
! brI - down more ws.e: tan sn, river 10 TeIas.
Fern he 90 parallel to "a mouth a distance BY
| In Of so miles, i. lows through bed or trunk
of Ici c'Sy Hhilh thec,us1y prevents percolaticn;
tud, with The exception Of stse:sl .hoa, or rapids
f No gr,ai extrt aDd cas-! - be removed. las s
umit.m 6ep,h from hank 10 5snl cf fifteen FRET.
Unfortunately tie r. GTanie, tcr some huLdfed
mics below tie mtutA Of the Peccs, is BY no means
so T,, suited 20 Ia7is arcn. Tne country west Of
be Pee :, and between tina. ri7er aid Soc Rio
G ande, is trAver.sd by mountains grouped togv-
ih,G in shor. detached raDses standing Little east
Of Lolh, tie whole Iesicr Aa7.gg gentle Dip to
the southeast in winch direction are It's Ices Of
ORA nsge. These nCg1Is.ns viewed S. whole
ioIn, ihECe continuous .o:ty Ines about ef,y mites
slait. in the ne shborbood OF :he 30 ps-alel of
10Th latitude the ranss ntA-e:i 70 the Pee . and
About my miles west e i lie known as the Gusda.
.upe. The rcX! rsLge az; ;es further west Of lie
SacIsmea;o, asa tae most western ooe Of the three
is he Oregon moULta;ns Mort. a,d south Of The
sd lsIsllti tie so;ma.,oa 5 ne ssme, tie Cnly
ciM.c teire IL The names 3! wA:ch ne mountain
rsrsts axe Know.
Between these leu2ss.2 y, ses are .able land.
WI ca have genera elevation b: scue !. $40 feet
or lie, might raihe: be described IS ba.ns or
taush', oPtn 1orA and ;,1:h snd With rapid &C.
scerts both east A. Wt.'. TIE Apors Of these ba
Ell. aye ioIm,i ic genera rs s;:.ts Of tie CABIN.
'ienos gT'UF, sIce;; = SIZE PAGES Eteie ,te5
hS't btsn co'e',e b. al j.,o-e. msrs AID ci.y Of
uo;e neons o;g.-. 1bsss cs.hc uifeecus strs:a
have bean brAe- ;-rc-:t and uPte47sd By TEE
Il IL :an Iacsfs sbc7s tescTieed srt their brokes
edges sis tIlcsse Ao9s he as,Ls Of he uorDt,:n.
81 s.t.i-dts va. lirS fom 200 to 200 f.es as.7e
'he bot'ons q Z vhkss. A. geaera, thing
s'sa.:s :ia' - .isas,. ne ( .as u.cuc.a.n