New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-16

Col. NoBLEs's WAeos- RoAp.-Coi WIN H. No
bes superintenden. Of the expedition SEPT 20 o.sract
was OF load from Fort Ridgly 10 the So-,h Psss OF
tie ROCKY Mountains recently returned . s.. Paul,
Greet from old Fort Lookout on the Miseosri Riysr.
hayIg .ft here about Sept l. The sOlo wing inso--
nation coDcernii the progress OF tie road 70 eon-
n uLicaies TO The Ponce
" Col NJ bes and his patty have surveyed sud par
upsly constneted good wsgon-rosd no q Eort
kidgsy, On the Minnesota River. opposite DID F3-t
lo' koat; The distance between ihess tso poias 10
two hundred and forty ples The road s psaKy ON
an ar IRE, F9rt Lookout being bas about hsI DE-
cree south OF Fort Rdg.ly. Two roads Were male
from Sandy Hill River 70 the old Fort Aux Csires,
aid passi through an mf'ror country IN respect ~
W, Oh and water.
The read from For, Ridse,y follow. tie Gotten
wood River for some distance, IN south res. direc-
tin then proceeds wes'ws.dly until i. strikes Laka
Benton passes Overt he Coteau des Prare vi. the as-
ura roadway called Hcle.n-the Mountain, AID crosses
the Big Sioux River two miles below the town of
Medary. The road is laid out from the Big soz1 30
the james River in direct western direc'ioa, and
crcsss the latter stream few miles north Of Ssniy-
Hill River. From this point its course Is due wes: 70
the Missouri.
"Col. Noble informs "a that between Fort R.dgely
and the Missouri by the road laid out, horse cennof
tIsve two hours without sding water Syringe, skss
ard streams are Plentiful the route Ba: II We
traveller DIVORCES either north south from tie Ina
Of read n arked out, he viii dad water scarce sad ga
very poor quality.
1.-THE road from Fort Ridgsly to Missouri Is g,od
one, anG light buggy or heasly laden wagon ian es
driven over Il without difficulty. At no poist On the
road is the grade higher than eighty feet 70 he mile,
and this grade only in ascending tho high prss
between The James River and the Missouri Ina
(" But two bridges, both over the C.ttonwood 1ver,
will be necessary on the road Good fordiog places
have been secured at all the streams and Wherever
advisable the bottoms Vi tho rivers were psved
with b,ulders Particularly on the Sioux and james
rivers sate and convenient fords have been selected:
Care hss been taken 70 instruct safe roai over ~
the swamps and low lands.
" To designate the road, mounds have been con-
siIuced, nom three 10 five feet in hight Oh tie sce
of the roai its entire length These mounds are PLACED
at inter, ais of quarter and half nile, ana nearer
mound. building the most Luxurious work per-
ormt Cd the expedition nearly 500 constr 1o:sd
betwet Fort Rideely and the Missouri.
"The party did net design proceeding further thsu
the Missouri this They reached toss ryer Tie
latter part Of August and started their return ON
the Let of Septen Der, improving ard competiog ne
road as they came eastward. The entire r9ad to taa
Missouri will be completed about tue 10th Of o.
tober.
"The country between Fer. Ridgely snd Jams,
River is described excellent rolling prsris, With
ecarcity Of timber. He considers the valley OF The
James River paradpe for gro2isrs, with growth Of
grass Ut qualed in the country in extent and nch
ness. The land is rich, and water plentiful al The
way between Fort Riegely and james River. Be-
yoDd there the county changes, ana Is OF poor
character til the valley Of the Missouri reached.
flames River is cescribed as q rarrov, crooked,
deep ard sluggish stream but though: % 70 Iavlgses
for boats Of small for 200 mi above Il, mouth.
The road between Fort 10 ,kout and the south Psss
of the Rocky Mountains distance Of $50 miss, re-
mains yet TO be built The party Of men oelonsln ID
Col Ms expedition Is in excellent condition, s,d hss
thus far escsI ed sickness OF serious acciiens.