The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-10
The Mountains Of Amersca.
LK7TER PROM LIEUT.. WARREN, OF TIE roP00RtPat
CAL COEPs.

The Mountains Of Amnrsea.
LRTTKR PROM LIEUT.. WARREN, or the r0P0GRtPsi
GAL CORPS
70 xproR OF ras NEW roRK HERALD.
wAsnseroS, Fob IL, 1851
p With regret thai ind N your paper o4 The 9Th
insI . Communication over tho s,gnasure Of ''Soush
Pass," which calls for notice ~ my hands - II 10 10
reply 70 my Communication 70 you Of January 90 and In
an mhquoted and misspprehended.
lido mot see any contradiction in my letter d January
80 between the statement thai the Sierra kAdre being
mere divide between the waters Of the Atlantic and
Paec does not correspond with any exeadsd range Of
mountains, and oouid only be represented map BY
line drawn between the Of the streams wing 70
the two great and the statement that the noun
tsns do nos general thing form the divdes betwesn
the great streams which low into the Atlantic and Pc
ONO there y any contradiction h certainty ''sn'
feet eli .taon ,has passed over BY Lieu. Simpson ON
the Navajo expedition 600 feet eevatoa) and tnst
the thirty second parallel "a 600 feet elevation orm
large portions OF tn, divide or Sierra hAdre
Ny critic sAys'l maintain what the letter calls th,
'psss Of the Rio del korte' practically pAss 81.
and that the trusest mules ,iy keep saeif
footing on tho lodges Of the mountain sides This not
he might have derived from my letter, In which II -
stated that the pass Of the RIO dol Nor.s 70 MOI ,he Low
est ID that region Almost impossible Q, oil seasons"
The remark that II the 40 vest fonpd 10 tbs. region 10
one Of ME errors pointed oni IN tho EDITORIAL article Of
Had my critic nd the reports Of the pao'ho RAh
road explorations tne Actin apf 4lth AID toe S6sh
Aou SZd pafai'eiS OF aiVuoe, Dc Wcuo nave s0en
passes pointed oo on each and surveyed thai prso
cabie for wagon and railroads. IN the opinion Of the Oh
pIoers There reports fo the printed H5ose document
No. l2S, lst session sd Congress
Ny critic says tbst admit 10 the concluding pAyAGrApo
OF my letter the, 'rhe transverse ranges to
gYea extent" aud "bsve been examined and reporsed
upon by various explorers" 10 tnis he 70 mistaken he
con there nnd no such admission
Wheu Rno wletge spAGc.ert 50 arrange the
mountains sy stems somewhat OF opipou
We already have u, as he asserts, tnep pernape the
services Of sron geuxemea my critic Will mol be need
ed for further explorations
Ny opl Ion, however, 10 that our REo viedge mol ye
suoent and whore tho arrangement has beer tempted
subtt uent explorations have always shown Is 80 he
faulty An instance Of this ID the statement ne main atns,
lna the Sierra Mimbfee 500 mee long, thu extend
Ing local 10 make IL embrace the whole OF
Humboldps central branch OF the Sierra Maire, and
''old spanish Official map" 10 now recognised.
The INTO, nation which old maps contain pectng
territory 10 Est,e elso than vague aurn and any
would certainly be behind the present day who
He'd solely upon them, many OF which We keep only ~
curiotities.
Our accuser makes great use OF the assumption tina,
the Sierra Madre .ef out" he iopogr AphcA nAp
OF 1850. II be win examine thst ma, he will 1nd 4.
represtn Any charges ne based thereon fall TO the
ground.
Ny letter Of January go not Intended apology
for men who cannot be deprived OF their well earned
reputation by charges made without Foundation,
written with the hope OF informing the public concerning
things not generally Known Az that letter called tor.
. reply which ID not characterized BY courteous
language Than accuracy Of statement hope Me writer
will be careful IN the future. No fsrther affection
70 sscb viii not again trespass on your cofumns
G.. K WARREN.