The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-15
The Tehosntepec Route.
TO TIKI EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

AcAPuLco, Nov. Is, 1883.
viii give, you aud your rcaders little insight OF la
vanicss Tehuantcpcc the Pacific side The stcamsb
Oregon le san Francisco the I'D Of October 1855
AP VI to ply between Acapulco aud L. yaniosa Tehuaro
tepec We had pleasant trip 10 this place and arrived
here 90 the evening the Both Of the same month at
SPIN on the evening Of the 3isi, a5P N, we lei
for Ia vau,osa Ancr eighteen hours sailing heavy gaze
from the north prevailed but being under the lee Of the
land and the wind blowing on shore, had . smooth
sea Al 40 T. N the ~ Of November, We Arrived
vantosa and anchored the T $50 yards north
and eastward OF the Moro de Carboue eight fahoms Of
water. We went on shore n r NJ aud The Tehusnte
pee oompanys boat came alongside and gave us the news
that the mails aud passengers IN the ot Tchnsn.
tcpccwhich Is situated fourteen miles from la vcnLosl
per the Quaker city from New Orleans. AZ sP ~ the
mats aud passengers all on board. At $50 A. NJ
u the Sd Of November ci Ia veutsa for Acapulco
with Zen passengers and Ave mail bags, which LEFT the
9Th Of October Tor San francisco Wei the brig Light,
q rehuan,epc, which has been lying IN the bay
forty days on the Alb Of November arrived
here At r " making the distance from this place 10
la yantosa ESQ mies), On the 7th Of November The
Golden Gate arrived here AZ 1904 VI from Panama
with mails and passengers which lei Nev York OF 20
The time spent here sixty hours prior 70 her
arrival The Isthmus a fine and healthy road and the
passage be made from New Orleans % San Francisco
10 fourteen days On the 18th Of November We ef here
arrived n la yantosa On the 18th q the month
the mails and passengers arrived here and at II
The ng they on board. Al . A. " Of the
10th left la vantosa for Acapulco with twenty four
passengers and I've mail bags from New Orleans FOR San
FRANCISCO winch let New Orleans per Quaker CITY on the
18th OF November ON the evening of the l0th ~ No
vebcr arrived al this place. the mails and passengers
coming here from New Orleans In seven days Ats NJ,
the Esd Of November, the steamship John l. Stephens
arrived here from Panama with passengers who left
New YORK the 9Th OF November. This detained our
mails here SO hours There Is an inland station situated
Eve miles the westward Of Ia venosa, and Is two
miles than the present route, and AFFORDS much
better harbor for ship and boat landing than la veno
a. for a Ia yentosa there are three breakers the beach,
and fs called Salinas Cruise, makes better
landing for the water Is muchdeeper near th shore, and
only one breaker lies towards the seawarl There is
still better harbor yet sxytwo miles from Ia Ventosa
10 the westward II "a bag called Port gustulco and
perfectly sndlockei from all weather. small bar
Dor but suf cieuty large 70 accommodate eight or ten
vessels, and has plsty o. water Ten ynis from the
shore y0u have Eve falhoms Of water, AMI becomes
deeper a. you the shore up 10 fourteen iahOus
dock could b. built 10 resist ali weather At that place
The steam ftigate Merrimac arrived At tbs port n Nv
m day from the Sa1iw ca Islands From here she goes
H. Iuaa Jel sad Al vel or board excent the pirser
A A f..kuan wio goes h9r1, q ue @"lien NJ