The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-10-13

TIE OVERLAND CALIFORNIA MAIL- Hs Great Success.
The arrival was announced Monday of the nrst
overland mali at st. Louis from San Francisco, ip
- days and hours bringing ten days later intel
Hgence from the Pacific. The progress Of the mail
from ST. Louis for San Francisco seems to have been
equally successful The New York Herald has the
following dispatch from 1t:
FoRf BEIKsap, Trxas s.
$40 miles from Sc. Louis, Sept q, 1855.
The overland mail arrived here this morning ut
twenty minutes TO six, having been twelve hours
in coming the last 35 miles, owing to the obs;inas
cy Of the wild mules which Mr.. Bates the super
:ntepdent, is compelled to use. We are still,
hovever, about twenfy-seven hours ahead Of the
time table, having traVersed the hardest roads on
the route, and making about one-third the entire
distance. We have travelled night and day. the
relays OF horses being ready at most all the sta
tions promptly. We have suffered but one de-
tentIon OF consequence, aud that was OF five hours
at Coiberts ferry, over tine Red river, where 1
managed to write you while the express waited.
bad expected to be able to write ip the wagons
when We reached the prairies, but found them
TOO uneven, aud the creek crossing and routes too
frequent to admit of my cprrying out my purpose
we are doiug finely, and astonish the natives
with the facility of our progress. Slow as it has
oeen, compared with what il can be when the
route is fully established, and horses put where
they shoud be 10 the place Of the mules, between
sherman and Fort Belknap certainly, and do not
know but further. We have been favored Thus far
with excellent weather, though felt the extreme
warm days and cold. nights OF this country rather
uncomfortable. =
AS night comes on, have to keep putting on
c.othes, and as morning comes on gradually take
item on to certain extent. have not seeu a
Ded, or time TO get comfortable meal, since We
ieft ST. Louis. This place is the regular military
station OF the Second Regiment Cavalry, MajJr
Ihomas, and now has ten companies stationed
mere. L WILL as soon possible, give You an &C.
count of our journey from Fayetteville Arkansas
where my last letter left us. have many expec-
tations Of going through to San Francisco safely
and in time.
Aithough the announcement of the arrival of
the overland mail has been first made from ST.
Louis, there Is little reason to doubt that IL also
arrived at Memphis, Tenn, about the same time
ior-as many are aware-a bifrrcated route was
aovped; that 10. the mail wagons start at the same
time from ST. Louis, Mo-, aud from Memphis. Tenn.
meeting at point on the Arkansas river in Ar
kansas, known as Fort Smith; thence there is but
single line, that which goes by the tbirtysecon
degree OF latitude, passing through Arizona The
Following table shows the distances from point TO
point on the line. The measurements were made
oy the exploring party sent out by the Overland
Mail Company:
Miles
From St Louis to Syracus Mo Iss
eyratus to Sprinsfaid. No. ,.,.. I43
Springheld to Fort Smith, Ark. ..........i75
EJTt smith to Colberts Ferry, Red niver..265
CoIoerts ferry (ismiles below Preston) to Fort
Fort Beik nap TO Fort ChadbouTre re....... l3f
poft CnAdDourne to tecos river. 1865
pecos river to Popas Camp. mp.................... 6s
Popes Camp To Franklin (near III Pasol
franklin (through AriZoDa) to Fort Yuma6It1
Fort Yuma ION the Uolorade) to San Francisco. s64
Total distance frem st. Louis, via FL Paso,
TO Fan francisco 26sib
from M let IT.