Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-14
mass nreetlMg a. ea, Framelseo.

On Monday evening last, a large demon
rtration, of the impromttu order, was made
at San Francisco, in honor of the arrival of
the Southern Overland Mail. The meeting
assembled at Musical Hall, Col. J. B. Crockett
,vos called to the chair, and read very ap-
propriate speech. committee was appoin-
ted to draft resolutions expressive of the
.ense of the meeting, after which j. p. lIa-
ven introduced Mr.. Ormsty, special CORES
nondent of the New York Herald, who had
,,ome n Messenger over the route The speak
ar said he came to write for the Herald, not
60 sneak to the citizens of San Franciso-
The following abstract of his remarks, from
The Alta. will be found interesting
The sneaker cursorly glanced at the vast
advantages to be derived from the inaugura
tion of this enterprise to the territory along
the route, as well as to California. New
Mexico would be settled, and cities and towns
would spring up at every available point
The advantages to our own agricultural.
mineral and postal interest were also alluded
to. He (the speaker) had been told prior to
starting on his tour, that dire difficulties
would have to be encountered that he must
pass over .craggy peaks and waterless deserts
chat he would meet rattlesnakes and grizzlies,
and hostile Indians. Instead of Being in
peril he came across very comfortably. He
got meal whenever he wanted it. albeit not
the most palatable He often got beans to
eat. and sometimes coffee, and sometimes
not They saw no Indians of consequence
on the route. The distance from ST. Louis
10 San Francisco he states to be 1859 miles
Mr.. Ormsby then proceeded to give brief
narrative of the trip For the first one hun
dred and sixty miles from St. Louis he trav-
eled on the Pacific Railway to Jefferson City;
thence by Concord coach to Springfield,
through the richest agricultural region in
Missouri thence to Fayetteville, Arkansas
through the Ozark Mountains. This part of
the route is the toughest encountered. He
next went on to Fort Smith, the intersection
of the Memphis route Fifteen minutes af-
ter they arrived at this point, the Memphis
mail came in, which is the best evidence
that the junction is at the proper place on
the route. After leaving Fort Smith, passed
through the Choetaw country to Red River.
The Indians all perfectly quiet. Sherman,
Texas, was the next settlement; thence to
Gainesville. The country in this section is
very fine and well wooded. Phantom Hill
deserted military station, was next stopped
at, and successively Forts Belknap and Chad
bourne AT both Of these places a few sol
diers are stationed From Fort Chadbourne
to head waters of Concha river, the south
ernmost point on the route and ON the 80
degs parallel thence they struck over LIano
Estacad1, a barren plain, 75 miles in width
Although in an uncovered wagon, Mr. Orms-
by suffered little inconvenience in crossing
this plain lie believes that very shortly the
trip over this plain viii be made in single
day. Thence they journeyed to Pecos river
a tributary of the Rio Grande, and up that
stream to Pope's camp fifty miles below the
old Eniigrant road. This is on line with
Guadalupe Peak Thence to Cornudas tanks
and Tueeo tanks, to Franklin, opposite El
Paso thence l3 miles up the Peeos river
On this section they had no animals except
what they took along with them. Stations
are needed here, and will soon be established.
The country between Red river and the
Pecos is entirely uninhabited. Three miles
an hour was the average time made on this
section but this delay was more than made
Mp on this side of Ell Paso. Mr.. Ormsby sta
ted that the arrangements on the western
half of the road are far more complete than
on the eastern side They then proceeded
sIp on Col. Leach's road through the Rio
OTdHuc anu blSSllld NdiiCN CiOosluS " OuON
Springs thence to Mimbres, in the Gadsden
Purchase Provisions here have to be fur
nished by the company The stations are
from is to 30 miles apart From Tucsin,
the route runs through the Pacheco Pass and
Pimo villages, to Marcopas thence through
the valley of the Gila to Fort Yuma, on the
borders of California. Midway on the sixty
mile desert, there is water station. The
road up to Los Angeles, and thence to this
city, is in fine condition.
Mr.. 0rmsby suffered none whatever from
heat, and but little from cold, anywhere on
the road He deems the route a thoroughly
feasible one, although there are still many
obstacles to overcome There is great need
of military stations, and Mr.. o. suggests that
some Of those in Texas be scattered along the
route. The country abounds in many objects
of novelty and interest, which it was impos
sible for him, considering the private rela
tions he occupied toward the New York
Herald, to lay in detail before the audience.
The speaker was enthusiastically applau-
ded. Calhoun Benham followed in a speech
which was well received, and was succeeded
by +. P, Tracy. Resolutions were adopted,
OF an appropriate character, and the meeting
adjourned. The occasion was a very credit
able one, indeed, to all the parties engaged.