The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-05

Prscesdiugs OF the Company to Open the Line
to San Fsaneasco Tho Quaker City Sought
and Contracts made-NOrs men and River
Steamers to be Sent Down-The New Route
from New York 60 New Orleans and its PAci-
Hc Connections-Lester frosa Miaatitlsn-
State and Prospects Of the Tshuantepsc 18TH
mus, &C.. &c.
We published some weeks since the fact that the
government had made a contract with the Tehuan-
tepec Company for the transportation of mail to
San Francisco by the isthmus of Tehuantepec. We
also announced the fact that Mr. La Sere the Presi
dent of the Company, Senator Benjamin and other
parties connected with that Transit route had come
to New York for the purpose Of making the final
arrangements for opening that route at an early day.
We now learn that they have completed their labors
in this city having accomplished the following OBJ
jects:--
VIM. H. Sidel, ESQ.,, of New York, has been engaged
as chief engineer of the company, and will enter at
once upon the discharge of his duties.
The well known steamship Quaker City has been
purchased for the route between New Orleans and
Mnatitan, and will be put upon the route at once,
under her old commander, Captain Shufeldt. She
will leave New Orleans her first trip on the LIST Of
October next.
The bark Rapid has been chartered and will leave
here for Minatitlan on the 9Th inst with body of
officers and 200 laborers to reinforce the party al
ready on the Isthmus
An iron steamer of light draft will be finished by
the middle OF September, for the navigation of the
Coatzacoacos river, and sent down at once to take
the place of the wooden steamer now there.
Orders have been given to build large and COM
modious pier at Ventosa Bay which will be finished
in time to afford safe landing for passengers in any
weather.
1t has already been announced that contract has
been made with the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany for the conveyance of passengers, mails and
freight from ventosa Bay to San Francisco. The
company is now advertising for proposals from stage
contractors for putting on the rolling stock from
Suchil to ventosa, a distance of III miles. There
is reason to suppose that this route to California
will be in operation before the close of the year.
NEW ROUTE FRoM NEW YORK TO NEW ORLEANS AND
CALIFORNIA.
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
We have been for some years usng amphbious line
and rail between this city and New Orleans
1t has been chiefly dedicated to the welfare Of omnibus
and horse hotels and to the disappointment OF
these who, Ike ourselves rely upon the regular mails
We have, BESIDES an enterprisng proposition to open
route along the coast-one the thmus OF Florida
from interests from which anticipated much advantage
but whtt the public looking these routes for the
sautary competition essential to its comfort the fogies of
the pony express' at Washington startled by
the arrival OF q committee OF railroad officers from
the southwest who brought the New Orleans mail
through In four days and some hours This occssioned
q general rubbing OF spectacles and porting over
maps; but the fact verified that q new route
had been opened from Washington via Knoxville TO New
Orleans and with the authorities these roads The
master General made contract for the trans
portston OF mail from New York TO New Orleans IN four
GAYS and hours, with engagement upon their part
TO reduce the fer performing the same SERVICE after
July /, 1859 TO three days and . nall.
review OF this route will show that this time eau be
readily made, and that is even susceptible Of material
reduction
DISTANCE FROM NEW YORK TO ORLEANS SOUTH
wESTERN NATIONAL ROUTE.