Washington telegraph., 1858-08-04

THE WAGON ROAD EXPEDITION on
THE SD PAEALLEL-We find in the
Fort Smith Herald Of the 9th ult, the
following extract Of letter from II. r.
Fowlc, Esq, one Of the officers of the
wagon road expedition sent last year by
the Government, 70 construct wagon
road on or near the 32d parallel from La
Nasilla, On tile Rio Grande, u Fort Yuma.
On the Colorado river, giving an interest
ing account of the progress cf thc labors
assigned that expedition:
lam now happy indeed u inform you.
should you be interested to know, that the
labors of this party are very nearly over
You are, l suppose, fully aware Of the
object i0r which we were sent out here by
thc Government, viz The construction
OF wagon road through New Mexico
trom thc tin Granie in THE Colorado River
at Fort Yuma. This We have done up "
ihis point distance Of ono hundred aud
sixteen miles ifom La Ncsilll 0n THE I,iD
Grandp, from which Toint we started
Ihe wurk which wo have done consists in
shortening tho distance ana providing an
ample supply of water along the route at
intervals of crgsy twenty miles, by means
OF tanks, and improving the springs
wherever thcr ara found IN thc route
Ii.G course WI the road We have made.
lays from Tort Yuma, Oh the Colorado, by
Guilty. lInc 1f the present r1ad (Which has
been greatly impT0,ci) % the Fim5 vii
ig-T,77itas Vs sr,44lf--ilMl irta course runs
ES-Jt south - U-~s4l1- WITTY tJllll Illga
San Pedro, then UP the san Pedro about
aiEiT-lTa mills whln IL turns clstwarllv
across tie RIO 20 los PuuiIs, passing
spring, twenty miles fr1m tho San Pedro.
Twenty miles further Ta found another
ample spring which We have named -yc-
ainD-c Spring oH account ut thlt species
0f w1gl growing around. Twcut. miles
iHE.hef ln we strike iha Rip LAM Crluc-
-l iu tHe sal.ey WITT tAc Lauz where there
D. wafer tlrluzLozt tAe yclr. Eighteen
m..aa IF4A IaiH ua tli waiter again at
what is called EI pcI1nciilo or Sugar Loaf
mountain. Leaving ihi5 we slriEa thc
valIHr uI tHn l..Hs. across which tle dis-
lance il iuI.y-tw1 HiIe- without water, this
wu ua.Iata hy AilEil- Nalis anI tank
about La4l WY across sJ tLat wien the
aiH- be-in iAese Wi.i he Gllci anl remain
-l .ar lauy months. T.e lf-t we Hnl
a.tlr leaving the Piias Is at this point
fAi5 wat-r hnaEl ycrr Iitll4 anl aulr
to ieU F.r-.ls. It is cal.el -OjJ dc-
. ..-e.gail' o- -hiiiaa Spring." yrs are
uuw at rJrk Improving i.- We shali ra-
llliu here some eight ur ten lavs The
nra. ratar ll1m hcra ii distant about
eighteen Uii,s, called OBJ d- Bleca. or
I i.w Spring thea fhl same di-larc. from
7 t.n- i- tLu Hi1 MgmIFgls twenty-five
ui..H ts,u tiat Is the water known as
l#.a aln.n= aHI lrlm thara tl tIr Hi1
pFaull. ai-tIuee UT .iEty mile. Ul water
I "A iaaul -n til present raal. Me have,
. however. ru-alrul Intelligence. tllt--A Acile
I slsiD-. water hole huHEl as existing.
\ uua u4au.a t1 ul found, Laa a- ast boaa
l d.--aFuaul- tAi- is al.ut Aait way lrom
4 -ieil.I tl Cooks spring. MP vuu will
VI Observe tAat thn ral vg havc nuw malg
/ & amply supplied with water along g.,
u wHnia r.gta. 4 hara written tLis de-erir-
7 lJn, hoping il mi-lt iateres; yoa aaL
-i+n gpu -allc i.IarrIaiin nn about orr move
maH.-. Iug WiII fHl al tha watcria.
rlsl pointed ou uu Lieut. Iarss's chart
I. 4.H.l-NLlE ihl course Jt uur r1ll gH ...t
lfFit.l at la licsilIa. our commission VIII
/. na rl-HaHdel- ani aii the mca ra-i off,
Y "e o.Hycrs ul tHa purity. y. wlici l hare
& iAe homer io l.e 6ae, viii return hamc bv
.he way ol n4uta El- aal Independence.
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