The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-06

Proceedings Of tho Company to Open tho Line
10 San Fsancisco The Quaker City Sought
and Contracts Made-N0rk men and River
sscamers tO be Sent DOwn-The New Route
from New York co New Orleans and its PAci-
flo Consections-Letter frsl-a nIinatitIan-
state and Prospects OF the Tehuansepsc 18TH
mus, &c.. Sc.
We published some weeks since the fact that the
government had made 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 Pres
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 early day
We 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
Mnatitlan 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 Minattlan the Sth 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 yentosa Bay which will be finished
TO oofoI LAM IN for in
weather
1t has already been announced that contract has
been made with the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
paDy for the conveyance of passengers, mails and
freight from yentosa Bay to San Francisco. The
company is advertising for proposals from stage
contractors for putting on the rolling stock from
Suchil to ventosa, distance of III miles. There
is reason now to suppose that this route to California
will he in operation before the close of the year.
NEW ROUTE From NRw YORK TO NEW ORLEANS AND
CALIFORNIA.
TO EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
We have be EN- for years using amphibous line
Of rivers rail between this city and New Orleans
has been chiefly dedicated the welfare Of omnibus
and horse hotels, and to the disappointment OF
those Who Ike ourselves, rely upon the regular mails
We have, besides, enterprising proposition to open
along the coasone the Isthmus Of Florida
from interests from which anticipated much advantage
but whilst the public looking to these routes for the
ssutary competition essential to its comfort the foges Of
the "pony express ct Washington were startled by
the arrival Of committee Of railroad officers from
the southwest, who brought the New Orleans mail
through four days and some hours This occssioued
q general rubbing OF spectAces and porting over
maps; but the fact was verified that q route
bad been opened from Washington via Rockville 70 New
Orleans aud with the authorities of these roads the Post
master General Immediately made contract for the aus
porai.on OF mail from New York to New Orleans in four
Gays and hours, with engagement upon their part
to reduce the time fer performing the same service, after
July !, 1859, 10 three days ana MALI
review OF this route will show that this time can be
readily made and that susceptible OF material
reduction
DISTANCE FROM Nxw ORLEANS IHK SOUTH
WESTERN NATIONAL ROUTE