Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-17
Honey LnI.r WAGON Road /.

The following communication, says the
Plumas Argus from L. N. Rowe, one of the
Fort Kearney and Honey Lake wagon road
expedition, under the supervision of Col +.
W. Lander, will be interesting to most of our
readers 1t makes an exhibit of facts and
conclusions drawn from actual observation,
highly favorable to the Honey Lake route
The duties of the division to which Mr.. Rowe
was attached terminated officially at City
Rock, from which place Mr.. r., with thirteen
others of the company, came through to Cal
ifornia by the Honey Lake route, arriving at
this place on the 9th of October.
On the twentieth of April last, Col, F. w.
Lander commenced to equip a company for
the construction of II wagon road from Fort
Kearney to City Rock. On the lst day of
May, everything being in readiness, left lnde-
pendence, Mo, arrived at and crossed the
Platte on the 23d, with 10 mules, and l6
wagons. The crossing was effected in five
hours without accident The company ar
rived at Canon Creek on the 5th of June,
and commenced work on the 9th, leaving the
old emigrant road to the left at the Seminole
Cut OFF, or the last crossing of the Sweet
Water, up Canyon Creek four miles, crossing
a small stream called Longs Greek. Grass
and water good
From thence due west crossing a small
stream every three or four miles, with fine
pasturage. The road thence crosses the
Sweet Water and runs a distance of six miles
to Bitter Root Creek, from thence to Dry
Sandy and Little Sandy, with good grass and
water From thence to Big Sandy and Green
River, from Green River to Little Piney,
thence to Big Piney, and up the canyon of
Piney Creek ten miles, with good grass and
water; thence take the right ridge for six
miles, crossing over to the Labargue four
miles. thence follow the ridge seven miles to
Mt. Springs, thence down to Smiths Fork,
from thence to the right and up Beaver
Greek three miles, thence to the main fork
of Salt River, down Salt River Valley fifteen
miles, with good grass and water; from thence
to the left, up Smoky Canyon to the right,
and up Big Canyon three miles, thence over
to Rowe's Springs, thence to the valley of
Black Foot river, and down the valley seven
miles, cross the river, ford good turn to the
right and cross a dry ravine, after which,
take to the ridge and follow it three miles to
the valley of the Portnoughf, water, grass
and ford good From thence take the ridge
three miles, intersecting the old Fort Hall
road about thirty miles east of Fort Hall,
cross Ross Fork, thence to the last crossing
of the Portnoughf, thence down to the Salt
River bottoms, thence to Raft river, Bannac
creek valley, ten miles, from thence, bearing
to the right, to the City Rock Springs the
terminus of our division of the road. We
completed the work on the 18th of Septem-
Der, having made l6O miles of road We
Myself, with thirteen others, started for
California on Kinks route far short distance,
when finding it impracticable, we took the
south side of the Humboldt, down to Lassen's
Meadows, from thence 10y way of Mobiles
Pass to Honey Lake We found the Honey
Lake route good one, much better chan the
Carson route. A small amount of work will
make it as good as any mountain road in
California. The energy and perseverance of
Col. Lander, point him out as the most suta-
BILE man to take charge of Kinks division,
from Little Rock to Honey Lake.
understand that petitions will be forwar-
ded to Washington by the citizens of Honey
Lake and vicinity, asking his appointment to
the superintendent of this work. Should
the government put the work in his hands,
the people of this vicinity can rest assured
that private interest will not be allowed to
take their road to some other point than the
one designated by law To Col. L. are the
emigrants indebted for the present quiet dis
position of the Indians, he having met and
held councils with them, and by the bestowal
of suitable presents secured such friendly re-
lations as were needed to secure the comfort
and safety of emigrant trains.