New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-21
lHE COLORADO EXPEDITION.
ror,.voni,poe Of The Phi sdolphia Press.

Tie pubc printer has Just Issued the printed report
Of Lieut. Bese, superintendent OF the wagon road
from Fot Defiance the Colorado River. Tne eIpedi.
ton wss occupied only 4S days in making an accurate
and admirable survey of this admittedly lmporta tan
rcuts. In few weeks party Will 60 out under tn
sse excellent superptendeLce for the construction OF
lsrtsd An appropriation OF $780, 600 was made TO
that parpoee, With the condition. however, tha
$50 coo Of il should be used to build road from For
smith hicb is iust outside the western line of Ar
Ismss 10 Albuquerque. In consideration OF the ne
1es,y Of the from Fort Defiance to the Colorado
fr sugsnt and military purposes is th )ugnt that
arotlsr 100 600 will be needed for this years ssr-
vice. -, n,,. -.
"fesvilg Zun the point from which the rosd
shouo properly start we found the coubtry easy and
,oI,ry Ana bearing good grass with water at cOnye
inert intervals until arrival at the banks OF toe
Little Colorado. This found foe stream, the bot
ton Of which is wide and fertle filed with excellent
pras ard tie bsnks of the stream itself fringed with
q bssyy growth Of cotton wood Tne whole region
thiough which it ruus Is OF character 10 make IL
meet valuable to the sgricuturst and grazier. Alter
fooaiD, this stream for several diys, ard iording
Hth cur wagons without difficulty, we lsit ana pur
sued our couIee westward 20 San FRANCISCO Mountain
The country to the oot OF that mountain IA gradually
asCeI ding psipl although somewhat rocky, In places
was covered with the fioest gfamns grass, VITA TIM
Der e, HiCent for fuel, aud water in abundance.
." From this point, twenty miles from the base o.
the mourtain until cJmmen ,ed the descent OF ts
slope the country undulsting, wth frequent
extenaye level patesus well wstsred with springs,
spc is by far the most beautiful region Iemem-
beY 10 have seen 10 any portion of the world. vast
forest Of gigantic pine, intersscted frequently py ex
tnsive open gsdes sprinkled sll over with mountain
uescc We and wice snvannes, TILED with the richest
grsssss, trsversed by our party for many sue
Csitive days. ,
"From the western slope to the country dividing
tte head Of Bill Wilhamss fork from the Colorado
fver the only change in the growth Of the timber
cedar Of the arges; for the most part taking the
Jsoe Of pine; but the character Of the soil remains
urohansed and is of the fertile nature, bearing
in all parts Il richest gTamms grass.
"FIom the divide Bill Williams to the Colorado,
Tie CCurtry ass uLDes barren aspect Snd be-
cOuss desert the banks Of the rver excepting In
lie bottom lsnds Tor a iew miles 10 Gdth or either
sde, Arrived at the riyer crossed tue wagons ana
people without olicu y. Al the point OF our cross
ng loud II to be sooat tTo huGdred yetds VIDE, a
fmoth turfdce tar es the aye could reach up aud
dogp unCbstructed by bars or rocks, flowing at the
rse Of tnIte miles hour, nineteen fest 10 depth in
md CbspIe sppsrenty perfectly nevgsole for steam
eIs OF tie largest sze. Questioning the indians
6lotely derived from them satisfactory Information,
tat II bore the chsra,ter the entire distance
/ from that place ~ Fort Yuma, some two hundred
1 ni.ts btiOV.
ltis the shortest from our Western frontier by 800
ues, being nearly directly west. 1t ths most level
GU wagons only dOnbleeemog once in the entire dis
tce rnd that at short hll and over asurfice here
toCe unbroken by wheels or trel Of any kind. IL is
yel vasred; our greatest diatsnce without water at
spy tine being twenty miles 1t is well tinbered and
| In may places the Rrowtn is far beyond that OF
sly psTt Of the world have ever seep IL temper
ale IN clnste, passing for the mcs part over an ele-
ysted It gion. IL is ssubrous not one OF our party
requiring tue shest medical attendance from the
tine d our leaving to our arrival. 1t Is wei
erased; my command never having made
1 bsd grsss camp during the entire distance until
{ rear The Colorado. Ii crosses the great desert
(which NUT be- crossed by any road 10 Cslitorns)
4 al s nalrowest point. II pseees through country
/ seouLdirg IN game aud bat little infested WIN IN
dams Oa the entiIe road, until our arrival at the Mo-
tsye villages we did not Sec in all over dozen H.
dams and those Of timid snd lnofensive casracter
Al The pout Of the crossing OF the Coiorado gram,
y,t etasies and breedsufs may be obt sined 10 any
QasItiiy from the Indians, who cultivst extensively,
houah iudely the ferlle bottom lands OF the Colo
isdo. L, is pssssble alike in Winter aud summer
these are the advantages aich claim for the road
| which We have discovered, marked ana explored,
/ tom Neu.M Mexico 10 this Safe.
| "Fcm the Colorado end TO the settlements, the
rurtrs hes been surveyed snd mapped by the United
Stes SnIyeyor OF this State, which, apart from tue
| fact that il does not coma within my INSTRUCTIONS,
issy,s ne but lite to cay in relation TO IT,. l shall
n.l,ios then, OILY oneimponsnt Iaot tast II leaves 10
bs oplen Of the emigIsst ne choice OF entering Call
cuis either at the City OF Los Angeles, by the regu-
| nJ Travelled road, ID the most fertile part OF tne
ou;tein portion OF the State, turning of from that
iye- suc by CD essy road, frequently Travelled and
eOraii ire the bead of the great rulare Valley aud
tys eooo road, through settlements all tie wey, eA-
ne ~ TO Stock on, SACRAMENTO, and the more north
/ err pats of the Sta'e."
| Ibs rspovt concludes thus:
| "A Sear in tho wilderness ended. DuIius tu!s tuio
ltAve eonaaoted my patty from ths Cult OF Mexico
l. As shores of the Pacific Ocean, and bsck sgan to
tie eA,efn terminus Of tue road, tdroush country
fra greet pant entirely unknown, aud Inhabited by
tottls Inciaps witbsut the loss OF man. 1 nave
te.tc the yauo OF the csmels, marked new road 10
tie Pac6o, and tfsvslsd 1900 nnlds without an ac-
lCtIi.'
TIE rost notable thing connected with this expedi-
ssI a the which Il made OF camels as means OF
SIsICgision. The entire success OF the eA periinens
tss tsep gel ertly spilsu:ei aud for this success
ne sreI regions Of New Mexico, Southern CAIiOrnis,
ste ite Interesting oVuaify, are solely lodeoteo 10
N. bssie. BE went 10 the accomplishment oi nj
Sml al. task With com 2reAenslvs mind. lie old no
thte hiLstH elcLe tae mere running OF tue road,
oA be los ked 20 the valuable interests which were
oHe'iLtd in the experiment; and while tae Govern
Went ave every % re0ice 10 the Possession OF
th NsiaAb.s ofc9r, the trstpg immunity feel, too,
cs tasy sre indebted 10 him in DO small degrees. Al
itso ris AfOot 10 start camel trains from tho rich
sAysi and geld regions Of NewMs3ico fer the Gulf Of
lshftiUs-
lwss at 6rst believed tnst the camels would bs
lseess where streams OF water had to be crossed
N. Hue whose travels through Tar.ary Thibet ard
| Sbila viii M. Gsbet, and afsrward through the
| Cessial Empire are known 10 all who take an inter-
| st n Eastern commerce, gave ground for the doubt.
NJ. Beale, however, VITA much trouble, hiss over.
Gene this oithcuty and reports that they swim with
mater ease and more safety than either horses or
tets. 30 then their capabilities for trans oortaton
'sr the extensive sancy stretches between tue Ahsn
1e States and the Pacific are demonstrated. Ii is
| kto omen. The camss ships Of the desert, ae tney
.se been called, have, in ali ages, borne the ri,h
Iiotucts Of the East TO the nations that have gar
b.r 'au gorgeous pearl will be laid al our feet Its
orusscy begins to ilums our shipping inter
WIZ tie waters Of the mighty Psc;f,.