Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-22

other line, and between the expense OF trans.
acting a given amount of business upon that
and any other possible line for Pacific rail-
road, will be at least great enough to make
huge margin Of profts-to determine the ques-
ton, whether the Pacific railroad, if construct
ed, shall be p roftable work to its owners; or,
simply, deep we'll in which immense sums Of
money must be sunk, if kept in operation ..
But this letter is Of great interest, indeed,
In other connections, as it embraces much in
formation concerning the general capabilities
OF portions Of our Pacific side 1t is as follows ::
MONTEREY, January II, 1858.
Editor Of the Star:
The people of the southern coast counties and
those OF the Tulares are very DESTROYS the Gov
eminent should publish some Of the notes OF Lit.
Parke's exploration Of the Salinas valley, which
he made for the Pacific Railroad.
DIR. Colbert A. Campbell, who is now residing
] n this town, and has lived in the upper part Of
Il le Salinas valley a ranchero for some three
y ,ars, informs me Of very excellent route which
Of 'ens all the way, for wagons, from the Tulare
va LEY, opposite the southern end Of the Big Tu-
Ia, lake, at the sink Of the West EstrelIa Star)
re ek, In the Tulare plain, Is miles south Of lat
3D. (see Goddard's 1857 map,) which would
NAL e the distance lover valleys and plainsI from
TeIc n fort Through San Benito or San Juan
creeA Valley to San Jose city PAS miles The dis.
lance ON the TETON fort to San Jose city, via the
northV yards through the Salinas valley to San
Juan ,ission, is about go miles
thin X, myself, that the route through the Es.
trella pass, via San Miguel mission and Salinas
valley is the best for grass, wood water. and the
best leve' The San Juan has great deal Of
poor country.
DIR. Cam Dbell makes the distances from TETON
10 San jose as follows: From the TETON fort, by
the way of KEN, Buena Vista and Tulare lakes
to the sink of West Estrella creek los miles:
rom the sink, across the divide, to a creek
mas fyAr
this creek, folio wing table OF land for 6 miles
when you arrive at the valley Of San Lorenzo
creek, which you follow for ~ miles. when YOU
come to the Cana da Aqua Amarga which You
follow up for ~ mi les; then travel miles &C ross
some moderate hills until you arrive at the upper
valley Of the San ento creek flowing north 10y
san Juan mission, which San Benito creek Won
follow down for alb out 80 miles, then strike over
across the Tres ri nos creek, and follow on for
miles, when you ONE to Santa Anna plains,
which you travel o, er Is miles, when YOU arrive
at Gllroy's; from ilroy's to San Jose CITY is 81
understanding 245 miles from Fort TETON TO San
Jose city This route lays near to the new quick
silver mines in the outheast corner Of Monterey
county. on the headquarters of San Benito creek.
lsee 1857 map and the route road is very little
known, except 10 Monterey county; still less in
California, or to any military scientific officers
The route by the Salinas though, | think. nos.
sesses superior advantages it is an old settled
country all the wa y, and the road travelled for
hfty-seven years.
lt is very desirabls that accommodating party
OF the U s. railroa office should 90 over these
Two routes and tax levels, and hy ali means
take seoiogist and .nneralogst, az 1t is full of
ClhhdDar, lead and sill yer. chrome, etc. and pre-
SCENTS most interesting field for the student of
FOSSILS, as II abOunds il them, which is a treat
ana material assistance to the supe fcal geology
lnlneTaiogy, etc, of a route. Refer to P,of W
r. Blake and Prof. Baird for this matter They
nave never, it is very stra nge, been surveyed by
united states railroad SUI veying parties These
TWO routes seem to me to be the two very best for
the Pacific railroad, if they should enter at the
rrlon Pass Both the 70 Utes are very healthy
and temperate at all season : Of the wear: the Tn
ldre lake route is too hot
Ihe making Of that new Sierra Territory NAV
enable some one to form plan for Congress to
Dulid the railroad through the United States ter
Titories to the TETON and tn IN OF course C,Iifor
MIA will build the rest
GU will see in the San Francisco Herald prob-
ably, by this mail note Of mine on the road
from the TETON TO the Estrella, and by the Sa-
lnaS valley, and to OaklandS, ds proposed for
the overland mail stages Of Rutter field Co.
also the purport Of this note. ] think a party of
twenty-five from Benicia under a topoy ra phicaI
corps onicer. could survey nv two routes in the
spring OF le5S, In the course Of 81 ( weeks They
ought TO be required to publish abstract of the
information in the California papers III can be
OF use to the party will do so with pleasure.
Yours, very truly, in haste, st.
CoAxING THEA.-The PHILADELPHIA Press is
nervously anxious least the Pennsylvania Dem
ocratic members of the House lately playing
the part of allies of the Republican party may
renew their former Democratic-p party political
associations. To screw them up to the point of
continuing to do the work Of the Abolition
party, that journal is lathering them with
praise from the pen of its writing editor-Dr
VIM. Elder-at great rate. 1t has worthy
co-laborer at this point in the National Era.
Inc last number OF the latter journal argues
through column and q half, that about the
only way to continue in public life of late years
Is through devotion to the cause of anti-slavery
1t cites the cases Of Messrs. Giddings, John
quincy Adams, Hamlin, Bell of n H., Seward.
bingham, Grow, Chandler, Chase, Letter, Doc
little, Blair, and host of others, against those
Of Clay, Webster, Everett, Winthrop and others
Of different parties to prove that due regard
for the interests of abolitionism, if adhered to
at all times and under all circumstances, is,
after all, the only policy on which ambitious
gentlemen may rely. Its selfish argument is
addressed to those members who have eyinced
disposition, as explained above to turn their
backs-in dispOsing of the great present issue
between the parties Of the country-upon those
to whom they are indebted for their election to
the House Of Representatives Of the United
Stater-the Democratic party.
WASHINGTON, Feb. -, 1853.
To the Editor Of the Star:
SIR enclose you an article copied from the
New York Herald Of September, 1855 No man
who has proper respect for the Chief Executive
onicer OF the nation can, after reading it, doubt
the wisdom Of the late Court Of Inquiry in pro-
nouncing Mr.. Rhind unworthy to hold a com.
mission in the Navy.
In relation to myself, take the liberty of stat
ing that when am disposed to violate the law,
OF my country by accepting a challenge to fight a
duel, the invitation to do so must not come from
man who has been dismissed from the NAVY bv
two Courts, and by third convicted of living.
The article published in one of the ne WIS papers
Of this city, in relation to myself, makes il neces
sary that should ask the insertion of this In
your paper Of this evening.
am, respectfully, your ob't servant,
f.. b. boutwell,
STATEN ISLAND, Sept. IL, 1855
have been officially informed that nave been
cropped from the rolls of the Navy by the Board