New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-15

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Ru.sis in Asia with the well known fnsnay alsPosl-
tom 10 the people Of the United stAtesDIhs va
tiop BY Russia OF the nsyigsbse Anlooi hfei, VIZ 10
tributary vseys full 800, 600 square es ~ eAleD1,
I'D confitutfny most attractive neo OF adventure
.S scIs t;on tb. arrane emerts mads snd making
dy Rpsss and England 10 cover the North Paehe with
Gar and postal stesmers-tbe British scneme OF
Pacific Naval stsSH .. an the
eos ~ Japan a project believed emDeny prsctic .ble
for tsIesrsphic and perhaps railway extension from
Morc0w to Japan, and Telegraph to- nee by the
alerfiap leland across the North Pacific ~ Sltka IN
Ruesisn Ameriea-these things show the importance
a the overland route TO the North Pacific.
Among the consider stions in favor oi senl-weesy
mail on The proposed route, are in brief;
First: The territory inclCs4a by our northern ma
tionsl boundary and the southern boundary f this
State extended 10 the Pacific, which w0uli be ray
ersed by the mail route under consideration, amply
vatered for 81 purposes Of agcniture, and sDnnoant
ly wooded, and is acequste for tie rsaDlzss''u OF
eight frs.clsss States The great plains between the
valleys Of the rivers N constitute vast grazing rangef
Second: The fact that several ind,an tnbss nan
civilized by their intercourse with Cat1ohc miss"na A.
ries ard inhabitiDg the sest.rn valleys OF the
Rocky Mouct tans own large drOves Of horses, whleh
need no sustenance protection IN Writer ana are
nOtsd among trappers as superior sun1aIs. Conl1ac
tors could always Obtain horses at mooersfe cost ne
northern route has great advantage ln thls ie pec
over TIE csntrdl or southern.
Third There is an abundance of water at every
point of the route for both man and bessi
Foprth The hostile Indians Of Washington Iern-
tory have been efectualiy subdued sud arc desr01s
tbat regular communication should be established
bv WAGON roads and mail carriers between the head
navigation on the Columbia and the Mississippi,
F4fths The distance rom -. Paul to Puget Sound
il so miles On the aOuiheIG route the distance Is
D 79j miles from St. Louis 70 San francisco. Tn
average speed is 100 miles a dag. The time foIl
Minnesota TO the Pacific is justly fixed at eighteen
days If any one doubts that thhe is 60 great az
ference in the length Of the two roates, let MN meas
. he rOm
Sir1h, The moderate fall Of snow, the light windg
the frozen streams and marshes, tnd increase of ami
MAJ vigOr during the Winter season, are adSantd-
geous TO northern overland mail service.
Ooe fact il unquestoaably established, tha. the
rters are les rigorous at all parallel points vest
ward Of our bcuLdanss, than IL MlnresotS; senslpy
milder with every degree Of west kpgliu1e untI az
the sources Of tho Missouri hasef and cattle do not
require shelter We bsve contractors, experienced l.
the climste ready all the r,sks CJugress
will give the all asked by the u,smorlalisa..
SeUenh II is stated on authority of M. Collins,
Amer can Consul on the AmoOr that the mail is car
ned from Moscow 10 IIktoosk, in Eastern Liberia,
distance Of i26 mi es in % 80 days. at an average
Of ll2 to 1877 miles day. The Government couIiers
20 over the route in - TO 20 days averaging Ia TO
22Smil4s a dny. The route Is between latitude 0[0
and So north with Winter climate aversXDg %
more cold than any part Of Che route from Mhnesos
10 Puget Sound.
These facts. the memoIialsts think, sufficient to
call for the establishment Of ssmi-weeSy overland
mail service from the North Western States TO the
Valley Of the Columbia snd shores of Puget Sound in
tho temperate climate Of the Attn parallel which, ss
encrces the earth, passes through Southern France
Northern Italy aud the Cmea and is cent al tn tue
japanese Empire and the magnificent Valley OF the
Amoor Such grille Of the globe is south not north
Of the heart of ChIttendom and civilization.
IL was stated by the Hon. WIN. T. Marshall tn st IT
would cost 500 600 to stock the road build stdons,
&C., and $500, 600 year to carry it on.
Ex-Governor Rsusey said that the route was not
new one or untried, as was supposed, but tnat us
PRACTICABLE ty had long been known. The Hudson
Bay the American Fur Trading and the Astor Com
psnies had conveyed mails by carriers over route on
that parallel and thus demonstrated its feasibility.
The proposed mail service would coon be demanded
by the wants of sctua settlers along the route. hor
80 miles If the route the emigrant can sleep IN
house every night and half way TO Fort Garry settle
ments are sIringng up fast. The postal revenue from
Mime sofa is equal to thai OF four other States al
though il is the youngest in the sisterhood. These
facts show the intelligence, eDterprze and energy oil
the people who are demanding this route for ther &C,
tuAl wants. The route is easy one Less natural
barriers exist TO it than to the FL Paso route Toe
climate is generous, mild and regular. 1t passes
through fertile countIy-a wheat-growing country
one soon TO be settled up, offering great advantages to
emigrans; but there would be none greater than ma
facilities connecting them with the more populous
parts Of the country.