New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-01

| "Suss C.n'ons have not %, co., Itis To oot IN
State viii male one Of Drb rvkeon chain u c'pes
from The Afsttle - the Pachc. NJ otn sT,i"n 81
The Rocky MourieDs is capable Of % exert OF enin
v1'ioI Ia n,bOdy coUmnoity 10 Constitute N''',
bot tere Repubi, vii groF up three n p,,ens = a
the S1iss Can't L. three Imot nse p-fB. Sa'1
the Middle aud the North PaIk-twO of them thirty
uile, tie ibrd sixty miles in diameter, cnn'a," AZ
area Of lsI for cultivation greater 10 40 az
lard While iLnoa eraDle val-ys, divided 0y iich STOP
ing hi . ov,red 20 toe summt sth pa'turage open
the say from the parks through mnttG'e 81
streams north yard by tie Plate to the Mns Urn
eastward by ~. ARK ~ the Mssonr, solihw
by the Rio Grsuoe del NUre t. IN. Gan ~
ard ,ouih west rardy by the Coloft'o !" -
of California. Here se fod f,ur IN tense IiVets o.
orr gc,uti1ent hitting their hears sio'c t"gs'l7i
ia tie miJst Of the ricbe.t mounHLh soen s
in tie world, in'erlo king with men h e,u'
ard embracing the region Q, .r,,sJ into ewes
or ns,ts !, 0i.tir pushed as KeLtuchy was SneH "
APPROPRIATED by irs civilized s.tt-rs a. sci' u Pr
,aIve for the q an that fed surroutdl9g Is,t
F,euonts' iourLal Of hs exploration IN iot2t r
TIM described He approached by tue Ne 'tres II
~ the Plate "The valley nsrro~-d he says as
+" he ssceuced, AMI presently oesenerdte1 ie'o
gorge through which the nver 'e'ed a' tu'Out =
" ea,e We eutered ard found Ourselves in The ne
I" mark, a beautiful circular valley of tbHty dilee
diameter walled 10 all around with soowy noun
tnibs rich with water aod slta grass, frog u
with Pie the 40 Int4n sides oeloT Tue snow in',
ana q Paradise for all grazing amin VS. Inc lt"i Al
frame E il signifies Co Lodge, If which our own
" nsy be considered IaLsl-tiun, tee incosufe. the
"grssa the wafer, and the heros OF Bdhilo ro>n,o
" over IT, naturally presenting toe idea OF a PARK.
TIE resemblance recommended 10 Fremont tie Eo-
psh tran station Of the ILOlaD name. the lnfi1os
had never seeu an inclosed PARK but they knew
that il was peculiarly the losse Of the game, be-
caDse the Itdau Tribes dare not o!se toere /. was,
ike Kentucky, the huntips and fshtDg ground Of the
Ipdaus bat The hone Of nooe, wuen they come ID
hunt they came too with all their Strength to fight
Fremont bad proof of this in passing fIon tas Neg
NJ tI.
PAX to the west Of the chain Tne joarnal goes on
after passing the narrow divide bet Feen the Parks
ave found ourselves on the western waters; He
"bated at the edge OF another u )untaln val
ley csllei the Old PARK, in which 10 fGloG Hrind
River one Of the principal branches Of the Color 40
Of California. We we're now moving WITH sphe
canton as from the trail we founi the Arap7ooe
"villsge had owed this way. AS We were coming
out Of their enemies country. aud IS t1s ga. war
RIouud we were desirous u avoid them. WINE
thus guarding himself agaiDet al ATTACK from :De
ArapaL oes a bard Of Utats was dlsC0Vere1 c'ming
from the sest Of the mountains to hnot and IN tue
collision which took place betseen these Two hosue
vilsges he wss Ell abled 10 draw of without moesta-
Ii, from either. His notice Of the encounter between
these marching, wsrnating and hunting villages, at
oIce slows -r estimate ct the country Tor which
they cOpteLded, and the habits which will d-ter1lae
their destiny IL is apparent that tUS Mountain STATE,
VII ch atti .cts the warlke uibes from tn great val
eys beyord the Rocky Mountains and the lsits on
this side, Ike Kertucky which brought he Indians
fro beyond TIE Ohio on the north and the C1moer-
land on the SOUTH contend for the prey it afforded,
is to be the graudest Of all the Staes IN the belt, but
il must have band Of pioneers that can employ the
az ar d the rife With equsl success.
foOrh Ste'e will embrace the whole Valley oil the
Colorado down TO It's bead of Day sation by steam in
atitud. So g. Its widto from tue base Of the Rocky
Mountains TO the eastern base OF the Wa1sa ch Range,
is l50 miles; lie length mp ward OF 800. The lJfato,
which passes for several degrees OF latitude below me
head Of navigation through desert yet opeos THIS
l..l. HI nffstn. tt,yY-
co, with the Gulf of California. central rairotd
will strike in tie midst of this State The old Spanish
trail from NewMsx to Los Jgees, IN California,
which bepos up IN loop to IS OF latitude IN the C"
RADIO Valley, end oescends to 81 to AVOID the
impossible desert song the lover l,ttuies. short
branch OF railroad from the ceotra will lutte the nav
gable waters of the Mississippi With those Of the Cali
fornia Gulf by 1000 uies OF rail, and open no the
western flank Of Mexico 10 the control Of inteIor
Stotes. This Valley Safe has already tue nucleus
upon which to build its strength in the settle nents at
Los VEGAS de Sants Cara OF several thousand white
men. The Sierra de Ia Plata, or Silver MO1nt10s,
border the valley of the great Colorado; the Gro dc
Sal Salt MouLt5iI) Ia situated among the western
spurs of the Sierra de In Plata; and here also are
found mountains # iron rivalirg those Of Missouri.
Tie Territory Of Utah i'll the Great BASIN Gcutlng
CaisOns Valley, makes the last OF the magnificent
belt of States which are to bnug soap Of tho
Atlantic into weekly communication WITH t1e CON
of the Pacific by railroad and hourly intelligence
by telegraph. Ia THE Territory Il is oonputei there
n
There are multitude Of thriving towps exten ,iDg
from Parawsn aud Cedar City to the City OF the Sail
Lake. Agriculture fosrshes, coal mines are opene1,
ron works established mechanic arts are pied, and
busy trade is pushit industry ahead TO every point OF
the compass Before five years shal have elapsed,
Benton's prediction, received q few years ago with
such incTedu,ity, will be accomplished. Klaus - on
the east Utsh on the wet, have stesIy suificin,e
hun bers to become States. The next .eason viii Dot
and 20 without Witnessing larger pI pulatioa 10
the State of San Luis, or Colons a. come prefer TO call
it, attracted 10y the treasures lately revealed under tue
shadow OF Pixies Pc6s than ie noS possessed by Itlh
ard Kanses together. The Mountain State aud the
upper valley Of the great Colorado Will be filed
with tCeming and busy poop,e-.teir attractions sur
pass all the others and in their gorses will be sought
and fouId The golden quartz whose washogs have
imprt grated the sands q tie plains below.
This belt Of States, row In rapid growth, will bdve
cecitve influence on TIE destiny Of onr grand Repub-
lie AID all the dependencies OF this continent. When
tcelt political, agricultural manufacturing and COM
uelcisl interests ere blended by the al-peryaiirg
power Of electricity and steam, bond Of union be-
comes solc6ted strong in proportion 10 the mGgni-
tudc Of the sysem within the reach of its attraction.
All Mexico vii be iuhiect absolutely 10 the Influence
il may exert whether for It's prosperity or roln. That
base line Which can bring the whole force OF he Chon
TO bear upon Its most exposed part IN an instant, must
necessarily control its destiny. That this power VII
be exeIted for is protection and TO promote IFS wei
fare viii be The patt Isl result Of the closer aod
Commanding sfinies which nu.t grow up ont Of or
commercial interests in that country, and which,
quirirg stable, just and free Govern1ent 10 create
the prosperity necessary 10 advance them, will
centrate Irresistible power on our Government 20
sc uie il.
The most important of all political questions with
the friends Of JLion arises, to the means
Of developing this coraon of Central STATES at the
earliest Gay. Prudent statesmen Of this tins avail
themselves o. the advantage Of consulting that policy
which those who bail. up the highest prosperity ia oor
older States adopted sUilsr circumt,Dcss and
al~Ss itcine TO apply it to the nes, if il have sac
cessful experiment for its ssn1ti)n. line OF Free
States, with magnificent National 70 .d-lke the