New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-14

eastward esiie 80 p4,sDs. This Sosli psssth'oogn
q srie plan for over hundred mi,es, vita ssaoef
~.s.I por rbb.r, ADD . scAItJ veeet'hoa Whes
frst surveyed the road through tais desoste rsg'es
~ss u sn.d ont with ,'as.s, there beng D. lAoi-
ma,k,; ard be. c- il be since been kDosn - The
Sake Plain" tn ush certainly nearer than ire
sou,i eIp route scarcely PR babe tnst tie change
oil ever b. made. One Of toe main oejsc's ssS -
v.w ID the establishment Of froDtaer posts Is TIE co
@ protection o. settlers, the Fort beng
Dpci.us arouId vhen enteIpnsipg pforeefs may
srit, With to. Of freedom from the enc osc'-
U. ut, Of lnosps CT the dsprsds'ions OF gasrns by
t'us Encouraging TIE settlement OF the border, ths
ctzess eventually able to protect themselves,
Ind retire 20 l.ss 'eileo oetrcts, sod traveller,
msy journey thrcuga without danger fron lnrArs
fee- Such bar swsys been the policy Of our Hl'ern
m.r snre the Establishment Of thu rsgua amy, ana
1t to me hardly probable that tb- us"ge OF asi
ceDto,y vii be departed irm N this instance. tne
rouis winch ny seTs. of letter. has family oescoed
has been rsl-c u by the Mai 'upsny as the best
spo mott udCous, and GER aiGly better foah, take
ral AND all. ma. never beer eonstI ue,ed. Opened
,sis nsly iltsIy road, IT hes never nsn q" ap
op'ist for s IN prcveD'ent. and although ueiey
w. gon rra through the sf erness, peVer hoe VI
spsd. ITS surface excepting II digg"g down 'nc
baiks If su-sns ster- forcing VA Deeessary ana u
one or two s.ep bill sides, it IL better rosd taken
throughout then the National Road, rupniDg Trough
thick ttled portion Of the Ubiop, and PIT 10 con-
slant }, par by the tells coeceo from trsveles Woo
aud .ier ar. comosrsnv.ly in many parts OF
the rosd and the latter can readily be pro-
viosd for by buildrg tanks, and the for
msr 10 not suficNbtly scarce TO Be &C.
nous evil B.yopo Fort Ciork the couotry viii
probably he very thnly settled for oil time to come.
The generally ~ not ricn, and 1t dos rot lie well
fer in g.nop Ibceed, W would The supply Of VA
ter cone from for rrg,t,Dg purposes acre the ian'
eve, 30 fsvorsbly situated for Iec.iv'ogn Only the
rt lie valleys slorg the wa.rcourses will, ~ gen.
era thing receive til. attention of tho-s seeking homes
| ID The West; and While Kansas, snzoua ana WASH
py Ton TeIritor.s offer much brtsr indncem~ns to
settlers few will TO make Improvements In ocAi''
tee wbIe they have title sOcie'y and none OF the
| sdyai tsgts Of civilized lie. School-houses snd
churches capnot b. supported in sparsey settled dis
,rcs, al nbat intelligent family would take up i'A
abode in locality waefe these privileges are d-pie1
The prsricabny of running rsii"sy me ny THIS
route IL beyond question: but 1t ~oud De avery poor
inv. stnebt, depending, Is 1t aissys mast, on h1
| through ,rsvei ard bavng DO way business The ma
terais too Tor It's CONSTRUCTION must be transported
l
ne,-ro I'll ali it. m n the exp.nse-could only be pro-
| cured ut sbormOus pncea, IN a manner Sinnar 10
that in which the Ioops Are supplied at tle frontier
cuts More pOrbery rootes, then, are ceTtalny more
ineicous tor coppectu the Pacific VITA the Mpssnpp
ya,iey Whist the extreme southe'ly routes gam IN
mob.ts Of climate, aid in e.csp'ce the 'u'y or the
revere snos storms Of the orb, s more than counter
balanced by the lLcopveDences have mentioned
FORT euirsas To Ell PAso.
The road tbrcu. tue vaIl-y Of the Rio Grsnde 10
ssndy eli the way, end IN places We founs 1t almost
in possible to ur. our ed animals forward Deer
sbourded II the vicinity VI tue FoIt "oich sufphsd
opr srosr with fresh venlson the remainder Of tue
Journey Our prosTess over this portion VI mo rou'e
vss very FLOW; indeed, though have been careful
with aniu als IN our spI ely to push on Win ra
oi,y rather overtasked their pOsers OF endurance
ard so compelled to lay by for several days at
| the Com Fields" to Allow them time to recruit.
Ibe vsllsy ~ upnbabed bet the For. and Birch
vile dr arc. Of 80 a,es. There are 90 adobe and
tire pci. muc homes in this place, s In
nabii, by Mexican families excepting one, which Is
| oceum.d b, all Ams rcan trader. Tue Corn Fields
c.nutpce .iIte.n miles soove this village. wAs
.urvr-ed to find the ufu vegetation OF the country
| sbou, ding ON tbis sandy road and upon arriving Il
| the Corr Field. which on the % ne kind u coil,
but ,ute ted the irigs ,iDa process. Ifound tnH IL
was all eapsbe with proper treatment, OF producing
ipxur,apt cops Of the staples Of TINS country. Ihe
| Com Feds nre not fenced in, bot lie open as the
praire lyrgatiDg bitches, or ecqu'ds, 81 'bey sre
cslleo bere supplied win wafer from the rver' course
their 10y Trough and sff,rd an abundant supply OF
at.r for the crops Tue ground is owned and cult
waited by M.1lcsns; and sfhough tin btr plenty teey
.ter after ne usu.l custom Vi their country, employ
pe h.rders to attend tb. cattle and prevent themrom
desroyre the ,rops az 70 erect fences Each one
poress,cns are bounded either by ditch or m es-
| waited ridse, thrown up for the purpose; and II Aoy
ones cattle tr.spsse On snotoers fold, the owner Is
| obliged to pay tb. damage incurred. Hoo such hexi'
cnp customs are enforced in TexN DO not understand,
but perhaps moral susson or the "oigher lac" bss
Ion ,tbirg TO do otto il. When the corn npe, It n
oath. red and psd Cd ground the stalks remaining
.apope as fodoer for ally de-upg to avail themselves
Oft. Will. the crop being sa'nsred in the worr.
men reside temporarily in corntalk or tents
.uep ss It Jas NY delight to make when boy The
grain a con posed of varies st.d coors ike our pop
corn at the north Tbe-e fields at tee time Texas
"a. admitted into the U6ion in Mex CO. but the
nver, which rons through very sandy col, lie con-
stsrtly changing its chsDnel, ana thus strip several
mill. IN width, extending perhaps thuty miles Along
the ryer, has b+-n added TO The United states. by
tb,. charge Of the channel, several Mexican town.
have q me under tr jurstctor of the STATE Of TsIx
Ofihese San Eleazaro Is the largest, aud - the o'a
p,,sd,o or military post, on the frontier. II contains
| many respectable Spanish families, and some few
| Americans. The preeidio 70 .ti standing, bat in .
ru,ped state The distance of San Eleazano from FL
Paso twenty i've miles gong ~hioh We pasEe the
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