The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-27
THE GREAT WEST.
The Commerce or the GreAU
Plains OF North America.
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The Fast and Present Condition of the
Grea: Overland Traffic with New
Dlaxico, the Pixies Peak
Gold Regions and Utah
Location Ns th. Tranlc-Its W3ys
md Means.
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THE Owe ERLARD ROUTEe.
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eRElGH ING LIFE ON rRE GREAT PRAERIEa,
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INC 'EsseHe Cove fBnsent and Private Trano-
ror'assn Busiuess Acress ssic Piain0
iess As.. H.
Location Ns th. TraHic-Its W3vs
nnd Means.
THE OvERLAND ROUTES,
eREIGAy ING LIFE Oy raE GREAT PBaEgIIa

t-HIsroRY sP rHE rRADs ACROSS THE PLAMo.
=" q" mofsrn cnaqaerors anglo Amvrcan civibsasso1
/ "N "aee 'he most peaceaolo snd sccoessfui UpAw
we ers"sg ''naenne Of that perhaps po werf0
/ " a. ~" Ams','as mpu'ses-ove OF gau-,,s steAAV
mafcn yr"gresse. from the Esst TO tte West evss
Iaic6enieg strides In ts~ decades with The ssd q
neHe 'H,c.'vo mesos ot susjuga,ou-.ke axe. piosee
sad ss~sman empire acquired TRAN those a
ne Ola World the unequal Development OF which a.
ihe" a. naoy centuries three genereaioss sufcsd
usso's to- i'm stretch of pr,ms,ve forests snA
prsres extending from the western slope Of the Ailexks
Hes g the rgoos washed by the Of ss
Aissour aud ArKsIsss into euG aaurshng -
tes scai sni on,iio Cot rapid realty overoouHr
ag local oostrac,i the e1pa ,sioD ~A, migA
hAVe well supposed tost upon approscaing the
ue sercd, uacsless iohosptsble table iands, whsrs
verr become uansvisan'e an dwnde sSAy, fertile
duwr dteFor.te ino deserts, woodlands iosg1
vsry the mooccuy Of the pair e. advance would -
heck,d But mol the fearless vensusrdihe traders ank
huiierr ~ tho Far W st-coui bo stopped by ths
cange,G ans ocro'aas Of the great PaEs Boldly thsV
plunged MO hs, Wilderness broken ony by the savage
w of the abotts ami made the Geld OF their
anule ven.nr's and uapp.ug and nuutog exploits 0Fa
euAs ,no.e bca ana hardy srir,s pnaaea up varos
wafer curscs hni rsuirg from nsrt OF the Cosan
81 the Nortn wbd their lengthy way from the wss
An~lr fourso py tno tbtabIien0.
y various poa ~ posts toh for the purpose Of rsAs
ard proeclop fT"m ,ne threatening ssgressoas q
copper coiored uomsas whose roaming grounds thsy
al Invaded they reached the Rocky Mosa-
Time, ard ng dauGei, by tho sfsy
barriers ioe pesa by their eastern ridges penetrass1
mos, ,ciudei PORTIONS Of ths mountain world -
mprs,ssd vet vaiays with the traces e
| sher uoonatsh'e ourxse and enterprise.
Airssy the latter part of the eighteenth century
nggng adventurers In search Of game aud meroansns
pior, ksc~p r~c~-sa PaAiss NJ Solswae
upihr ti"t aoc Nwsoor riysrs 10 their rspsosve hA
| sa'e's No ~rit,en record has, however, GansntssS
their espons to posersy The nrst suthcnti, and a.
pc ,areys Plsius are Oh - e
Dorrr cxpedaons Of Levin ssd Clarke, and Ms,ss
4. " Pike In Pixies onlciai report aod . bvtsf
* icb o the experience Of what appears have bsa
White TINT traverscd the Plains with
stock - meroaot,o Il that In the spr.x
ist sorrisoD, meschsnt residing In tho -
o K@sassxa IN soothern Iinois, rurnshsd
Frarch the of Issnde with tradine
ou,rt .hlch he desired bin Dispose joint aooouas
.nuls rh@ lodis1s of the South Platte Valley Las.As
soi OCT and reached the base OF tho mountains
10 SAFETY On hearing from the Indians tas glowing
cuuts The popaousness Of ,hs valley os
Ro Granoc be ssae for Nes Mexico, he a.
goocs great prodi that 10 forgot -
r,tu-n and divide IL with MS employer. He sc,sIsx,
nvci snc cied Sew xeroo, after AscaulAtlng coos
| aaTueie wealth.
ysor pme Also refers 10 tho adventures OF lea
Pursy ~bo, solitary and alone, found his way, with Q
supply - ar las Of trade, into the Mexican pss-
.sr.iors after extensive ~snderiDss on The Plains.
Uyon the returL sanr Pike tho Missouri river his
c.,c,ipton N. agricultural aud iseral e
Northern seseo produced great excitement among "
.opIe ~ the Some Of tbs frontier soou
resves t. try their the far od land w.
| s,ise Beny irurea 10 the many hsrcsfips and yvs-
| saiioDs iuc,asLial % border life, the prospsss
| of . hazardous journey cf many hundreds =
| mites III ougn entirely u,kno~n aad desosas
| ugoSs nad ierrors for them. In ~
,psrg a IsI2 expedition actually embarked from ths
vicinity a the present Missouri ,wn Of s,osvills usAsv
the charge Of sc<nisbt, Beard ChAnssrs 49,
others, all ~ old and crper,cnccd lndknn
uadsr Their arp soorcss the Plains accompiiuhsl
~tthou, sooasbt sure dirsppointmcns nsvsrtAs
tees isr th.n While Major Pike visited Nov
srs,es, fr..pa sose,nu the frgl OF ten orasry
su cstfu s,t.uvl revolatpo aud ipospcnaes fro
Sr.in-,ulcd that country shortly afcr hio
deI~r he roJsss hal, ho~escr again rsined ths
sse. dsncy nansssd 10 retain " To tue e
arrival a ,hs nls~oai trsfers rs od Spar sh pse-
hsitiu ~ al foreign CO nnerc's intercourse had asAaa
be.n revived IN squsnre OF which the Ang Amo-
m,rudsrs were s~ocped upon by Eovsrsmens oD-
cs, ,hcy cruescd he l,sc their
Inn..hus trbgcnn in Wi tney hM 70 psoe fos eigs1
bolc y.ars fneir nb.raicn vas Indeed, sucssA
cut, sinr The nnsi cvertnro~ VI sE~nish tyranny n
ls0.
The ue~s of ths sd fsss of tns uplucsy twelve d~ay
resched the Arglo border, and NJ bAnnSa
ali tsopvhts ~ "snirs regular usae WITH the sp&nsh
dspendUcies oay sfta thc establishment q Mexiaaa
atyead.uce 10 The srmmer OF is2i 10, attempt 70
r..eG by certain Capt Becsoan d four hers also ns
soarl usdcrs may anal Of cAcocs ana
quite ,oosssic', realizing from ~ Sc rsr rays
spsusb yard " tnrty three inches There good
bso alter their return W the spriag of is
quite 1smD.r q parties a. csaculsi 70 engage -
timsr exrediofs. Fun toe year of 1874 indeed. ~
| imvcrisnt se~ Nsso santa We trade may -
ssd 70 have fsafiy rommsncss. Among ibss tnAs -
started ~nh ssovo ~crth of sooh aud aoomPsny q
IL isas N.,a.n,.l s.-pe-, rsGp rsompson, rssrcs u
Dallas, gt.,n nctyur nsgle, the Sonscstce and msay
otter ws pariss who were closely idcnsinco w.
40 ear ertrce a country ~-st u 81 Lons, h.
,s ..lves n he se~y orebcd overland traDa
rhtrceforsh rci s-sson elsired ~hoovt more or -
cfnslosf fsbe eaTort % rcfcpAnoss hom .oe uso0r
r,ser - ths macy toms ard paeoos along tee Uppw
49, c,.sde n ls4s tbo trade had sfcafy attracted 20
much steBon = = seosre me survey ~ Eovernmn ns
! ..T.r ,hs .pspsses 81 MAJOR s,ley.
1 10 10 1874 the goods vvre AL trsns ported across
psoi animals. 10 tns sumner of that year, howsvsr,
vsD'css bsT = - res sua scoa snpcr eded al othsv
tltbotst - tssd, hcreses snnrsiy. Ne norrs, g.
veiepsrsst 80 gietsy retardsa ~ 'h- msay drss-
hasis roe etgsset in ma ovsssoty " co
sntey. UcFt we. 70 'hs nrrt psce-'n 49,.
tiot " the -ftvtf srculs,se q ,novre sss ih,'xn
y rn ~opled co9lug,s rorNo" ~ w,ieh Fss dH-hhns
~ timber ard ~ssef--uunsssus hsnss u mfssiirs
tnci-ps, Ai~sy ~ ~agsv uc hs5ss, 80 npens
or their dssnsht snmss plunccs snd bar, fccr sssnns
ssr s-s rnsrsau ~ approps ihir scaiF~ Ins Aho
~ ~i ms soor became nccv~sni ater yea6S
gs hsd bssan be ressiAry msds, thst ncnc ~ sss
traders as yeo ssy noar their several rsns 10 tas
~.-ls ca ~is sul sosan they broustt about gss
IA st1nsi geafexvoas at What wss Then, anf " now
brcvn - ine uouBc'i Grove, wel imo.rcs ana vea
..,.,es ...t shout ia ~ The Missouri rfver
g,e pssss whole Ini-n sHs At that time, IN ths
Ias u uotcis the dersrure nd return u Mo ssnts -
e.,.vsr 40 All frann The nGruvow "a sef as
s.l a.