New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-07
POSTAL ROUTES TO PIXIES PEAK.
ROADS OPENING THROUGH TEE NOUN
TAINS

TAINS.
To The Editor Of The Y Tribune
SIR: notice in your paper Of March an editorial
in reference to the Overland Mail routes TO California.
bave ust received reliable information from parties ct
Denver City, which usfes me in saying that there is
no doubt but there will be completed wagon-road
from Denver City across the range Of the Rocky
Mountains to ne River, branch Of the Colorado, by
the let day of April next that the Company opening
tbs road intend to push forward the road Ia the same
direction, to Salt Lake." distance Of not nov more
than 325 miles. The road will strike near the head
waters of White River and follow it to its junction
with Grand River, the Of the same being nearly
due west BY this road two hundred miles will DO
saved in going to Salt Lake City, and there are settle
menis all the way. At the terminus of the road now
being worked on there is town laid off, and the coun-
try around bids fair to be the most productive Of any
yet discovered for gold washing.
The following letter. published by my friend, Capt
C. p. Hail. will, l have no doubt, be read with in
teTesi.
WI" '''ps'' ''1-'-D' ''D' B. D. WILLIAMS,
Delegate from Jefferson Territory.
Wasaincton d. c., March S, 1860
The following ia the letter above referred to-
which appears ia The Western Mounteineer, Golden
City, Rocky Mountaius, Feb. 8:
FRIEND WEST: AS the enterprise In which am 81
present engaged is of public interest," and as the
people Of this country feel deep interest In It's sue
CO ST. propose to make statements and advance
some Arguments relative 10 the st. vrsin Golden City
and Colorado Wagon Road which, If properly carried
out would enhance the interests of citizens greatly
and DO much TO develope the various Of
country. Before entering at large upon the subject
ieh describe the said road It's loea ion and sdvan
tages, and compare tie same with the famous South
Pass and other proposed routes acroSs the Rocky
Mountains
The road commenced at the town of Sc. Vran,
which il thrtytwo miles distant from Golden City,
and ia located over level prairie with excellent
grass, wood, and water, nearly all the way, and i
tw enty two miles nearer than to go by Denver and
Auraris. At Golden City, you commence ascending
the mountains by graded pass, over Ich any team
can haul the same load il could bring from the Missouri
River. From the sum nit which is attained three
miles from Golden City, s succession Of parks nearly
all the way 10 TarTy all in the South Park. The road
when completed, will be nearly as level as prairie
road, with timber all the way, and luxuriant growth
Of grass along the almost innumerable creeks and rv
ules crossing the road 1t is the intention of the
pany building this road to make 1t good one-one
that will be SAFE for stage to drive over at fast
trot at night. To do this, it will be necessary TO do
great deal of work, and expend large amount Of
money. There will have TO be about twenty bridges
built, and perhaps fifteen sixteen miles of grading
ard thirty miles of choppbg out TO do, TO complete
the road to Breckinrdge on the Blue Fork OF the
Colorado River. L have completed bridge across
Cub Creek, tbirtyfve feet long, aud have nearly
c. mpeted across Bear Creek about two hundred feet
long all the work is and will be of a substantial char
acter and the road will be from twenty-five thirty
feet in width. The distance from Golden City 10 Tar
ryal is sixty miller; from Golden City to Breckenridge
eighty miles. When completed, the road will proba-
bly, be the best mountain road in the world. With the
exception of little grading, which cannot be done till
Spring. it will be finished to the first crossing Of the
Platte by the middle Of February, and will nave all
the choppng and bridging done to Tsrryan by the
middle Of March. The advantages which thie road
will have over any others now known are,
first, it is the nearest route 10 all the
mining districts from the eastern slope Of the noun
airs to the western slope, and to the mines on the
west. il is aso the nearest route from the States ana
will be better than any other road known It's advan-
ages stage roue, the South Pass and that OF
the FL Paso route, Texas are, first have ess noun
tain road, not half much snow, and settled coun-
Continual travel w a oVer s will ALWAYS 1 keep opsn 50
that the dangers OF detention, freezing OF animals and
men, do not exist here the other routes. Again,
this route is two hundred and thirty miles nearer Salt
Lake than by the South Pass Government is annually
expendng S6O0, 600 for carrying an overland mail 10
California FL Paso and all the way through
inhabited country and barren waste; 500 0O0 for
ryDg The mail to Salt Lake; aud do not know how
much more for the California mail via Santa Fe. Here
is over one million of dollars annually expended for
car ryipg the mae, accommodating no one that would
not receive the benefits if there were but one
route and that route through this portion Of the coun
try, while have population OF ten thousand, and
next Summer will number at least two hundred thou
sand and have no mail facilities Government. does not
ext end dollar but manages TO cell about hfteen nun
dTed postage stamps per week, and we carry our own
mail. Verify the Mormons a favored people. wnie
we poor devils are left to "root hog or de- III as
ribntng Office was located in this section OF me coun-
try our own people could receive the dement's OF daily
or INV eeky ms, while the Cali ornia ana SAT- Lake
mails could be let 10 contractor ana the whole
thing would not cost the Government one half OF what
il now does. The Laramie, Santa he, Oregon, ana
Texas mails couli be separate services, and dvergo
from The distributing offices here. 10 this view CT
these matters, which deeply interest us all, would It
not be proper 10 petition Congress, by memorial or
otherwise showing the as it Is and demanding At
the bands OF the General Government that protection
and assistance and those rights which belong to as and
are other portions Of the country OF lesa
importance and where there is less necessity so Lar
We bave been grossly ected and II Congress shooid
fail the present session TO provide for government
and AL facilities il csunot but be an hnmolng comics
sion of its inability or unwDgness 10 govern It's Ter
ritories OF provide impartislly for its people.
Up TO this time we bave had but little snow IN tbs
mountains tho last and deepest fa about week ago,
70 the depth of six inches The nights are somewhat
cold, but the days are warm and pleasant. l never
have experienced Ms pleasant Winter in the Nor
thefn Static as the present in the Rocky Mountains
have no mining news at present. Reports from the
Blue ano Tsrysl are about the same as previous.
Respectfully yours, q. z. HALL.