, 1862-01-11

A'''e tosto"s the Overland. Ma
toate through an excellent country. excen
"nerc 1t crosses the Sierra Nevada ranre. M
'efaai was easily procurable and 1ahor vva
&oanoanf, so that there was little DELAY In II,
prosecution Of tho work. The stations a,
'oou1 sixteen miles apart, and are tLorouebl,
Ho'aaea with material in case of breakaps
ano WIN men to watch the lines, Al, opcra.;n,
eafolS necessary, as the Indians are vcr7
friendly, and have thus far manifested mn dc
! position to interfere with the wtres. Tn ths
completion Of this part Of the clrcu1t the
morn ons also aided, rendering the same as.
astance as upon the eastern aIde, and p3rtno
IN excellent proof Of one redeemine ooalitS
at least in thcir miserable existence.
|. TIE oLpNEraops.
news "as frst transmitted to California nv
the regular mail steamers. In these davs ~
nsat"lng, steamers arc snails. The operation
:" "0s q tedious one, and the ne8s. BY the time
~ reached Its destination was stale, The .pe-
cahar character and habits Of the California
people demanded some more rapid means of
communication, and the Overland Nail va.
established, carrying letters in eighteen anvs
/ and newspapers in thirty-fve days. Neysna.
pefs were as much in demand as letters, and
1he Overland Mail proved slow coach. Then
came the Pony Express, forwarding the news
through in ten days, and the people of Cali
1ornia thought they had reached the mav;-
n1um Of speed. Great oyatious and ce1ehr,
t'ons took place upon the arrival Of the 49,
fons aha l1s rider, but the rider could only
eai1s Small Packages, and the pony soon be-
came crablike IN his movements. and tba ,ao
ple became dissatisfied. Then came the ta1e.
graph, ,annihilatdng space, with a marpfn ofth-oo
noars IN favor ofthe Californians and the7 we're
sa11shed. They could sit at their brea1ztast t,.
Dies aEay there on the Pacific and read fin
RESIDENTS Message at the same hour rs Their
Atlantac friends, three Thousand or morn ,,;,ae
distant. ''1-'os
TIE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATED pREss
inc INST OF the California papers to ava,,
ltseH ct these telegraphic privileges vns tho
sacramento U'sion, the leading paper of that
State, and Mr. Bell, identified with the ua;o1
~ vas INC Agent Subsequently the Ana Gai-
5of'1'aa J. and the Eacaing Buzain, both pub |
nsnea N San Francisco we're admitted I
70 these privileges and formed with the
en.on' as they do now, the Associated Press of
oa1nornaa :, holding the telegraph MONOPOLY al
toousn we are informed they propose adj nit
,s o.ner papers to q share. In April last,
- ~ e. T. T. Jameson, Of the Sacramento
:, u".o"' vas appointed Agent and removed to
o'' LOUIS tnen to Quincy, and is now, as our
teaoefs Know, located in this city. Mr.. june
7on SENDS reports at twelve O'Clock n. for the
f1te'hoon editions, and at the usual uight
nonrs tor the morning editions. Besides sup
Hsns the California papers the news is also
sola 10 the papers at Council Bluffs, Omaha
no oal1 Lake City for the Mormons, not to
NJ ~ nu nannI .ne l,mcs, publish an enterpris-
NJ p1s1s ue'oleo 70 politics, polygamy,
nccess ~ 49, oun As an instance Of the
~ 1e 1elegrapii, it may be stated
-, r., 1Aessase which was de-
,n;n~- VI ,uesoay, was transmitted from
oorn;o'x 1 ra1;e.PP .ppealea IN INC "Wednesday
- l" papets-aloW1ng for the
~. o-n s!1ue-'n1ee nonrs IN advance OF ,
49,. ~"'| f'eet'' ~ on1y cost s'z Hundred dd-
Nv r.r -..-..- .-.
M. ~ eAhHoks1A PAPERS ARE MADE Up.
,ove oenao;a1,. 49, = NV eallornla papers,
IN 1oY1fE1