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Show 180 FORT SMITH TO SANTA FE. In the year 1840, Major Emory wrote to the Government an account of a remarkable river spring whieh broke out in the summer of that ye:u, in that portion of the country between the mouth of the Gila River and the mountains, usually called the 44 Desert," sometimes the H Jornada." A river, 40 feet wide, and more than waistdeep, has appeared in the middle of this desert, affording delicious water to drink, and making an oasis at the most convenient spot for the traveller. The overland cmigran ts who took that route previous to the 20th of June. suffered dreadfully from thirst. Those who came after the first of July, found plenty of water. In conneetion with it, a fine fresh-water lake was formed a few miles di::;tant. It is 1·eprcsentcd U710n Oll1' Map of California, Oregon, ~·c., and may be found on the " Gila Roule," west of the Rio Colorado. ~··rr".~ FQ R T SMITH TO Place F.rom Saut.. to l•ort ~, SANTA FE, N. M. Place. Sm'h. 800 785 7()] 0 15 39 66 90 Fort Smitll, js situated on the Ar· J<:ansas River, about four miles from Van Buren. It is the garrison on the eastern Ji ne of the Choctaw nation, and has grown into a town of upwards of one thousand inhahi tau ts. There are several stores here, and a good trade is carried on with the Indians. Van Buren, on the left bank of thP. same ri ver, lower down, has ahont the same number of inhabitants, but is quite different in feature, the strec:ts heing entirely free from groteSClUe· ly-dressed Indians. It is a shippino point for wheat and other produce0 received from the more northerr~ settlements. From FORT SMITH TO Place From Dona DONA ANA N M to Fort Au:1. , • • Place. ·sm'h. --- ---------------- ·------ 940 FORT SMITH to 0 0 925 Choctaw Agency. . 15 15 914 Gap in Mountains. 11 26 901 San-bois Cree]{.... 13 39 874 Gaines' Cree}{..... 27 66 827 Boggy Creek. . . . . . . 47 113 789 FORT WASHITA·... 38 151 767 Preston .......... _ 22 173 7.55 Big Mineral Creek. 12 185 748 McCarty's......... 7 192 608 B 7:~4 710 682 G70 ()55 615 553 435 413 39!.) FORT SMITH to 0 Choctaw Agency. . 15 San-bois Creek. . • . 24 Gaines' Creek . . . • . 27 Cedar Mount...... 24 DeJa ware Mount.. 28 Cedar Creek...... . 12 Cane Creek. . . . . . . . 15 Choteau 's . . . . . . . . . 40 Red lli lis. .. .. . . • . . 62 Antelove Hills .... 118 Rush Lake. . . . . . . . 22 118 130 145 185 247 365 387 401 431 464 471 621 64!) 699 713 733 748 770 800 razos River ...... 140 332 576 Qua-qua-ho-noR.. 32 ~{()4 463 Red Fork of Col'ado 113 477 450 Laguna .. ,........ 13 490 427 B.J g Sp n.n g ........ 23 513 3G9 336 ~29 179 151 101 87 ()7 52 30 0 DryRiver ......... 14 Sprj ng Creek...... 30 llluff Creek........ 33 Springs . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Cerro Tucucarri ... · 150 Laguna Colorado.. 28 Galli 11as Creek. . . . 50 An ton Chico . . . • . . 14 Canon Blanco..... 20 Laguna Colorado.. 15 Galisteo to. . . . . • . . 22 SANTA FE ...... 30 :~~:~I SANTA FE TO FORT ~ -;;;;; Fe. SMITH. (Read up.) PJ~~e. : ~~~~. 400 Salt Pond . . . • . . . . . 27 540 362 Mustang Pond .... 38 578 329 Saud Hills........ 33 611 304 Rio PEcos. . . . . . . . . 25 636 246 Salinas Creek ..... 58 ()94 220 Delaware Creek... 26 720 lfi2 Peak of Guadalupe 58 778 135 Ojo del Cuerbo Spr. 27 805 lOti CornudasMountain 29 834 94 Sierra del Alemo... 12 846 72 *Sierra Waco...... 22 868 26 ~ Paso de S. Au- ~ ~ gustin to ..... } 46 914 0 DONA ANA ...... 2G 940 From Dona Ana. DONA ANA TO FORT SMITH. (Read up.) Place From to Fort Place. Sm'h. NEW YORK TO CAliFORNIA. .181 'ft From Sierra Waco to El Paso del Norte, the distance is about 35 miles. Dona Ann is situated on the east hank of the Rio Grande del Norte, about 50 miles north from El Paso. From Doua Ana to the Pacific the "Gila Route" is taken. See Route from Santa Fe to San Diego and Sacramento City, page 179. Captain Marcy says, in his Re· port, that the best season for endgrants to leave the United States for California, upon the southern route, is about the first of June. Th0.re would then be good grass and water to the Rio Grande, and they would reach there about the la!:it of J uly, and would havf~ time to stop two or three weeks. to graze and recruit their animals, and lay in additional supplies, should they req u i rc any, for the ren1ainder of the journey. There is abundance of wood and grass at all places upon the road. From Fort Smith to the Big Spring, 513 miles, there is water at short distances along the whole route. From the Spring to the Rio Grande water is not so abundant, and certain points have to be made, from day to day, to get it. On the Santa Fe road, from Fort Smith, there are but few places where wood and water can not be found, at con venien t distances. NEW YORK TO CALIFORNIA, VIA THE lSTHMUS OF PANAMA. This is the m~t expeditious and comfortable route for reach ing Califorrlia. Regular Jines of steamers run between New York and Chagres, touc hin~ at Havana and Kingston, Jamaica; and from Panama, on the Pacific, to San Francisco. The time usually occupied is from 30 to 35 days, provided there is no detention on the Isthmus. In order to avoid this, passengers should purchase a tllroug!t ticket brforc leaving New York. The price of passage from New YorJ{ to Chagres, by steamship, varies from $50 to $1.'50, according to accommodations. From Chagres to Panama, (land route, 50 miles,) including 150 pounds of ba(Jiage, about $10; and from Panama to San Francisco, from $150 to $300. Steamers run between San Francisco and Oregon. For the distances frotn New York to Chagres and San Francisco, see page 43. The route by the way of Cape Horn occupies about five months, the distance being 17,000 miles. The price varies from $100 to $300, according to the accommodations on board. Passage may be procured at any of the principal sea-ports. We have just received the following notice, issued by a nf\w Mexican Transportation Compauy, which is given for the benefit of those whose route may take them through the republie of Mexico: "Passengers coming from or going to Califoruia, are informed that the Directi on of the Express Li ue will convey them from Vera Cruz to Puente d'Ixtia, in covered wagons. and from that place to the port of Acapulco, on horseback, and vice versa. In order to afford proper safety 16 |
