Show new california route 1 l by request we ire insert the following 0 letter from mr roberts an a agent ent or subagent sub agent of the salt lake and california mail line in relation to the eastern portion of captain simp sons new route to carson valley it will be been seen by comparing 0 mr roberts description of the road with capt simpsons Simp sons itinerary that the distances very nearly correspond but there is not as much water aa as might be supposed at indian spring in the absence of a definite statement as to the amount in capt simpsons Simp sons report mr roberts roberta says that the road in some places is not good and that grasl grasi grass is not hot so very plenty of these the captain says nothing on that portion of the route referred to by roberts annd arid of course emigrants should understand that neither are to be found there and make calculations acc abc accordingly before entering 0 upon thoe those desert places that thae ai are thus thug made to appear PLEASANT VALLEY C and S L INI lif route aug 16 1859 5 ED NEWS DEAR SIR nih dih much has been said lately about the new route which capt simpson has re dently recently explored yi 0 red from your city to carson valley aa As I 1 h have ave just returned from a trip over a portion of that road perhaps a brief description of it so far as I 1 went may prove beneficial to a portion of the late emigration and here bere permit me to say that in penning these lines I 1 am not actuated by any selfish or jealous motive but simply desire to benefit the gravelin traveling public capt simpsons Simp sons sona road leaves the mail route th thirty airty miles west al ot camp floyd bearing south west it is uneven and very rocky for about twenty miles at this point there theres th ereis Is a small mountain stream called princes creek which affords pi plenty e nty of water there is bunch grass north in t the e ka kanyon hanyon nyon from there it is nineteen miles to indian spring over very heavy road rock and sand all the way iray I 1 I 1 foudila found a few em emigrants iran rants camped here who informed I 1 me they gad sad had bad been there thirty six hours trying to water twenty head of animals the spring ng affords bare barely barels sufficient water irater fortcamp for fod camp use thence to tylers eylers springs it ia is thirty five miles milea neither grass grads nor water on the way at this place also there were emi grants camped their stock was tery very much jaded as they had driven fifty four miles without water there is plenty of w water ater for camp use here the animals have to be driven one mile and a half up the kanyon to water bunch grass on side sido of 0 the mountains about ten miles from these springs and nea near the same distance west of sevier lake is the junction with the old road leading to the white mountains I 1 was told that captain Simpson ls route follows this road about one hundred miles five and a half miles north west of the junction is the chatin chalin chapin springs there is but little feed here thence nce forty miles to plympton spring water once on the way w a 9 1 but no grasson arri arriving vini vivi at this point I 1 became satisfied that i it t wa was wag un unfit t for an emigrant road much less n mail route therefore I 1 took across the country to pleasant valley which is about twenty five miles north dorth west all travelers going to california by said route should start with their animals well shod and a good supply of water casks at pleasant plea piea sant vahey vallet I 1 hai hat the pleasure of meeting 0 with dr horney lorney who is a welcome visitor in these parts the indians were ga gathering ering in in from all quarters elat elated edwith with the prospect of gettings get tinga shirt and some bullets B ROBERTS |