Show from fram tile at carson valley I 1 arrival of captain Captai iii and ami party in carson valley A new hew and short wagon road to camp floyd anil and G S L city capt i 11 simpson with topographical party and nd military escort of 20 men and t train rail of 11 4 w wagons a g gons ha bai e arrived fi aiom om camp lloyd floyd by a new and tery direct route aitch will create a row now era in the facilities ficili ties or road mad traveling between the states anti and Caliroi ilia ina I 1 the party parly under tinder ant authority hority of J B rloyd secretary of war still a id instructions of gen jo Camp rloyd mayad tool took the 10 loate ite exploded eipl ted by baj Captain tain Bimpson Simpson last fall as far as it i t hal had been reconnoiterer reconnoitered reconnoiter deconn ed by hw him folloni followed ed up extension ot of tile route to the south end oi 0 ruby valley and thence to lo China tuii n where it boruck for tile hie first time tile old humboldt ro route 11 te ile he it ilia as explored and opened up an air entirely new route which has shortened tile the diance di sance bf be teen camp floyd atilt genoa about niles miles ard and betheen great silt salt lale lake city cit arld and genoa more thin than milea bings the distine dis froni from camp llod floyd to sin san arai rrai cisco within miles as s the limit captain reported to gen johnston johnson he felt confident lie could reduce the present roundabout route capt simpson reports tile the route of a very lerv character for grade baler fuel and grasi until ile he struck the valley of carson careon lake and as lie intends to rebun it to camp hoy floyd by a yet more direct course the main points of aich have already been explored lie ile doubts not ilia ahat he m may ay still further furth r tile the route R and n d a shorten h orton it from SO 30 to 0 mile more this will vill bring camp floy fiod within it liin from to miles ot of sin san francisco vy by the old humboldt and carson nier liver route the distance is is loce miles there sill be a saying saving of 0 nearly SW miles captain simpson as soon as lie return to camp floyd riold is nalder orders to innie in nie diatel explore a new route to the states by the way nay of the headwaters of the ar ke ki kinaga aielt is he to accomplish by the first of december |