Show NEW WAGON IF ROAD THROUGH SALT LIME VALLEY we ive publish in another column a letter of instructions for general harney II arney commanding the military department of oregon directing the opening of a new wagon road from the dalles a point a little to the south of columbia river to great salt lake valley connecting connection with the road through the western states by south pass already 1 constructed this route will open a direct communication between the pacific coast and the heart of utah territory and will greatly facilitate the transport of troops and military stores to that point thus saving an im merece mence expense in the transmission of armies armies and supplies through the vast deserts traversed by general johnston last year in the utah expedition besides s it will open up another great artery of travel through the mormon domain main now comparatively impassable this road will doubtless prove a use useful r it national work and we hope it will be pushed through as speedily as possible JV Y herald |