"These isolated facts, in regard to the great territory under consideration, will give the reader as perfect an idea of the surface and agricultural capacities of Lower California as will be here needed.
DIFFERENT ROUTES TO CALIFORNIA.
There are four different routes to California from the United States. One is from New York to Vera Cruz, thence across Mexico by the Diligencia, to Acapulco on the Pacific, where all the northern bound vessels touch. This route would be preferable to all others, were it not for the fact that the road from Vera Cruz to Acapulco is infested with robbers.
Another route is by steam around Cape Horn--a long voyage, though perhaps the cheapest route. It should be performed in our winter, when it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere and consequently warmer at Cape Horn than at any other season of the year. The fare on this route by steam is about $350. The time of performing the voyage is about 130 days.
Another route is by the Isthmus of Darien. The fare on this route is as follows:
| From New York to Chagres (by steam)----------- | $150 | |
| From Chagres to Panama, across the Isthmus----- | 20 | |
| From Panama to San Francisco------------------- | 250 | |
| From New York to Chagres (by sailing vessel)---- | 80 |
The time of the voyage is as follows:--
| From New York to Chagres----- | 12 to 15 | days. | |
| From Chagres to Panama-------- | 2 | " | |
| From Panama to San Francisco-- | 20 | " |
The following description of Chagres and Panama, will be found both interesting and valuable to the traveler on this route.