The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-02-28
MOBILE. Feb 7

MOBILE, Feb 7.
FROM TfXAs The Galveston, Capt Wright
aff'f yesterday from Galveston. She lief
there on Monday. We make up the following
rom the papers which she brought US:
IL Is estimated that one thousand families Of
eh'gfants nave crossed the ferry at Washing.
ION ION 'ie Bfazos) during the last three months
Ihere were four hundred persons collected at
one time, on the east bank of the Brazos. wait.
ing 10 pass over the ferry.
Messss. Butler and Lewis. the Comn;sso,
ers appointed on the part of the United states
o treat With the prairie trihes of TEXAS. la,elv
passed through the upper Trinity settlements
on thcif way tothe Camanche Peak, whers
tney expect 10 meet tie tam inches and their
kihafe1 tribes, and conclude treaty with them
sooat the middle of February or at The foll of
| SaI3 moon. Col. Coffee, OF Red Z. yer, acoor,.
p@1Ics them. His long acquaintance win The
prairie tribes Of Texas, with whom he h.a tra.
dea Al his station high Up or BED RIVER c,-r,a
ny years, WI render hin al important au.a
/ y 20 Il commissioners in this expedition Col
Cohee has purchased q large number OF cattle
IN the troaiie- settlements, to furnish food to
The tribes thai val r2ee ct the council, and sn
immense nu&luer q BLANKETS and other articles
haze been provided to present to them. Much
benefit /; Is aa.lcipated, will sesa!t from this
misaian.
Cap Gillespie lately pursued party Of Ind.
ans WHO olole some horses from the vicinity of
DeX27, overlook them and rccap,urad ell their
t2o'y. The iclians escaped into tie thicl:ei.
1400Gt Tour days otter the return Of Cart Giles
PEE party OF Indians. supposed t9Nhc !?acoes.
went iaio The camp CT the u. s. Dragons, and
cut the aa'ievs of most Of the horses lin Camp.
but four mules that ware Ealaessed to q wagon. |
'oFiHnAtr'y being frightened, ran thr ugh the |
camp and ifIghtcned the horses, they all ran An.
10 the neightoring thicaete, and most OF them
we're recovered th9 ReEt morning. -Four only
were hi'esn- e. IL 10 s1pgC6cd they ware stolen
q! oy the Indians 1.-THE mules had not thus [
aroused The car'p, it is probable that the u. S.
-'2goone would have been as eff'actuaIIy dis. I
mounted at this time, as lhey were few years e
dce by The law o. the American Congress. h
very valuable lead mine haa been dlscoy 4
':ed on small tributary Of the Trinity, etou, y
wcnty ulea west Of Dallas. This mine was i
.7ol discovered by aparty u urveyors who were +.
,agaged IN running the lines OF t-ercer's Colo Il
y. The editor If the Houston Star feels con. b
idont that there IS very extensive region of e
,onnify, e&tandnc from the trinity TO The San s
saba valley, which contains az valuable lead !.
mines as those OF hs'ssouri or Wisconsin, "la
Iced Te consIdeF 1t quite probable" he adds. a
that the lead region Of Missouri extends quite
''tS' "'id Ate-3S " tue u JEuCFS OF "a
Ihlhucha0. TIE mineral ofthose sections are II
lutte similar, and the geological formations in. a
i.cate the presence of extensive veins Of lead Il
.Hl copper ore. We were informed five on six p
'esro since, BY gentleman who accompanied p
me Of tie mItaTy expeditions to the upper wa Ii
cFs Of the Trinity, that the ruins OF an old for n
regs were djscoveged On that stream some dis II
2nce. above lie present site Of Dallas, and it Ii
vas believed thGi the SPaaasds formerly work. p
d silver mine near that fortress. rt
Y O. Cela ii