Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-05-02
For the Boon's Lick Times.
FAYETrE, May LIST, 1874


Messrs. Benson & GREEN:-At your request
| will end eavor TO give you brief account Of my
homeward journey from chihuahua, which city
| left on the 5lh Of Feb. last, up to which, pre-
sumo the public have been made acquainted with
the political state Of affairs. At Chihuahua, the
only change in the off GERS OF Government, grow.
ing out Of the Parades revolution, was the acces.
sion OF Col. Arsay, Of Janus, to the office oil
Governor, in place OF Don Angel Trias, who
refused to support the new administration.
The State Of Chihuahua, which for years has
been rapidly impovershing, from the plaging
incursions Of the Camanches and Apach Indians,
is still prey to them; and in fact most OF the
stock farms. which few years ago, were swarm
ing with domestic animals, are entirely devas
tated.
The Commerce OF Chihuahua has fallen off,
and prices have greatly declined. Domestics and
Prints Qeading articles in the trade) are retailing
at from 25 10 81 cents per yard (spanisb;) which,
considering the high duties and expense OF trans.
Portation, is extremely low; but will be still
further reduced, by the arrival Of the immense
exports by Santa Fe, this summer.
| left chihuahua on the 9Th Feb'y, with one
wagon, and accompanied by six men. We
arrived safe at Santa Fe, on the Cd Of March;
had good roads and mild, pleasant weather. On
our way up we passed at Da nano, company Of
Mexcans, who had been robbed Of l65 mules,
at the Drastic, Ia point on the Rio del Norte, 8
leagues below about five days before we arrived
there In an unsuccessful attempt to retake
them, on the west side OF the river, they had
five men wounded; one OF them, Don Pedro
Amanda, dangerously. The repeated successes
Of those Indians, in their encounters with the
Mexicans, have made them more fearless. AT
the present time, the danger from them is fully
as great as on the plains.
At Santa Fe, | awaited, until the 18th of
March, the arrival Of Mr. James McGufIin,
with considerable company from Chihuahua;
from which place he had purposed departing by
the 10Th OF February, with the intention to be
ready 10 leave the Moro 600 miles east OF
Santa Fey by the 18th OF March. Hearing that
Mr.. McGufin was near Santa Fe. concluded
to proceed to the Moro, and there await him;
but. having looked for him daily. to the 9th of
March, and as further delay would have rem,
dered it necessary to lay in further supply OF
corn and provisions, resolved to take the plains,
with the four men and one wagon, which com.
posed our whole caravan.
The roads were in fine condition, and we pro.
ceeded without any interruption to near the upper
C'maTan Spring, when we had a very sudden
and unexpected visit from about 40 Chan In.
dams They evlnced very friendly disposition.
on their first appearance. three loose mules, and
a saddled one, all scampered Off like deer; but
some Of the Indians, who followed them for sew.
erai miles, soon brought them back to me.
presented them with some Corn, Tobacco, Cot
lee Biscuit, and some other trihes; smoked with
1henh' and after a couple Of hours detention,
parted with them in the most friendly manner.
Those were the only Indians we saw on the
route.
From the Mexican Frontier, to the Cimaron,
we saw immense herds Of Antelope. Before
reaching the middle Spring we saw some Buffalo,
from the lower spring to the Caches they were