The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-30
TIL E UNION.

by the most ardent patriotism, will employ iaierng
g1age In the description OF that country. That such
ports impressions calculated operate against
the more enlightened views OF the administration regard
TO New Mexico and be the whence political oppo
nents great will derive support of their
declared worthless OF this territory acquisition 10
our county, my experience politician viii permit
me TO doubt
BY bestowng upon this country what believe to be but
Just Importance my sole object is show that if retain
cd by the government OF the equivalents for the
penses OF the war, II will prove valuable acquisition
IL my intenton in Jew days, visit OF the pn-
cPai mines for The purpose of exploration and of making
such examination of its geological and mineral charac
Ter. the limited be Obtained here will enable me
| TO do.
Respectfully your obedent &c.
Description OF Mexico.
| To the Editor Of the Union:
SANTA FE NEw MEXICO, Jan. Is, ISIs.
SIR The perfectly subjected OF this country
cesary obges correspondents seek for matter of in
formation in different and less interesting channel Than
that from which is derived in South Mexico Here there
is no contendng foe, apparent menacing dsafec-
on TO excite apprehensons, and make speculate
upon the movements dspo iion of the army In fact
nothing of greater consequence .ranspires with rhe
amy OF the wesi, than change OF station with view to
the health and better subsistence of the troops Yet must
not be inferred ihar from feeling of security the army is
in of undisciplned and careless epose the
Tary well supervised vigilance is manta med, the strict
est discipline enforced, and the best order preserved
speak of this place particularly which is now garsoned
by the lst regiment of Illinois volunteers, under the
mand Col Newly The good discipline OF this regi.
ment, its orderly conduct in camp, and the commenda
BILE police which has been kept throughout the city, in
despite OF the preudcia influences OF grogshops and
gambling hells, alike creditable TO Colonel Newly
and the patriotic State he represents ia this miity de-
paument. The prompness with which he met and qaeu-
ed munous demonstration of pseudo citizens, who, by
their attempted destruction of military authority, and the
Introduction of awessne.s threatened the safety of the
government funds and property deservedly established for
him a highly respectable character a military comman-
dant.
The only incident which has given employment our
the surprise OF Cortez, guerilla captain,
and the dispersion of his band, by small detachment OF
Mai ,r Walkers Santa Fe battalion This guerilla party
Insignificant in numbers, the only in New Mexico
And even il did not aspire rebellion in It's depreda
tory excursions did it modest the Americans
Outlaws, they lyed in the mountains occasionally making
a descent upon the ranches for plumber
1t is now midwiuter, and yet enjoying fine
weather is known in the States in the pleasant month of
September. For saubry and geniay, the climate OF
country the habiable globe surpass that OF New
Mexico And really that person must have apaihetie
mind, be but indifferent observer, who
this country without being filled with admiration a its
grandeur and beauty Here Nature has, indeed performed
her work of creation grand sublime SCALE Noun
tains, in endless chains
Whose vast walls
Have pnnacei in clouds their snowy scalps"
like "Aps Alps arise" Between them, however
many quiet verdant wales that afford ample pasuage during
raeheros In the deep and abrupt gorges, caons,
which, look down into from their tops makes the head
dizzy, focks find good grazing during the whole year
Many of these canons, have perpendicular walls
OF rock, the goat inaccessible and of such great
height that ball. discharged at their base, will fail
to reach their top.
The sides of others again ached that the canon
which the bottom is hundred yards wide,
at its summit to only the number of feet These
frequently conduct the traveller into rich valleys Of
surprising beauty After quitting the cold, rugged heights
and the dark terrific gorges OF the mounans the sensation
produced is pleasing entering these long unbroken val
ieys But for the noise of the rivues eaping
down the surrounding accvous heights, profound still
would always reign in them For here storms do
distract the elements Nature either
sulen aspect And the hum OF busy multitude the
sound of the artisans hammer necessary awaken
Nature, she would still be brooding in her diluvian
slumber In some places narrow mountain spur orig
naily separated Valleys which the summer torrents have
opened door of communication between, leaving large
pillars OF rock standing like the lone columns Of He
woud be nodinate lover of the picturesque who
could not, in this land indulge his fill 1t is the
miserable specimens Of civilized humanity it by their
presence and dsgure its pleasing face by their rude hac
enas ofmud which generally clustered together form
ing irregular town of every settlement That "God
made the country and man made the town. truth that
is here orcbly conveyed know that writers have gene
rally represented New Mexico comparatively value
less district with but few narrow valleys well adapted to
agriculture They such persons, however, Stene
has said can travel from Dan Beersheba and cry that
Der important settlements located in it than this the
capital and extends from north SOUTH hundred and
fifty miles Parts Of cannot be matched in beauty while,
producvenes OF SOIL the best districts oil
United States do equal it, with all the advantages
which that country this, in its i'm
agriculture and superior cultivation. The hoe is the
only instrument used in preparing the upland for seed
their plough, being rude construction of wood with
on, particle OF iron, only be employed in stir
ring the mellow alluvial of the valleys Yet the SOIL
thus imperecty cultivated, yields in wheat fifty BUSH
els the acre, throughout the territory
WHILE the United States. the average the best wheat
growing districts is but little, if any, than twenty
bushels to the acre.
The standard weight of wheat south of this, in the Rio
Vaga country, it called equal 90 lbs the bush
ell and 81 lbs. north, in FL Valley de Taos The cultiva-
ton of the important production, of the eahcotton
md the poato-ahough native the soil of this country
is entirely neglected.
prousa eiorescence of the muriate of soda,
SALT arises everywhere here from the ground but
what combination of earths compose the SOIL Mexican
cience does inform its fertility, however indicates
The presence of silica alina, and lime. The length OF
line the valleys will bear repeated cropping there
data at hand from which to calculate, they annually,
Turing the rainy receive fresh supplies of aluvia,
in depostes of decomposed mountain rocks Fields of
land in the vicinity Of this city still produce ordinary
crop. (whout having been strengthened by compost
that it said have been cultivated upwards of century
The pre- sent population of New Mexico may be safely
estimated 10000, although in Gegys Commerce OF
the Prairies it computed only 900 This and the
valley of San Miguel according to the last take
nnOn H. Hat,