New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-28


WEsrPoRT, Jackson Co Mo. Feb D.
Ga the "a inst. Mr.. Charles Cummins and Mr.
Boyer, OF this county arrived at their homes from
Sara re- having left that place on the 18th Of Decem
Der last They report almost entire stsgnaton Of
tra1s not only the city and negbbOrhOOd they have
% recently left but likewise from all accounts through
the greater part of Northern Mexico. Money Is un
usually scarce, aud many failures among American
sraers have taken place Some taxing their goods
10 Chihuahua and other southern markets, wlth how
ever very little hopes OF better demands as the whole
country 10 completely euted, and every town over
stocked with goods There sufficient supplies In
tbs country for the demand Of several years 70 come
The gold from california created very little notice
10 Santa re owing, perhaps, to the source through
which tho news reached there, which was by some
MeIicaUs and second handed from Chihuahua
The express mail to Fort LeavenwOrth was u have
it Santa Re two days after the departure OF Messrs
G. snd h not having yet come in II 10 presumaOe
th, the employed 10 bring II h., provided they
sisrted the DAY appointed, 2Oth Decem0er) nave
peshed the plains from the severity OF the weather
Otherwise, being wei mounted on mules with but light
baggage they might have Oyortaken Messis T. ana H.
who came with wagons before the latter reached
B,nrs Fort southern route through the Red River
country, with the mail, was not considered advisable
OF the number Of Indians that are ranging
il genial CLINE, 10 avoid the isors OF the sioe'
Tian Winter along the northern trail
hetsrs Cummins aud Bowyer met Lieut. Bese and
party at Moro in good health and spirits; they had
crossed the plains Ia tine weather and without Doiesta
ton from lndiaDs
In the Raione mountains they fell in with Major
bsale commanding aOctachmfnt 81 ABOUT seventy
with Kit Carson and Thomas Boggs as scouts, pursuit
of the Apache Indians. who had short time previously
stolen about three thousand mules half of which mum
Der belonged to Government, aud the rest 10 traders
and individuals The former friendly talks with these
ndans and the presents made 10 the IN by the Anefl
can authorities in New Mexico. seem 90 have bud no
effect in queling their maraudinRs and forays. Major
Besle is determined 10 ascertain Ia the event nc TAILS
Ia with Them what virtue there will be In powder and
lesd
portion Of tie Apsches called the White Mountain
Band under their chief "The Little Mountain are
friendly to the Americans IL il presumed they md our
people a different race of 10 deal With than their
former neigbbOrs the Mexicans
While Beni's Fort, the let Of January last, Mr.
Cummns heard of Lieut. Col. Fremont and his party.
Some Mexicsns who came down from the Puebla y
short time previous stated that the Colonel wss met
y some Pueblas crossing the Green River Mountains
thai the very deep, but covered with nara
frozen crust over which be was rapidly travelling 10
mach the western vaies, before thaw would set In
T. impede his progress Col Fremont and party we're
10 good spirits and getting along finely. lie Ia proba-
bly, in California before this iimo
The weather has been very cold In the upper part oil
Missouri In the Indian country west OF US, the snow
he's been from TO four feet deep. -
battle took place late last Fall on the smoky I'M
fork OF Kansas River. between party OF Kansas IN
dams and Pswnees of which seven of the former and
twenty of the latter killed But such merry
meetines OF frequent occurrence In the west snd
excite no particular interest
Me.srs C. and started from Santa re with % mules,
but only succeeded In bringing in The remaining Z
we're abandoned the plains unable TO travel 10y rea
of lscersted feet oocssiOned by the frozen snow
and Jagged ice along the road. From Msnns FORT 10
the Missouri line the party experienced extreme eoo
weather SEINE Of the being severely fros, bitten
But happily, no loss Of life.