Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-07-14
LATEST FROM SANTA FE.

HTfacdt OC CUIJ0THt0 I1WSS'UMS JT0M 1' Ho"'oo
-North side of The Canadian the shortest and
best u,e-Emigrants aduised by the Missis-
sippi company TO keep on the NORTH side.
We have been favored, by the kindness of Cap.
tain A. BUFoRD, lst Dragons, who arrived at
Fort Gibson on the 29lh ult., from Santa Fe, in
twenty-five days, with files of the Santa Fe Re
publican up 10 June 4h. Captain Buford camo
through wiM svagons the NORTH SIDE OF THE
CANADIAN. in tueniy:fre days. He travelled the
trace from Santa Fo to Independence, TO where
it crossed Turkey Creek, and on the 23I inst, he
came upon the trail of the Washington County
Company, between tho Arkansas and Verdigris
rivers. He reports the arrival Of company of
California emigrants from Arkansas, and having
met on tho second day after his departure some
six or seven hundred moro Of those who left this
vicinity. This party travelled all the way on the
north side of the Canadian, and reported Captain
Marcy, with tho military escort, some two hun.
dred miles behind them.
The military escort, being under orders,
compelled to keep on the south side, but the emf
grants being at liberty TO take tho best route, left
the south side and crossed over tho Canadian at
Little River, and out-travollcd the military-werc
200 miles ahead Of them al Santa Fc. Thus tho
" matter IS settled - there remains no further
doubt to which is the best route, and this fact is
established by those who havo gone tho jour
ney in despite of those who have remained en-
sconced safely around their fresides, boldly as.
sorting that they have the only good road, and
such like assertions.
The matter is settled, because of those who had
arrived in New Mexico, Captain Wilson's party,
that took the south side of the Canadian, were "a
days from Fort Smith, complain of scarcity of
grass and water, and they advise all parties TO
| take q more norfherly route. Captain Buford, who
came in North of the Canadian, only twenty
five days to Fort Gibson. The Santa Fe Repub-
lican after obtaining all the information from re-.
liable sources favors the route north of the Cana.
dian.
1t is now ascertained that the Arkansas route is
not only practicable, but is proven TO be the quick
est and SAFEST and that tho best road on this route
is from VAN buren,, on the north side Of the Ar
kansas and Canadian rivers.
Capt. Buford has politely furnished the fol-
lowing extracts from his notes. Although brief,
and confined to matters Immediately relating to
the emigration, thoy will be found interesting 10
| all.
| Juno 9th, lS4O.-Left Santa Fo for tho States,
in company with Mr.. Haywood, Mail Contractor
| Messrs. Mulliken, Hester, Hagan, and Lucas,
| Chihuahua merchants, and Mr.. Martin, Califor-
MIA emgrant, who, after seeing Santa Fe, remark
ed, IS that he had the elephants tail, and had
no wish TO see anything moro Of the ANIMAL
Juno 9th and 7th.-Met between Santa Fe and
San Miguel some six qr seYHAn nh ITen nj
They wero all well, and seemed TO bo getting ON
finely. They report Captain Marcy's command
some 200 miles behind Robert More, of Mis-
souri,, captain of party of cmgrants, was mur-
dered in the village Of San Miguel. the 4rh
instant, by Mr.. Stanlied. StanfieId shot More
with shot gun, loaded with balls. S. was ar
rested and in Jail. The cause of this outrage was
some difficulty which occurred on the march few
days before.
June S,h.--Was joined by an escort of ten men
from Taos, company |, ls Dragons, at Barkley
Fort, on the Rio Moro.
juno 9h.-Left Barkloy's Fort on tho old trace
| from Santa Fe to Independence.
| June 18th. Met a party of California emigrants
| at tho upper Cimarone Spring, the most advanced
of those embarkng from Independence--alI we'll.
June l9.-Met at Jackson's Grove, on the Ar
kansas river. Captan Kerr's company Of the 2d
Dragons Col. Collier, Collocter of San Francis
co, and party; Brovet Majors Stein and Grier, lsl
Dragons, and Jorry Folgor, Suter of New Mexi-'
co, in company--all well, and moving ahead ra-e
pidly.
Juno 20th.-Found on the road a lost California
emigran;, who said he had been out some five or
six days without anything to eat; that he went,
off the road 10 shoot antelope, and GO, lost from
his party. Gave him some provisions, and started
him on to join his party, which was about forty
miles ahead Of hm.-Passed the camps of some
three four thousand Indians of the various tribes
that inhabit the Prairies. They were all very
friendly, and were awaiting the arrival of Fitzpa-
trick, General Indian Agent, with whom ,hoy
were to have big talk. -. .
June 2l.--Met at the Pawnee Fork of tho Ar.
kansas river the Sd Infantry and 30 Artillery, 4
Col. Alexander in command; Col. Calhoun, In
dian Agent for New Mexico, and party, and Mai.
Howe, I'd Dragons. in company-all we'll, and no
cholera, but had had few fatal cases short time
previous.
June 23.-Arrived at Turkey Creek on the
traeo, and considering tho mail enough The
settlements TO bo entirely out of danger, took eight
men of the escort, and parted company with the
rest of the party, and followed the trail made by
Captain Evans company of California emgrants,
down between the Verdigris and Arkansas rivers;
crossed the Verdigris at Big Island and then fol.