The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-15
California EmIgrants.

MIR. BENNETr:-
Mexico, February 18th. lie is one of the party of
sixteen, separated from the command of Captain
Hutton. They had been several days in the city,
and completed their arrangements to proceed that
afternoon, on their way to- Guadalaxara (about
three hundred and sixty mlles). They were III
fine health and spirits, and ! give you their names
below. Captain Hutton, with about sixty men, had
arrived, and would leave in day or twO:-
Captain Sam'l Meredith Doctor r. Field. Alfred Law
ton, Franklin Lawton, J. Wright, q. Wright }. War
rem Rodgers, William II. Gladison, Mr. Whtemore, Mr.
Agnew, Mr.. Hail. ID. milford Mr.. Forbes, Mt Godfrey
MIR Northan, MIR. Fordham; and colored nau
gagged by the party as a cook
GOLD IN NORTHERN TExAs.-The editor of the
De Soto Free Press states that an aged hunter re-
siding in Munstield has induced company OF emil
grants to JON him for the purpose OF working some
valuable gold mines that he discovered many years
since in the mountains below Santa Fe. He states
that the gold abundant IN one OF the val
leys OF these mountains, that he could have pro-
cured several pounds of dust daily, but was COM
PEELED to abandon the country, by the hostile sa-
wages il is some evidence that his statements are
worthy of credit, that he has sustained SO good
reputation that thirty or forty of his neighbors
are willing to accompany hun on an expedition to
these mountains He IS also willing to risk his
own life to find the lcng-lost treasure. That there
are valuable and extensive deposits OF gold In
the valleys of the mountain ranges that extend
~outhward from the head of the Pecos towards
the San Saba, ana u,.o N inc great range
extending from the Puerco OF the west to the
Ga, there is scarcely doubt me Span
iards formerly worked valuable mines IN this sec
ton and the traces of old furnaces, shafts, and I'M
mense excavations are to be found among all the
mountains from Santa Fe quite down to the mouth
of the Pecos. The miners were compelled to aban;
don the works, by Apaches and other powerful
their homes An Apache Indian, who was released
by Santa Anna with the Texan Santa Fe prisoners,
came through Houston on his way back to his KIN;
dred in the mountains. While here, he MAD several
III and ha toll tha
President that on one of the rivers IN his country
there was an immense quantity OF gittering sand,
very heavy, and that he could gather many bl-
shells Of it in day. He said it was beautiful,
would give it to the Texans if they would aid
them in making war upon their ancient enc
mics, the Mexicans. report similar to this
has been circulating. for more than ten years
along the frontier Of Texas, especially in Milan
and Robertson counties. The Indians and old
hunters declare that there is abundance OF gold
towards the sources OF the I5razos; but none OF
them can designate the precise spot where the
treasure lies II is possible that these reports have
all been derived from the old Spanish miners, in
Santa Fe. 1t is natural that the Indians, who drove
the miners from that section, should preserve some
vague traditions of the character of the minerals
they were working for. The Mexicans assert
that the Indians concealed many old, mines, be;
cause they feared the white men would come and
we may believe the traditions of the Mexicans,
there have been repeated "gold excltements" in
Santa Fe, similar to that which is now prevailing
throughout the United States. Many of the hills
about Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Soccoro,
and the valley of Tous, have been dug down,
and thousands of pits and trenches are visible
In all directions, the sites OF old placers,
where crowds Of eager emigrants sought for
gold, as they now seeking for IT in Cali,
fona. Nor were their labors valn-thousands OF
rounds of this precious metal were gathered, and
ii is questionable whether the products OF those
mines were not, on an average, valuable as
those of the Sacramento. This mineral Is chiefly
derived from the debris of the Red Granite and
| Bassltic mountains; and the geological forma-
tions of the mountains in Northern Texas are SINH
| lar in all respects to the volcanic ranges OF the
| Sierra Nevada of California 1t Is reasonable to
| suppose gold will be found abundantly here as
| there 1t is b.t recently that several valuable
placers have been discovered III the Santa Fe ter
ritory and if American enterprise and energy were
| to be displayed in the gold diggings OF northern
Texas, as they in California, Tins region would
probably soon become celebrated tor Its mineral
treasures the FL Dorado OF the Pacihc.-Houston
| (Itras) Telegraph March ~.
SHOCKING MuRpER-We are once more called
| upon to chronicle assault and murder among the
| lrshmen at work on the Naugatuck Railroad In
| the eastern part of this town. 1t seems that on
Monday of last week. the laborers on that section OF
| the road near Morse & Battels factory struck for
| higher wages. One mild inoilensive man, named
| Cornelius O'Riely, declined joining in the strike,
| and went to work usual. In the evening he was
attacked with clubs, and beaten to death, and his
| body thrown into the Naugatuck river, whore he
| was found the next morning. most shockingly
! murderers.- Litc'yfesd, c., E~qxtrr, Apvil6.