The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-27
IntelIiCenc. from New Mexico.


The following letter, from Judge Baird,
ceived last week, by way OF FL Passo, Preside,
and San Antonio. 1t Is addressed to the Governor,
and as u contains some items Of interest, we have
been allowed to copy it.-AnstiS (Teras) Demo-
cTat, June o.
SANTA FIR. TEXAS, March 81, 1910.
DEAR SIR-Mr Love, with express from Fort
Brown. arrived here few days past, and brings
mp 10 the 25ih January and the first certain intelli
s'nce Of the election of General Taylor He brings
no info, mston Is to the final action OF Congress In
regard TO this country. We have had from
Missouri. within tn" last six months and all
convinced rs TO the superiority Of Southern route
through from the gulf both for the mail aud trade to
chihuahua and this point m impression that have
labor, produce ever tinoe arrived here It Is con-
ceded now that it Ia not more than seven hundred
miles frem this point to the gulf A southern route
will have the advantage OF wood, water grass. aud
climate he best route according to my information
TN the subject would be to the Puerco,
by the shortest and most prac icabe route and then
there Is no obstruction to this point. have made
dihgent inquiry IN regard to tho country lying be-
tween here and the South. and have conversed with
men who have travelled TO the mouth of the PueIco
and to "asbitah. on Red River. ! have also had
p'aed conversations with DR. Cenley. who crossed
from Clar ksr,lle to chihuahua. in 1880. They all
describe tie several routes practicable and
country I he only thing to bs avoided is tho Aano
rsfacaao Tor staked prairie) running down between
the Colorado and Puerco; and DR. Coney says he
crossed rom the waters of the former those Of
latter, in twenty four hours and found tho Pusroo
deep (ten feeD and delightful stream In fact the
valley and country bordering on this latter stream,
are spoken OF by all the Mexicans who have visited it,
in terms Of rapture.
We have some local news hero Of an interesting cha
racttr. The winter has been severe and unusually
snowy and rainy his sou try at this time is sur.
rounded on all sides by hostile Indians, VIII sse main
oij' CT however seems to be plumber Major Beal was
despatched during the winter out upon the Arkansas
against the Eutahs who nre reported to have pri-
soners mostly Mexcans and some two or three Texans
ilads) whose names not known They refused to
give mem up and the Major WAS dissuadad from making
anatack upon them by the agent e.t he should only
exatpeiate them. without sufficient force In the
country 10 hold them in subsection On his return.
Lieut.. Wbittcsey was despatched with company, and
bad an engagement with them, in which he lost two
dragons aud killed eighteen Indians. The Indians
have Gene down through the mountains within
sixty miles Of Taos. They have. since the battls.
kill, d two men-Gn old mountaineer, well known Us
Old Bill Williams. the most thorouhgong man that
mas ever been In tho mountains, and another man |
had this evening conversation with Major Boalls in
terpIeter who WAS win him tke Arkaness He says
tired OF nghting From what they could learn, they
were led to believe that these Indians had been badly
%hipptd down South: and had come up for safety
Jby expressed great anxiety to make peace with the
uLiltd States, but could not understand how Texas
could be Tart OF the and seemed be staggered
whenever Texas was mentioned to them. On the
currence OF the fight with Lieutenant Whittlesey,
Colonel washington. commanding ut his post, IL.
sud orders for the raising Of Ave panies of
volunteers I hrce of those companies have already
betn raisrd-One American and two Mexican -aad
doubt but the -ntir. amount will be- rnisod To- night
n messenger arrived from tho Camauches who num-
beripg "ne thou and some four five day travel
south from this They are anxious for peace, aud
want men sent out to treat with them have not seen
The Colonel since this messenger iu but will sse
hin, and urge the proprity II having Texas specially
We have to- day heard of the murder Of Mr. Aubry the
same Who passed from here Independence last fall
IN i've days and thirteen hours. Some three others
we're killed ut the Fame tine. This Occurred the
r. al FRI m IL Paso to hihuHhuR the Mexican side
II IL not known whether this murder committed by
Mexicsps Indians, Or whites
numbrr Of persons start from here. in a few DAVIS
for the gold region Of aliforDiR. We have been aud
ttll are, looking for mail from Fort Leaveuw worth
Texas s rising In the estimation Of he people every
day. hen arrived here. demsgsguc politicians had
wrought upa high prtjudico against telling these
"a NJ fths sl..a ola 1T,
found it us thought impraeicabe organize ut that
time aud delay ed to hear from Congress- but intel
ligence has yet come. W. II convinced that IL
the pe~s be favorable, short tune bring about
complete oieabizatioD under our jurisdiction have
written on fully often by going Missouri, but
am appichentive that you have got nothing Mr. Love
VIII pocr from tbr place TO FL Psso and thence to
n, ado del Rio Giandc he reception VI this will DO
evIdt nee that he has got through eAfe
here ts plenty u guid b. re- but do not believe 10 Ia
as atubuhut any "itrr as represented in california
have cole c'd many Interesting items here in regard
10 vaii0us subjects, but cannot crowd them into a
letter.
Sncn writing the above, last night the mail has ar
riveo ir' NJ AlkbOur IL brings than that
brout bit by the from Brown This es
has DIT u,lnyrd to-day that may get the in
lGsi night mail From the / am apprehsnsiys
ibst sngr's VIII or rather ba- done nothing regard
TO The territories There viii he other psrs INA in
within ten days who will bring all The Congregational
news ot The lat trtson II nothing has bnuu done in
itesid to this country tball by proclamation claim
.acuFi,e jufis eLion for eAas once ] save III.
cAb ainn' already printed; bat the ra,1sst OF
81 "ssbinrtop have suspended their uatico I'M
III Congress ran hY heard from.
Yours truly, SPRUCE NJ BAIRD
Gov. GEo L. W oop, Austin.