The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-05-25

es Deyond me STRICT Ioutlne ol enls P'"-
fession, but he unconsciously indicated
the precise locality Of The Gold Noun
tains and Fire Worship Of the Indian
legends, in giving the unknown country,
directly west of the Paso del Norte in
Texas, as the original home of this scat
tered tribe of Watchers Of the Sacred
Fire. r.a.... stf.ofp.4--. ,
Another Ufficerreports some well au.
thenticated accounts oflarge edi6ces and
great abundance Of gold at the sources Of
the San Carlos and Prie;o. two streams
falling into the Gila from the unexplored
American side of that boundary river,
and in the direction pointed out by The
Indian tradition as the Country of Shin
ing Yellow Stones" but this military SUR
vey was, for some inexplicable cause,
carried on entirely through the Mexican
territory. and this inviting and important
field ofnational interest was entirely and
most unpardonably neglected blythe corps
of engineers in the national pay, even
while they were actually skirling along
its margin. @
The same officers hear, but take no
trouble to verify, very direct intelligence
ofa people of fairer complexion, more
peaceful character, and higher civilization
than Indians; and again their country is
indicated as lying where the voice of ira
dition had located the fair Inhabitants o.
1.-The Golden Mountains and the Valley o
Sparkling Stones.-Old Missionary writ
ings also tell ofths fair omplexioned ant
civilized race on the plains that bound
the remotest sources of the Gila, and o
the surprising riches of their country
which they will rather die than TO impair
to strangers; and all these traditions, mil
Iitary surveys. and missionary reports
point with astonishing unanimity to {
country which would be traverscd by {
: direct line from either the PrisidO q
Passo del Norte in Texas, to the Bay o
San Francisco, in California; yet thi
most direct and necessary route for on
commerce, is precisely the one which ha
, elicted no thought or care from the Gov
ernment, no consideration from the Press
and no ex ploring efforts from the com
mercial enterprise of individuals.
The discovery of mines of nnimagna
BILE richness in California, or the farthe
verge ofthis mysterious region. recall
and strangely veri6es the tales OF an OF
hunter, whose childhood was passed /
captivity under the tents of the Apache
and Navahoes, and who was ONCE ofiere
n for sale or ransom to the chiefs OF the Ia
race that inhabited the bright valleys
: ! the foot of the Gold Mountains; but h
was the sun of race still falrer-of tn
white men of the cross-and he returne
to the possession ofthe wandering tribe
who finally disposed Of him TO a trader
The Rio Bravo, who grieved to see
youth evidently of white parentage 10
in the barbarsm of savage life.-Tl
), heart of the young man was entire
/. weaued from The fond recollections of h
l. visit to the people of the Gold Mountain
l. and his beautiful account of that COUNT
5, an account which probably no ma
+ but himself, speaking English, could civ
n land his impatient desire to raise
,, strong party of Americahs Tor an sxp'
o dition to it in search of gold-which Il
IS declared to be as plentiful as pebbles
d common gravel-obtained for him IL
e name of Gold Hunter
At Up to the period of his death, whi'
e. occurred W hen The brave Lamar W
,r President of Texas, aud while that alb
al statesman protected the western porto
lie of Texas by keeping the government
IS his constitutional home on the banks
x. the Colorado, Gold Hunter persisted
a. his desire to lead hundred we'll arm'
a, men to the country of precious meta
I'd and always maintained as cardinal Ian
S. marks of faith, three points, which latt
I'd explorations have confirmed as actual
at existing in the direction to which
e. was so eager to lead the way. A ia
or complerioned race liring ansOng tile
Fl. mains Of shabby cdifccs, An incidenti
mt hgion Of ,oAich fire is the symbol on
ks duty. A country rtch in gold, siICsr Al
it, PRECIOUS sToNEs.
its The first party of daring adventure
ms that leaves the Rio Bravo, at some po
all between 80 deg. and 3S deg. North la
rit tude, and steers directly for the Bay
he San Francisco across the unknown real
,r. north of the Gila. will solve an INTEREST,"
es problem, and rival, perhaps, the gorgec
in romances of Cortez and Pizarro.
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