The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-03-02

The steamship Fanny arrived yesterday, bring,
ing US papers from Corpus Christi to the 24th and
from Port Lavaeca of the 23d. We make the fol.
lowing extracts:
Col. CROss.-This gallant and efficient officer
who left here in the Fanny on Thursday last (says
the Star of the l0th has been busily engaged since
his arrival here, in gathering information relative
to the country between this and the Rio Grande
From the same paper we take the annexed para
graphs, contained in an article descriptive of
trip by MIR. Callahan, the editor to the Rio Grande
"A TRIP TO THE Rio GRANDE.-We recently
made trip to the Rio Grande, going by the upper
or Mler route, and returning by the Camargo road
Our first watering place was Palo Alto, on the
Aqua iDulce, after leaving which we struck
course a little west of south, which direction
with occasional eight deviations, we maintained
throughout our trip. We found abundance of
water on the prairies, and were rather astonished
to find that the country we had so frequently heard
described as sandy desert, was in reality region
as fertile any the globe covered even in the
middle Of winter, with luxuriant verdure, and
Astounding in vast herds of deer, antelope, wild
cattle, mustangs, etc. With the exception of about
eight miles through Los Encindles, Ia sort of
scrubby live oak, growing on sandy soil,) there
was no part of the country that bore the slightest
resemblance to sandy DESERT and even here
there is said to be abundance of water y.
g Here, lat Roma, on the Rio Grande,) we found
MIR. Robt Mitchell, of New Orleans, who had Just
returned from working lead mine in the Cerralvo
mountains. He stated that the vein of lead was
remarkably rich, but that after working it awhile it
assumed all the appearance of silver ORE and on
submitting 1t to the inspection of some Mexicans
they pronounced it to be silver. After becoming
perfectly satisfied of this fact, Mr.. Mitchell aban-
doned the undertaking, and taking all his tools
with him. left the mine to any person who might
choose to work it. His reasons for taking this step
were, he stated to us, the difficulty and expense
usually attendant upon working silver mine. the
uncertain remuneration, and his own advanced
age. lie informed US that he had recently visited
the mine at VallaZilia, which was supposed to be
the richest and most profitable silver mine in the
world, before the water broke in upon the work
men, years ago. A company were about to under
take the working of it, he said, and had sent TO the
United States for the proper machinery to pump the
water out, which was 40 feet Deep"
"CApT. HIRAM FARcHILD.-Ths gentleman
left here for Loredo Tuesday last, Says the Star
of the 24th,) in company with the California emf
grants who are taking that place on their way to
Preside Rio Grande. Capt. Fairchid is old
woodsman, having commanded company in the
army of Texas in 1886, and traversed the prallies
in every direction in the execution of his duty
When the war with Mexico broke out, and Gen.
Taylor made his first call for volunteers, Capt. F.,
who was then in New Orleans, was elected first
lieutenant of company which landed at Point
Isabel the 18th of May, 1876, five days after the
battle of Resaca. These troops were disbanded at
of War made call upon Louisiana for a cavalry
battalion, Capt. Fairchild raised a company which
he commanded until the close of the war, and dis
tnguished himself by his gallant exploits, and ardu-
Gus service in the TERRA calienie."
INDIAN PoINT. A gentleman from Indian
Point, tsays the Lavaca Journal,) informs us thai
the citizens of that town do not consent to the
change of name, and are resolved to continue the
old name, but that Iadianoa is the new town belou
all The bars, ETC."
"REMARKkBLE FRosr IN TExAs-A gentle
man arrived in Lavaca, from the sources of the
BraZos and Colorado, and states that herds of the
antelope have been seen the prairies, covered
with ice and snow, and consequently frozen tc
DEATH Ii is said that the antelope is so very shy
that it never takes refuge in the timber but herds
in the open prairie, during cold weather"
"GEN. WoRTH-Gen Worth has sent party
of Typographical Engineers to survey and marx
out the route to Passo del Norte We learn they
will pass through or near fredericksburg
The Lavaca Journal, of the 23d, says: Mr.
David Jobson, Ia brother typo,) having been ap
pointed by the Governor of Louisiana, as Commits
sioner to take denositions, Acknowledgements, and
proofs of deeds in the Territory of California fol
the State of Louisiana, arrived in this city on Wed
nesday last, by the steamer Fanny, on his way tc
California