The Arkansas banner., 1849-07-24
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 Capt. A, Euford. of the Ist dragoons. arrived in sbs city on Friday k1si, direc; from trip to New Mexico fIc informs as that he came through with wagons from Santa Fs to Fost Gib-on ia tweaty-l i've days. aad thai tho road tho whole route is a remarkably good one-present;ng Instructions to the passage of emigrants of difficult character The Van Barcn lAeiligeneer, of the l4ta, contains detailed statement Ol information received from Capt BuDrd, in relation to the route and it's ayan tsges, from which we make the following extracts. The superiority of the Arkansas route over any other is now l" fixed fsot;"
 Capt Bugord travelled the trace from Santa Fe Co IndepcndtDce 10 where il crossed Turkey Creek. and tte 23d inst he ~anye upon the tFaii of the Washington county company, between the Arkansas and Nerdigris rivers. He reports the arrival of company of California emigranls from Arkansas, and having met, oH the second day after his depaT- tare, some six or seven hundred of these who left this vicinity. This party travelled all tho way on the north side of the Canadian. and reported Capt Marcy, with the military escort. some two hundred miles tehiad them. The military cseurt, being under sFdcrs. was compelled to keep on the south side; bat the emigrants. being at liberty take the best roae, left the south sde and crossed over the Canadian at Little river, and out travelled the miii tary-being two hundred miles ahead of them at Santa Fe. Thus tho matter is settled "-there mains no further doubt as to which is the best route; and this fact is established by those who have gone on the journey, in despite of those who have remained enseoHced safely around their fire sides, boldly asserting that they have the only good road, and such ike assertions.
 Capt. Baford has politely furnished US the follow ing extracts from his notes. Although brief, and confined to matters immediately relating to the emi- grafton. t1ey will be found interesting to all:
 June 6, lSi9.--I.eft Santa Fe for the States, in company with Mir. Haywood, mail contractor; Messrs. Muken, Heister, Hagan, and Lucas, Chihuahua merchants, and Mir. Martin. California emigraDt, who, alter seeing Santa Fe. remarked '" that he had the elephants tail, and had no wish 10 see anything more of the anlmal.n
 June 6th and 7th.--Met between santa Fe and San Miguel some six seven hundred California emigrants, from Fort Smith and Van Buren, Ark. They wes alt well, and seemed to be getting on finely. They report Captain Marey's command some 200 miles behind. Robert More, of Missouri captain ofa party of emigrans, was murdered m the village of San Miguel on the 4lh inst. by Mir. Stanfed. Stanheid shot More with shot gun loaded with balls. $. was arrested and in jail The cause of this outrage was some difficulty which occurred on the march few days before
 June s.--Was joined by escort of ten men from Taos, company ], list Dragons, at Baikley's Fort on he Rio Moro
 June 9.--Left BaIkley's Fort on the old trace from Santa Fe to Independence.
 June l3.-Met party of California emigIants at the upper Cimarone Spring, the most advanced of those embaFking from IndependeBce-al we'll
 June I9.-Met at Jackson Grove, on the Arkan- sas river, Captain Kerr's company of the 2d Dfa- goons; Col. Collier, collector of San Francisco, and party, Brevet Majors Stein and Grier, lst Dragoons and Jerry Folger Suter of New Mexico. iR com pany---alI well. and moving ahead rapidly.
 June 20.-Foand on the road a lost California emIFrant who said he had been out some five six days without anything 10 eat; that he went of the road to shoot antelope and got lost from his party gave hun some provisions and started him o to )oin his party. which about forty miles ahead of him. Passed the camps Of some thtee or four thoasaad Indians of the various tribes that inhabit the paies They were all very friendly, and were awaiting the arrival offiizParick, general Indian agent, with whom they were to have big talk.
 Jsas 2l.-Met at the Pawnee Fork of the Arkan- sSs river the 34 Infantry and 3d Artillery, Col. Alexander n command; Col. Calhoun, Indian agent for New Mexico and party, and Maj. Howe, 2i Dragons in cempanY-all well and cholera, bat had few fatal cases short tune previous.
 Jsne 23.-ATriyed at Turkey Creek on the trace, and considering the mali near enough the settle meats to be entirely out Of danger took eight men of the escort and parted company with the rest ef the party, and followed the tfaii made by Captain Ey aas's company Of California enigrants, down between the VeItligris and Arkansas rivers; crossed the Vcrtigris al Big Island, and then iooBe I'd down the divide between the NerdIgris and Grand river, and arrived al Fort C bsnH on the 2Jth inst making the trip from Santa Fe 10 Fort Gibson {wh Wagons) in tloeaty ice days; emsanng parties leaving ArAan- sas, from the neighboIheod of Fayetteville would to well 10 follow thIs trail of Capt Evans IL k good and plain way 10 the old Santa Fe trace from Independence; from Big Island on the Vemgfis river, to Turkey Greek, where this trail strikes the trace is about i75 miles; by this route to Santa Fe nI, ia - tatia parties leaving Fost Smith and Van Bafen Ark. should not on any acconnt whatever go by the way of Santa fe, because the route by the south side of the Canadian river strikes the mountains ot New Mexico some i50 oI 200 miles south of Santa Fe Then if parties follow up these mountains and pass through them al Santa Fe. they have 10 20 down the Rio Grande the other side oi the mountains to San Antonio, POO miles south ot santa Fe, little town on the river, which point the road to California leaves the Rio Grande whereas if they were to pass tfro' the mountains of New Mexico. some i50 or POO miles south o Santa Fe and there Is pass through them near this pointl they would save al least 300 miles travel over rough road and barren country. Again, there is no gtass woi th speaking about within G0 miles of Santa Fe Corn in Santa Fe is worth sl 50 per bashel; flour. 20 cents per b bacon, 2J cents, and a0 ordinary mule $75.
 WASHINGTON Gossir.-We take the following from the Washington correspondence of the Balti- more Sun, dated from the capital the 2Gth ult-: Some few appointments were made and agreed upon yester,iay-among tl,em that Of Mir t'alDage, of South Carolina, as Consul for Tuscany. He succeeds MT Joseph A, Birda, who has, for many ! years. been our Consul at Leghorn
 ] Mir Martin has been appointed Assistant Trea- surer at Charleston, vice Maj, Laval, removed
 The appointment of Minister to Mexico has moi been made. 1t is understood that full mission M