The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-24


were stages the banks Of beautiful stream Of wa.
Ter, passing Though Galliana, Biranes and Corazo At
the latter place we found party Of Texans. Numbering
Ebout thirty WHO had from San AnoDo de Bexar d.
rsctto Paso del NoHs and thence d6e west 5mss to this
place. Those With whom convened, told they found
serious impedmsnt in the route and all confidently as
serted thatthe distance be made from BsI TO the PaO
I 10 eighteen days.
From Ceaizo took tberoad for Yauas small pueblo
twenty miles distant add situated on what the inhab
itants call the Rio Yanos. We found here abont forty
Apache warOH who seemed to be the owners Of tho
town than the inhabitants However soon alter OF an
trance into the place, they deeampsd telling Us they
would go TO tbeiT village and in days rs on the
road with mules to trade. This only an excuse os their
sudden departure and they Did again show themselves
70 Us. There is gui read from Chhuahua oIs poin
aud thence TO the Copper Mines on the head waters Of
the ella The road was OpeHed for the purpose of trans
porting supplies and metal by persons interested in the
mines and used until the Indians broke up their establish
ments and killed the miners.
We still ascending. and the atmosphere became
aud wintry. The blush outline of the Sonora
mountains continuation of the sisua Nevada range
forming the dividing line between the States Of Chihuahua
and SOnOra, distinctly marked and westward to
their cloudOpPsd peaks again pushed eagerly forward
Our animals in the best possible condition. and not
sick in the party. In days from YabOs entered
tie fist psssPusO De San Luis. We had been travelling
up inclined plane during this time and when he'd
ganedthe utmost summit the back bones of series Of
folding leras, suddenly in view of rich warm
valley of unsurpassed beauty and Serdue whose bosom
umbeed CLASSY lake OF fresh milsl in cclm
ference. Our camp was made the margin of this lake,
which we chstened the Lake otCOm0. All wanted to
complete the picture was each with Ian gushing Paul
TO hang upon his and drink the honey Of hi, lips
From San Luis Pass the Guadalupe Pass plainly visible
strip fhiFh ground hundred yards wide and
TIRES leagues in length, having elevation above the valley
and lake Of about twenty feet forms the only causeway
the otherwise damp and Doggy plain which extends north
and ouh between two parallel lines Of mountains as far as
The eyscan After crossing this causevay struck COL
Cooks trail which the base of the western range
uniting with the more recent trail of Major Graham entering
the pass. Though this pass made but slow progress
the wagonE wersa dead weight and could make but short
distance each daE, rugged and decivous was the read
in fact it is matter of surprise that wagons oumbrOus
these should be drawn through ALL Persons without
wagons can go Through in day, whereas five.
OBthe 2st reached the deserted rancho Of San Bar
RaiRO having crossed the head Of The Rio Faqui
the 23d crossed the San Pedo and for the
ceediDg days OuE4oad lay plain abundany supplied
with running streams, all Of which empty their into
the SaHPedTo and through that channel mtohe Rio ella.
The sOiH this plain Of unsurpassed richness and
cred with wild cats and clover with here and there aAma
patch of wheat and barley Timber also abundaR the
adjacent mountains being covered with thick growth Of
pHsand post oak. We in the range Of
herds of wild CATTLE and the monOtOny Of journey was
broken BY the excitement Of the chase.
The next place we to having name was Santa
Cruz We had now gained the highest point Of elevation
the dividing line between the eastern and shores
Of North America and required all blankets to keep
wsm at night Ice was formed in mycup an inch
thick in night The Apaches Keep the inhabitants here
continual dread it is with difficulty they up
EcouHge enough work few small patches of grouRd it
is however, but choice between starvation and the Apa-
chs This pueblo Ones contained industrious AID wealthy
FpOpuaton, the many fields and evidences Of hghstate
of cultivation give ample evidence but the wealthy have
long abandoned leaving Onlyths poorer classes who
unable 70 elsewhere. In this neighbOEhOOd
rich gold and silver mines which extensively
worked but the Indians proved much for the miners and
they forced to abandon them.
Leaving Santa Cruz passed through the deserted pue.
bio OfPresidiO mining town, from which the ApaChs had
driven the Inhabitants six weeks previous. They
tackled the ulace with thousand warriors killed many Of
the men, and Children and destroyed and Cafned off
all the smOvsabss thereabOut. Then San Favsr another
pueblO and Indian village There two Indian villages
hers-Ons of Apache Tohtas and another of Pomos.
Ten miles from San FavreT brought to Touson and so
considerable had been the descent from Santa Cruz this
place that found ourselves in the TERRA casHs of the
Pacific. There told that had desert Of
ninety miles without or wate before reaching the
Pine village We consequently remained at this place for
three days animals the better to accomplish 50
march, whewe commenced at NJ the lat of
June, and after travelling the greater pan Of the night
halted for two hous Aner this short we again moved
hating at midday for three hours then putting ourselves
in motion, travelled until dsyghtnez morning, when
were Cheeed wha sight Of the ella We struck the river
miles above the Pine village and rested here for the day.
We moved down to the village the ensuing morning
Some Of the party who had imprudeHty neglected hs
canteens, suffered somewhat from thirst in crossing the jOr
Rada but their Suerngs nothing compared
animals who neither tasted water food from the
left TOuSon until we stuck the Ga think there is
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animal who has you hundreds OF miles over plains
and mOunsins gradually sinking beneath his bHhen for
of food and whose look appeals stronger
than words Of claiming sHstenancs the only reward
for his accomplishing toll more moved than
II when my horse after searching futessly thsdese for
witheTed shubstO eat and rubbed his head
against my hand and followed every step and when
took the little sack in which always fed him, he seized il
with his teeth but finding it empty, dropped upon tn
gound them looking piteousy in the face seemed to
say" Dear master can you not give me food :" Poor
Rowdy alas, is no more, but will foussthm
The second day after arrival at the Pine village Juan
Antonio, head chief visited camp and in the wafest
tems babe Us welcome his little prncipaity. He man
apparently 3D. years Of age light compilation above
the middle stature ,spOslessng benevolent phisognomy
He declared that should any Of bis people molest or
take property, that he would that be returned to MS
and the offender punished bat had occasion to call
him redeem bis pledge do believe the value of
pin stolen from during among the Pmos
Every thing about them betOkened habits of industry and
approach civilization than the MexiCAns whom
they excel in industry honesty, truth and virtue joan An
tonic is veE dssiTOOs that his people should initiate the
Americans he says they are the uer of the world ami
the nObest he has seen and able teach his pc
pie great wisdom Among this peculiar people we found
eyeratmen and women who spoke the Spanish language
sufficiently well to be Understood Some pTOhessedsO be
ChTstanS bat most woiuly deficient in their oats.
ehisms While contemplating this people, could but re.
fleet on this opening feld for missionary labor where the
seeds Of a pious faith could be in virgin SOIL IN
incumbesd by the foul weeds Of sertasn pTsudess
wOTdly,mndednes Those who deal with them friends
the PimOs admit TO their hospitality and treat with good
faith and tsndemess; but to those who exhibit hostility
they warriors and whenever the ApaO7ea mOest them
they quick to follow and revenge themselves. As
for instance, few days ppsvionstO arrival settle
ment Of Pimos and Coco MaTioOphs-whO were allied By
msErage-had been surprised by the Apaohes and sixty
killed The PmOs Immediately in pursuit. but did
not return during stay. told however that they
always successful when they encountered any of the
hostile tribes BY which they surrounded But why this
settlement should be called village cannot understand il
is rather number Of villages in close proximity to one
smother extending along the south bank Of the Rio ella for
10 miles, According 70 the conditions of the treaty Of peace
between the u 81 and Mexico it on pearral ground
as the only possible line for road must through this set
Element These Indians live somewhat on the Fourier ava
tenn being divided into bands, each with chief who 3 M
sponsibs TO the head chief and his council Each has
community field which is worked according to the dirso
tons Of m respective head. They have also war chiefs and
1t not aways that the administrators of their domestic
punuls also their military director Their form Of gov.
eInmsnt is republican with monaIchcai tinas as tbsv
elect part OF their rulers and necsiye Oths hv The