The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-06-18
From chihuahua.
LETTER FROM oHAPARRAL.

LETTER FROM oHAPARRAL.
CH1,ss Of a1sndonding the FL Paso route end passing
Indiaas-WcMNtnin Racine Caiifornians at Cai
huaaha-7hsir expected detention at the Colorado.
Cry OF CHIHUAHUA. May 4th 1s4s
Friends Cresceat-When you last heard from me
was at Preside Rio Grande preparing provisions for the
journey 10 Ell Paso del Nore and will doubt be
ped when turning the last page of this TO find
signed by old friend will then tell you the
of my being Chihuahua When we started for Ell
Paso and had proceeded far the Chaparoza hole
induced to remain there for a company under
Lieut. Allen, who was reported to be with
guide which had sent me- Some eight days after
arrival he but his company sampeded the
guide had stampeded also and his few followers were 50 much
alarmed what had the others into Mexico that their
faces alarmed some OF my own little party such
that stampede followed and the majority decided to go
the gold regions through Mexico. This heavy blow to
after all labor P5sslio to fsmliarze myself with
the country but had obligated myself the party and
thus forced TO with the majority cannot however at.
taeh any considerable blame those of the party urged
the journey through Mexico, they had remained with me
full month for the guide who had deserted further
patience not to be expected. Whatever regret may
have been to leave the American side Of the Grande-
where the route moment became feasible and
for which had been furnished of the country by
Mexican officer who had been oen-on the mo-
OF the Isl April sadded and after twenty five days
hard marching, days making many twenty five
leagues reached this capital The selected was
passing through San Fernando Ovayas, Sardnas. vi la
Nueva and to Cenegas. At the latter place main road
leads around by Mapim this place. and rsil scro, tho
BOs0n de Mapmi. The latter being some twelve DAYS
shorter adopted it, and with the exception, of stretch o
thirty five leagues without water and broken rocky
we had nothing to complain OF.
few days before reached the last previous to
entering the Boson. the Camanches had paid and
driven off large number of fine horses Although the Mexi
cans knew where the Indians with their and
5000 other horses they cowardy to pursue them
They agreed, however to furnish with fresh hOses and
guides if would make descent upon the Indian CAMP
and give all the horses could ecapture According
y. took sixteen men and started after dark By riding
nearly all night and part of the next morning We reached
the place where supposed the Indians WERE but they
off Being well mounted we started in pursuit passing
mountains and through deep ravines and after about
twenty leagues ride without coming
up with them necessary for us to reach Caarna
before daylight, the appointed for our departure A
country broken and wild than we passed over on that
can possibly be and had we been noun
ted American horses it would have been impcssbe In
have proceeded Along one avne particularly it seemed an
inpossby 10 progress 1t was between the bases of two
of that lowered up in the Clouds and whose
utting rocks under other circumstances would have in
spirei if terror. The bed of the avne was filled
huge stones and sometimes so far aDart that The ami
mails would have to jump ircm one to the her to clear the
chasm between but they were sure ,o,e andr,,ua an1
during the day but two of them fell Now and then roll
would cause us to leave the rayue when we ould
be forced ride aou he sides of the mountain so sopne
that the animals would lean towards The ascent so far ba,
the upper foot would frequently come in contact with the
rocks Had the animal made the least slip or istep at sueb
times itself and rider would have been hu baovv upor
rocks probably dashed to pieces Ii was while
the side Of of these mountains that we were first in
sored with any thing like fear Two rocks Law about sir