The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-16
Later from New Mexico,

The Independence Commonwealth, of the I'd
inst, has lutte news from New Mexico 1t was
brought by party Of Americans, seventeen in num-
Der, who arrived at that place the 31st ult, in
twenty days from Los Vegas and twenty-five from
Santa Fe-bringng the news down 10 the 9th OF
March. The intelligence is Of very little interest
The Apaches, Navajoes and Eutaws still maintain
hostile attitude towards the United States, and
are engaged in the commission Of frequent depre-
dations.
Major Fitzpatrick, the Indian Agent, was at the
Big Timbers, on the Arkansas, engaged in confer
ence with several tribes Of Indians. He has sue
ceeded in modifying portion of the Camanches,
the Arapahoes, the Kowas, and perhaps others;
and is seeking to persuade all the tribes to send
deputalion to Washington City. In this he has
he en- partially successful.
The opinion prevailed that the child Of Mrs.
White is still alive and kept captive by the Indians
This opinion is founded on the general fact, that
Indians seldom, il ever, put women children TO
death, their lives being spared in hopes Of ransom
The servant woman may also still be living. 1t is
believed that Maj Fitzpatrick will use every effort
to obtain possession of the unfOrtunates, and his
| experience of Indian life will assist him materially
in accomplishing this object.
Some fifteen or twenty Americans were working
the Placer, Or gold mine, lying about twenty miles
south of Santa Fe, and it is represented by Mr. Jos
D. Ellis that the scarcity Of water alone prevents
the enterprise from being very profitable. When
ever water can be obtained for washing, miner
can get from $40 to Sl5 per day But this can on
| ly be done by the thawing of the snow on the top
Of the mountain, about which the aurferous sands
are deposited. To carry the sand to the Rio Grande,
twenty miles off, is too expensive at present to make
| the enterprise profitable,
| "a large number of persOns who attempted dur
ing the last year to reach California by way Of New
| Mexico have found themselves unable to proceed
| farther on their journey, and are now scattered
along the RIO Grande, in state of poverty and
distress depOrablS 10 reflect upon.
"The route of the Gia river, and another nearly
directly west from Santa Fe, are capable of being
travelled But all things that possible are not
| eTpcdient. That il is not advisable for emigrants
to California TO attempt these routes, we may infer
from the fact which learn from Mr.. Ellis, that
| our old acquaintance and friend Kit Carson, who
intends this spring to remove California with his
, family has determined to take the northern route,
that is to say the route by way of the South Pass
Mr.. Ellis party found Mr.. Goldsten and his
company in good health and good spirits, at thelI
old encampment, on Sand Creek, where they have
| spent the winter. A train, with provision and cat
| tie for their relief, was met at Switzlers Greek
Gen. Armiio, who was Governor of New Mexico
at the time OF the American invasion, some TINT
/ since determined TO abandon the American side o
the Rio Grande and settle permanently in the Stat
OF chihuahua. On entering that State, to his sur
prise he imprisoned by the authorities, on the
ground that during the war he had not opposed tn
Y Americans bravey as he should have done.
h is supposed that the whole proceeding originate
. | in a desire to fleece him OF his property. Ihl
naltreatment has determined the Ex-Governor t
return to New Mexico, after his liberation, to spen
= the remainder of his life under the more just Gov
| eminent of our own country"
We learn from the Independence Common
wealth that Smawood holland, of that town, wit
party of gold diggers, was about to leave on al
r expedition to test the existence Of gold upon til
Kansas river about hundred and sixty miles du
d | west from Independence. Mr.. holland, having BIZ
fore visited the country. is sanguine of success.
Another enterprise is in contemplation at tn
same place. 1t is proposed to establish one {
u more substantial trading posts at Jacksons Grow
], twenty.th miles below Fort Mann, on IL
Arkansas within the American territory, to relieN
J. travellers and others their route to Santa F
Large tracts of land held by individuals on Il
south bank of the Arkansas and here they pr
pose to traffic with the Indians, raise stock,
to furnish supplies, and place of refuge and re
ut for emigrants to Santa FG. The Commonweal
T. says the capacity of the high plains for the u
ID limited nurture of stock is known to every WI
o. has heard of the innumerable clouds of buifal
IS, wild horses, elk and antelope, that subsist up
Ii them. The bottom prairies of the Arkansas pr
I'D duce hay in unlimited plenty, and if fuel or wo
OF be scarce, coal is known to exist the branches
e. the Arkansas and Smoky Hill rivers