The New York herald., 1850-05-22

THE cAMAscHE IaDIAEs-rHE GOLD MNEs-rng
sEMrroIEs-THE WEATHER. ETC.
The Uearn 1tr1an, in spea king of the Canaan
ches, says:-A party Of this tribe arrived in III.
neighborhood of San Antonio on the 22j inst. and
enesmped at the head of the San Pedro, three
miles above the city. They number about one
hundred and three; among them are about twenty
squews and some ten or fifteen children-the rest
are warriors. The celebrated chief, Buffalo Hum,
is at their head. Yellow Wolf, another chief, Is
also with them, and they are all we'll armed with
rifles, bows and arrows, and spears and well pro-
yided with ponies and mules. They told Col
Stanford, al Fort Martin Scott, near Fredericks-
{" Big Captain" (Gen. Brooke) at San Antonio, to
have " talk"-that they desired to remain at
peace with the whites, and wanted to get permis-
sion to hunt mustangs on the Nueces. Col Stan
ford gave permission to some OF the chief men to
come down, and sent Orderly Sergeant Hall and
two prvaies TO escort them; but on the road this
side of Fredericksburg, the balance of the party
Joined them, and insisted upon coming also. Col
Fauntleroy and Lieut.. Tree, with twenty men,
who had left Austin scout, fell in with them
near the Camanche Spring, about twenty five miles
above thus, and came ann down with them. i is said
that after they shall have had their "talk," they
will he sent back with a strong escort
"A party Of men are now engaged in digging gold.
about twenty-five miles beyond Victoria, near the
Sulphur Spring road. They went TO work, ii ap-
pears, on the representation Of man who says he
obtained in South America, the knowledge of find
ing rich metals by means Of divining rod Ru-
o %OIs o1 goG d mes have been s il That seco
mer of hearing in Victoria of quantity of glitter
ing ore, brought in by man who had dug il from
the sands west Of the Guadalupe, but, sad to re-
late, IT proved TO be nothing more nor less than yell
low mica When these fellows dig their pockets
out, they, too, VIII find that all is not gold that
glitters.
RAVE learn that number Of the Seminole In
dans, who had emigrated from Florida to the
Indian Territory, on the border of Arkansas, are
now in the vicinity of Fredericksburg Among
them is the well known chief Wild Cat, who play
aI in +l.a do
Gopher John, the interpreter. The latter is a
gro, who was taken by the Seminoes from tho
whites. and, we understand, served as interpreter
for Gen. Worth, with the Indians.
The Galveston Journal of the 10th, says We
learn by the steamer Galveston, that the Trinity
river is out of its banks, and still rising The bot
tom lands are completely overilowej, and every
creek and stream, in the whole section Of country
bordering on the Trinity, is unusually high
Travelling, except on the steamboats,, next to i'm
possible, and some gentlemen, who had intended
visiting the eastern towns of the State, forced
TO give up their trip. The crops have been greatly
injured; and, perhaps, in hno past season has tho
prospect been so bad.
A severe thunder storm occurred at Galveston on
Tuesday last, which did considerable damage. Sc
vera buildings were struck by lightning, and mora
unrooied by the force of the wind.
Accounts from The Brazos represent that the
Brazos river still high, and many were fearfu
OF an overflow. In some places il was out Of its
banks, but as yet no serious damage had been
done. In regard 10 the crops, the upper Brazos
in particular, we have the most doleful accounts.
Continued wet weather, frost, &c, have caused
sad loss this season, in the most productive sections
Of the State. csfg5
There was large meeting at Galveston, in re.
ference 10 the projected BraZos Canal. The char
ter was reed, and $4,000 stock Immediately sub.
scribed $1,000 additiona, was added on the next
day
Eagle Pass, on the Rio Grande, about l50 miles
west of San Antonio, has been awakened with the
split Of American progress since the occupation by
troops and settlers of the United States. The
WcsfCn Jerlaa contains a letter, giving de-
scrption of the place, from which it appears that
great inducements held out to settlers, not eny
in the beauty of the situation, pleasantness of eli,
mate, and superior health, but the facilities for
building, trade, &c.