The New York herald., 1850-02-18
WAsHisGToS, Feb. 16, 1850.

wAsHrsoros, Feb. 16, 1850.
The Unknown Colorado Of the Wat Testimony of Mr..
Smith, Delegate from New Merieo-TAs Chinese in
California
The recent reported discoveries Of ancient ruins
the Colorado Of the West, Of such grandeur to
pas lo pyramids OF Egypt, has awakened the public
cur ity respecting that unknown region. Whsthsr
the uonuments exist or not, Is Of small practical
con once except far their existence would 20
TO pro the existence Of fertile and habitabe coun
try To all practical men, therefore, those parts Of
your correspondents long letter about the ruins, which
include some passing upon the fertility Of the
valley Of the Colorado Of the highest Importance.
The valley and tributary valleys Of that river, may
embrace productive region SUFFICIENT for the subsis
tsnce Of populous State but down to this time,
politicians have united upon Dsssret (proper lying to
sA- ns@th, and Ns~ A@-i.s shs s.st, -sshnu.
entertaining the idss Of the possibility Of ane coun
try turning up on the unsxplored Colorado.
Mr.. Hugh Smith, the delegate to Congress from New
Mexico informs land the ocia reports also inform
us) that the U. s. military in New Mexico have mad,
several incursions into the Indian country the
Rocky Mountains, Sierra de los Mimbres and among
the valleys tributary to the Colorado They dsscrb,
thsss valleys ss fertile, and highly productive. The
Indians have cattle and horses and the surrounding
mountains sbound in wild sheep. Nov In the neigh
borhood Of the Salt Lake, region which the Mormons
cultivate 20 the successful yield Of fty bushels OF
wheat to the when Fremont nrst explored It, he
found few Wild Indians subsistng roots nsh and
ineects. The country was too poor under Indian
cement, to subsist either horses cattle This
fact will place the Colorado country three four
hundred miles south OF Salt Lake, In most favorable
neht In that country, ~ far as explored BY Colonel
washiBgton and others the Indians live comfortably
and formidable warriors, from being abundant-
ly supplied with good horses.
We have doubt that when this terra incognita-
Colorado explored, of good productive soil
will be FUND sucient for another State In good time
or tuncient at ell events ~ refuge for the various
Indian tribes being rapidly hcmmed In on all sides
by the advancing settlements OF the white man
During the coming sumner we expect an interesting
report from the military exploration detailed to the
Salt Lake last season. with view OF proceeding to the
south ~srd to the settlement Of the mystery which
clothes the great Colorado IL Is still the intention Of
Colonel Fremont 70 complete his surveys Of all that
portion Of country West Of the Rocky Mountains,
BY tour down the Colorado and ~ 10 the settlement
Of the territorial question he should be excluded from
summer repeat his attempt TO enter that valley by
crossing the mountains an experiment which, In bis
first effort, resulted 90 di.sstrsusly.
IL appears that the Chinese are not that sssy-at
hone people which they have been represented to be-
hut that they are fond Of circulating among the
outside bar barans' the Yankees Themselves Mr.
King tsys there several thousand chinese In aud
about San frspciso and that they driviog most
lucrative business In putting Chinese houses built
in canton. and imported In American ships, Win
Celestial carpenters from the Central tlo~ery King
dom. Indeed, there marfs Of the Chinese on the
vest coast q North America the trst voyages on
the Europesn- along that ooat In the cross breed, f
the sdian tribes aud IL may be that the ruins on the
Gis and the Colorado Sc are the memorials OF race
originally from China.
The fact is, the mysteries, and wonders, aud curl
osities and Of territories desert ~
is their general aspect are just beginning to be un-