The New York herald., 1850-02-17
Interesting from New Mexico.


THR RICHES OF TIE cILA REoIoN-THE LARGE DE-
PosIr OF ooLD-THE TRADE or CHIHUAHUA.
The New Orleans P,esyune Of the 9th inst. ssys:-we
learn from the San Antonio Western Tszan of the 18th
ut that ID p. Ceoss who for years, has been
gagged the overland trade from Independence to Santa
Pc and Chihuahua arrived at San Antonio on the 4th
ultimo from II rsso having found good road the
tire distance His train OF twenty wagons and some
three hundred mules we're . lev days behind. The
Wstrn Tsrdn ssys:Mr. Coons informs US, that after
careful examination into the resources OF this section
of country % regards means for httDg out the trains
OF traders. he IL convinced that goods csn be taken
from New York TO n Paso or Chihushus via Lavsca,
for s sat 20 cent less than by the old route
vel before the middle Of May after the middle Of
September The trip from Indepepdence TO III Psso
eceupiss ateu, eighty days 20 ChnaAhns about hfeen
Coops n Of the impression that the trip from here TO
chihuahua should never occupy more than hfty days
aud ~atu-ev at this season OF the year he found
the grazing better than 10 IL the Missouri route In
the months q May and June.
We shsil At another time allude to the subject
again, and give the trader further statements how
and Why h h TO his advantage to adopt the route
Durango, and even to santa fs Itself. Sir. Coons
estimates the trade that has passed through FL
yearly average Of TIVE hundred aud ATTY wagons carrying
nve Thousand pounds seh and valued at $500 per load
~ the sssr.sste eas tons Of freight worth $4,000;
been IN the fnterier Fl -. Stat, Of Sonora, snd report
ne h,stesns 70 % 6usiiy ensaEsd IN ssh,rfns gold
lamps Of son reh tst,n tre- as d,y sisgsns" sf
Csijrrs. He thinks that n our government win 0nly
extend ts protection the Giis country large po-
yuston will very be found upon It's banks and tr
butsfies At present the Apaches are continually mo-
Testing small parties and have At last openly declared
themselves hostile 20 the Americans. miring party s
engaged in working the ceebrated copper aud gold
mines the head Of the ola about $50 miles from
IL Psso Several large aud very promising silver mines
have been discovered and creating great excite
meut on the American side of the RIO Crsnde, near
El Psso. IL is said that the Mexican. kuo~ Of
many mines In this vicinity, but refuss % rive any
Information 70 the Americans, until the government q
guarantee that rights aud title. viii be respected
and be protected by the laws of the counry feraops
recently returned 10 sccoro one hundred snd seventy
Eve miles above ~ fnso. from California having made
the whole trip on the animal In from ne
20 thirty dsys speak q the route north Of the Gia
good Que for wagons and pre,euting dfhcuti-s OF
moment. From infornstion gathered BY Mr. Aubrey,
frtm various persons familiar vith that section of
vii Ne fou,s ss,r.,, ,h,ou.s ~, s,sasY w sss
United states. north of the 0ils. The face OF the
county the mildness Of the climate the advantages for
southern frontier Of The Union oil ndicss the bsys Of
Msisgords sudssn Dissoas the termination Of the great
Mr. Aubrey makes mention. also, Of persons who have
Waited the ella and who accounts of is riches In
g,ld he,sys the depresat,Sns of ne indsns I'D ne"
Mr. AUBREY arrived at san Antonio on the 18th ult,
having left Santa be on the LIST December The W,ss-r
Ttaan Gays = He bad with him 20 large wagon: and $50
mules out Of this large number Of animals he lost only
eur lie found good iving gross throughout the route
dition nov than when he started He LEFT hts teams
near the Lsons with directions that they should
on eisurey Had they contnues their usual speed In
travelling r. the whole distance from Santa Re 70 this
psce would have been made by the train In as days
hr A. 10 Of the opinion that thu. is The iegtinste
be with soode cheaper this way than from ST
Iopis and Independence lie con6rms the estimstes
NJ MIR Goons In relation TO the amount Of the Chi
hushua trade spd bis opinion that " will heresfter
sts his route. be danger from lndiaps the Texas
route IL much les s-their parties seldom Numbering
',sr twenty while an the Missouri route they met
u lands pi several hacdrsds