The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-05

ih Iac'' no cases fixed for trial Under all these circum
Is Dut natural to suppose that nothing done.
Recorder GsHOts Court.-We could not CLEAN n single
case worth reporting from this Court yesterday A few
charges OF disturbing the examined and DISPOSED
o ana few dangerous and suspicious characters were
10 te E'orkhouse; but there nothing worth making
particular mention of
| u S. Courts.-The u. S. Circuit and District Cour,s
open this morning large of business on the
dockets. WI ''0
north Western Texas and New Mexico
interesting Letter from Capt. Antrim We have
been permitted Says the Austin, Texas, State Ga
zette) by the gentleman to whom it was addressed
10 transfer to our columns the subjOined very inte-
resting private letter from Capt. J. L. Ankrim. No
man has had better opportunities of acauaniing
himself with the character of the country living on
our extreme northwestern frontier, including
great portion of New Mexico. His explorations,
carried on through a series of years, have been
more extensive than those of any one else within
our knowledge, and we place entire reliance upon
his representations:
re- FREDERICKsBuRG, Oct. 8, 1850.
near StF-Slnce | last saw you | have had
long trip through the northwestern part of our
State. There is much of interest in that country
ana were at leisure to write, could give Won one
OF my long winded letters on The subject But am
certain could not, in one letter. afford you much
sat'sac'lon by description of what saw am,
however, OF the opinion, that the territory above
degrees IS mach more valuable, and will sustain n
larger population than is generally believed. The
agricultural and mineral resources are greater than
writer's usually state. The valley Of the Rio
Grande is unegualed in its fertility; and for hmm
dreds Of miles is susceptible of cultivation and the
FecUs, from about 30 degrees is beautiful stream
WIN line timber and limpd water and find every
indication of health. Almost the entire valley of
tne MO Tfande can be irrigated so easily that,
1h1 DInH ,Ctl H.,
bitches have been dug for many miles in length
Every KIND of grain known in the middle States
grows well as low down Ell Paso and fruits of
excellent quality, except the apple. But their in
comparable grapes would alone constitute strong
ia ceTnent to live there feel confident no Amer
lcan, who has not seen their VINEYARDS or visited
Europe, can form any Just conception of the lux.
urlant growth and prOducliveness Of the vines in
ihai section and the delightful flavor Of both kinds
raised. They have BLUSH purple crane which
suppose to have been brought from Madeira
many years ago, and have no doubt is now much
improved In flavor from the dryness of The climate
there being no surplus moisture to initiate
against The formation of saccharine matter The
other IS white graue called Muscatel. | believe it
was Drought from France, or is similar to a French
grape Both are used for the table, and in making
Wihe-nul though their wine is good the Drimi.
i've process OF making il, doubt gives an infs-
rior article to what the grape is capable of produc-
ing, There Is something delightful in seeing So
delicious fruit so abundant that no restraint is
imposed on any who wish to gather them for daily
use. The Americans settling there are cultiyatjng
the grape extensively; and with proper attention
think the Rio Grands will become as celebrated
and nyal the Rhine in IFS wine and its grapes.
And the use ofthe dried fruit will, TO great ex-
t5nl, snpplant the raisin of commerce. | eXpect a
large supply of the cuttings will be brought in this
season. confess was much disappointed in the
appearance OF Ell PasO itself Ii is nothing more
than an inferior frontier Mexican town, and an.
pears to have obtained its celebrity from having no
competitor. The town of Paralto, $50 miles above
is really beautiful place and new town called
Donanq, 60 miles above Ell Paso has a handsome
71te But there realty bat little Cioice sit.
would do for small town as well as another and
when the Indians restrained we NAV expect
continuous settlements the whole length OF the
river.
had an interesting trip on the mountains, East
OF Albuquerque. | had one companion and one
Mexican servant. We were more fortunate than
prudent perhaps in travelling in that way But we
saw no Indians, and it was the same to us as
though none had been in the country | went ont
to the table land between the Rio Grande and
Fecos, and visited the Salt Lake, and also some
remains OF Aztec towns in that quarter. These
are two ruins of towns which indicate at one time
large population. One is entirely deserted-the
other contains five or six families, who are permit
ted by the Indians (Apaches, Navaios and Kio-
ways to drag out miserable existence in the
homes OF their ancestors on one side certanly-for
their manners and customs would connect them
closely with the Aborgnes Their habits are
pastoral, and they cultivate a little ground The
ancient church stLll stands IN sufficient repair to
show its former dimensions. Its walls now are
thirty feet high and cover perhaps fifty bv seventy
feet, enclosed by an immense wall, which appears
to have served for the other walls of dwellings
which fronted large court or plaza. The mate
rial is stone, found in the vicinity cemented with
earth. The architecture is very rude though
evidently there had been attempt at ornament
Large pillars of stone rise from the has eytepJ IN