Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-02
MEXICAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION.

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Our city has for several days past presented Of un
woned fe business, and bus from the advent among us
OF the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission
under the direction Of JoHs r. BARrLErT, Esq.
The Commission is composed Of able and efficient body
Of engineers surveyors and mechanics personally selected
from many eager candidates by Mr.. Bartlett In addition
there astronomical and scientific corps attached the
Commission, and comprising in every way fitted for the
duties Of their respective Offices The corps of astronomers
engineers and surveyors have selected with the greatest
care, and many of them emanste from of the first am
lies Of the United States The Commission itself is in every
point of view, of the important ever expedited by
Government particularly with regard its importance
Texas No time has been lost since their arrival on our
shores but the moment they landed at ndsnoa efficient
body Of surveyors detailed under the superntendencs
Of Mr. John Bull of New York city, for the purpose of sur
veying the between Indianoa and Ell Paso and the
feasibility and cost of railroad connecting the places
and gives pleasure to state the duty has been thus far
ably and thoroughly performed, Mr.. Bull having arrived
with his party three days since. The height of the plaza
this place ascened to be six hundred and forty feet above
the tide waters at ndanola The intervening country has
been found to afford every facility for wood and water both
the purposes Of construction and fuel on the route The
soil and geological formation has been thoroughly investigated
by Professor Moss and interesting botanical researches have
been made by Mr. Thurber, ageneman thoroughly qualified
for his peculiar province Mr. Vaudrcourt the accomplish
ed and genemanly daughsman and interpreter has made
number Of beautiful and spirited sketches Of some of the
striking parts Of country thus presenting fac
sime Of it the immediate inspection of the Government
The astronomical corps under the supervision Of Lieutenant
A. W. Whipple U. 3. typographical engineers and the
immediate direction of the commissioner, have been unceasng
in their operations, and have made of the most interest
ing observations The precise latitude and longitude of every
place on the have been fxed the different elevations
obtained with exactitude together with complete series Of
baromeca thermometrca, and atmospherica observations
These different reports will all be handed in the commits
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ngon We regard the benefits which will result to Texas
from the operations Of the commission incalculabe It
must have the effect of at once exhibiting to the world from
the most reliable and authentic sources the extent
SOIL and climate Of this State; will show the Govern
the immense value Of this country it will induce thou
sands of energetic and industrious emgrants with capital to
among and settle il will prove the of inducing
unexamped influx Of population and that of the right
kind and in few years hope and expect among
railroads ravesng in all directions rivers rendered
vgabe; towns and villages spngng up in all directions
fertile and extensive paes blooming gardens; and
in ne the immense of country elected their
full extent Apart from these facts the immediate benefits of
their presence here have been of considerable Importance
They have brought with them end expended large sums of
money which has given an unwonted impetus to trade
throughout their line Of march, They fully supplied with
gudes hunters and choice mechanics Of almost every trade
Taking the commission altogether in its objects and appoint
mens is beyond question of the important and
honorable granted by the United Saes-reecng the
highest credit and honor upon the present Administration
From all learn Mr. Bartlett has been unwearied m
his exerons to further the aims of the Government and has
thus far admirably succeeded We have had the pleasure of
conveng with several members of the corps and have been
much pleased with the varied Of information they
exhibited furnishing nconestabe proof of the care made IN
their selection and the judgment evincsd by the commissioner
They will leave us for Ell Paso, with their escort under
command Of COL Craig in day two Mr. Bartlett goes
in advance with selected escort of his engineers surveyors
and several Of the mechanics They all well armed and
capialy mounted They will number thirty six men,
and will probably reach Ell Paso in from twenty to tenty
five days. Whenever they leave best wishes attend
them.
Ertrac Of letter, dated in camp, San Ano,,io, O
tober 8, 1850.
Mr. BARTLETT, the commissioner left here for Ell Paso
this morning with of thirty men, and with the in
enion of meeting the Mexican Commissioner at that place
by the first Of November Colonel McCLHLLAN will leave
Monday the l4th, and am Of the mounted company
to go with him. We consider ourselves fine escort and
believe that we whip any Indian force One Of our
horses came in this morning shot in the back by an Indian
The sticking in him."