The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-20
From The 81. Louis INFO. } Republican.
Later from New Mexico.


The Independence Commonwealth, of the I'd inst.
has late news from New Mexico. II was brought
by party Of Americans, seventeen in number, who
arrived at that place on the alst 1lt., in twenty
days from Los Vegas and twenty five from Santa
Infringing the news down TO the 9th of March.
The intelligence is of very little interest. The
Apaches, Navajoes aud Eutaws, still maintain a
hostile attitude towards the United States and are
engaged in the commission of frequent depreda-
tons.
Major Fitzpatrick, the Indian agent, was at the
Big Timbers, on the Arkansas, engaged in confer
ence with several tribes of Indians. He has sue
ceeded in Modifying portion OF. the Camanches,
the Arapahoes the Kiowas, and perhaps others; and
Is seeking TO persuade all the tribes to send depu-
iation to Washington city. In this he has been
partially successful.
The opinion prevailed that the child Of Mrs.
White is still alive and kept captive by the Indians.
This opinion is founded upon the general fact, that
Indians seldom, if ever, put women or children TO
death, their lives being spared in hopes Of ran
som. The servant woman may also still be living.
II is believed that Major Fitzpatrick will use every
effort TO obtain possession of the unfortunates, and
his experience Of Indian life will assist him mate
rally in accomplishing this object.
Some fifteen or twenty Americans working
the placer or gold mine, lying about twenty miles
south of Santa F6 and it Is represented by Mr.. Jo
seph ID. Ellis that the scarcity Of water alone pre-
vents the enterprise from being very profitable.
Whenever water can be obtained for washing, the
miner can get from $40 TO $l5 per day. But this
can only be done by the thawing of the snow on
top of the mountain, about which the aurferous
sands are deposited. To carry the sand TO the Rio
Grande, some twenty miles off, is too expensive at
present to make the enterprise profitable
"a large number OF persons who attempted dur
ing the last year 70 reach California by way OF
New Mexico have found themselves unable to pro-
coed farther on their journey, and are now scat
tered along the Rio Grande, in state Of poverty
and distress deplorable TO reflect upon
"The route of the ella river, and another nearly
directly west of Santa Fe, capable Of being
travelled. But all things that are possible not
erpedienf. That it is not expcdent for emigrants
to California to attempt these routes, we may infer
old acquaintance and friend, Kit Carson, who
intends this spring to remove to California with
his family, has determined to take the northern
routethat is to say, the route by way of the South
Pass.
''Mr. Ells's party found Mr.. Goldstein and his
company in good health and good spirits, at their
old encampment, on Sand creek, where they have
spent the winter train, with provision and cat
tie for their relief, was met at Switzler's creek.
General Armijo, who was Governor of New Mexico
at the time of the American invasion, some time
since determined to abandon the American side of
the Rio Grande and settle permanently in the State
of Chihuahua. On entering that State, to his sur
prise he imprisoned by the authorities, on the
ground that during the war he had not opposed the
Americans bravely he should have done. 1t
is supposed that the whole proceeding originated
treatment has determined the ex-governor to re-
turn to New Mexico, after his liberation, TO spend
the remainder OF his life under the more Just Gov
eminent Of our own country"
We learn from the Independent Commonwealth
that Smallwood holland, of that town, with party
Of gold diggers, was about to leave expedition
to test the existence of gold upon the Kansas river
about one hundred and sixty miles due west from
Independence. Mr.. holland, having before visited
the country, is sanguine Of success.
Another enterprise is in contemplation at the same
place Is is proposed TO establish one more sub
stantal trading posts at Jackson's Grove, twenty
three miles below Fort Mann, on the Arkansas,
within the American territory, to relieve travellers
and others their route to Santa Fe Large tracts
of land are held by individuals on the south bank
Of the Arkansas; and here they propose to traffic
with the Indians to raise stock and to furnish sup
plies, and place of refuge and rest for emgrants
to Santa Fee. The Commonwealth says the capacity
of the high plains for the unlimited nurture of stock
is known to every who has heard of the innu-
merabe clouds of buffalo, wild horses elk, and ant
elope that subsist upon them. The bottom prairies
Of the Arkansas produce hay in unlimited plenty,
and if fuel wood be scarce, coal is known to exist
on the branches Of the Arkansas and Smoky Hill
rivers.