The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-07-18
MENICAN ~BOUNnAnns

mn B~VUNDAREy.
Ihe Mexicap Boundary Conn
has been organized finally BY the .oas.
tion Of Mr.. Bartlett as the commits.
the United States, and the con0l.,
bis party Of engineers, surveyors 4.
party consists of eighty or a hnnd,.a
engineers, surveyors, assistants. ana
of mechanics and laborers. IT..
sbe prepared to take the field Fl,
slhree years, as their work will l. |
the boundsOf civilization, through
ry entirely UNEMPLOYED, andip 4. /.
Esion of wild and powerful tribes u
where there is not for seven or NIX,
dred miles Of the extent either vilass
let or settled post.
y The commissioners are to NO. !
sPaso the Isl, of November. TIE oo'
SuePaflure IS changed from the Pacific
Ito the point Of the Rio Grande Whs,.
Boundary, according to the treag
Mexico, commences, near Ell Psso /,
fine is TO be thence traced westward, !.
sthe boundary between New Me,i,.
SChihuahua, thence along The WI
Boundary Of New Mexico 10 tie inis,
Slion with the first branch Of the riy,,r \
This river is to be traced to its ,0d
gwilh the Colorado. R%eturnipc Il.
sGrande is to be surveyed by the Same,
Emission from Ell Paso twelve Aus|
hmlles 10 The Gulf of Mexico.
\ In regard to the organization Of III I
EMISSION, We learn from the National N
Eligencer that it viii consist Of l6ias n
gplete and seperate parties Of eusip.,|
Ssurveyors, and their attendants, OD,
sIhese is 70 run and mark the boundap
stween the United States and Mp,
Sagreeably to TIE treaty; the Others d n
examinations, Surveys, and Iun lines
svel from the Rio Grandeto ibe pade,
erequired by the sixth article Of the N
soT Guadalupe Hidalgo, which protijg
Slhe examination Of the country, ana
Ncollection OF information relative IA
CONSTRUCTION Of "a road. canal or raiu,
A The Intelligencer anticipates Import
FresuIts Of this thorough examinations
Scountry. 1t is possible that ali aca
ssurT'f may open valleys which will
ssent a direct and practicable route id
s%fornia. II SO, it will change the who'll
spect Of the proposed railroads actos
continent.
l 1t is further suggested that the9up@
Entity which will be presented BY lhe
zvoIdably slow movements may be enS
9ed 10 send a corps ofsciFntiic nien b
sl,t Of goolosists, mineralogisls bplmt
%5raluralists, artists, &C.. to accompap
sexpediIIon and;inyestigate the fesolm
1.-THE vast and unexplored region lyingu|
Sol The q ia, between Rio del NobM
stfe Pacific, much u il is. doubtless AID
swhile another portion, we have ever
son to believe, is a rich diluvial COUNT
The valleys ale known to sustain
strlbes of Indians, and the waterd
Sunlted rivers, as they empty Thrush
H'qlQ the Gulf OF California, come cha
with the washings from the land, III
10 that presented by the Mississippi
Missouri river.
Not only the soil and agricuI@
sources of the country WILDE valual
.Jects IF study, but The metals and r
5als which are q ought to abound dee
repay The search. Gold silver, quieh
copper and coal are believed to eal
great abundance,
The commission, in its aspects
of great national Importance, and ppa
immense value. We hope iiHl
fitted out on 4 corresponding scaleo la
Iality, and-that no small spirit Of Paisr
will withhold from it the most amph
portunily TO execute their duties
roughly.
THECUBAN PRISONERS
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