The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-17

WAsHIsaros, January IL, 1850.


To the Editors of the Union,
The accompanying extracts from letter to friend in
this city, by young officer now with his regiment in
New Mexico give sketch OF that country, and Of TIE
passed through to reach it. which may not b with
out interest to some OF your readers;
CAm sp1 INFANTRY BATTALION.
Rio Puerco, Tor Pecos,) November H. $50.
My regiment at least Elk compane, Of under Bssyet
OF September. We were zen ron,e" over three months
having e San Antonio the LIST day Of June We wsrs
we halted for nearly three weeks The measured ds.no:
from San Antonio FL Paso" Is six hundred and Any,
expended on the road think tina. would Be impossible
10 lind better natsral road 70 exstence The worst Por-
we struck seventy miles below Ell Paso, in dry weather,
there no dicaliy even there; bat after heavy saans
are few places along the river where auIna: could Be-
waered with safety owing 70 the low swampy state q he
we reached was Preside De San Essro Ths town i e.
uated twenty-five miles below 3 Psso cons,iss
OF the lower order We have companies Of segi-
mss stationed there p0 Si rAss %:: =
this called Socona The same distance above Socce
G 81 I sas q ' fss
very harmlsss sei; they are much more ssen mea
The Mencans being d c'Ass whss hs a les.
all built oil mud story high each ho0ss has
vineyard and fruit orchard ss.aShsd % =, .: sR:s
ever tasted II these were people who cndsrsood masr
soss Be esd o@ the ' valley ' Pso . dom
any portion of The world IL Is supposed that han
purposes the so Is well adapted grain but owing ne
Ignorance OF tho Mexcnns and the heretofore eont eop
hes sssn raised Corn Is now Selling ton dollars psr q
mega, Qhrcc bushels, minus ono peck) wheat y worth
@ BE aS,a as many o% s9s 10 %
fishing themselves in the valley You ask about ~ miner
g TIVE %
by the Mexicsns. worried they attempted 70 work
who seemed 70 bod anboundsd sway previous . our -
cupaon OF the country Even now they commit roDoeues
this ironer being but small check on their aoiions Il
said that sixty miles up tbe river there = eo'd nine:
only and they demand twenty thousand dollars or any -
formation concerning IT, Its known that coal and ooP&f
sss y q Il P.s "a q hs asasa as q
or twelve miles along the banks Of the o ore99s
The buildings generally are The s.ms s y psss = 49,
elite OF tho place reside We have been treated with sas
ss and .s sos ,se s dc sessd s
Cot Iangburg of the Mexican army. he Il, ~ bfihs
sman speaks s's when we sss arrived. ~ - me
eight or ton by desertion, every one Of whom vas
act has been recpocsted occasions BY
mand II fortunate that this step has boen taken
sy ,ss wG from eoS ps. met WIN plds Qua x
whom Kendall speaks hilhly In his Of tho Texan
pleased with him. and shall cultivate his soqusinnoo.
on my return. On our march out we passed severa
aq' my eos S 0s ia, he q s should end
block Of IL on to the Washington monument ~ com
sending blocks different Stone isupPosS 49,
one Of great questions OF the nexs Congress -
have been many meetings throughout new mex,eo - -
erence 10 this There seems 20 be only one wisn enon{
State, and not be considered part OF Ie1e
had the honor make the acqnansence 81 Cen Asmijes
n noorieys SpcsKing of Fevuusion, may
rsst assured that years. there vii be so0oesae
me in the state rhilnahua. There now . nsgo
Visiting o The signal 70 be given by those authority
10 themselves free from the bods OK Mcxico, und
The State Of Chhuahua IL one Of the wsalhisst = ~