New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-03

Commissioner Bnrtiett's Party on the North.
ern Routc-Trial for DIurder-Leona,
Texas Situntion-Scenery- Road Ex-
penses-Men, nIuIes nnd Rations-TeH,.
peratnre, &c.
Correspondence OF The Tribune
LEoNA Texas, Thursday, Oct H. 1850
We have received an account of Commissioner
Bartlett, L, S. B. c. who left San Antonio on the
10Th by the Northern route, with 500 men mount.
ed, and five Wagons. The party were proceed.
ing in all dispatch through rocky hills muddy
vales-extremes of rough hard and soit-few
watering places but though shorter by some 70
miles, it is to be hoped that the account will no
be the same as Pats at the end, 6 came by the
short cut and that's what delayed me- The road
after running N w. by n, until about same at
tude as FL Paso takes o w Westerly courge, and
forms with the Southerly line that runs S. w. by
S. from San Antonio to Leona, thence West
by North, nearly rhombold East OF our proposed
meeting point.
The trial of Turner for the murder OF John Ten.
nant of Washington took place on the day we
left San Antonio, after every effort on the part of
his counsel to adjourn, even to the making of an
affidavit, that most important witness named
Campiop, absent on the Commissioners train,
though this was neither brought in evidence
at the trial of which wrote to you nor was he on
the spot at the time Of bl0Odshed However after
some difficulty in forming Jury the prisoner was
found guilty, and sentenced to Is years imprison-
ment for the murder of John Tenant. His every
expression, animal structure crooked gaze, de.
noted klnshlp to something pOrtentous III deed
Col. Craig and military escort have just arrived
after same number of days we were the
march. At one cncampment, the Rio Sayinal, the
oh. Eea Eve If harn
burnt.
About three miles f asst of Leona the road forks
oft right and lett the former to Leona Springs, at
which we encamped the latter to the military
post West of this fork, about quarter Of mile.
The road between Eagle Pass and Rio FRO saw
mill is crossed, which after running West for ten
miles, turns short to the Southland over live hills,
ranging from 800 to $50 feet above the Prairie
level, approaching the river by an abrupt and bold
descent through some timber on either side, prln-
cpaIly cypress, mot the swell-butt OF the North
that stands here and there at feet diameter
and so feet high and averages live feet and 30
feet high Walnut and pecan are also in great
abundance There is a shipment from the coast
10 New. Orleans OF 10000 tuns OF Pecan Nuts
about one quarter to one fifth of growth. The
grades are low on the FRO, which runs nearly due
South to Metagorda Bay It's tributaries, that we
crossed, rising also N. 4. take s. w course 1t
derives its name from the constant GOODNESS OF lts
water, that flows over a strata Of limestone and
! flint under high banks and at ten miles below the
mill takes an under ground descent. When but
one foot deepat the crossing it would sweep mules
away after freshet. But the supply being uncer'
tain horse power is resorted to within circular
space about twenty feet diameter, six horses be-
ing generally employed to drive ty- wheel OF SIX
feet to circular saw OF three feet diameter the
building of cypress and post oak, boldly standing
away from every social INK, conatantiy echoeS
T. 90 % ~, yunods for me.
Taking the comparative expenses OF men, mules
and rati0ps the cost of timber at Fro Mill, and OF
Yellow Pine from the Rio Grande with carriage 10
Eagle Pass the price is in favor OF former bat size
and quality considerably Of the latter. bor IN
stance at Mill the you you pay $40 per ,ooVi .ho
for carriage TO Eagle Pass men ~ ana ra ono So+
mules 81 per day, which load about I,ooo ieet'
three days to and four from, one day tnere one one
after return unloading, gives without Fatlohs 900
per 900 Yellow Pine on the no drande aver
ages 500 per 1000; carriage TO Eagle fass-a
private Wagon carries from 80 TO ~ cwt-Sf per
cWt.
The Military Posts at Rio seco and Leona pre-.
sent different natural features; the quarters OF
the latter, dragon post, are better; the hiSh
banks of the Seco, giving as it were denial TO
the name it has Justly received, lead one to sup.
pose they must ever confne strong body OF wa
ter, which when standing below and above the
post makes it very unhe althy; in it's bed is tine
banks is strong and ever flowing current OF the
pure element bringing health and cleanliness to
between 90 and 10. Some OF the Quarters-a
raised platform on side posts, covered Wlsh can
yas-present pretty subject, on wen cnoaen
sites, through the surrounding foliage
Last year at Leona the Thermometer was NJ ne
ouently down to 90 between November and rep
mar when icicles were one foot long, which, &c.
companied with strong Northers, was very colo
season. An abruptly rising mound, over the rlser
about 1875 feet, with broken limestone showing
through its evenly formed outlines fiasEebeoG a.
the vortex, makes the pretty dwelling Oh o9.
Hardy, with the beautiful foliage over the paf""'
ground, very pleasing picture. ,vrta
After making certain observations here WIFI
those few hurried lines and have but time TO aea
that ell are well, aud shall proceed by day ll5h. -
the morning it is now past midnight anu No
have to ride TO camp-three miles rwK.
Yours faithfully, J.
Pedro pinto-Journcy from Leonh-fi ea.
esque scenery-Encampments OF inc PC
mission-Supply. Gc.-The PecoS UNI
Grande. ,o,o
PEDRO PINTO Tuesday, oel r. ls''
We find party Of Americans here on '"''
way from the Rio Grande to San Antonlo' a'4
shall drive some quilts till they set out my lAss
was from Leona the road from which IS leVe'''
the Nueces-a rough stony crossing-iss s's9P
bank westward making tight pail, and onTafu
to Turkey Creek enough to jolt out every screw
or cause vacuum for the abundance of ven'son
and turkeys through this charmingly picturssq.u'e
range On the South side, finely chained WIN
Tire most evenly formed hilllinks behind span sn
ding foliage with every diversity OF tint in ord aG
nett, beauty, heightened by recently tampa IsD
flames which spreading over this natural gstu ta,
81 rCod Ieft in striking contrast tue cFSt
green. leaved trees on the North side. Ihe
strearn freanented by the feathertribe does taem