New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-23
NEW MEXICO
Boundary Commis sion-Di.pute between Mr.
Bartlett and Col. Graham-tol sumner
state Of che Country.

state of thc Country.
Can't. Burnside L. :. A.. arrived IN 1T.
LOUIS on THURSDAY evening. thc nm INST, from the
Copper Mines. IN New Mexico. Capt Burnside IS
bearer of dispatches from The United states Bouuda
re- Commission 70 the Government At Washington
lie was only twcnty-one days from the Copper
Mines some twelve hundred miles To OFT Lcaven-
worth with only three attendants he crossed The
contr, of the Apaches 10 Socoro, and thence to The
United States The dates from Santa f. are TO Aug
-. The 81 Louis R,pubhcan Of the l3h gives me
follow inc particulars
We understand that the bus.nes, 81 the Commission
20 adjust the boundary between Mexico ana the
United states was almost suspended, IA consequence
of a disagreement between the commissioner ana
surveyor ~ 10 the point Ot commencement Col.
Graham takes the ground igai ne surrey " accord
ug 10 DlstuUels map ltnese are the words oi the
treatvl ought 20 commence about miles from III
Pa.o while hls colleague m The commission. after
actual survey. is II opinion tDAt 70 ought % com
mence not far from Don Ana, a iileren.e OF some
f0ry miles. Entertaining this View. the surveyor
refuses 10 on N the signature ol The necessary pa
pers 10 establish the point OF commencement and mus
tie matter VIII stand until further instructions can De
received from Washington. col. Graham had gone
10 tie ella.
4 friend. m a private letter SAYS Perhaps YOU
WIl! hear something more Khan can tell YOU about
the Boundary Commission There Is All sorts OF
trouble on IL The Commission r. At dead halt.
Air Bartlett : AZ war with Col Graham, the Asiron-
Omer OF the Commission. and. iS thought 10 DE
Quite disqualified for his place. Mr. Bartlett i
good botsnist and has some other Sclentlnc kno"
iecge. but has no knowledge OF camp ne ana an
not properly control such party As ne has under
Inn. Col Graham insists that he has the ught 10
ii , the initial point or point OF departure hr Bart
lett m a certain interview, Occisioned by tht an
seuce of Major Mcclellan. fixed this point much 10
the satisfaction Of the Mexican COMMISSION out
col Graham. on hls ARRIVAL, disregarded Il. Col
Graham. a. | understand. claims the center o. we
al p4SOd
Col sumner. with his command, Wa a. ADu-
quercue on the 2lst Of August on an expedition INTO
NE Navajo country. His force consisted OF four
companies Of Dragons, two of Infantry. and one OF
Aru.lor Tbs experience and energy OF Col sum,
rer will We Rave no doubt, make THIS expedition 81
great service putting an end 10 the Ao,llilles Oh
me Indians ~ that quarter and Al the occasion Of
ferS he viii be sure 10 give them sound druOong.
THIS they must get before tAey entertain proper
respect for ihe United states.
The quarters i0T the troops al the several HlHtdJ
posts established by Col. sumner, very rapidly pro-
pressing particularly those a. Fort mon. me neal
quarters ot the Department From santa Re- We
have no news OF any SPECIAL interest. The removal
of he whole body OF. troops from that town hal
glyen u a very desolate Appearance. The no
Grarde was remarkably o" very little rain having
| fallen FOR long time
Col sumner has detached a company Of Dragons
/ 10 protect the road betW cen the Moro anu me AZ
| kansas nver. THIS u an excellent measure. ds u
Will secure al persons on The road from m'esai"h
~ ' sAsrAFr. August 10. 1851.
|
| the Cbeveu..s Arrapahocs. and kIOwahs. with
\ nom Ia tbs range, are occasionally found tfllin-
| chez and ApacLes Of The Plains lnej are ~ petf.
with each other. and have not ms y ear mo-e'tfl
! The trains except - one instance ne ,ae} enhes
| surrounded hi arson ~ and made some hostile
! demonstrations But, 4 ! am not mIsiniormei'
! these Indians. while eacamped hed4 or Ma'Aay'
! received a gross insult from an oncef % the army
| Who behaved very nprCeutly 10 whipping TIE son
Of one oil their chefs without cause. Proper ekp,t
ra,,ous were made, but & - not so tnge ia, "a"
| Cbeyennes should feel sOre about i W 80 none
~ tbo.e Indians but some ban-, Of me Afrtf -hofs
| and ioWahs Win some hlosdhs near lhe .it-
| zone Ne found tao MeNcals-one young ieAo"f
and the other female. looking a1J4- t"c.tt ff-i'
| old The fellow was quite Daf1tf l'a' aH' .''N
rrde III wearing the tail Of silver ptii' "Lcl ldi p
Ike queue from the back Oh we rraA 90 IN - Asai
| the feet, among these lnolais- nc -AI ~ ="
| rnace A chefs wife. The EXPRESSION d nef Ice
| vas Interesting. though probably somewhat brutal
! zed ty her mode Of life >Ae hai been si,en from
rca, SaiiIlo about Eve wears ago. sne could speaS
| -panisF had iOli recOlectons OF her parents, and
| ,,.vted 10 return 70 Them We offered 10 Duy her.
but tie chef al old man II Aiil, refused - par
| v,th her on any terms AZ FOr NacAay. We saA
Nexican woman rho had been Kidnapped and fallen
/ 20 ~ bands Of The Arrapahoes She WAS pm
ebaseL q them % the sutler Of the tort for 500,
| nd never was a poor wretch more grateful than
! wax thIs woman - her celyer2Ics. There are nun
| c!eds Of NeNcans and / fear some Americans a"
/ are held captive ey these Wild iroes
| Further on our Journey, within he range 81 me
| DO Mount tain Aplches.r re luckily 50" 40 lhdiiLs.
/ These ApsCAes j. ., Well known gave "i'l4H ~
/ ia,f tsso 70 flrse teafs. done more mische', ~
committed more oUtrages upon the Amel.c tAs, -.
oil the rtsf VI The trlbes put together lh'9 -
/ ..I,-,.l. - - 4 = commonly pronounced Hex
crear Aus,cbes ard have her ehlet fs,ieas' - ~
f..tye e, 81 the mountains near tne hoto - n
/ Trey are tire same no murdered iin nv o. 60
go. y, - -r,lne Of so near the W sgoa Aouh1'
,If NC IN Tie al 81 i-i9 killed Mr. "h's az. -,
I, q se,e persons and carr.ed OF rs We INC -
- casll,ef Interesting eh.l4 1850 ~ r,
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