New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-24
NEW-MEXICO.
The Miues-The iudians-Rosbery.
Correspondence OF the ST LOUIS latellgeacer
SANrA e. rushtAY- Oct 9S. IhA


SANTA rs. Tuesday, Oct. 2s, 1881. r.
MEssRs EpIroRs Reports say that the
miners OF the ella are making about IS day TO the
hand
Nessrs. wooten & wilhsms. Of Taos, are now
working a shan near thar place. when promises
rich return OF SILVER. Some Of the ore taken nom
II has yielded, by rough process OF exHaetien, an
ounce OF metal TO pound Of the ore
The Indians ia and about this Territory, are on the
north the Utahs on the west. the N,vaJoes, on the
south west, and south the Apaches and Northern
Camanches and on he east, the ApscAes JocAreihs)
and the kiosahs AMI AIrapahoes
kss,hesss, tia mountains of the Moro, are the
head.Q quarters OF the Jcarell band OF Apacnes, so
called from basket manufactured by them, called
JicUa. They range from the Rio Gel Node, round
north OF Taos, ana east down the Rio Pecos as far
rs the " Waite Mountains" over 100 miles south.
east of Santa p. This band numbers 2so warriors
only
Al the White Mountains IS another band Of
Apaches called tie Msscalsroes. They range
soulherjy and westerly toward and across the Del
Norte They are closely allied to the CHA Apaehes.
The ella Apaches comprise several bands, who haunt
both sides OF The Gla River
North Of the CHA Apaches are the NayalOes
North OF the NayalOes. and Tsnging some 10 the
north OF Taos, are the | tahs, Nho again CONSIST OF
a number of bands
The wholesale murders on the Santa F6 road, near
the mountains which nave bsen committed within
the last two years, chargeso,e on the Jicanlas
and perhaps the Taos ltahS.
Mpresent all the Indians except the NayaJoes,
profess friendship for the whites The utahs and
Jlcaras seen ~ be willing 10 abide by the treaties
made with them, and To be pescesble. The usahs,
however, are complaining loudly OF an auemr oy
some Mexcans and Americans en- the Taos valley
20 settle tract OF land known A. the Conelos VAL
lev so miles north of Taos. They drove on some
Mexcans who squatted there twenty years ago, and
have warned oil some others VINO weht mere tne As'
season These settlers claim The land under Gov
ernmental grant. x..
some I'VE or six weeks ago the Mercaleros robbed
party OF Mexicans who went 10 irsie among mem,
80 say the Mexicans. But what proyocAuon they
had andi whether this robbery be KIND oil repflsa
for the impositons pus upon them by Mexican us-
ders who are not at all scrupulous-cannot easily
be determined.
The ella Apaches are somewhat restless, though
not as vet very troublesome. Some weeks ago TWO
of them were killed by a Mexican, as report says, I'D
a very cowaTdly amer, near oOcOfro. mere SUI
treaty with these Indians but u Is hoped thsI some
mode may be found of pacii,ins them IN thw susn
The Nayajoes are, Il IS unprecedented, preparing
for their usual depfedatOns ON the Setuemehp'
These cepredatiOns have been kept up TOT years,
from abou. October to Aprii, on large scale the
NaysiOes having then secured their crops anu penny
at leisure TO carry on operations against ,he meaI
cans IL is supposed they will be holder than ever,
by 70 ason OF the failure OF the sum Ders expxi
| The Governor who IS superintendent oil inuah AZ
| fairs here, has, however, received inumsuohs
through some Pueblo India Of jernez, thai one OF
more of the hostile bands OF Naysoes are wiine 70
treat he has accordingly sent out an agent WIZ"
seine goods to their neignD0rhocd
The re suit OF this expedition Is not yet hho~h.
solemn treaty Was made With parties, supposed 70
represent the chief tTibes Vt taese NNgoes, ivy
| wears ago. and has been IAtincd py the o'hsso'
| have heard 1t suggested that these tribes we're MOI
properly represented IN that treaty II So hese
NaysjOes may be guiltless OF tho pad sitn thas mas
bc.n sh. a upon them. Hut that they are vhiain
Gus marautcrs, and infinitely the worst scourge I'M
der which this country has suffered, there 10 no
doubt and It Is clear enough TO me tnat our poncy
at present is 10 puniSh, not 10 treat Win theln.
At present the Territory Is Oyerrun by the vaious
tribes. Camanches, IN war parties OF hundreds,
range through 1t. LAST spring one OF those parties
got as far the Del NOite Oh their way 10 nght Me
Navajoes As they passed they made levies OF oocf,
&c, upon the inhabitants Of the ranches Withia
the last three weeks there have been Two oattes pc
tween the kiowahs and utahs-ons OF them on the
Canadian fork OF the Arkansas, Tor Red kiyerJ
about 30 miles northeast from Taos, and aAoshef
subsequently on the bank OF the Del Norte only u
miles above Taos. The ktowahs beat the Utahs IN
both engagements, and managed to carry on some
200 head OF stock and two women and fous children
The number OF lives lost | have not learned. The
Immense range taken BY some Of these Indians may
be cemprehended when IT - stated that this tribe OF
kiOwahs, who are hghtng battles on the Del Norte,
near It's sources take captive from near saitiio, on
a parallel with lis mouth. roaming over country
not less than 500 miles from one extreme OF 10 10
the other.
You are probably fully appnzed the army move
ments in TINS Territory. Tire selection Tor head
quarters of the " Hole IN the Prsire,' now called
Fort tnion," was not "A very happy one, and me
transfer OF public property from santa re thiIher
was made very hastily, and under circumstances
which from all accounts, occasioned great loss. IL
IL found that forage and means OF subsistence Tor
the horses cannot be had there and while large
numbers OF animals VI ofoAen'uo"p o"nn,ion'
have been started for the states" some OF then
tive dragon companies-are 10 be quartered near
Calisteo, about thirty miles south Of this.
The crops OF corn and wheat generally through
out the country are unusually large and nne In
the country north Of this, however the wheat mas
suffered somewhat extensively. stu, from all thas
lean learn, the supply OF grain Is more than usually
abundant and as the demand especially for corn
has been greatly cut of upon the new plan OF reed
ing the army stock on grass-an experiment winch
will be 10. some extent abandoned, the prices OF
gram will probably be greatly iessened
Business IN Santa Re Is perfectly dead Just nov
but the trading houses here have good reputation
and unless the supply OF goods Is greatly increased
here Immediately, viii be able 10 work on then
stocks at fair profit. In any event large ameuns
OF moneyBot Tess than or eight hundred shou-
sand dollars-must be distributed here yearly through
the army and unquestonably the Qaartsrmaseen,
though restrained by the old license here, VII DC
empo a cred to purchase anew, and thus add 70 tb~
amount distributed.