New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-19

ne IOIlONlng lttleI auultsstu W tla
ohio state Journal, though containing no aaliinaL
news of late date, Will be found interesting
SANTA FE, New-MeSico. Friday, Oct. 81, 1881
Ny DEAR SIR Col. Sumner has returned kon
| the Navajo eIpeditCn-ieaving a military post At
the Canon Bonita TO watch the Indians when tAey
| come cut OF their hiding places They have returned
70 their stronghocs IN the mountains which are N.
accessible TO our troops. Owing to hard driving md
scarcity OF forage, the Colonel has lost about 100
horses and mules. and only succeed in killing one
Indian. A deputauCn " Puebla Indians came Ia 10
see the Governor, with proposals for peace oabe.
half OF the Naysioes, bnt as yet nave recei'edho
| answer.
The Colonel is now at Fort Union, on he Moro
making preparations 10 get his men INTO winter
quarters and expects 10 te here on the eth Of No.
! vember on his way 90 FL PaSO.
Business In Santa re is extremely duh the stores
! are overstocked With goods and but few buyers.
Some few years ago a Mexican merchant here
living on the Plaza, being IN hurry 70 open pos.
Ger keg, heated poker standing near him, and sur
ceeded in burning a hoe through he Reg, and vas
astonished 20 see The effect produced-aa explcGoa
took place that tore The roof of the house, settle
FIRE, and frightened all the inhabitants IN the city.
Strange TO cay the Mexican escaped With being
slightly burned
YESTERDAY anoth er merchant having a neg Of pos.
der that had been vet, dDng IN hls yard 10 pfo'e
| 10 another gentleman that would not bum, a.
! Piled his cigar 10 IT, The whole q It exploded At
| once with a report Ike tweniy-four FOUNDER, and
strange 10 say, without further damage than scofr
! .nE the TWO geLttNcu fldHCIby DedI
| murder was committed yesterday BY Me ricsf.
! through motives OF jealousy and the Governor hs
offered $2O0 reward for the murderefs Apprehension
My curiosity has beer excited to see how the Cover
will pay H. as there Is not SINGLE dollar 10 he
Territorial Treasury, and but little PROBABILITY Of
there being any.
Las, year the Governor was obliged 10 make
general jail delivery on account OF there not beng
funds sufficient 10 pay for the subsistence OF ne
prisoners. lie, however, did not take this Issposs-
bility until he had expended some $3.50 Of his osa
private funds and found there was no other AVER
native.
The Indians are quiet, and have committed no
depredauons for some time past upon the whI<s,
but several murders have been committed ameng
themselves owing 10 the effects OF IL toxicston
few days slnce an Apache and Pueblo Indian, BOA
drunk, STATED from a0s together, mounted oa The
same horse, for the Pueblo. They had not pfoceea-
ed far before a dispute arose, which ended blythe
Apache pulling out his knife and killing the Pueblo
instantly. Another Apache, riding behind thsnl, VT
messed The whole AFFAIR, and knowing The dlfcuy
that would ensue between their respective Tribes, u
the murderer escai I'd. leyeed his rife ard MORALLY
wounded him. The Pueblo and Apache Chefs held
council the Eext day, and decided n the murderer
recovered the Apachos Should pay 20 the Paeoios
seven horses but IL he died the affair would be eon
sid.Ted settled. Tho wounded murderer dice ne
next day, and all parties were satisfied.
The Jicanillas-the lndlaas that have been eu,
ayorably known IN the States as the murderer Of
the White family and the mail party--aTe batd
Apaches, and derive their name from very asit
basket they manufacture called "hara," which nr
the northern part OF the Territory, from the RDtsi
NOr,e 10 The White Mountains OF the Rio Psco bn
the mountains around ! aos and Moro appear bw
their favorlte resorts. They are divided into bur
principal bands, who are all under the controlds
shrewd old chief named Chacon, and number sscf
200 warriors. During the summer season theiT nsHn
manufacture neat article OF pottery called "Tsi1.
JOS" used by the Mexican women In carrying ~rn
The Jicarifas and White Mountain Apaches va
the NayaIoes, all speak language IN common, N
nearly all understand the Mexican.
The Eutaws are tie most formidable indiA1.n
New Mexico, and have long been the dread u lDs
Inhabitants. They are proud and fearless uel
character, Just and honorable In their dealings ane
since treaty made with them two years sgoh Ase
observed the utmost good faith toward oar pee2n,
They winter IN the mountains month q Taos, anan
the summer hunt Buffalo on the Pfairies
In 1874 Gen Martinez, then Governor, held aCesh-
ell in the Palace at Santa F6, with number o!is
tribe, for the purpose OF making Treaty. inmr
ting the terms dispute arose, when the Cbe,
Psneshllla, unceremoniously pulled the Gosenfs
beard. The Governor called IN his guards 10 proea
him, when ahght ensued. and SIX Of the E1iawsro
Paneshilla were left cead on the Plaza. 1hsbs'
taws afterward took their revenge, and when<s0
they caught Mexican, death was his portion.
The MexicaIs fitted cut an expedition thsyn
year with 900 men, well armed and equipped, -
two months provisiohs, determined 70 DIVE ~
out Of the country, or 20 exterminate them. ~
pushed on boldly until they crossed the rmicaS
where they discovered 300 Eutsws well mOtGfss
waiting to receive them. This being contr1D
their expectations, they became disguised winW
undertaking and prudenly resolved 10 return top1!
friends and families, by whom they were recsrn
with nneho gusto, having consumed just three wHs
and fee days provisions. ~
Chico VelasqueZ is a son OF the Chief PaGsshlA
and is a warrior OF much repute among his pSops
lie at one time adorned his iegsings with me ns
and finger ends Of his victims, but Of late yezne
has gwen evidence Of more refined taste, BY
pensing with these appendages. lie il the Doans
nihed Chief that has Jet visited the Taos Ae,y.
where he came 10 Prefer complaint sg2lna W
Mexicans for settling the Eutaw lands
The Los Conejos country Is about ~ miles VI
Of Taos, ON the west side OF the Del koIte, M
well watered and finely timbered. Il is also AZ
hunting ground, and the Eutaws depend upos
game there 10 subsist on during the vinief -,
say that the bones OF their fathers lie b1r,si W."
and they cannot and will not give them up. IA
The Mexicans settled these lands some ysanrT
but the Indians drove them away. ABOUT tses2y
them planted there again this season, and 'ay "a
received warning thar this Is the last crop 'H ia
gather. Some 200 Meucans have aehso "a
pledging themselves to meet there nexi spn@s
take possession Of the land -. as
Col Sumner inteLds establishing Iyl. re
country next spring, and then the oinls 1 ..s M,
settled, but apprehend good dea o. oi ss1
The Eutaws and the Prslrie Indians snss
been'a. war and abou. three wees Asy ~. slaE
ard Anapahoes attached EutaW village 30 II
thirty miles of Taos. and succeeded IN rlaAnS.
6ftv head N their animals, and captured .Sosr
and fonr children Last week the same ulosS.d
snotber attarK mon the same band Of Euian re
ran of nearly all the REMAINDER OF theu 49, ssn>
Eutaws are combining all their forces i1 py
palgn against the Pfairie indians, Ano 80 vSe
nyo1s Troublesome 10 the whites before 'm
over. ,,.,.h. p,se,o 3d.
in my next letter, as am about Wishing
Mo- In the TerTiiory. Truly Yours NSSss,xsh