The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-30
Interesting from New Mexico.
TIIE BOUNDARY coMMfssloH-DisEASE A,


TEooPs-THE INDIANS, Erc.
Iron the 81 Louis (Mo) Republican. Msy1s1
The commissioners to locate the boundary between
Mexico and the United States the Rio Granle
the ed Of April below Don Ana and had decided TO
place the stone six miles below Don Ana
The troops New Mexico are dying Of the scurvy aor
want Il ,xcTvc. Up 10 the present time II had been
the policy not To- permit them TO follow punish the
Indians whom they have killed ozcns AMI It was in
their power 10 chastise them. IL " added that the
young officers and soldiers permitted to lead life
which j. runous TO their health. and many have died
The Apschas who killed White and Fournoy. have vo-
lated the Treaty which they made only month two
ago. They vert 10 Barclays Fort. OF fourteen head
u be.fcatto and committed other dspredatious. At
that tine the Araches we're cncamped shoit distance
from the fort express tert 10 LIT Col Alexander
to infUIm him Of the facts Orders inm, diatey
sent 20 Fan Miguel for a company Of United states Ora
gocns, under command ~ 1t Chapman. They reached
los Vegas n dark night aud In passing the
tains III ChnIuan wasthruwn from his horse and severe
~ injured On reaching Los Vegas, the company was
ordered "a be stationed around the town and this i the
extent Of the punishment awarded for the violation Of
tho treaty.
Gov Calhoun had far given entire satisfaction to
the people 81 New Mexico and i tie opinion that
be would contii "a IL do
Ihs mail from the United States WIS met NJ Pecos
Church. u ccutsiled information u the rejection u
the nomination q Hugh " Smith Secretary Of the
Territory matter witch will be. received with regret
ly the people o. rev Mexico, withwhom Mr. Smith has
larger popularity than any other American
tho & in, IN M eos,dn ~ % hss
lature large meeting of citizeus held in Santa
fecu the I'D Robert Braut In the chair at which ind
that tie priests in the country candidates for the
legislature and they were sure of being elected
There we're three inch Is of snow in santa Re.
On r 9th. tho company passed Eve trains Of wagons
belonging 70 Me cansi they are on their way 10 Mexico
20 purchase goods
on the me day they af the Santa Ne road two miles
from cold spring, and travelled eight miles by compass
crossing Tie Cimarone they obtained grass wood aud
water in abundance with the view Of obtaining better
road. On the Let the party travelled until midnight;
made 81 miles water, wood grass for tweaty
four hours They travelled during the high table
rel - A VIII he's
hsi 70 20 mile oat Of their way cross a canon IL
explored three four miles and found TO b. from
three 20 four hundred feet deep and thirty 10 sixty yards
wide. They had nov only one gallon Of water IN camp
and fatishcd that route could be- obtained
sibie
on the "a they arrived at the river their animals hav
Ing teen two days without water Tho last day tho
party had water TO drink and they travelled through
snd aud the hot sun aud had 70 drink the blood of the
antelope.
On the 9TH they passed thirty lcdgcs Of Cheyenne In
dams. their way to Fort Mackay Next day at Port
hacksy they Eve tribes Of Indians assembled there
20 make peace with Col Hoffman The tribes the
Camanches Cheycnnes Arrapahoes Kiowas and Apaches
~ the plains Both sides ~ the river crowded with
lodges for vs. least fifteen miles The principal chiefs Of
each tribe citing in council in Col Hoifmans tent
and The ceremony smoking pipe vt peace had taken
plaee col Hoffman had acted with prutrnc nd care
and the Indians arpesrcd to be well satisfied with him
II s probable that the Cheycnnes and Arrspahoes will
reject the treaty; the Others will not
the 9Th they met tho United states mail In charge
~ Eison. NJ Zig owl Greek On the 10th they passed
Young and party ~ Lot Spring. Next day they met
John Simmons with Messeryys train Of sixty wagons
ut Bridge Greek At Ito, they met w 8 Messervy on his
return to New Mexico saw spading Of Los Vegas. on
his way to New Mexico, with drove n cows Beck \
Brents train Il twenty-hv wagons at Willow Point
aud wagons whose not known
on the an. S s Auery sfv,a o. c N
Wood 10 Independence IN two days and one hours dis
tsncc a two hundred miles.
We observe that Gov Calhoun had appointed n v.
Whiting 20 be Acting Secretary Of the Territory place
Of Hugh v. smith, resigned.