New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-13
Mexican Boundary Cemmi.sIo,.


The following letter is Of an earlier Jsis
thsntbat published yesterday, and should ss,.
reached US before. Although relating to "A.
which have already been published, it will be u md
interesting:
CAMP YuMA, Junction OF Giis snd Coiorsfo Rivera
June Is, lscg
MURDER OF col. CRAIG.
We reached here on the 9Th, after ts-
deus trip ssross the Though ryais has s
much imyrose cd since crossed n bosors, end %
welu much b.ttsr prepared for scsh . march, ED 10
der spy circumstance, IL csDnos but be severet I'll
po,n 10 men acd inals Aside from tssisees %
anps from forced chez AZ night and tbs dssv fins
IN flu. ice OF tn- dfesry and mosotoDous se-seg "a
occurrence sook pse- VIII 5h ,h,-v psry psj no
d.epc,, zoom-cb ~hicn resnfed 10 tas death 4 "a
conn q. Of our escort Bcuvet Lieut. Coloaei ess
:. CrsIs. AZ ssekep's Wells ~e met Ll-at s~e'a1 q
this post Who -ss Ia pursuit. " tao desertefs. Sup
po,ir n be mi hsve passed them IN tae l ~ -
ff,ouesred Col eIss to DO on The 10 kout for sAsu,
uhch he " un.ed ~ do Aboat dss light thu sn-a-
ins A TIE 6sh the Colone tel In ~n de'srtss and
enceavorec o. ,ncnce them 20 sceompany him essk %
ire p,t mis- they refused 9, do, telling him that tsy
vale Desperate, and had received pos % Do taken sve
Tie Cooc e then iejo ned toe tram, ~oicn oy safnms
rad advanced sous dscce, and taxing Ser sua Ble
al Gum with hin, wsng back 10 the ussa and sssin
LII to De, .us1. them IA resufn q tha'f aaSy :,
Dsraounting he walked some distance ~i'h tho 10.
serers tskg with icsrn In me kii aess msoaes, saS
~
cave up b. pol to one u the SeTgeacss and tnrs OF
III. ,shse White he waking with tasfsl ana So
dssvoue 20 copvpco q tto fos ut shesr cocrsos
ard prons ,ps them lenisDt tressaeos taey would re-
tntn doe CDlsnc,s mute escsets sad s.syed ~
ai,sArce Sergeant COIN vert 10 recover rue animal
ard while engaged IN catcaiog ne h~a ssseraise
brtd a. sac both tbs Colon ana Ssrse.o. BALI q.
He enoeavorsd to sppro-cb Ihe lionel out ,hs 'srs
srs both commences thing at bin. and he va, oolsed
10 dee his fife Betore news could be oTO1sh ~ tho
train the advanced purans of 70 bad reached camp Ae
la. xad nf &ann mn Land
Wbpple win sp.ceLt assurance, W. NJ oaok 70 tao
sctpe Of the encounter some 20 al % d'.t.n Aod alter
much al Really sucoeeJed IN 6ndios tue dead body Of
the Colonel and UPON their way back 20 ,ne camp eey
found rseap. Bre ho no ine 90, though not %
seyertly as TO yreseat his waikiki nadsoar u mies
Sers ant Bale shs the Colonel died la Ten mi, ues
alter he w.s Oh o, aud that hts nuroereis roooed hh
hoSy be,ors life was extinct The Sergeant sved
aesh sound 10 bis las. and bad his mule Killed uader
him He IL several shots al tho deser'efs, OUT ne
Iesllessness Of bis s'i, al rendered nrm nensctus
The names Of the muIdsEeTs are HAys and Condor,
beth Eng i.h men, and said u BE- dassr toe Bft
lob aruy. Col cFsig's r~saios ~ccs In erred az cur
epcampment ~ AG.o Mseho. the funeral service being
read by the ConussiOner, and tho WI 10 party Attend
Inr We performed The fsi flee gss before commso
eng orr night m och, and SUM d our hi.ome VAT
ovsT ,be desert WITH h~avy bears CD Craig ssaas
manly bearing, hl.h toned morality, and sathasasae
devotion to lis protest. u, commanded tue i-hdsmo
ard sduI siiop OF MI who we're a.'o'i"tsu Win nni
a. ne erjoysc tue sfee,icn Of y" men 70 dagree
which uothr but ths ki0cest resim ns and cJnssnt
Auenton to their comfort c'u'd s~en's
MARCH ACROSS 1HE DESERT.
Iis only by sciLa experience iesf oDo eau form any
Idea Ut he utter desoa,tn "ne oS'eoheesoi "" rs-ft
extending from the Coloraio % the COAX range OF
n our,aius When ,'s-d Is in February la.s we
had 90 fos about 20 mica though DOW, thanks 10
the lsbor, u Cayt DsvtIsop there IL veil opsnedin
m. srr,,yo Of Alamo Mlcho aod 'he longest JOrsads
40 or 80 uiles A. the fss watering place ths supply
10 scabty, ana were Obliged 10 keep mrn costsnty
al ne wells dipping up che ~steI 40 ID ooz"d ,hrush
the ssnd Toe alt the wellsls hard aud brack
isn and see MS create thiist Isthsr tAan siay h
There spear OF grass tor sbout IOO miles, nor
any beTbsge upon which anin-s oao suosis' save me
fo'sge frun Of the mezqut At present ihe leaves
ar IN y, se.n, ind tba sDimals COS sora le sood
brwsinR though sho young besas are 400 idtos'rd
much DosIshueDs
Inc intense beat renders travel by day almost lmsot
sibie We usually accomplish march bet seen sun
set and eight o'clock Ia tbs morning, laying oy dddag
N dsy which Is almoas 40 loto rsDe Ne iraTehog Tor
with the mercury rsnRing from il2tb l2U tn oar Ienr
sleep sfolos DO reb en, t,od 10 disgusting, cad
resO1 fatigue. GcDerslly thsfe 10 strong er'soze
wbco, C. ming ON on Aae heated sands, oG'ns aud
psfchts the skin, II IL does not bring cloud oi duap
add 10 the selc raj GiscOGliOrt
TIE road after crosins the dessrt, strikes the Colo
redo ata place called the Ag0dOoes some Twelve orm
teen miles heiOw the Junction ul'h the Ga Tue river
Is yegy hisb, ard still ri'iaG We found porson o.
the road wssh.d away and we're o9Dged 10 cut pa
ssge FIR our wagons for long distance through tho s
low ihicseI.
LONELY POST.
TIE Colorado Jus, below cue Junction, runs throuea
a short canon n ROCKY hill, which forms an abraes
iron ont, ~ ON each eide of the river Tue poss ~
uaeo upoo the QUE on western bsnk-sm berrsn
fororn looking syot 20 live In. which must be abo4
eaual 10 eAilo 20 Siberia. Tho officers and &
prest II living In tents, whloh covered 9TH rude
sheds OF b. sochos q protect rom Inc There
are no VI go here artillery snd infan.ry, and he
poet Is commanded By asj 8. Heinsloman nd-
difficulty Of supplying the post with the necessary sra
ces az subssepce prevents TIE inlro0ucOn u anything
like uxuIies, and officers aud atze ooDhneds
soldiers fare Thr commando ss c0m'ortsDy .iiustsd
the nature OF the place and LIS nsc1essblty will a.
low bun Ion deprivation ut fresh provisions hIsd
the be tal wish scuTvy patit n ard macy OF the nan
were ragged and shotl Ices. A partially succes,iu o.
tempt hss been mao t., supply the post by ~aler.
ves,rl aced win supplies W the Gulf Of Cali
fol MIA Qua the river 10 ~kin aboul 100 los Of tho
pOst but the provisions could brus In scosa
sgsiDst the ,iropy corre = much fss ter the
msno cor sumed them 10 10 now In contenplsu % 70
procure small steamer to bring up sGpves from tee
Gglt and probably less difficulty wll bo found la nam
tsi Ing the poet ihe eunins upon ~hch tbs eogh
situated conn snds view OF The jipcfioo ii tue Gls
sd Colorado, and OF ifealter river for eInsd-rsbIs
cisiancc Tha fitabt mountain sooDefy peculiar ~
peaks assuming singular shapes, psuic lurly those
known as Chimney Rocks and c,pinl Dune. The over
How OF ths river has plot y Insulated The pns end
IL 10 how only .ppToachab . BY means vi boats.
Active operations sgelnst tns Yutnas ,en 10 De fbs
the present suspended, as the country 10 inpSsabe
account II all the suices aud ssoons being Tiled Tss
1unas crs~l'd into camp fs~ night. ago and cut
loose a number OF our animals and made of viii Q
dozen Of them,
We have been 6otsinsd several dsys 10 crossing he
river. The current 10 so strong. aud tho boat beng
small 10 makes slow work, anf 40 shall prooabyb b
two days more before everything across Col Msos
Will hoid an Inspection 10 morrow. CT