New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-13
NEW ORLEANS
TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1st
Later from New Mexico.

The 81, Louis Republican contains letter from its
Santa Fe correspondent dated November goth. All the
government sheep driven the plains, intended for
the different posts rerisc The writer of the letter says
company of Dragons is to be kept moving through
the winter along the line of the Del Norte from the lower
posts rs high ms Abquin
Colonel Sumner. left here about two weeks since,
intending before he returned 10 visit the copper mines
and establish post there While here lie had some
rcsponencc with the Governor about the matter of m
application mac to the Governor by Mr. Dodge Of Cibol
lctu. who DESTROYS Of going expedition, with
volunteer party. against the Nnvajos. The Governor it
81 understood profesed willingness TO favor the eXpe
'ijon Nolon, Sumner claimed the sole right and autho
ry To decide in the question OF unsire hotics against
these my other Indians of the Territory. The Cover
nor whether he did or not could not properly contest
this right. If rightly informed. Colonel Sumner
agreed that he would intcrpose obstacle in the way of
the expedition but refused to sanction it. Recent cir
rnstnces render Improbable that the expedition will
go forward.
Last week the Governor superintendent of Indian
AFFAIR." repaired to Abqun to d8riht" some presents to
orrt tabs who from that neighborhoo1 that Of
f'aos The Cahs, in that region comprise but a very
tN portion of the entire tribe ornation. known Uahi
pnay are but few bands but with these that the
'r'aty was matc which has been ratified with the requi
iii" sucmnites by the Senate of the United States At
he interview last week there were comprising men wo-
i'' and children two hundred Indians only The distr
button of presents rather lavish and made in
not usual with those who have been long amoriaed
with dealings with Indians"
Don Angel Tras formerly Governor and military
chief of chihuahua in Fl paso the LIST of Noyem
her with about hundred followers, They all hat
les. shoeess and ragged Trias had been scouting
the ella Apaches had killed few them made som,
prisoners. The Apachcs. however care hut little nou
the Mcxicaus
Not far from the Rio GIandc. Capt 8 met forty Canaan
"lc Indians. returning from maraudng expedition int,
Durango and having with them about 600 stolen horses
Four Americans murdered where these Indian
were encamled short time previous
The ipachcs very troublesome. having Killed sew
,Nl McXicans and stolen trG" number Of horses
cattl" The NarajocS at" peacealc
Accounts from the silver mines Of Taos continue to h
favorable The Pueblo indians said to lave had
knowledge of this MINI from very early period hut :,
tn Spuniurds formerly compelled them to work in it the
have since had perfect horror Of it, and have refused
disclose its existence, All the Indians through that see
ton have smilgr dread Of The mines. and they visit will
death any Of their tribe who give information Of them
The Pueblo Indian from whom knowledge Of the Tao
mine obtained paid the forfeit with his lf Severf
buildings which We're put up near the mines. tnsethc
with materials for other buildings have been burned,
turir destruction ts attributed the Indians
Deposits of gold have lately been discovered on the Hi
toncjos north Of Taos and numbers of Mexieans hay
gone there tn work
The Legislative Assembly to have met the l.
u and it j. supposed it will continue in session the FIJI
Np' r. ,u,'for J,h,rttts Ss-S,lass.. Sssie none
appropriated to pubic buildings imprisonment at pre
"nt is moro farce very little cXertion will free erin
inal from any jail in the country