The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-23

IETERESTIEG FROM THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY CON-
MISSION.
We give below extracts from two letters received
from . highly respectable member of the United
States Boundary Commission. The information they
convey is of very interesting and important char
acter. 1t viii be remembered, that during the dis
cufsion on the proceedings Of the Boundary COM
mission, which took place in the Senae at the close
of last session. it was charged that MI BARTLETT the
Commissioner, had determined the initial point
greatly to the North of what was really the bouuda-
ry thus giving away to Mexico large tract Of VA.
liable land. 1t appears from tho statement made
in the first extract annexed that from actual per-
sonal observation the tract Of land in question is
perfectly worthless. From the second letter it will
be seen that discovery Of original Mexican
map has been made, which describes the boundaries
of the State Of New Mexico, as understood by Nsx-
herself in 1886, and from this it appears that so
far from the United States losing any land by the
establishment of the initial point, we are largely
the gamers over the original and defined bounds
ries Of New Mexico. The following are the letters
referred to-
FL PAso DEL NoRrr, Texas Oct A. 1852
- Tho difference bet ween the
Howard twenty four miles from NORTH to South
Along the Rio Grande for this distance there is bottom
IL
average than Beyond this the whole region
barren DESERT TO the Pacific Ocean excepting very
marrow valley west Of the San Pedro river where dminu
tive called the Santa Cruz river passes stream
from feet wide which loses itself in the sands
This and the land occupied by the Pnco and Mari
cope Indians the Gla fifteen twenty miles long BY
two broad embraces every acre Of land between
the region north Of San Antonio In Texas and the Pa
cihc that be cultivated have forgotten the valley
OF the Rio Grande My estimate therefore is that for
the entire distance named embracing region Of nineteen
or twenty degrees Of longitude and two degrees Of s
ben S
tract myee and Of the portion west Of the Rio Grands
have passed owe, It four times m three different arec
strip Of three hundred miles In width beginning at III
Paso and extending southwards and extending from the
Rio Grande to the Pacific there is not than
per cent of arabic land. There are no trees save
ON the SUBMITS Of inaccessible mountains or along
the immediate banks of water courses, very few
water courses or springs Often in joumeying,
have been for days where It was with difficulty could
coffee and bad to gather up scraps Of roots pieces Of
broken wagons and the dried dung Of cattle for the
purpose. - go
In 1888. . party Of engineers, under Gen.
Garcia Condo and Mr. Staples we're ordered to gcogra
phica and statistical survey OF the state OF Uhhnsnus
This latter was completed and communicated to tho go
yernmept in 1886, and published IN ltfz In fono, WITH
numerous tables entitled "Eussgo Statce Ssre el Es
isdo de Chusha In this the boundaries Of the State
arc described with great precision the northern lmits
being in lat 80 deg min As sec, and embracing the
copper mines -. 40.
time and as near a. ascertain. In 1885, This map
mas never been published but exists only in manuscript
and has since its completion, been hanging In frame
the Governors ROOM or, II Is here called ~ Paacs
JeI akynsdor This map conforms In all respects, with
the limits a. detailed In the book referred to The cop
per mines some thirty miles north Of % deg "a min the
line Of boundary fixed upon have always been con-
sder,d part OF Chihuahua we'll as many other points
now within our territory; and these several pons-sucn
as rivers mountains &cae constantly ieIerreo '0' "1
the state always holds jurisdiction over them -,
In 1926 the constitution of this State Wa aa1p Nh
s limits were not defined therein. for Chlhuanua Vow
Msrico Coabua and Sonora, constituted hno oI ser
itory similar to our Northwestern VI az nt
a,ty years with underlined boundaries In lea! exsen
I've were made in the constitution oil Chihuahua
md ia the second article tho exact limits arc gwen Dens
,pseipy the same as those in the statistical essay re-
d ~ n IL Furthermore stated In this article that
~ Tt, 90 ,be state are those defined In the map OF
Gh,buahua made by Msstrs Garcia Cande and Staples,
H. ~ 1sar 1896 An exact copy Of this map has bsen
made Nv the commission, to which the governor has ap-
na.d the prcper certificate This together with copy
~ lie second clause in the constitution referring TO the
bonndarv and copy Of the Statistical essay viii De
onoh 10 washington by Mr. BARTLETT, and will fully
tfy our citizens that In the running OF the boundary
we have got oil and much more than New Mexico ever
rofsessed