Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-09-13
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we have received the following let.e,
Former citizen of our County, Cd. II. ca sa
tached to Company c. I'd Dungeons: Nv y
FoET WEBSTER New Mevi,,
July I2,h. ls5a
To the Editor Spirit Of Jeg srsoa:
Thinking that il would afford your rr,,,,-
pleasure TO hear from this country ana ~ "a
thought would be Interesting TO them ininel aa
embrace this opportunity of writing 10 20
give you all the information that ain rs,s: oa o
in regard 10 the resources, &c- oft 4 g,.,aSgG
has been said and written in the States AZ. al
Mexico, of the gold which it is said 10 cos. As
together with minerals and the large ana -
table quantities of it which IS highly exagp.,.l
is calculated TO deceive persons in the Tinted Sst
for can assure you that it is not rich Il. v,ISai
yer rs the mines have been worked in seytToJ 5s
oes. Large parties have worked at the Conn, US:
and it proved failure In fact all the ls,rf,.
have mined have lost by the operation eat
Large parties passed this post lately on ,b;.
to California. All persons that can leave tbis ~
try do so for California, citizens cannot live = ~
country, at least there is none except tbey a. -
employment IN the Quartermasters Depaftmen, 81 ..
Is impossible otherwise for n poor man 10 nj
living, the Mexieans work for mere uotbiDg -
can Subsist on very little. 1t would cOnse0partta
no inducement for Americans in the same Hay z y
Since Cob Sumner has taken command ana
the troops have left the town and removed 10 H. -
posts, there has not so many persons been molssSS
and persons can travel unmolested to CalforDi
Since Major Stein has taken command Of This :.
there has been treaty made with the Aparb.F y
dians and there has been no depredations eo1D,;,
at OF near this post Ii is the object of the e.
ment to get them to settle down and farm il f1S-
purpose Of their becoming civilized. and abssj
their wild and rowing habits Every facility ba7b
afforded themfOr that purpose. Farming In1gi,,,.-
have been given Them and it is thought the bl.5sS
succeed and the change for the better of the,
will be affected.
Some time ago party Of Al ache Indians b-s..s,
in some Captive Mexican children which they v,1s
to sell, the parents of whom they had killed ,bo,6.
before at some town in the Stale Of SonOra ~
Stein having understood from the ChidrCD Ic,- ~
had been taken by those indiana their pnF,ats
cred, and the crueites 5nf etedan-t them vsbile
erS, caused the Major to take thc children ana 5,,
them, and Immediately apprscd the Goye+n0r -
chihuahua of the circumstances attending The ,, -
of the children and murder of their parents ~ -
Apaches.
The Navaocs Indians, however, are even morn ,r,.
like than the Apaches, and have lately killed sorS.
MeXiCanS, and there IS a large party of [ = ,rn.s
after them for the purpose OF ChaSIiSing them -
dcrstand that Col. Miles VIII command the troc,,
destined to act against them. / cannot aniirirrs..
how il will succeed, but will let YOU know nhorf;,
when they return from the expedition. The r,,r,,
which these Nayajoes nhabit is almost inaceess;lI
and the troops cannot act on account Of the ufpr-
Gus distractions which they have TO contend with {,
the Indians who invariably in time of war fy tn ~
ains mOuntistenneSSes Dragons, especially can7..
it is out of the question TO get them to stand in Or
field of battle.
Since the order from the Government caIneout t,.
tie troops shoui farm, which carried into S,t
but with no success, as the Americans not benv A.
quaintcd with yhe mode of farming pursued Is n,
Mexicaus il proved Improbable. in fact o f,iF,
can cite an instance which came under nv imHsF
ate observation, which was the farming operaifEaa
this post by the troops which has been Unsuccessful
1t is almost impossible to raise in this county
on account of the want of rains which We yerv 81
dom have for it rains very little in the whole cuur
ofa year, not enough especially carry on frniny
This post is on the immediate route to Caforn,
from FL Paso and Santa Fee Con Cookies rOute) anl
persons crossing the Plains from Missouri coma
this way. The Garrison here consists of TWO Com,
panicS of Dragons and Que of IuiiIutry
The Pacific Railroad causes an excitement in this
country, and it is thought favorable of by grsa,
many. and the trade with the East would H. 81
nCalculable benefit TO the people of the initial
States, for that which is carried on With EUROPE
would flow into the United States through Ills
channel of communication. hope that the thing
will be carried out, it must eventually lie highly
advantageous, SHENANDOAH