The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-04
LECTURE Of HON. JOHN R. BARTLETT
yxFORE THE
NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The Antiquities and InoIan Tribes Adjacent tn
the Boundary Line between the United
States and Mexico

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The regular monthly meeting Of the Historical Society
was held last evening in the University Hon Luther
Bradish President In the chair In the absence of the
secretary, Mr. Moore, the librarian ocated In that ca
pacity After reading tho minutes Mr. Moore reported
the donations and additions tc the library the
meeing, among which he noticed especially valuable
the donation. by James Lenox Esq Of City nine volumes
being various early works relating to American history
selected from among the duplicates of Mr. Lenox's
! princely collection.
ment, viz
1st From Hon. George Folsom, United States Charge
dAiares at the Hague, inclosng curious Dutch medal
relating to the history Rhode Island the
donation Of Lieut.. Netscher, of the Dut Oh army.
3D. From Major James D. Graham, United States Topo.
graphical Engineers, transmitting copy of his report
&c. Senate document 121 thirty second Congress- first
session.
We copy the following extract from this letter on ac
count OF its interest," beg leave to call the attention
of the Society to the barome.rc profile of the route
travelled from lnoianoa, on the Gulf Of Mexico the
backbone Of the great Sierra Madre near the Ga river
which is appended to this report It shows concusvely
that the physical obstacles for great railroad across the
American continent by way ofhs Paso del Nore are far
less than would be encountered by any line of railway
within the United States of equal length When to the
great physical facilities here exhibited consider those
of the climate along the whole belt across our
by the route referred the subject seems to become
Of intense interest to the American people -
Sd From F. b. O'Callaghan, NJ D.. transmitting ga
ew Notes the Jesuit Relations being an addition to
the extremely valuable and interesting paper
read before the Society and published in their proceed
Dgs for the year 1847.
me neIsns mex. proceeaed 70 eject the folio wing gen.
meeting:-
Ro;Spt NJ h ,s-o Ts spear 1, Lorng' OF Bostsn.
Seoge S pin, yosePn W. Ta,terson, a. J. Sandford
r. STAR 3 Stvart IT E"aSaa naGnnier a. Morange
Several names were for membersbn =. diaar
members Of the Society The President then int
duced Hon John r. Bartlett who read tha fonwina in
erestng paper on the antiquities and Indian tribe. Ada
boundary line between the United states and
Rr1Ss on THE sAYrS.s
Having heard Of the existence OF ruins near the river
saDas which empte- itself into the ella about ten or
quiry of the chiefs about them ann found FL
visited them After some time sDent in nrei;m%a;es
induced to accompany me as guides also took six
soldiers and the Commander Of the escort naknS a,tn
gether q party Of twenty persons force which vas ne
cessarv owing 10 the nroximtv 81 tna aU.oha ~ n0
ride of about twenty miles bronoht s n ths bot,or
or valley Of the Salinas which seemed to bs from
to four miles wide ana thictv coS ~ III, ~
trees The river Ia from sxty To one hundred feet iJa
and from two to three feet deep rapd and clear IN
these respects il is difeI emf from the ella which
for the two hundred miles we had fra vesed its
was sluggish and muddy This character bovevar I
think it assumes after passing the monntanons repon
A wit ric alln haph TT,o
water of the Salinas as one would insr from It's name 4;
not salt but perfectly sweet and pure II Is stream
thrice the size Of the ella ~ 10, a. t AZ.
proportion 10 It. so that after the function If these
streams the ella becomes he strsam " '0'0
july 4 1852 Left camp At AZ A. dere,m;nea not "a
wait for be,kfast. hut make ,ia ros+ ~ 60 49,. ~ ~
Il va. eooi for II would he mnohl ~ our tune wS.e
be attended with great inconyenience during the heat
tha ContnuaS o,r oonaa AZ. IuiDs si.1 sieae VI
rjs some sngnar niles of rocl With III tnns
annearny lke tho worLs NJ 80 Eor sorao IT, ~ ri
that he,e orl. h some se We az
onr Indian friends called them passod nver tha adga os
mountain at the base Of which .hs 49, -. whsn we
Wv" ',,e river Ian "nss y.
came TO wide ana, open Piain, stIe'cning some
twenty five or thirty miles sas'cardy and southwady
Entering this we attempted to cross tue BOTTOM which
was SO tbcky ovegrown with weeds ana brushes that
We could not penetrate It. we tried In vain to get
his a., -, ~ III. ~ s suu M ieaIns We
should lose sent each other retraced our steps along
the margin OF the NIL until we passed the jungle The
potion was now more open, when i've or six miles
prought us 10 the piateau I'd our way we saw many
traces OF ancient rrigang canals which were the first
tnat me country had been settled and Guilt
vapd but on reachng the plateau we iound remains OF
buildings, all, however, in shapeless heaps. Not
an erect wan couid pe seen htte mound, conicai
or ooiong, designated the chaacter OF the building In
many places traced iohg Ines OF aiien walls, ana IN
otnef from %hcn ihe sou mad been removed
taa 60 mahe 'he % aaope wn ,ns pip every aecuon We
stones Tor grinding corn with an stone axe or
nee. iGe gronIo was strswn wth broken pottery Tor
miles was generally painted IN variety OF geometric
figures. The predominant coors we're red black and
wite ihe quaiity OF tne ware was very hne more 80
man tha mace py tne finos 6oiceo TOO, that uluch
OF ~ was Pa'n,e 10 'ne insioe wne az Tue present time
an tne pottery Oh the indsns ana Mexcans Is painted on
the OUTSIDE. .,
AS u was now growing very warm we eit the plateau
and struck OIL or tne eanas e1camPing beneath some
,a eo..op WOODS wnere we prepared ana partook oil
iate pleasas. ..
Az hve 10 ,ne AFTERNOON lne neat peing less, crept
non pebealh my shelter OF WILLOWS, wneIe had spent
several hours ara accompanies py Dr Weop mountea
my mule apu ettior lhe piscan 10 advance Oh the par
". iue OF HiDe Drought u 10 inc tabie and when
we mace or arge mouno OF hesp which arose from he
paip I'D crossing the oottom We passed many rrigaung
caha anu aiong 'he oase o' .he plateau vas one from
hteeh 10 tTeny zee. VICE ana from our 10 hve teet
dceP, formed Dy cuttih2 Gown the nans-a very easy
mooe OF making canal ana mucn more suostantai
tnah carried across tne oottom FROM the course OF
TINS canal as lar as coud trace oy the line OIL the
plateau, J, innsI nave EXTENDED many ini'es.
n reacI ,n' great PIE ,oanu @ " ne tue re'pans M S
Oh an auoee euince rom w 70 20 eet ~ ieh ny ~ "
81 fet ~ide its sides iacil he cafons pohts Portions
OF lpe wan were ohy Vsp,c III tWo paes 3ne eear ,ie
az 'ne soun emu "neie rom .e VI .ne p
must nave orginay oee tnier o iour stories ngh ho
1he other a, tne no'tnern On .ne WESTERN sue