Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-11-10

fifteen hundred dollars worth of gold for a
few old articles of clothing. The Indians |
use gold bullets for their guns. They are
of different sizes, and each Indian has a
pouch of them. We saw an Indian load his
gun with one large and three small bullets
to shoot rabbit. They proposed exchang-
ing them for lead; preferred trading other
articles. Whether the Indians made these
balls themselves, or whether they were OBJ
tanned by the murder of miners in Califor-
MIA or Sonora, am unable to say.
Aug. %. Travelled 10 miles east over
a good country, met with more Indians, and
traded for some horse-meat, by giving arti-
Giles Of clothing in exchange. We traded
also for few hundred dollars worth of
gold. To day,a mule broke down, and an
Indian gave me for it lump of gold weigh
ing pound and half less one ounce.
The Indians are SO numerous they would
destroy the party if we allowed them the
} least chance. But we are very vigilant,
and select camps on elevated places, conse-
quently we are unable TO make any exami-
nations for gold in the sands of the country.
The Indians call themselves Belenios.
, Aug. 80. Travelled some twenty miles
in an eastern direction: the country quite
level, and the land good, with plenty of grass
: and water.
, Aug. 80. Travelled to-day about Is
east, over a country little broken. Water
and grass abundant.
! Aug. 81. Moved about II miles north Of
E east country similar to that Of yesterday.
D Found water, grass and pine timber.
S September /. Travelled ID miles over
t country little broken, and well supplied
e with water, grass and timber.
f Sept. 2. Travelled the same distance
northeast to the Sierra Blanca. Followed
r Indian trails all day, and found grass, water
c and pine timber in great abundance; and
n most of the soil is of superior quality.
r Sept. 8. Pursuing the same course, we
h mountains. To-day we passed through val
e leys of good soil, and we found the pine
if timber in greater abundance than yester-
1t day. The trees are generally from two and
e half to FIVE feet in diameter, and over two
= hundred feet high. We have seen timber
is enough to-day TO make railroad from the
o eastern States to the Pacific. The passes
e through this mountain are level and can be
|, travelled by wagons without any difficulty
e whatever.
Y Sept. 4. Made 25 miles northeast, cross
e ing the Colorado Chiquito after travelling
two miles. The land is level and good, and
IS water and wood are plenty.
: Sept. 5. Made 20 miles northeast, and
e got out of the mountains after travelling
st miles: struck the prairie, where we found
Is good soil, grass and water.
e Sept. 6. Continuing northeast over q
J. good and level country for 25 miles, we
e reached the Indian town or pueblo Of Zuni
e where we met with a hospitable and civiliZ.
Of ed population, from whom we obtained an
e abundance of good provisions, over which
n we greatly rejoiced.
l. We have subsisted for month on mule
&c and horse flesh, and for the most part Of
that time on half or quarter rations. Bu
If as reached this place with all my men
country from this town to Albuquerque OF
lie the Rio Grande, as level and much-travel
1t led wagon road exists between the two
l. places, and is familiar to the people of New
S; Mexico. 1t has been described by others
e and is well known to present no difficulties
is to the construction of railroad.
If Sept. 10. At Albuquerque, New Mexi
CO. Before laying aside my pencil, for the
a use of which have no fancy, shall sci
:; down few ideas that are now prominent il
my recollection.
a | set, out in the first place, upon this
re journey, simply to crafty my own curiosity
lie as to the practicability of one of the much.
Is talked-of routes for the contemplated
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. Having
30 previously travelled the southern or Gil;
lie route, felt anxious to compare it with thu
h. Albuquerque or middle route. Although
conceive the former 10 be every way prac.
IS ticable, | now give it as my opinion that thu
latter is equally so, whilst it has the add
S. tional advantage of being more central ant
v, seryiceable TO the Union. believe thu
ID route travelled is far enough south to b.
certainly free from the danger of obstruc
st ton by SHOWS in winter.
re The route, in all its length, may be said t,
err pass over high plateau, or generally leve
country, for the most part thickly studded
re with prairie mountains, or detached eleva
n tions, seldom so linked together as to de
% serve to be called chain of mountains
L. Numerous mountains were at all times il
ca sight; but being for the most part isolated
of peaks, detour of few miles Would Away
supersede the necessity Of crossing them
lst To the south of.our route from the Grea
er Colorado to Zuni, rlie country was more eve
IL than on the north, and for the greater par
he of the distance valley extends nearly du
a east and west to the Colorado. The exist
h. ence of so many mountains along the wa
k must be considered, in reference to rail
"a road, as a very fortunate circumstance in
| stead of disadvantage, as it is the noun
ce tains alone which furnish the timber an
er never failing water. The plains are the on
- ly deserts and barren spots, if they are t
re be called so after the fashion of the day
to which exist in all that vast region Of coun
.ro try which lies between the ella on the sout
te; and the British possessions OH the north, an
We the Rio Grand oil the east, and the Sierr
We Nevada of California on the west. TIL
We plateau, or table lands, must of course fur