The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-16
Arrival OF r. X. Aubrey nj Santa Fe.
HIS DEATH IN A RENCoNTRg WITH MAJOR WEIGHT

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[From the ST. Louis Republican, Sept III
teegraphic despatch from our correspondent In Lax
Of K aubrey. the most daring and enthusisstic tn
weller of the age This despatch states that letters haA
waddcl Co., from their agents in New Mexico statia
that +, K Aubrey was stabbed In row with Maj@
Weghtman In Santa fe about the 2oth Of August snA
San Francisco to Santa Te for wager in twenty TIVE
days. Major Weightman was two years ago, the deis
the army during the Mexican war. Nothing Il sAid a
the circumstances which terminated the earthly
of the most intrepid traveller that the world has ever
In 1s4s, Mr.. Aubrey was introduced to orr readers
having performed the most remarkable travelling feat
upon record Before that time he was known 70
merchant Of great enterprise, connected with the SsnA
Fe trade going to and fro with great promptness ard
success but until s4s that he performed ths
journey between santa To and Independence which gss
On the I2h Of september Of that year he left santa n
with te intention of making quick trip TO the states.
and he certainly accomplished It. he made the entirs
Journey, Of eight hundred miles, in Eve ys and dftesa
hours If the travelling time only be counted, the
act.tme four days and hail. During this time b.
slept two hours only and atc six meals He broke down
SIX horses walked twenty ls. 20, on foot and had =
and travel neaEy six hundred miles Of the distance In
the mud.
by the aid OF sesu,boat which he found at lndepea-
dence landing, he made the whole distance from Santa
Fs to St. Louis in little ten days1, 200 milss
ton Of the land trp was Il Tho rate Of one hundred Ana
ninety miles to the twenty four hours This journey
earned fos Mr. Aubrey the soubqet Of the skmmse q
the Palms., and he has worn il since; and the pas
sion seems to have been innate for find announces
by the telegraph, that he had undertaken, for wag,
Fe In twenty.two days. supposng him to have Fee-
formed IL thcn, taking h tip in is4s from Santa Fs
no may be said to have travelled from San francisce to
st. Louis in thirty two days.
For q series Of years, Mr. Aubrey was engaged in sx-
tensiye mercantile transactions between Mssouri ana
Now Mexieo-sometime extending his trade to Chihua-
Missouri
route, through Texas and New Orleans His outAt 0f
goods were aes. always obtained here, and he Was &C.
nerally successful In disposng Of them.
To Of much enterprise TO conceive OF an ex-
petition from New Mexico to Cafornis, to execues
expedition to that state, and took with him several
thousand head Of sheep BY his good management hs
said st the time, to hays rewarded him with proat %
$4,000 Mr. Aubreys spirit Of adventure, while II -
him to shape journeysfo for Ms per ,onai beoeht aways
Thus on one Of his expeditions betwcen IndepsaAsoce
ond santa Fe he departed from the road usually travel
cd in search Of better one and 20 nice was hs d.
crmipa.ion and obser vaton In this respect tha.
Afterwards passed over BY Typographical epgincer aud
he two uoins And 20 when returning from caiifcrna
10 New Mexico he determined upon the strength Of hia
own judgment, to tske new route, and sscertain IL
possible the practicablity Of route for railroad -
The Rio Grande. Fitting out expedition At his
pcnse he conducted from California TO AbuQucrqus do
scue e. that Uons H sns We pSSs
at the time full Of interest and adventure OF hard
fights with the IndIans, and imminent pcrils and suacr
ings during his passage through country then and ne
10 little known he furnished many thrilling sketches
Last year. Mr. Aubrey again went to California frons
New Mexico, business adventure; and having 40
compshcd his object he sartcd his return tn Sant
re MS company consisted of do7en or more pcrsens.
ost OF them patyes Of Now Mexico but We do not re-
collect any special reference the California papere 10
the tire in which he WIS TO perform the Journey. ina
wager probably mode aftarsards Ii executes
within the tc, II goes far to prove tha. railroad tc
California can IL built the route which he travelled.
Mr. Aubrey was Canadian BY birth--nct over, 4
shoud Judge, forty years Of ase-and in person ~
weighing evsr las pounds lie wa quick In all 4s 40
tiors intelligent and sAgaeoas and MS successin /vcr
coming difhcaties OF every nature proves ,ow com
pctsy he had adapted hrneh to the kss ~hbh be.
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