New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-20

Ir,e, nr,portons nObler appearance aud better col
1;,ion These two small places MAJ contain sOouI
tour hundred thousand dollars worth OF msfchahdNr'
,Lcb their inhabitants want 10 sell aud nobody wants
., buv All these goods have been brought from Tue
states for the chihuahua MARKET ana nave pee"
stored away here because they cannot enter hto eA
ico under the present Custom House regulations VI
the neiehborins republic. The traders sPenu .eiI
time in reading bad novels catching mice, when
threaten TO eat their dry goods, as there ID no'hn-
else here 10 appease their huntr. This Is the stae
Of business here. You may perhaps nave heard rhat
the Mexican government has reduced the duties oil
entry since Santa Anna became ffesdeh.' rs
is really the case, and still goods formerly
couA be- introduced and now cannot. Formerly
,be dutes were so high that had they
been raised according 10 the tarb, no ti@iV
would ever have existed here; traders, there-
fore regularly made their private agree
ments with the Custom House, H.rer paying even 'S
fifth perhaps not the tenth part o: what they "ou'u
have lad 10 pay according 10 the strict laws ana re-
latons Under these circumstances me malHo'
chihuahua was OyerstOcked with goods during tue is
year and the prices came down 70 the very loves
noint. Under the influence OF the impression not M
correct believe that high-water would loio" 'n''
lov tide new stocks of goods were brought ou me-
but in the meanwhile the Mexican duties "eIe ~
duced They were reduced but santa Ahha uetc
IN have them strictly paid now, anu accoiulu-Y
tb are o hiob that they cannot be- paid without Iais
inc the Chihuahua prices 20 more than the souoie :"
what they are now, condition "nich c'".o' "c - -,
lied Take articles that cost ~ c-s ~ -Ne" i"iH
fro;cb- from San Antonio out here has Oeeh pau
=; =. bo broucbt in account at H. ~ 10 cts t 10,
fr.;obt and insurance from Newly ork 10 ieAas anu
from, ayaca or Indianola to san Antonio are Known c
dnties xacod here aud at Chihuahua amount 10 nlo
than 10 els per while the same -"ods "ou" l-
l. ar % peihaps now - cts there ms Is ',lP'e
inl,tiou showing that traders must be ruined ahu
\wYnrk houses must loose if the goods were 10 enter
,,rder the pres.nt Custom House regulations but
more have 10 say. While these regulations are on,
forced here With extreme rigor goods nave cUutnuo
IA L sold nj very low prices ~ the interior oil MeAco
Tb... GOOD. have been brought from the south, ana
have been imported BY Vera Cruz and other sea ports
Now II j. known that the freight through the "ioe Ter
rtory OF the Mexican Republic is great deal higher
han Tint from New York here. How, then are those
low prices. extending in due proportion to nearly all
kinds Of goods possible Are there ilerent Custom
Uouse regulations for different ports 81 entry IN
Mexico And is the whole frontier toward the
United States placed under the most unayoable condi-
tons These questions are repeatedly dsheu mere Uu'
nobody answer them.
Now let me complete the picture of rbe situation OF
trader from the States Involuntary kept here with
his train Fortunately | do not belong 10 that class.
or as thew would say 0ur here, not IN That IA.
PM | have friends who are. and 10 natural that
should pity them Ny friends have brought out an outt;
Of 9G wagons and 800 mules These mules must De
her,led in this neighborh0od, in country where
party of Indians may take them by force zen tlincs
every day. Whenever any one comes IN rom camp
the thought that he may bring tue news "l III" loss VI
cauitarof at least : H. 0OO is the single one natural
IN suggested by the existing circumstances. On the
immense farm If Encinias extending over more thah
hundred miles along the road from Chihuahua 10 III
Paso. | saw sheep herdcd with artillery. Cniortu
natev nv friends did not take pieces of cannon
along. They would now be- great consolation Would
ven like 10 be- Chihuahua trader, a farmer IN TINS
country Not |. My friends are contemplating {"
take their mules to California and II 20, shall make
the trp with them Bad the situation appears TO be-
there il cannot be- as bad as il is here lyon Ike to
hear more from those centraland westermos regions
| refer of course 10 such things as have eyes t0r-l
shall be- able and shall be most happy, TO crafty your
interest.
| do not know whether the public IN the last Il
already in possession of the following Information
Col GRAY aud his party here about the end OF
March, returned from first unsuccessful trial To reach
Lake t;uzman which is situated in the DOrth OF the
state of ChLualua and not very far south from the
inner ella They had been unable to find the lake or
snI other water and danger of life from want OF that
uecessar, element drove them back to the Rio Graude
S.me of the party arrived here in crazy state, but
coon recovered The Colonel then started a second
time After the lapse OF a fortnight express sent by
him reached RI Paso. According to what was COM
muncated to me. the Colonel found the head of the
lake where the river coming from the south, empties
into IT, in lat. 81 ~ IL. Course from FL Paso
: % W. 50 miles. West OF the place is a beautiful
hot spring of lt.' T. The water of the lake is
salt-uuft for drinking during the dry season During
the time OF the rains which is in midsummer it can be
drama The river has sweet water at any time OF the
wear. JJLUS FRGBEi.