New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-02
NEW-MEXICCS.
ARRIVAL OF KIT CARS0N-INDIAN EAvAogs-
THRIILNG NAREATIYR


Kit Carson and others who furnished with the jle~sR
particulars Of their journey; The party compost ~
Kit C1-son. JDO. J.. Hatcher. Lucien Maxwell
Ihorp Timothy GOodsle, Elias Brsvoort, Jno. Rs =.
Henry hercure, and two other Americans whcss nsmct
are not remembered, lon Los Angeles the 2ath d.
October They crossed the Colorado a, Fort Yuma cT
n. month of the ella and followed up the latter rive
hs rnuth Of the San Pedro and up the San Pedro 81
hey struck Aubreys trail; They travelled on Aaoi
rn3 until the, reached the Miembros River sbou: ~
;Ix. below Fof Webster thence by the ordinary roCss
% tb Rio Crande which they struck about the mdd %
he Tornado del MucF,O then followed the wagon rose .
Fort Coursd and so mp the Valley OF the Rio Grsnse
~ Santa Re where they arrived IN ssiey on sunday ne
y IN Sav ~ december They bu, two Indians on Ia
,ole route, and met with no accident Inc "ea'nef VIA
ge.sraly fine. ,s. ,h,.As
sbn on tie road 10 California Mr. Abel and Others bad
dove Of "a GOO head and were within few mil Of Los
Arsees. They met Nicolas Pioo and Others. at New
Elver. the Jornsds, with $4,000 having lost 2OS'
Aubrey and his party had reached the Pmos and wsrs
ting along we'll having lost only about lao head; On
= hembros River. about ten miles from Fort "eos'sl.
they met Lieut. Nhippie with train OF wagons ON their
vay TO Santa Barbara; also met Captain Ewell with
company OF Dragons on a march 10 the White Moun-
tains. They bring news from California
ARRIVAL OF CART. DoDsE.-Capt. Dodge, the sgen, q
the Navsjo Indians, arrived in town Saturday accom-
panied by two of his tribe He has kindly furnished os
with the following interesting items about the Navajos
Win IA we lay before our readers;
They number about eight thousand. Of whom near ts
thousand warriors. They good deal inclined
agriculture, and this year they raised sixty th,Hssn
bushels OF corn five hundred bushels Of wheat five hui
dred Of beans besides large quantity of pumpkins me-.
ous peaches, wild potatoes, Nc They Manufacture largo
quantities of blankets, stockings, &c-all their wearing
apparel and make their own weapons such ~ bows M
ROWE, &c They oil brought up 70 work, aud men
women and children constantly employed they own
100000 sheep. 10000 horses and 100 heed oil harnes
cattle.
One hundred men in the tribe own as many as fifteen
thousand horses and hundred thousand head snee
Some of the Indians have forty or fifty poems to attend
their herds They treat their women with great respect.
and the modern doctrine of "Womans Rights seems to
be fully carried out in practice among the tribe Inc
women own all the sheep and the men dare not sell them
without their permisson-nor do they ever make an i'm
portant trade without consulting their squaws They ad
mil to their councils who participate 10 their deo
erations and often control them. They rarely kill, but
consider theft great virtue They worship woman. ~
their Great Spirit and believe she starts the sun every
morning in It's The Agency is $50 miles from
Santa Fe in the heart of the Indian country We feei
under many Obligations to Capt Dodge Tor the above IN
eresng facts in relation to his Tribe lie returns the r"
of the year.
DyATH OF Mn SMITH, IyDIAS AGESr.-We are panied
ia learn the death of James Smith, ESQ., Agent Tor tho
Mescalero Apache Indians He died on the 18th Of Dec.
at the house of Mr. Thomps on at Dona Ana Mr. smith
was for many years clerk in the Treasury Department
at Washington and brother of ex Governor Smith Of
Virginia His family resides in Washington.
ARRIVAL or Carr. GRAyEs.-Capt Graves, the Agent
for he Utah Indians arrived town Monday lie does
not as we learn, bring any news of Importance.
ASSAULT BY THE 0sAGEs-We learn by the mail which
arrived here on the gath inst that from fifteen to twenty
Osage Indians suddenly charged upon them at Pswnee
Rock and succeeded in puronng from the back OF Of
the wagons by cutting through the canvas. some articles
OF clothing with which they decamped, raising the war
yhoop at the same time John Jones' the conductor alone
started in pursuit of the rascas and after long chase
finally came up to them when they immediately wheeled
round and formed themselves in hostile attitude, but
nothing daunted by their number Jones drew revolver
uTon the party and made them give up the stolen articles
These Osagts have lately been very troublesome IN inm
datng aud robbng emigants on their way to California
and Salt Lake But they found in the present instance.
from the cool demeanor of Jones' that they would likely
get warm reception and concluded to make friends On
the Cmaron they met with snow storm, which
lasted two DAYS and somewhat mpeded their progress
LEGIsLArIyE-The Legislature Of New Mexico Assem-.
bed the Government Palace in Santa re on the 3th OF
December They seem TO have acquired pretty good
knowledge of the number of officers required Tor these
bodies and one that of interpreter will strike our people
"a novelty In the Council the following officers were
elected
PRECEDENT James Quinn Chief Clerk Elias CLARK Assist
Cerk Nieo. ountsna[y Asid EnsIO'.ns Clerk pon.
Dr. Edeen Door keeper DesdedO Vigil Interpreter h'f
az L Dickinson.
ing officers;
speaker Theodore Winston Chef Clerk wsslia5
Assistant Clerk Severe Trgjio Third o.rk SssLor siaao,
Dookeeper Augosn Duran Interpreter Jesus Bsca sens
In the afternoon Gov Merriweher accompanied by the
Secretary of the Territory VIM. D. Messeryy, appeared
before the Legislature and read his message in English
IL aherward read in Spanish by Mr. whiting Cniet
Clerk The message not published in The GaEdte bat
s sed to have been well received The subjects OF tax
alton for purposes only 1886 30 having been
paid into the treasury during the year of criminal CODE
Commissioners to adjust and determine titles geological
survey Of the Territory appropriations for the construc
ton and Improvement OF roads and of the location Of tho
Pacific RairOad are all recommended by the Governor
to the notice of the Legislature.
We take the following items from the correspondence Of
The 81 Louss Republican:
ALBuoUERQUz New Mexico, Dec. 81, 1853.
TIE United States District Court has just concluded it's
fall term and very interesting question arose. az 70 the
Of the Court. The Hon. Kirby Benedict,
Judge Of the Southern District in his charge to the drand
Jury Of Dona Ana County. instructed hem that they were
consider the Messa part of territory and under
our urisdcton and consequence Of such Instructions,
true bill for murder found against one B0urae Tor
the murder Of Cuensas Azalas tho chief OF band OF
Ayaches. ... =.
The silver mines near Las Cruces exciting much at
tention and this spring they will be worked eItenyey
They have done very well 20 far ana pay wen VITA suc
rude machinery has been used II yields - 20 the so
uouuds and hand viii get out tun OF ore Gay Inc
lead with which it is combined would pay the expenses
nearly If we had market for it. have sPeciasn Oh
conner ore which malleabe end sald 70 contain
gold in sufficient quantities to pay the expenses Of geng
out the ore. , r.. D. Tam,
orsubca Engineers will leave this place about the .t on
January FOR bona Ana go miles south OF nus ana srx
ing east explore the country yet unexpiofed 10 search
practicable route for railroad -. =. 4. .x...,..
the nart OF the country called the Seven RIVERS and Also
The Grand Guerrero, Of which such fabulous stores Of
buried treasure have been narrated MAJ carbon COM
AnotIer has zone out under the command Of Colonel
Chandler to examine the White Mountains which are
known 10 be the resort and sstness OF part OF the
Anaehes and is comparatively unknown. The military
not al e Corner Mines Fort Webster has been
broken up and the troops removed 10 nsw post estaD
shed 1t Santa Barbara, on the west SIDE OF ths hie
and nearly opposite the center OF the JOrnada DEL
hlue,4o Fort Massachusetts, has also been abandoned
Thee movements # Gen. Garland have given general
10 the peOple Of the Territory and viii coun
terao IN great degree the III ADVISED and miserable az
rangeuents made By Col. Sumner
Gen Garland Is now below awaiting the arrival Of four