The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-02


the Gadsden Purchase.
lcsrespondencs Of the San Francisco Hsrad.]
states IN s sorh 81 sons: q = s,rss
eon;as'.ss ss,snto. 4 may Judge from number q
residences and the piornr ySn sss
ing the country in directions in search Of gold,
silver and copper mines, all of which undoubtedly
and am therefore, unable to say with any degree OF
certainty what towns will be included It seems hove
Tuxon, Tubac Tumacscori, Santa Cruz and Caisbssas
form part Of the American acquisition Although bat :
fertile well watered valsys-s em'nentiy adapted for
stock breeding-ofers great facilities for lively trade
with Mexico and has speesy 70 even
the hidden treasures Of its mountains From California
as well as from Sener all the valleys Of the country
wagon roads leading into and out Of IT, The climate Is
temperate and healthy avoiding alike the extreme heat
Of Lower Sonora and the rgor OF the NORTH and the fer
The country pos every element OF prosperity and
government would instead OF thnly populated and
apparently worthless territory find populous and
Hourifhng one II not for the curse OF the north
ern States OF Mexico, the Apaches-who, since lS4s,
have committed upon the small village OF fuxon depre
cations 10 of Of Sill 600. Tuxon Is the most
northern and largest village Of the new territory and
counts population Of perhaps 500 souls. 1t IL an old
sps erected rs safeguard against the Apa
ches but almost entirely useless, and In state Of
decay number Of so called solders however, are stu
kept there, under command of captain whose princi
PAL business Ii to ruin much possible the inhab
tants Understanding that the country was about to
his officers of certain mission lands properly belonging
to the Mexican government but cultivated since time
immemoral: by the citizens OF the town. These men
rudey thrust from what the possession Of years
led tn, m to consider their Mr.. Captain gets
grsnt from Mexico dated few years back and
With his mnions will appear before a future American
Land Commission claiming tract Of land, his,
In fact, according to the recent treaty, than silver
snuff box OF which Maricopa Indian robbed me the
other day. The limits of ordinary letter would never
permit me to explain to you the villainous mposSas
under which the but people of this
simply to say that they glad at the prospect Of
change Of governmentthey in ecstaces about It.
Tuxon is distant from Hermosillo about 800 miles, AMI
400 from Guaymas-a good road, said, leading to al
parts of the Sonora department
The old preside Of Tubac, with the mission Of Tuna
cacori hree miles from Tubac is situated the south
OF TuxoD, "a miles distant from that town. Besides
few agamuns yclep soldiers but few whites are living
there, although there is yoodiy population of "tame
Apaches Rich lands in state Of neglect
preside. The mission lands OF Tumacacori indus
triously worked by company Of Germans and one
FreDchman, although misfortune happened to the
citation few weeks back, difficult to repair and dsc0ur
aging to even the stoutest energy.
The Frenchman, Mr.. Chouart, and Mr.. Nennger,
of the Germans, went to Tnxon business together
with some Mexicans few days after wards the corpses
Of the two foreigners and three Mexcans found
three leagues from Tubac, speared by the Apaches.
monster Lieut. Carlos 0sta, commanding Tuoac refused
TO the remaining their request Of an escort to
go and bury their companions but out on the fol-
lowing day party without knowledge of the settlers Of
TumAcacor with orders to burn the five bodies to bury
of the two foreigners Carlos Osta is the this
amable and humane youth. Our only consolation Is,
that all these gentlemen the Captain OF Tuxon and hs
ocers and several other military authorities Of these
northern presidos, dss asfed with tner respective
situations, and tak Of throwing mp their commits sions
and remaining here American citizens, with their IN
gotten gains In which it is pretty evident they will
learn that they cannot with mpunity outrage all
decency and humanity while clothed with little brief
authority and afterwards quietly enjoy the fruits OF
objectionable brutality and unwarranted tion OF
power.