The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-15


their aged father highly citizen supposed
TO now reside in Washington, d. G.
The Indian depredatons continued and with such
frequency and especially by the running of OF
cattle and mules that the settlers in sections OF
perhaps the best stock raising country in the world have
become wholly discouraged
The silver mines in the vicinity OF Tubac, and near
the Santa Cruz Valley also in the Organ mountains
the Rio Grande attracting the attention OF
capitalists and doubt il felt that many Of them will
be worked with astonishing success. The Sonora comIa
n.y. which Major Hcintzelman is president, have
eral mines open and large number Of hands employed
Col Poston the resident agent Of the company, lon
ger regards its probematical No doubt OF
this company mines producing the richest consid
crng the work done upon il, of any yet discovered
though there may have been much exravagauce in the
reports in regard the mineral of the sections
of country In question: yet that it is wonderfully ch
especially in silver mines, there can be doubt But
capital will be requisite to successful development and
this only be expected to follow well established gov
ernment and laws The annexation OF Sonora Is also
regarded by Colonel Sayles Of the utmost Importance
to the successful working Of these mines, as u X
in many respects to the whole country 49,
first place IL is requisite that that State, ninedi
aely adjoining should have stable government in place
of the continual revolutions which hive and are likely to
follow each other in rapid succession, long as II is
either claimed by Mexico attempts independence.
Them again, the agricultural of Sonora greatly
exceed those of the mining sections if not all portions OF
Arizona But what Of the most immediate import
the fact that 1t is demanded for transit TO the
coast Give free to the port OF Guaymas and
the cost of living and the working of these mines will be
reduced half In illustration of this fact 1t may be
stated that contracts be made for transportation from
the port of Guaymas to ubac and Tucson at from three
four cents per pound whereas these places be-
ing supplied from San Francisco and San Diego at from
twenty-five to thirty cents per pound freight, from
Fort Yuma at from ten to twelve and half The result
is the most runous prices for goods whilst the cost of
transporting the machinery that ought to be had for
bidding. Again, says the colonel the Importance OF this
whole California Gulf coast to hardly be estimated
and with its acquisition shall have almost if not
quite rival Of San Francisco in this port of Guaymas
The Santa Rita copper mincs about seventy-ve miles
west of La Mesilla, and which formerly worked
with great profit have recently been taken possession Of
by well known Mexican miner, sustained by the ample
capital of his distinguished son-inlaw, American ct
zen and the result already such to insure the pros
ecuon of the work upon extensive scale. AT the
large contract made for "copper" in
Mexico where it is regarded much superior to any
other to command much higher price. This
tract being filed the article will be introduced
into the New York market. The whole cost of getting
the and smelling is said not to exceed He cents
per pound
The FL Paso and Fort Yuma wagon road expedition
will complete their work in November The superin-
tendent and chief engineer left the Rio Grande with
small working party the 18th OF August, and would
pass the whole route, especially with reference to
increasing the water facilities and improving the road at
few points The assistant engineer and other officers
of the expedition longer required for
Washington The appropriation will not be exhausted.
In July water and grass abundant and Colonel S.
met numerous trains of emigants and large droves of
cattle west OF the Rio Grande their way to California
/ on this route
/ The St. Louis, Memphis, and San Francisco Semi
| Weekly Mail Company's agents met west of the
Rio Grande early in August, when they engaged in
establishing stations at all desirable points, and
veent distances and in the purchase of animals for the
service The scarcity of good mules subcctng them
to Inconvenience, if not delay. Col S. feels,
doubt from his knowledge of the route, and from
the information he has received that this service will be
/ successfully entered upon this month 4
Mr. S. learned from General Garland, whilst at Santa
Fe that the difficulty with the Navajoe Indians
settled The General had just held big talk with the
chiefs. They manifest great reluctance to the surrender
the mudcres of Major Brookss servant boy but say
they .cott fgh. Gen, Garland them that the
murderers must be forthcoming the most serious con-
sequences will follow The General is determined not
to be ried with in this matter Col Miles at Fort
Fillmore, in view Of these difficulties is ordered to Fort
| Defiance.
new military post will soon be established in the
Gadsden Purchase and will probably be located upon the
San Pedro its junction. and such active
taken shall put check upon the continued depreda
i tions of the Indians Con. Garland although he has
come in his share of the indscrminato abuse of the
aggreved settlers in that section of country, is fully
alive to their suerDgs and anxious to redress them.
Fort Buchanan will probably be removed to the Santa
Cruz Valley Major Fitzgerald, put in command of that
post when Major Seen left has been relieved from duty
account of Illness from which there is little hope of
his recovery, and captain Ewe most efficient officer
and good Indian fighter, placed in command
Col, Sumner, with his command, encamred on the
Arkansas the aad ultmo, about twenty five miles be-
low the crossing The Cheyenne Indians in considerable
numbers, encaped ut the crossing the chiefs hold
4 ing talks with Col. Sumner in which they made the
most peaceful assurances, Col. Sumner opened new
route from Fort Kearny to the Arkansas crossing dis
] tance 297 miles
Major Bachus, with his train and recruits, crossed
Walnut creek, on the way to Fort Union, the 27th
ultmo day two previous he had stampede of
animals, and lost seventy mules. A few of them were
subsequently recovered
/ Judge Boone of Philadelphia, the ncwly-appointed
Judge Of New Mexico arrived ut Independence the 9th
inst and left by the Santa Pc mail stage of the 5th