Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-09-16
Daily S'ir9iaiaa.
From the 81 Louis Repubi.an of Saturday
Interesting from Arizona and New Mexico

from the 81 Lou, Repubisan of Saturday
Interesting from Arizona and Now Mexico
Col SnyleS, agent Of the Post Office Department
and who has been in tho discharge ot important
official duties for that and other departments Of
tho Go, ernmcn,. in tho proposed new Territory Of
Arizona, arrived i'll tins city yesterday e route for
Washington, lie went out by the Southern, and
returned by the Northern route. lie left Santa
Fe on the 10th utimo. From him we gather the
following information:
A very lawloss state of things exist throughout
the socalled "Gadsdcn Purchase. with little hope
of inprov vcmcnt until the organization Of the Ter
ritory The people ARE without law or officers. and
tho six shooter aud bowiekniio are brought into
constant rcquisitlon in the settlement ot real or
supposed grievances. No less than eight men
have been shot in the Santa Cruz Valley in II fnw
mouths without oven nm attempt Mt investigation
Edward Miles, n respectable merchant was shot
down in his own house in Tuscen. On the second
Of August, without other pro,ocntpn than his rc-
fusnl to pay nu unuc cknowlcdgcd clam, and tho
hlandy assassin continued to walk the streets of
the town unl,sturbel. Mr.. Miles was shot in the
breast and leg. hope however. was entertained of
his recovery, \ younger brother ot MIR. Miles.
| aud II most cstimable young man. was shot IN
duel hy VIM Owing ut the same place few weeks
| previous lie was shot in the neck and instantly
expired. Tommy Miles discharged his rfc acc
dentally, after which Owing il said 10 have taken
deliberate ann with the above result The Mcssrs.
Miles are natives Of Mary aud their aged
father. highly respected citizen, s supposed to
reside in ashngton. ID. e.
Tho Indian dcprcdations arc continued. and
with such frequency and success. especially by the
running of &C cattle and mules. thnt the settlers
sections # perhaps the best stock raising
country in the world, have become wholly discour-
ngcd.
The silver mines in the vicinity of Tubue, md
| near the Santa Cruz Valley. ns also in the Oregon
| Mountains the Rio Grandc. arc now Attracting
| the attention Of capitalists. aud no doubt felt
| that many of them will lie worked with aston,sh-
! ing atirre>s. Tho Sonora Company. or which Mn
ior lIcintzclnan il President, have several mines
! open aud n large number oi hands employed
| Gal Portn the resident Agent Of tho Company.
! no lourcr regards it's success predetermined. No
! doubt one of this Companys mines IL producing
! the richest ores. considering the work done upon
| il. Of any We, discovered though there may have
| been much cxtrnyagance III the reports IN regard
10 the mineral resources of the sections Of country
IN question: vet tina. it il wonderfully rich. cspo-
,nlly in silver mines, there can be no doubt but
capital will b. requisite to successful dcvclopc.
mcnt aud this can only BE- expected 10 follow well
established government, and laws. The anne xation
of Sonora is also regarded by Col. Saylcs Of the
utmost Importance to the successful working of
these nnos it is in many respects 10 the whole
country Iu the first place ii is requisite that that
State 80 immoliatcy adjoining, should have sta
bile government in place of the continual revolutions
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| in rapid succcssiou 80 long il ia either claimed
| by Mexico or attempts Independence. Then again
| the agricultural resources Of Sonora greatly cx-
coed those Of the mining sections. II not all por-
| tions Of Arizona But what seems OF tho most
Immediate Importance is the fact that Il is dcmnn-
del for "A transit to the coast' Give us free access
to the port of GunpInes and the cost of living and
the working of those. will be reduced one half
In illustration Of this fact it may be stated, that
contracts can be made for transportation from tho
river Guaym and Tubace and Tucson at from
! Hrce to four cents per hundred, whereas these
places are now beng supplied from San Francisco
| and San Diego, ut from frentg.Gre to Mufy cents
per pound freight, or from Fort Yuma at from ten
To iw,irc ant a haif The result is.thc most ruin
Gus prices for goods while the cost Of transporting
| the machinery that onghtto be- had is iorbidding
Again says the Colonel, the importance Of this
| White Gulf coast of California 10 us can hardly
| bc estimated, aud with Its acquisition we shall
have almost. if not quite, r'al oi San Francisco
| il this Port Of Qua, ,ainus.
The Santa Rita copper mines. about seventy
! five miles Of La Mcs,lla aud which were former
| " worked with great profit, have recently been
| taken possession Of h, well known Mexican
miner sustained b., the ample capital Of his dis
iinsuished son-ln-li.,v, an American citizen, and
the result Is already such 10 insure the prosccu-
] ton Of the work uI,on aI extensive scale. AT
| the commencement IA large contract was made Tor
copper, III Mexico, where 1t Is regarded 80 much
! superior to any other AZ ~ command II much high
| or price. This contract being now filled the ar
| ticlo will soon bc introduced into the New York
| market. The whole cost of getting out the ore,
| and smelling il said not to exceed Mroc cents per
pound
The FL Paso and Fort Yuma wagon road cxpe
dition will complete their work in November
, The Superintendent and Chief Engineer left the
| Rio GranJe with a small working party. ON the
| 18th OF August. md would pass over the whole
route especially with reference to increasing the
water facilities, and improving the road at a few
points. Tho Assistant Engineer and other officers
of the expedition, no longer required. are how en-.
! route for Washington. The Appropriation will
not be exhausted. In Jul y, water and grass were
| abundant, and Col. 5. met numerous trains of en-
irrants and large droves of cattle west of the Rio
| Grande on their way to California, on this route.
The St. Louis. Memphis and San Francisco
Semi Weekly Mail Company.s Agents were met
west Of tho Rio Grande early in August, when
they we're ingaged in establishing stations at all
desirable points, and ut convenient distances. and
| in the purchase Of animals for the service. The
scarcity of good mules was sutjectiug them to
some incon venience if not delay. Col S. feels no
| doubt from his own knowledge of the route, and
| from the information he has received. that this
service will DO successfully entered upon this
| month.
Mr.. S. learned from General Garland, whilst at
| Santa Fe that the difficulty with the Navajoe In
| dans is not settled. The General had just held
| q big talk with the chiefs. They manifest great
| reluctance to the surrender of the murderers of
Major Brooks servant boy, but say they cont
fght Gen. Garland assures them that the mur
derers must be forthcoming. or the most serious
consequences will follow. The General is deter.
| mined not to be trfed with in this matter. Col.
Miles, now ut Fort Fillmore. in view Of these diff
culties is ordered to Fort Defiance.