New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-19
interesting from Arizona.

From letter dated Tuhae, November "a, to the
St. Louis Republican, we extract the following:
The departure of Capt. Ewell, 1st Dragons, into
Sonora as bearer of dispatches from the President
to Pesquiera, has not suspended, as anticipated,
the expedition against the Apaches. On the 18th
inst Capt Elliottss command from the Rio Grande
arrived at the "irus Alamls,f on the San Pedro.
where Lieut. Cook, with some thirty men from
Fort Buchanan, had previously campel with com
misary stores. Lieut.. Col. Reeve. who had been
ordered by the General of Division TO command the
expedition, had recovered from his second illness,
and left Fort Buchanan on the sth instant, with his
quota Of troops from that post, and upon arrival
at the rendezvous pushed forward with the entire
force of nearly two hundred men, intending to
penetrate far into the Indian country.
We have unofficial information to the effect that
they have taken OYER twenty horses abandoned by
the Indians in their flight, but have intelligence
of any engagement. They left the rendezvous with
but fifteen days provisions and it is feared this
gross error will render the expedition q failure.
They cannot, with this scanty supply, pursue the
sayages till they bring them to bay, and compel
them to sue fol- peace and unless the expedition
is decisive it were better to have continuance of
the " wise and mastery inactivity with which cur
claims for protection have hitherto been treated by
the commander of the department.
We have had an entire cessation of Indian depre-
dations for two weeks past. There appear to be
no marauding parties in the settlement and their
whole force is either concentrated to rcpe the in
yasion OF their territory, or they are inspired by
pearance of friendliness.
Our adyices from Sonora are to the effect that
Capt Ewell had met with complete success in his
diplomacy with Pesquiera. The latter has agreed
to permit Capt Stone and his party to continue the
survey, alleging as reason for his concession that
he was DESTROYS Of stopping the further shedding of
innocent blood-a very sapent conclusion, as he
well knew that to order otherwise, would involve
him in difficulties which would terminate in tile
overthrow Of his government, and probably render
the State Of Sonora portion of Uncle Sam's''
dominOns. Captain Porter celebrated the event by
ball on board the ST. Mary's, lying in the harbor
at Guayamas, and there is general rejoicing among
the Americans at the result. 1t is my impression
that the Commission would be content with and
really desired different termination of the confer
ence. The expulsion from Sonora was clear yio-
lation Of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and
their claim to damages would be quite as valuable
as the possession of the public lands to which they
are entitled upon the completion of their contract
It is fortunate however for the present peace and
quiet of Sonora, that Pesquiera has agreed to let
the enterprise proceed without interruption.
Our mining interests are daily becoming more
important. The Sonora Exploring and Mining Com
pany have an engine e,troute for the works, which
will arrive early next year, and enable the Company
to reduce their rich ore in quantities to render it
very profitable to shareholders. They continue to
get out weekly from five to eight hundred dollars
which is cast into small bars, aud affords conve-
nient circulating medium. Their silver commands
premium OF SIX per cent. and more in the States
and Sonora merchants prefer it to gold. The
Cababl Company is also making arrangements to
introduce machinery and commence the work on
an extesiye scale; and the Union Mining COMPANY
under the management of Col. Titus is labornn
vigorously for success. The other companies are
doing little at present. We are rejoiced to learn
that the Boundary Mine is to be worked by a com.
pany of capitalists from st. Louis. The mine was
discovered by Mr.. Guido kustel, undoubtedly the
most competent and experienced assaycr and min.
eralogst we have among u.s. and after several care
ful assays, he pronounced rich and easily worked
! do not learn of any work being done at present.
but several men are on the ground holding posses
sion for the Company.
The enterprisng citizens of the Territory are
about to commence running stage between Fort
| Buchanan and Tucson, via Inbac. Though reg
ular mail route owing TO the failure of the Post
Office Appropriation Bill the contract for carrying
the mail has not been let and they propose to
carry it and ran the risk of receiving remuneration
Tor postal service This will enable our citizens to
transmit and receive their letters with more rcp,I.
iarity than can be done under the present arrange
| ment oil having special carrier.
There has recently been discovered in the Sacra.
mehto Range OF mountains, some forty miles east
oil lis place, new, or rather an old silver mine nf
snfpass hg richness. 1t was evidently worked mere
than hundred years since by the Spaniartls and.
Judging from the immense quantities of cinder.
fohnd near the old furnace, it must have been
worked very extensively. A company has been
formed, and will proceed to make tie necessary
] arrangements for the successful development Il