Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1864-02-27
From Arizona.

We have been permitted, by Gcnl. Car
Teton to whom it was written, to publish
the following letter from Gov. Goodwin of
Arizona. The letters which have been
written from that Territory concur in the
main in their statements in reference to
the prospects Of its becoming min
n; region The fact of their being gold in
paying quantities is stated by all. Wheth.
er there will be sufficient water for extensive
mining purposes has yet TO be determined
and cannot be determined until the expe.
rience Of the coming spring and summer
shall have added its quota to the know,
ledge that is now possessed by those who
reached there late last year.
The Verde and Salinas rivers Of which
Gov Goodwin speaks are running streams
and if the supposition in regard to the cx,
istcnce of gold in their vaIloG should prove
70 no corroct tboro will ho M dirfcpltv on
the water question there.
The following Is Gov. Goodwo's letter;
FORT WHPpLE, ARIZONA,
2jth January, 1864,
Brig, Gen'l JAMES II. CARLETON,
Commandinp Department
GENERAL;--l 4 learn that Capt Enos leaves
tomorrow, and seize this opportunity to
write you.
We arrived at this posto Friday the 22d
inst. Our trains all reached here at the
same time, with the exception of Agugres
train, which has not yet come in, and from
which we have not heard, since we left it
at the Colorado Chlluito.
The road we found TO be very good, I'M
til we reached point about thirty miles
distant from the post; 1t then becomes
hiIIy and very rough, but Is as lar from
being impossible, as it is from being a
good road, The best evidence OF the char
actcr oil The road, Is the lact that we pass
ed over 1t without any injury to wagon
that might not have occurred in the san'
distance, over any road Inc breaking O
one axle was the only accident that l nov
remember
Our wa6on-mastGr lost one mule by dis
ease before he joined us. No other loss o
stock has been sustained
think very much oI our great success
in this expedition IS attributable to the en-
ergy skill, and experience OF Col Chavcs
doubt ii so long journey has ever bcel
made in mid winter, with 50 much trans
portatlon, through wilderness but recent
y explored, ana inhabited manly by hos
tile Indians, with no loss OF animals 0
damage to the tram
Col Chayes has been untlrlng IN his Ell
Crts to make the journey safe and agreea
bic to us, and as short as would be conOs
tent with the preservation OF his stock
We were most kludly and Hospitality re
ceivcd by Major Willis, and the other oil
GERS III lhc poSt uUu alc IA CohlortauIo u
we could be under canvass
AT Rattle snake spring, a small part.
J under command Of Capt. Chacon, detaile'
to look Tor water, had an encounter witt
the Indians, and Killed two, and wounde
two Of them. Two days before this occur
= ed, we found a note from Lieut., Pomeroy
giving information that the Indians ha
run oil a part OF MAJOR Willis stock, on
advising us OF Their hostility Capt Ch'
con endeavorcd to take them to the cam
/ as prisoners, but they resisted, and lie wa
/ compelled to do precisely what any Office
b OF the command would have done under tn
: same circumstances
) My acquaintance with Capt: Chacon ho
only increased the high estimate ! ha