New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-06

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Colorado is dreary waste, on MI zhtSo y
coyote can not live. Colonel Fornon4, ~, StL9
. weIl not to visit the valley of +I,o5 NJ 3!o
! Grande, for his superlatives wonI5 b no
7 been sadly out of place. Would ha 10 r4i W
declare that the United States shonjd s mlsS
an army ana force our cigarette-smokin@
: friends to take back Western Texas HaSS
tain it is that Texans gaze sadly toward tbo
, dim mountains to the south, and say, lsTf
1 we had yonder boundary we should hara
peace"-silver, also, for the black crest line
indicates heapedup deposits of the richest
ores in the world. Whatever be the issues
of the present, the future is not. doubtful
Shall the sword force a way to the earthen
treasure chest Of the world, or shall snug
negotiation smooth the path of enterprise,
and swindle as it smooths?
THE ROBBERS HAUNTs.
On the way to Rio Grande city lie two
notorious dens of robbeFs-Bolsa Bend
forty-fve miles from Brownsville, and Las
CueYas, 200 miles up the river. As we APP
preached the Bolsa we saw collection of
low huts, Struggling women and children
and lazy man, his hat bearing mourning
| badge for the late Flores family, of fragrant
| memory lately sent to the happy hunting
| grounds by the gallant Budd, fourth cav
airy and Sheriff Scanlan. We passed
! quietly. The rancho is situated in bend
| of the river, a cutoff re-entrant toward
| stamer Rancher0 was attacked by robber
Cortina. A vigorous defense of the boat
was made by the passengers and by Lang
don, of the first artillery. Ford, the veteran
Texas Ranger cold Rip"l, as he is atfec-
tionateiy called, crossed into Mexico here
and to use Texan phrase, Cleaned them
out" On hand when wanted, speaking
only when his will is the oracle of wisdom,
Ford has done the "lion's share" of the de-
tense of the Rio Grande for years. As we
glide by we see the low cottonwoods in
which Colonel Lozana Mexican army. hung
the remnant of the Flores family. With
ettusion we remark, "Long may they wave"
Night comes; we ground on a bar, and
while the little boat strains on the oozy
mud bank the song of the gallinipper is
heard. We "teel their presence near" as
the poet saith.
On the morrow we thread again the silent
stream. Stately stOrks and cranes fly on
audf2t gGfde, and the field ducks chatter
away IN the fresh morning. A bend, bar
on one side, then on the Other-UiOlG tout
In the quicksand on the Mexican side the
commissioners can see several cattle mired
down and disappearing in the ooze. Rem
nants of stolen herds passed over o night
or two before. 1t was thought imprudent
that such traces should be Left to tell tale
OF robbery; but a surprise awaited us above
which capped the climax.
LAS CUEyAs (THE CAVES
In the early morning of the second dav
we passed Las Cueva "a 8 pot of unsayorv
fame. In strong re ent ant on the Mexi-
can side this den IF file with 300 Mexicans,
negroes and few of the gentle
ran wards of our common
Uncle Samuel VIII, prefer the wild delights
OF throat eutti1 70 the long talk and little
beet OF the pompOus agent or the instruc-
tive tract and the cant of that gentle peram-
bulating nuisance, Colyer. Strong adobes
and good huts make this the feature of the
river. Horses and mules abound, while
cattle here are very drug. There is
nothing to prevent these willy rascaIs from
drawing at sight on either the Texan or his
Ok, just as the fancy strikes them. General
Canales hung selected squad of the Cue
venese while ago, but the gentle Gortina
IS their counselor, and says that while
ne will hang them for stealing a pin
n Mexico he will not notice any thefts
hey make from the "Gringos." So bust
less is brisk. We thought it was for
Is we rounded point, three miles above
Las Cuevas, we came on q party of these
lewis, who gave the commissioners the-de-
lclous treat of seeing herd of stolen cattle
II the act OF crossing On both sides were
men stauoned, some mounted, others on
oot and the bushes concealed the rein
orcements at hand. A boat was in the
Iyer ready to aid. Several naked men
we're seen ON the Texan bank Zone mounted},
hore. In brush corral on the Texas side
we're from fifty to seventy-fve cattle, and
ne banks showed the tracks of a large
sumoer winch had been already crossed
The naked men we're prepared to swim in
ma AID IN the management of the stock in
re water Examination of the banks with
neld glass showed the presence of men in
ne bush. We had no troops Oh board, no
rmament, and it was impossible to inter
ere with this daylight robbery Had the
teamer made landing we would have
uffed up hornets nest, and it was with
real mortlhcatIon that we steamed on and
III the prey with the sDoiers And VET.
tier all this, there are those who saw the
epredahons are wild, unfounded rumOrs.
very American, who is an honest man. is
tqll sympathy with the American settlers.
TINS irontier Many of the settlers here
ave seen fortune vanish in a single day,
' e are IN the minority, and the representa-
We men who have interests at stake are
s1es OF the Mexican war. Shall our coun-
y leave unprotected in their old age mon
no rode with May in his deathless CHARGE
heSaca; Their heads are gray now; their
anus 1eeole, and after youth of generous
raVery, middle age of industry mrat
ley meet an unprotected, impoverished old
&c! lhlnk OF it, occupants of cushioned
,.n1chalrs at Washington. Cease to squabbIe
lon the LOBBY, and guard our harassed
ontler, There is no adequate cavalry force
7A1, anu tne same brilliant policy which
mt slG-knot gunbOats after the Alabama ia
peated IN the slow march of infantry after
leYes they never see. Wake upgsome-
After brief stay in Rio Grande Citv.
'[!n2 winch the commissioners were Off
ally engaged nous 0attfeS making various
lort trips around the dull little barraclr
VIM, the little San Juan turned her Prov
'lneWard. General Doubleday, United
aUGS ia
rande City, with his staff and band. He
mes 70 assume command, and much is
ped from his thorough knowledge of
exico and Mexicans
CONFERENCE.-The
Coming down we found, as we neared
'ownsville, good pile of goods on the
kan kan shores. A sklff was there, aud the
straeted occupant frantcally padded off
me land OF God and liberty Women
ne "contrabandistas" of the period} were
the Mexican shore. These females will,
IS SAID, agree to deliver goods. BOUGHT
er there in the Zona Libra, to order in
xas jurisdictions. Many amusing scenes
e recorded The smuggling here has its
TX shades, as inspectors fall under the
ady knife too often. Still a good and reso-
te corps does much to prevent the illicit
lde An ordinary misdemeanor ia +n fiji
log skin with brandy, hauling it over the
'er by rope. After all, the government
NOT detrauded of much, l doubt NOT tba
returning Yoyagers from Europe ain
rough under the argus eyes of the EeT
rki customs officers zen finaas 49, ~