The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1878-09-21

He Mexicsna, esu:inae II intervals to wnSk
I the mine uotii ss,ous fhe rear ts4a, at wlhiSh
time nn account of the hostility If the
AFache-. i,iey were abandoned, and aiRee
slssn WoEk 10 any considerable exteat has
aevefls-en resamesi Taemine yields notb:ng
lat copper. sni while they wers worked by
convict labfr. which was the csaes n. mary
Yrars, PROBABLY yielded handsome returns to
ih.is owners.
On leaving the copper m:Des tIse command
moved down the white water. following the
on In,iiisn trail to the .San vIcenta Spring.,
vilere they rcsseti BasIer shs spFeA.lisg bran
cies Of the iias live oaks IssFrleging The iisfIe
valley, aad wll@Ts nnE stands tiIs fnourlstia-
ing town of Silver City. While restlag un-
der these deiighttui shades they we're visited
by ''Ral Sleeve (A4ag4s Cs.Ioradlo.l ain
Apache eififf, with twensy Of his warriors
.nl some squaws. ..Eho gave the pene,sl
ever assurance Of their friendship and gn,l
xsshes." "They wrre halstesI.- sags Mr.
Hughas, 'are- the manuer Of the Mexic. .px
vith wide drawer-, msccasins tairaasl no IN
Ir.,ni, and lez.sihs . the kne-s: ri;h ! kspn
'lasger knifs ms E.sd q tlse folds n tIseir
ckgins on the OUTSIDE fsr c,snyrniest use il
zase oFsuildeu sssaa,t. Their hxir was l...~
snil aaHr,l loosely in the wiB.l, ,Ilsv .ns.tgv
1ad no bead dress IT, turn the sorching
a'ys an alia st vsrrical sun fr,m thrir
faee', and preserve thsir eyes, sose Of ii, m
'lsvf fEHtastiir krnvi pi a slsiuiisl, made
rawsiils and dressed i kssic; while ns;,ers
ef taem employed a fan of twisS. or 4 bag
zar'i's wirg, Or the same purpasr. Thrv
we're sFresl in part WITH Mexican f,s;lx
partly aiia lsate sp bass and ar.nas.
TIE Geaeral ssye Rsl secve aa / tTs osher
es.isf* papeTs, showiag that he lal bels j
ssis with ti'ssn, and tlsFt Ihey hsa psumisva
psrpetual friendship wiih iha Amsricaas.s
EAs command Teuasinesl but fsw laass
in san Vent. and movrd m senps she
Fosky ridges fist separate sbe walers ii sne
sontinsbi. ard cAmped al Napa,s Spriny.,
waeFe Mr, James & Meiealfe nov has isre
rancae. Several malcs failed on this naarrk,
sad weFe al'anslonea ~ tie way. Eess
Nsngss Colorasl' anl bis bead n "a visisea
the camp sreeuapal.isi ~ ths wily Cs.isf
e',fhlses NE lie lna. fe q tie Mexieans
and uliase history is written ID he LlO0d II
aanumseral vicsims
M.n-as ealsrasO and Cachise wera ' arg
in-n 4 the sime anl ti,eY Is d errry eiEat
q i..sluec sAe Geaera q ieirs them N "a sx-
s,aitka agains, c..Ihaahaa sna Souors.
They attempted 10 astter the Gyz.crsl l,y r.
iarriag to Ms rrreat sscss,ful can pa,Sn
essiast New MeSi q vitl VIII eli they seemed
q he perfectly familiar. Yoa hsve taken
Santa Fe. they sstd. and sulslaei the Ecw
Nexicans; let rs ~ on aal taks Cf;huahua
md SpaoF.; ve sill lnustar all our warsicFs
M 90 viii. yoa; you Cat tnr the sssg;: we
6ght ior plunder: 10 We wiIl agrcc perfectly;
their peaple are had Clamsiars; les tis chas.
It's. tbeln A. they desarv !. -flscv lepn@rasea
- tie General Fbat tEseih ~ ris'ss weFe xapse
ftf The -eanaaaisn; t..ai lkrv Wers ws.l
srHra vita lp~s and lanves, and that
most af them Wefe besser maual.ai
the sreusn'i's cs,saaaasI. thaa suracss rvs
certsSn: Nish sara en alIv - Gxnenal KsssF.
ary there wss upfhisg To fsaT. They woala
cnngnss greet cAantry. aad gsas they
seala att graw rich IN tha svsiss II The
'nesay. Tie General # rsswts. FeiseseA shs'
propositlna, at which ths rsiefs seeHsi very
much disappalntrsf After pleSlginx etrrnsl
3Fiea.lShii, aall Aperieans. snl psrticalariy
General Kearney and his army. the4 M
re hs caa&nnaa.