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thin nttSTS from other eourcee. I will BjOSJ en
?jrev?r to >,)0 * briet "ketch of our route
farm ?he time of my Istt writlnt*. which I baffo**
WM dater! from the head wst- n i f the 0 >t"-r"'
The itroriiii g after the dare of my last, the earn >
waa called btfire daylight to atart op'a the 1'" -
talked of ai.d much drealed jorm"J?- *******
Ute h?a*j of the OasJKaHo and the river Pec-a there
? a barren tract of ab- ut 70 miles without a sin ?' ?
stream. There are lome bolei where wa er may
km found after a rain, bat in thia dry aeaaon wo
ana.le bo dependence opon them, but filled oar
keg* and'barrela from the braekian pool near
which we encamped. We commenced our march
try daybreak. The road paaaed over a slightly
undulating country, between high and naked
kill?, which, receding as we went on, soon opened
to oar view a broad and desolate region. Early
in the day, a few herds of antelopes crossed our
path, or an occasional long-eared rabbit ran off at
our approach; these, with the exception of the
prairie dogs and a few black birds, were the only
living thing we met. We marched on steadily
fall day until about 4 o'clock, when reaching a spot
that afforded a little grass, we stopped to rest the
?nimals, and to allow them to graze awhile. We
Sive each of tbera a half bucketlull of water from
e aapply which we brought along.
While the animals were resting, we ate oar
dinner. A stapid cook having oc -asion to build a
lire, started it upon the prairie, in the midst of
dry grass. The wiud was blowing strong, and m
an instant the flames were rolling with wild fury
towards oar train. A glance showed our danger,
and each seized the tint thing at hand, and rashed
to the rescue. Blankets, boards and coats were
ased as weapons in the tiery atrugglc, and, by dint
mi beating and stamping, we saved the wag >ns
from what aeemed inevitable deatruction. vVe
considered ourselves extremely fortunate that the
mules did not take fright at the tire and etam
pailo. A prairie-fire at ui^ht is one of the grand
?at things imaginable, but it is one of those Mfosa
to which distance lends enchantment. After tnie
narrow escape, a person waa appointed to direct
the placing of tires
Toward sunset we hitched ap and returned oar
anarch, travelling all night. At first our party
aeemrd disposed to make a joke of the mattor,
and euliveped the night march with songs and stor?
ies, but aa the small hoars approached they be
name quiet, and all moved on in silence, which
was only broken by an occasional crack of the
teamsters'whips. The teamsters were so sleepy
and chilled, as even to forget to admioister the
coatomary torture. It was a long and tedious
night; our tired animals crept slowly along, the
dim light of the stars often being insufficient for
aw to distinguish the road, at any kept them?
selves warm by walking, bet I was deprived of
that privilege, for it is one of the fixed principles
of my mustang not to be led. The gray of the
?tornmg found us still moving on. Before ut
rose two lofty mountaina between which wo were
to pass. As we neared them we saw by the in?
creasing light, what seemed a fortified citadel,
with its bastions, curtains and parapets distinctly
marked-?it waa difficult to persuade oneself that
it was not a work of art. Thia was ' Cutilr
Mountain." At sunrise, we stopped at its hate
to take breakfast.?With our remaining atock of
Water waa prepared that greatest of all refresh
ment to the prairie traveller, coffee. It was
amusing to see what a change a hot draught of
this beverage effected in oar party?before,
chilled, tired, and sullen, they shiverec* around
the fires, or stretched themselves on the ground
to sleep, but as aoon as they drank their coffdc,
they were as full of spirit and as fresh as the
morning-previous.
Boon alter sunrise we entered " Castle Moun?
tain Pats." The road runs zig zag down the
gorge, which is more than a mile in leugtn, be
tween walla frequently so close together, aa to
render the road impassable for wagons abreast?
These rocky walla wero covered with immense
cacti wherever the almost perpendicular surfaco
Would atlord them a root bold. As we entered
the Pass we found among the debris of the lime
stone rock, numerous fottil shells. We emerged
from the Pasa into a dreary and sandy country,
With no signs of water to be aeen. We had yet
to reach the Bio Pecos before we could lind wa
tor, and the march between the Paat ami the river
Was the most difficult portion ol the jornnd i. The
road here was so excessively sandy, that our
nearly exhausted animals coald scarcely drag the
Wagons through it. Thetun beat down with tiery
force upi'ii us, and we had not a drop of water to
relieve our own thirst or that of the animals who
began to manifest a desire lor it ia most piteous
cries During this portion of t'ie route we ti tt
came Into the proper ckappaud, and met the plautt
peculiar to the flora of Mexico in auch quautitn-a
aa to give a peculiar character to the laudtcape.
The term cbapparal, probably meaniug a planta?
tion of live oak, is applied to the growth of shrub?
bery which seems to bo peculiar to the couutry.
We have no similar growth at the North to which
It can be compared. One may travel for dava
Without seeing a tree higher than his head, yet
the whole country is covered with a dense chap
paral so thick as to be almost impassable to mau
Of beast. The shrubs composing theae thickets
fire the greater part excessively thorny. The
principal are shrubby tnezifuite, " resin teood" or
? creosote plant," a most disgusting, strong smell
log abrub, koeblertnia, called junco by the Meat
cans?this is armed at all points, every brauch
lot and twig being aharpened down to a spear -
and variousapecies of Yucca, theae, particularly
the kind known as Spanish bayonet, are truly tor
midable, their still, sharp pointed leaves being
capable of inflicting a dangerous wound. Tbese,
with varioua species of thepnckly p'ar and other
cacti, make up an alliance which one soon learns
to treat with proper respect
Soon after we emerged from the pass, object!
moving tt a distance were discovered; a party
Was aent to make out what they were, and ttiay
?oon returned to the train driving before them
three oxen in tolerable condition. Their appaar
ancc waa hailed with great joy, as it was more
than three weeks since we had had fresh meat in
camp. During the morning marcb a cloud of dust
waa seen at a distance, tu the direction of our
courte. This waa regarded as indicating the
v/icinity of a body of Indians. The alarm, sprea 1
through the train, and all waa put in readiuess to
receive an attack. Men were detailed to atatat in
carrolliug the wagons, otbart were tent out at
scouts?all looked to their arme, and evortbiug
was excitement fur a while. The scouts returned
and reported that they bad aeon ao Indiana, but.
What was just then ol more importance to us, that
they had found the river, fins intelligent in?
duced us to quicken oar pace, and we in a short
time fouud oursalvea at the long looked for Pex>a.
A singular river this, running with a dark rapid
current between high perpendicular banks, cut
through various strata ol olay and sin I. without
t atrjgle tree or any verdure such as usually marks
a watercourse. We were not aware of our vi?
cinity antil directly upon its margin. We found
the water saiuah and rather nauseous to the taste,
but we were too glad to get it to be over nice la
regard to its quality. We eucampod where we
first struck the river, and teut out aome men to
find a crusting. We found to our great relief that
the water was low enough to allow our higb
spring ambulaneea to cruae without wetting their
contents. We bad anticipated much difficulty in
crossing the river?it ia usual y necessary to build
ft raft, and we bad provided ourselves with kegs,
Ac, for the purpose of constructing one
Too succeeding day was occupied ui crossing
oar train to the opposite bank. It waa ne- ot. a y
to transfer the contents of all the other wa* ? s
to the two having springt, and ferry them accost
in those. The taak of unloading aud reloadkatj
occupied moat of the day. As the wagons were
coing over for the last time, Mr. Bartiett, Dr.
Webb and myself were in the one containing ad
the more valuable articles, the books and papers
of the Commissioner, Ao. The mules had crossed
Mveral times aud were quite tired and chilled.
When we reached the deepeat portion of the
stream, the lead mulea wero unable to resist too
force of the current nod were borne down W;th it
To increase the dithcalty, a heavy empty wagon
was driven in directly behind as, and its wheels
became locked with those of our ambulance. Our
situation was anything bat pleasant for a short
time. The mulea of both teams bad beoouie on
manag a hie and were prancing and plunging wildl y,
while the dark rushing waters were threateuiug
?very instant to carry us down. The patty wh j
wero already across, teeing our peril, came to
oar relief. One plunged in and aetsed our t.uk
ing males, aud others brought out ropes which
wars attached to the auiitnait of both wagons,
and with the aMtataofle of thear* oa ah?a*?, trie
t, sir* ?are rmui?-<i fi the nans. I tea v>ere
?jk? i. r< ? ths river called " Hort f{ ad C-n
tin*:.' "om rTfcssfn s*.ulis "T hnrset #m h t>ra e u
Acr< t* thf Heros aWI'IWld lav up it* bai.kt a*
(tor* I ben a hundre*! milt-a. Dav alter day jv.?
t?oled a'nn*: the. cretey mad. Wean ad with its un?
varied stnienese T rrVSST ' t ?x reniriy BtYta
oue. o'ti Ii 'or:,;'; e * HeCUrvet and trfniu tMud' i?;
ob Keel* rh ?t "'ntrulif 7.\* zas maaaer. Tfcw
charsyte-r of the rlvr*- vm th?? nnA ilarirtf Uta
whole rihttinee, The only variety it sraeeate)d
vi at a fine full whici we diiower?-d dsVWBJ a DOOa
hu't. The bed of t?e ri>?r vti obstructed by a
mar*e conglomerat** ro -R, over which the wac^r
rtastVd with it lite anrj beau'y, which contra.I
??le?eatitly with its n?u?l da^k. treaeh-'roas flo?7.
The banks, near the fall, are high an I p-.rpeof.i u
lar. awl eii?'ted many th'n stra'a of various
bripttly colored depotit? of tar d and marl, p'e
tentibg a singularly beautiful, ribbon like appear?
ance. The road frequently passes close to tie
river, l?ut, as when we first reached it, we were
f often close opon it hefore we discovered our prox?
imity There ii scarce'y any varievy in the ve^e
tat ion upon its banka ; many of tne plauta were
auch as are usually found in salt rnt'shea. Tata
soil is impregnated with saline matter, whichtho**
itself upon the surface in white etH.ireicences. Wo
DU'-h feared being overtaken by a storm while on
the banks of the Pecos : it would have proved a
serious hindrance, fur the soil is of such a na?
ture that a few hours rain would render the road
impassable
Every day of oar journey, after we passed the
river, we passed numerous carcasses of oxen
which had perished on the road we met them so
frequently that our teamsters gave- thfrnthe name
of "California mile atoues;" a-s we supposed
them to have been lost by a party of California
emigrants, though we afterwa-da learned they
belonged to a Government tram, which lost ah i u
700 a.-nmals by cold in February last Tne rOtst*
was strewed with brrken ws.:ous, box covers,
barrels, Ac, marking the trai' of a large train.
This cebria proved most fortunate fur us, for, in
the great scarcity of wood along tLe Peeoa Wa
depended entirely upon this tor fuel We sh >t
several oxen beside the thr^c ?e first caught,
which gave us plenty of fresh Basra* One day
wc tell in with a cow and her calf, both in fi ,e
order. The cow waa lasso<-?l a/ei ti?-d BO MM of
t;.?- wsguni. but she became so furious that we
were obliged to shoot her. The calf was chased
and finally shot.
On the Oth of November, to our great joy, we
turned our faoee westward and left the everlast?
ing Pecoa. Our last halt upon its bauks wts
marked by a rather amusing incident. We made
the usual stopping to water our mules and tak- a
hp h. As usual, I left my pony to nibble at the
scanty grass while I waaukiog a bito myself. One
of the teamsters seeing the animal rather nearer
the bank than was consistent withsafety, attempt?
ed to lead him away . but when a mustang is at?
tempted to be lead, the first thing he does is
to progress backwards, and over the bank he
went, nearly dragging the man over with him.
We all rushed to the edge, expecting to see tie
last struggle of the poor beast, when, to our sur?
prise, we saw him standing almost covered with
water. The animal had but one perfect ear. au I
be cocked up the remaining auricular and rolled
up hia eyes with such a comical expression of
despair, that the whole party shouted with laugh?
ter. A man was let down with a rope, which was
thrown over the pony s neck, and wo rescued
poor cropjiy from his unpleasant situation.
Leaving the Pecos, we had the Gaudaloupe
mountain, wbich had been our landmark for aev
eral day a, directly in front of us. We marched
over a must desolate region, until -we reached Sa?
bine Creek. Here we found grass and concluded
to encamp to give the animals a day's rest. The
following morning we found ourseives overtaken
by a snow storm, accompanied by a cold North
wind, which pinched our animals and rendered
everything uncomfortable. Camp life ia very
pleasant when the weather it fine, but in a storm
time it becomes very much a matter of fact If
the ground of the encampment is not well chosen
the tents become flooded, the tiret won't burn,
and the meals are not half cooked?not that this
latter trouble was a matter of much importance
to us just now, for our provisions were well nigh
exhausted. (Sugar had long ago taken a sweet
farewell, and the daily decreasing strength of our
coffee thowed too clearly that too would soon give
out. We were reduced to first principle!?pork
and hard tack?and an allowance of that The
second day we found the storm still continue I.
and matters, as we discutted them over our
breaklatt, looked rather blue We were ISO
niilea from El Paso, in the midst of a snow storm,
before which our animalt were driving in search
ot food and ahelter, many of them straying miles
from camp. We had scarcely provisions enough
to last us if wo kept moving?if we were obJJgl I
to remain several days in this tpot, they would be
exhautted long before we reached the end of i If
journey. We took an inventory of the eatables
on hand?not a very long job, by the way?and by
parching a few remaining bushels of corn, and
taking an occasional mub steak, we t ml I be
able to sustain ourtelvet until an exprett could go
to El Paso for, and return with, relief. It was
accordingly decided to send oil an express at
once, and 1 had the honor to be chosen, with two
others, to execute the mission. Taking a scanty
stock of provisions and selecting the best of the
remaining animals, we bade good bye to our
friends, and in the middle of the storm, put out
upon the road. Rut an account of our trip must
answer for another letter. u. t.
The Mexican Heundurv Cetnmlsslon.
from tbe Waatiluglon Republic
?Jr. Samuel P. Sanford, bearer of dispatches
from our Commissioner to run the boundary line
between the United States and Mexico, arrived
in thit city on Sunday last He informt us that,
leaving El Paso on tbe 3lat of December, be over?
took a Government train on the night of tbe lit
of January. This train was smaller than it is
usual to tend on that route, oontitting of forty-tix
mule wagons. Having conveyed their loads of
provision to the military post at El Pato, they
were returning to San Antonio They were undor
the charge of John Otman, a wagon-matter, well
known for his elliciency in the respontible and
dangeroua aerviceof the prairies. The driven,
with a few persons whose route lay in tbe same
direction, numbered about fifty men in all.
Mr. Sanford continued with the train for a dis?
tance of about one hundred miles, being then
about one hundred and fifty from El Paso, and in
tbe midat of tbe prairie, at Maverick's creek. He
here selected two men,and with the u left the train,
and proceeded to 8an Antonio, one hundred aud
fifty miles, and thence, about the same distance,
to Lavaca and Indiauola, on the coast, whance he
took paasage for New-Orleans, in the steamer
Louisiana, and proceeded to Waahington by the
way of tire aoutberu mail route. His whole jour?
ney occupied forty eight days
He informs us that the journey of Mr. Bartlett,
our Commissioner, to his destined location at Si
Pato, on the Rio Graude, was precipitated, on ac?
count of hia feara that the Commissioner on the
part of Mexico would have so long preceded him
as to become weary of his delay , but that, ar
riving there on the* 13th of November, he had to
await that Commissioner some ten or twelve
s.
he Commissioners on both tides at once en?
tered upon the important preliminary of deter?
mining the initial point of their survey, which was
finally, juat before the departure of Mr. Sauford,
fixed at the parallel at* Mr M north latitude, otj
; the Kio Grande, a point to be ascertained by tne
attrouomert, but conjectured to be about twenty
' miles northward from El Paso. The line will run
tbence three degrees west, and theo* e uorta
to the Rio Gila, and thence wettwardly along
I tbe course of that river.
Other lines were contended for by Gen. Co:, i ,
I the Commissioner on the part ot Mexico, but,
after the most minute and laboriout investigations
and discussions, this line was determined upon.
It will no doubt be satisfactory to our Govern?
ment and people ; for by reference to Fretnont'e
map of Oregon and I'pper California, pubin i-i
by order of the Senate in \ it will be seen tnit
a line less favorable to us ia there traced . and
when the character of tbe country comprehended
shall be known, the advantages of tae present
line will be better undentood.
The health of Mr. Bartlett a com pan v hat been
very good nt.ee their arrival at El Paso; an 1
both there and ou the way thither aa little ditaat
itfaction or ditaeuaion baa been experienced as is
probably ever realized by a company on like duty
and similarly circumstanced. We are particular
to atate this, because reports of a contrary charac?
ter have been in circulation among mj. Leaving
here in tke summer, and traveling southward as
far aa the thirtv-tecond rie?ree of latitade, it was
thought by the inexperienced that the riinrt of
winter would be avoided . but the elevation of
the country, and its exposure to the winds of the j
aoje.ct.iit mom tains, subjoct the inhabitants at
t'tnes tu ?n e?tv*>sn*i} -.?Ij tcm >? r?'nrt> none th?
lest severe I r Iba im - ? ?i t->?:. ? . sadism
transitions tlr-y aonttsja espaiwast**.
Tbe rwgVta inn it E' Posa is a num-ai Vio?.
The grapes wh> tb,r ireeh or (iriad are ?eltCI > '??
and ibe wii ?? they proluce, wr.? n nu-isg ?? 1 *''ttl
rsre, ia vJry tine Peacc.'e, paart, t?d ut^er
fniit?, irirw ?t'uiirlaot'y. arifi ar? o' u'? 1 iah*.'
tint t?? necsttaJrlsaJ n? Htl are bv b*j m-cs V n
tiial. Tbe sod. though good, it cuiy pr-?!i!.<-? wh-iu
imputed from the riv r rhe expense ?! ' "
tn?y be euessed et. wl --n i: is .m-I?>rs' ? >d that
niU'-n nf what it rr>n?'ir!i?"1 it br.i uht frota tttt
coast at tu eapene? of frr?rn thirteen t > tl*t?? *n
Ci-ntt per pound The ftde of Uta to'.v i <t
8nota Fe, Oh.rinahun, a-id the F'nite-i dtttet wm
San Antonio
Trio company of t*^e COtt n.?oi i'i-*r, hie'adi.ig
teamstcrt, mrvants. ic , naaibe-s cons lerably
D"?re tb?n t hundred psjsvjtatsj, Whist swa't 'c
tbe preliminary arrangements, they htve b*?en -Ii
aided; toBM of them dwed'in* at Kl Pas<\ ethers
at Srwarro, twenty tour miiea dittlant: and oll -ra
at Emzarro, trnrty iniiee diatHnt.
Tba rjotivJtttioB of Fl Paso it about ?.flOO. The
mixture of Ir Hian tor) white blnod ia very gene?
ral, though there aro out wantim: famdiea Or pure
Catt'liiii Moor] Th?ae are ? refined and dignified
people. The membert of the company hare been
weil treated, and have derived mach pleasure
from their intercourse with the inhabitants
Mr. 8ar(ord will tmbtaslj leave VVtahinet, r,
on his return, on or before the Itt of March. Ctrl
' irabam, it it knowti. in to join the corpt. Until
bis trrivai, Lieut. Whipple wiU aet at chief
tstr'noDier. The return of Mr. Sanford will
enable the friendt of pertons there to cotnm.aai
c&te to then).
How lor e a time will be required to trace the
whole of this boundary line is of course uncertain.
V?'e have beard fn. ni one to three years cinjec
tured, and regard the latter at nearer thn mark.
The duty it one of severity and very great expo?
se re- and every oDe who labo-a in it must be pre
pared at all times to tight for the preservation of
hit acalp. A pillow can on any nieht be dis?
pensed with by a weary and sleepy laborer, bat
his knife, pistol and ritie are al was t essential to
quiet aluniben.
Yet the excitement of su-;h a life has itieharmi;
ted if many members of the Companythall choose
to remain there after th? completion of their duty,
they will only repeat viiat has been often wit?
nessed under like circumstances. Many of these
men. end of the teimitcri and others employed ill
the (iov?rnment service, as well at ot a lventurert
on their own responsibility, will i,'row rich, by toe
enhtrcemeiitof tKe value of the lands to w.
they acquire titles, at the mihttry protection of
the 1 nited 8tatet scd consequent increased jmpn
lation are brought around them , but their wealth
will be well earned.
Tfaa f.reat Indlaa Cave.
Krom iLe Franklin. (la) Examiner.
I last week visited a newly discovered cave in
Crawford county, Ir diant. It it no the rieht
bank ot Hlue river. Fur mrt^nifi -eiice and beauty
of tcenery, it promitet, wheu tally explored, to
rival even the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky. Trie
Eptom Ha'ts Cave, known for nearly-half a can
tury, and successfully worked for saltpetre and
salts many ^ears amre, ia about miles lone,
and in some placet 40 or 50 feet wide, and 75 feet
high; but hat nothine peculiarly interesting iu it
except a beautifully fluted column, some M feet in
diameter and IS or 'AO feet high, all of atalactic
matter.
Entering this cave under a juttiug ro< k near
the brow of a lofty hill, and descendiue for about
R ijunrter of a mile, at an angle of 30 or Jo decrees,
Wf entered a tmall door, and aft ,- stooping rather
uncomfortably for i>0 yards, found ourtelvet in a
large open cave, or bat-room, ia which tent oi
thousands of these little animals f at.e suspended
from the rockt in large clusters, like beet in
swarming. Farther on, sticks, the size of hops
{mies, hickory bark, charcoal and bare footed i *
man tracks were discovered, whi -h must have
remained there for a lung time, as the door to
this part nf the cave was so blocked up with nuka
when first discovered that a mau could not pottri
bly- pass. We toon entered an avenue -to feel
Wide, and varying in Inght from 10 to tiO feet?the
ceiling at smooth and beautiful, as if finished by
the trowel, then suddenly chaiiKinir, presents the
appearance of diversified hanging drapery, and
of spotless while. Then a^aiu the naked rocks
appear. At the end of this avenue we found our
tclvtt tt the foot of a rocky pyramid up which I
we climbed tome r.O feet, and on the top of which j
stand two beautiful a:alapinitcs some live nft
high, eighteen inches in diameter, and as wnitc
ts the purest linlisn marble. and when viewed
by the dim light of our candles, presented a stron.
< outrsst w ith tlie grey wallt of lime stone nek
An oblong canopy, some 10 or M feet lii^li. It
here hung with beautiful sta'actites, sunoeu ien
from the iciJing. We imw found it necessary to
crawl upon our fnces, "snake it ' for about 10
feet, when we came into an avenue wide and
high. Turning suddenly to the i< It, we found our?
selves in the mh'st of scenery of surpassing and
exquisite beauty. The entire walls are covered
w ith an incrustation of tulphate of lime, crysu
lized so as to glisten like ten thousand diammds
in the light. Botoa of these crystals, a bot In
length, an inch wide, and thick at a ttb'e knilV
blade, grew up m this base in a thousand diver
litit d forms. I pon a projecting rock at one side
ol the avenue, threat numbers had broken by their
weight, and Were l>ing in great profusion at the j
bottom of the cave These formations, like :no
base upon which they grew, are sulphate, and
white as the driven snow. Others resembling
glass, form npon the ceiling as well as tbe loaf,
from tn inch in diameter tn the length aud size ol
a common knitting needle, and even tmtiler.? |
The incrustation is frequently tn inch thick, but
more generally from an eighth to a quarter ot tn
inch thi. k. Much of it has fallen to the floor, ami
is crashed under the feet of the visitor, tod the I
pltce it occupied on the ceiling is bring replaced
by new iurmttioi t. H it 1 am utterly unable to
describe it. It must be seen to be appreciated,
or any correct idea formed of its beauty.
We viaited many rooms with spacioul donas i
tnd ttalacites of every imaginable size aud form.
In one apartment the water limit its Wty over a
large range ot projecting rocks, ami the stalactite
marter is formed in folds and blades like extended
honey combs, and hares like drapery around the
sides of the room, ujtsasj the bit torn it formed a
great number of little poolt of every form, ele?
vated upon the floor like basins or troughs?the
rim of etch being perfectly level tnd in .dined in?
ward, the stone which torms the basiu being not
thicker thsu a paste board.
I spent three days in this wonderful hole in the
ground?say seven hours each day. Tbe first
two days were spent in ext nining and exploring,
aud I think wo must have traveled tt least one
mile per In ur, or fourteen miles in two dtyt.?
The third day, 1 re visited the most in'.erestine
parts to procure specimens for geological investi
gttion. 1 had fbrgotVn to sty that saltpetre and
and epsom salts are found iu a various parts, in
large quantities, and 1 procured a lump of salts
of half a pound weight, quite pure We ventured
a mile at least further than any other had ever
gone before, aud left it lor otners still to prosecute.
A quite tranepsrent es eless crawfish wbieh we
found, was not the least lnterettiug thing wesa*v.
The ei trti.i e to the cave belongs to Henry P.
Hathrack, a wealthy aud generout gentleman,
who cheerfully rendered ut every facility for ex?
amining the cave, and \ttended ut tt ajuide. I I
have no doubt when it it fuily explored and sur?
vey ed, it wi I prove to be one of the woudert of
Hootierdum Very retpectfully, s. bvtlir.
Otlrabnrh aad lo? Tiffrr aa ? Strnrabor*!.
On Wednesdty last, Herr O. ieshai h, in- S)sAt>
brated tamer ol wild beasts received at Zaues
ville a telegraphic dtapsktcb to SOtBt lo Cm lnnati
and bru g with him Ut pet, the grt it Brazilian
tiger, one of the n sajl sWtRkiatkt * tl tiais ever
tamtd HttTi bob irmnsly. took t d iu >.e bertnon
tie steamer "Julia Iiean,' patt r doWl the
nuuet on tbe Cltrk't b.Kik. ' Herr l).;es->?ch"
first berth, "Col. Alextn ier" the ntme Herr
gives the old tigeri second berth Herr remtrked
that ihe Colonel wat a queer oid f. tl iw. accus
totttt d to tleepn.g out, and had withal a peculiar
fancy?he wi u!J tleep on nothing bat strtsr ?
The chambermaid took tway the bed, tui re?
placed it with t full ? .. ply of that article. Busi?
ness and preparation went >n. Just before the
last bell, Herr and the tiger made their appear?
ance in the cabin opoot.te the tttte room door.
The clerk, hearing an unutual tttr in the cabin,
tpied the glaring ejtt and savage body of bit
Royal Majesty. He reoguixed klerr DriesbacT,
but did net relish the appearance of Col. Alextn
Her. Still he <nd aasj feel like ordering the party
ath< re. He felt a repugnance ti thn undertak
ii g, and concluded to ajkiw tbingt to :ak j tnair j
wonted course Htjrf ur!oek?d his state-rogm
dour, tnd Hit Ms mttj, n a buuud, was on bit
straw bed.
Alter a utt'e tin..- spem iu arranging too aratj
room, Harr tatitfled the clerk and oibera tba: nit '
let'wea ??? tbely bb*". r hia t*>*immmf. snd tati
' niatpr) to the ??????? ? t % ho r'i of mi' lv
?MM j?jaelssaert by Hi* Royal Hi~hr*a*e, (or
bimse, which wm broBghi unto ihn ?uter?--ra
h\ tie trembling who bad fot ? < i
hrit if with the nqoor the requisite asr>>rn;>%ni
mn.?? pare water A I a pur t?hiio.?t. H-. rto'd
tbe inter to "tutse bbs <?<t.i.-i.' win -n om in I. and
tttiaiing pick iy eat, oojit I tho ait i. I b< is
men lo, while ft*) went, for the w?ter. l*he man
' vit m tr!t..rre> ad tt at h-* lp -he sot B dtfter d-?
he ino\et It Herr rrtur.i- I I td stated to h i rn th ?t
be iteeii have no leers, as the ti?;er w ml Bewp
tit place until hb ordered hia to rise. VVbet
night caue, DHetbarh Incited hie ?tat ? room, hi I
H't afaje?tv good r't-'hr, nu \ 'mit ? ? ' ' "i "u
vpj*~r fi'rth, at r> the happy c >uple had a good and
peaceful nisrht'e rest. On arrivu.tr at our arfca '.
CoL Alexander thowed hia approbation oi the
boat bj airing two or three fro win, interpreteti
ai approbatory by Herr, a id the party bo uht a
hack, which, wheu found, happen--! to be drtvan
by a Son ol the Emerald Tale.
At the first light the driver utterly refuted to
take the baste, but wu perfectly willing t- 1
Drteabach should be aceummodned. His tears
were allayed, however, by the tig-r jumping in
aide, and lie drove to the Denniason Home; bat
Deni.issop resolutely refused to allow Hit Roy a
Mtjcity to take rot mi at tut hotel, and Dietbic I
was ohiiged to take rooms for his fneo J at ?Vnod's
Museum, while he returned to Denuitaon t, tbe
nearest and bett pla -e he ould find. W_- pre?
lume that such an instance of travel has never be
fore been recorded- [Cin. Commercial
New Knclaad Protective 1'aloa.
The "Journal of the Protective Union," contains
a report of the proceedings of the Annual Meet
ijg of the Central Division held in Janaary. The
Board of Government made a report of the pro
greiiof tbe cause. The institution it represented'
as being in a very flourishing conditiou. Tne num
ber of divisions is now -.'07 . one year ago, only 106
the ?hole number of members is :o,r>;j, sales,
for tho year ending Dec 31, 1850, ?l,0)ri,o.36 74
capital invested, tlO.MiO 30. Hon. Worcetter
8prague of Montpelier, Vt, was choten Preai.
deut; Albert J Wright of South Bottnn, Vice
Prttideiit; W. F- Young of Lowell, Secretary
and Treasurer; Caleb L. Ellis, Wm. T. G. Pierce
and John W. Abbott. Committee of Returnt. We
copy from the Journal the report of the Committee
on Trade t
The Committee on Trade respectfully submit
the tollosting Report for the quarter ending De
ceniher 31, I -
The Committee have the pleasure of announc?
ing to the Central Divition the continued pros?
perity and progreit of the Mercantile AtFaira of
the Union. The gradual increase of the trade
through the Central Agency, and the continued
approbation ot tn. se who have lonirest tested its
utility, clearly demonstrate the practicability atid
superiority of the syttem, over the ordinary
rrethodt of mercantile transactions.
The past quaiter has been one of unusual inter?
est. New Divisions have been organized with
t xtt iitive means of prosecuting the business tue
cesilully; and many of our old numbers, encour?
aged by past success, have increased their capital
to no inconsiderable amount.
The reception ot country produce has greatly
augmented during the last three monthi, and the
Committee have the privilege of knowing, that in
most imtancea the expectations of all parties have
been fully realized All reasonable demands upon
the agent, by those forward log butter, cheese and
other produce, from tho several divisions in the
country,have been metand diacharged,while at the
same time he has been able, in most cases, to give
a good degree of satisfaction to the consumers of
these products; thereby making important ad?
vances toward that much desired end?a just and
economical syttem ot exchanges between the
producer and consumer, through which the To?
wards of industry ihall accrue to the laborer ?
The great and overshadowing evil of the age it
that ot spoliating lalair by commerce and traffic.
It robs the laborer, first oi hit righttut tbare to the
products of his own toil, so necessary to the phy
sical, intellectual and moral development of him
self and family. Then it denies him the common
comforts of his animal being, and lioaliy oil era him
for f.n the auction block, or ne essitates mm
to b ad a miserable and uisapp rlatod SXMtsmoS
between trembling hope aud approaching beg
Ihe Protective 1 nion aimi to reverie this cur?
rent ot euniiic-rcial oppression, which threatens
dettruction to ttie rights and intercut of the labor
ii.g matiet, by instituting jusc-t relations be
I tween the producing ol Beats of the entire com
I munity. The farmer m Vermont, and the mechan?
ic in Botton, through in in iiiciph s au 1 operations,
are brought into the tame neighborhood, and the
enormoiia profits, percentages, and commissions,
which have made rich tha hordes of " mid ile
men,*'are thereby taved to minist? r t<? t''-? ii-e
atde eomtort and happiness of tho real artizaot of
the land.
The Committee feel OOofl ll .t. from the s iccess
which hat ti.ui ttir attend ad our aflbrtS, that in a
few years, should the members of the Unioa
prove true to tbemtelve* ami their riBIB. almost
the entire extha.gr a ol New Bngjasa* will be
done on Protective I 'nion principles. No vaiid
reaton extsti why the labor an 1 enterprise of
New England thould be taxed milliona ot dollara
annually, in tupport id' a numerous cltsi of mere
exchangert, who limply alter the poiitiou of tbe
producta of labor without adding one farthing to
their true value. The tpirit oi commerce is con
stsntly iryiDg, Give, give, give! It it continually
taking from and luxuriating upou the products pf
labor, but seldom adding to their value or useful?
ness.
During the past quarter a new interest has been
manifested by the Divisions to purchase, aa far at
pcitibie, of " tint hands,'?to get as near the
manufacturer and importer aa cireumstau ei
would permit, and in securing this end the im?
portance of concentrating the entire monetary
pi>? er of the Union has become more apparent
than at any previous pen id of ourexisteuce ai au
organization. On the tingle article of Flour, by
a timely arrat gement, and the concentration of
trade, the Agent hat taved to the Union, for the
latt three months, nearly the amount of his entire
commissions for that period. Divisions who for?
merly purchased their goods independently of the
Central Agency, have been brought to tee the
loss they summed by opt rating Singly, when
they ra'ght, at less expense, enjoy thi nBOOAt of
the concentrated capital of the Union i and at no
period of our hittory have the practical arfatrs ot
the Union looked so permanent and consolidated
at at the pretent momeut. The faoflitios of the
A nicy for the transaction of the business of the
I Lion bsve been considerably increased since our
laat meeting. The number ot pertont sssaoBsa/Tsd
at the pretent time, in keeping books, mating out
bills, corresponding and auditing a ;c junta, pick
bag goods, taking care ot produce, Ac. isvaeven.?
The Agent a time it constantly employed in mtk
itig purchases and reviewing the market. It is
believed by the Committee, that a wise, safe and
librral policy has governed the meroant le gap art
ment ot the Institutiou, a..d it is earnestly ho. ? !
that its future course will be honorable, harmoni?
ous, and eminently useful.
The current purchases, thruugh the Central
Agency for the quarter, amount to i.^f MM t
BsjBsd by John 9 KaulbacB, W. F. Yuune,
Nelson Worthen, Ralph P. Dever<.aux, .Jol a W.
Abbott_
EJ^Thk Thor Dailt Post, by A. G. Joh>.
son and Enoch Davit, one of the right sort of
Whig papers, baa just been enlarged and istued
on new ty pe. We are giad to learn that it hdt a
coLiidcrably larger daily circulation than any
other paper in Troy. Succeit to k !
*>
rli?oi.m vi Brant?$1 :,0<0 DAMv .r-? Ths
case ot Higsins vs Brant, on trial tor sov cra'days
previous in the St. Louii Cr uit 0 jurt,wat br_ I - :
j to a close oil Saturday evening. This was aa action
broagbt by A D Higgios against Got J. B. Brsj.t,
in 1844, for falte imprisonment, wherein he laid
his damages at 9lo,Wo. The suit was aooa after
tried, and decided in favor of defendant. Higgius
then instituted suit against Brant for false impri?
sonment, and after two or three continuances oh
tained judgment for 11,000 Brant's counsel
moved and obtained a new trial, and tne case has
bt en continued from time to time until tbe last
aetk. The jury, on Saturday, after a brief re?
tirement, returned a sealed verdict, giving Hig
gins ? 13,000 damages. Bract i counsel gave n>
tice that they should move f,,r a new trial.
St Lotus lnielihfeacer, Feb. ii.
From NswruiWDLAMO.?The Legiilature of
St. Johns, N F. was opened on the 23d ult. Great
improtemer.ts bad been made in tbe revenue for |
i ti e past year ai d a favorable change had taken I
I tu in the j roipe .u sf the colony.
Knltroarf? re? ihr Weet.
| t'r Fd'tnr .j Ihr l'thun*:
1 tee mat b Company bae just ( ???Mi organised
i for a ne? Railroad **rora thhenectady to I uca ?
Liu't at 1 "??[?'t-', um.itvn-nt of the existing
' na i hcfwt.n these two p'aees, I cannot re<*-l11*
conceive * hat great publLgootl it tobe tlie fruit o/
i Miwrni-'pii*? Ht?e tv? Bot Batlrneda rnuurfii of
ir . tntttmml caetalreetiy I What the puhiic wi.U, IH
eba.it will rre long bar?, Ia tt eoeUaaoes Posa) (mm tbe
Huoeen tu L?ke tritt, It must bei.?!?; to ?>?# Co nps-iy.
4 iu be uteer ooe ilreeUi??. Tbe experiment of bal' a
di sen roeda iscBerl upon one anoiher Des had a fair in?I,
ir.n-i.gh CAMTSs Nett-Yo'k. and la voted i<y the wh.ilecon
im,' |t] t Miiwii'e Rtai'ta i?n inc>e?e?d eapfuea iiac*-e
.an > > rfaeloatti bj to many Corporuions, tee'* ia an mm
waatoftiMttBaffj of' .tr'reet and aetkoa hidisssssissrsls
in slfbsi tabUr or psrnasa v.**i. What ran he aapstateal
ur ilrreurh orrun siancee but pailyand sectional anus an4
ptiilrlra au ?? ?? ll.r se'?rai Orip..r?iout I
If M< Prafs wi ? ? "k a Ulli? firih-r aii?i "xt-od bis pro
I paad read t um tfe Hudson b? rba Lake, ard aet aa/i esUy
aJv u' mak ng one ot ihn el.alrdueel arm beat roads in the
MatfTi le wiii receive tbe ro?oereuoa of every large
large pariioe of Iba iuaisasmiri through th* ?vBolai r um -
In ihn iiule Hal now designed he will efT>c: nothing, un
>aa u be u> fievem u liers from doing eorrethlng ui'>re
.-. ? r'eheee.ee) and u*ain-r. It ia paltry at ihe pre tent day
lo i Link of making auch a road-a road tiiet may i>e e u
, i a .i el'y aaid to have neither beglm lug n jr eud, but t ? ne>
only riiMway bete?een two unporaot poiuts-a road that
must connect wi'h nth*rs above and below only by suff?r
tme. fceliev. n>e. ii ?til never auc.read. Indeed, ao pre
ueStSKHIS it ihe oiij-ct of ihe Company, that many think ti
a n ere ruu of the Scheneriedv and (Jtica Rotl to BSaverA
ar\ mere enlarged ard promising plan; and others, wttfc
taaaj reaaori perhape Imagine tt a rue* oa tke other aide lo
rrtlure ike value ol the old eiock In order to reoder It a
trill ! Btlr r investment, stben il.ta bubble la ultimately burat.
Hy running your eye oeer the map aad fo.'.jw ag trie
n Bta i f the preaent trark 'rmn Albany to Buffalo. You will
tee how cK-i ktu it la. That a road can be laid ??a.ily
ura'gl.ier ar.d thcrter than the exiatb g one. everybmiy
kcowt. That one can be male 10 admit of mich greater
aperd it ur,queailoiiat'le. U'itb aurb a road as we want,
uncer Judirioua management, ihe diatarce hetween Albany
ard Buffalo ran be run wtth all safety in *tx or at most in
term hours, and at an expense of as With such a road,
and tte Hudson Riv.r road completed, a gentleman can
:a.e ';? hi -ssfa*. with I Is famiiv tn New-York, aud drink
:es tritt a flrlai J in Buffalo al ti P m.
Yen are rruhahlv aware that peiliiuns are to be present?
ed to the present f.aflsiaturt" for a ??rrey of such a road
across the State W hether iliey will be granted tsdou >l
ful. for our Lenislaiora. I beliove. travel fere. But the want
is felt, and the necessity of a (treat road here la living seen,
and It mutt yet be made. Yours, CLINTON.
Remarks.
We d<> not sec this matter in the ?ame
lii-ht with our correspondent. It is easy
to run perfectly straight Railroads on the
n,,rj>. but they do nut ovurk so well in j>ra?:"
tii e, simply because the earth's snrftice ||
not rften as level as that of a nut p. Be?
tween Albany and Burialo in a direct line
we know it to be far otherwise ; and if a
Railn ad as good as could be built and
stocked for ?15,000,000 existed on thtt
line to-day, we do not believe its train?
could be run through so quick as the traios
via Syracuse and Rochester now are.
?But why a straight line between Alb t
Mf and Buffalo ? Both cities are far North
of the natural course of the chief current <>l
travel and transportation between the Knst
and the West. We believe that this stream
must long How through the valley of the
Mohawk or that of the Delaware, because
of the necessary inequalities of any other
route; but if we were to undertake a ^reat
Straight Railroad, it should run from New
York to San Francisco, possibly inclining
so as to touch Pittsburgh, Columbus and
St. Louis on the one hand or Cleveland and
Chicago on the other. Either of these
lines, if practicable, would pay; but we
dra'l believe a new Straight Railroad fri.ru
Albany to Bullulo would begin to.
[Ed. Tr?b.
Kocky Hnr Mlnlim Company.
The retiring Directors of the Rocky Kar Mining
Company present to the stockhjlJers the to'
lowing
REPORT.
The history of mining presents many inter
eating facts, perhaps not fully understood or aa>
preciati d by the public at large, and we are fuily
aware that no pursuit of industry presents in >
temptation, and consequently has been pursued
Vt lib so little judgment aud discretion as that of
mining for the precious meta'a. All ages, and
h.ii.'.at every neighborhood, have their "goid
hunters' and mint rat seers, stimulated by desire
but kuided by no light save their own Wi <>
in.st nations. It cannot, therefore, he regarded
?Crange that tue usual result ahoild be aMmi
warte <j time, money and energy ; beuce the im
pressii u that go d and si!/er mining has always
eost tuore than has been realized. Yet a cl >ser
investigation of tue subject it id show that tins
"geneitil opinion'' is not more correct in relation
to the sutjert of mining than to most other
brain lies ol human industry, provided all the
follies of men are to be charged to the account of
cost of production. We do not deem it ueces
aary, ntr will we attempt to enter into lengthy
details to prove our position ; atill it may not ><e
'inappropriate to present a few leading tacts da
rived from authentic sources of long experience
and directed by tbe aid of science, which seem tn
ticDionktiate that very fair and remunerating
profits have betn and still are derived fr no
sources comparatively ot tar less promiae than
that which this company propose to occupy ami
woik. We find, by consulting a comparative
table of celebrated mines in Europe and Amenei
hv J. Korr, Eaq, the following statement: In
Mexico?the riclitst silver mine at the pretm'
totl) ia the Vetagrand, near Zacatecas, it yields
only about 't\oz. ol metal to the quintal of oca
(equal to about 3 cents to the pound), is work.-d
trim a shaft 1,100 feet deep, costs Jtw'O.uoo psji
annum lor draining alone, employs about l*oo
hands at from ? to a shillings per day, yet ptys
over i."> per cent per annum clear profit ov?r
at.d above expenses ami interest of original CApi
tal. The Valencia mine, tbe richest iu Muxico i .
lell), had a shaft of 1,**>0 teet and cost X40,0"H.
annually irr .lialuaae aa p .,>ed i.liifl kaasls at fi.iui t m J
Shillings|.er ?ay yielded ouiy a'iout 4 uaaeat of ailv?-r kJ
i ? i,uiu? . aad i ?Hl a .Hui Im per ceoi pVr ?nunu. r .
Han iieaf. id raws in baxoey, ihe richrat Iu Kump?, In
; " kad askariof \JStt iret, and ilksskassea M galioaau
? paasBtaata liy ateau-poner, yield from bio 7.a Mi
'1. quiets I BJttoagB eomparstlvely but little ore was MS
cucerMomy almul one hundredih part as much as the v a
ei.clan inn e.,, am paid over IS per ceut. Tn? cons . I
it?t?d sad siauesl Baaws of Cornwall, England. psvtsfaetBi
CUeBj c pi rr Wka aMillie no, prrarnl Ihe followlaa. faca
^linfl* rroiii 24> to ijrs lataoaaa, i kMBsat, water ijia^bar^ed
parSBkauir In.n 1 m i >? n gai|oi,a. einp.oylnK I ??tu ?,,
Ilses et Irt sab? to a. iiH-i, oyliuoara and wator wbee, oi
lr frri diau eter and al an annual cost of XliJUo ateriiaa?
Tfce?rre)laralS Oaly ? per rem. ?i eoppe' or about tsya
renla per p.iucd aid jet tire prod urea on an avarage t ,r
ten yeara. in ve'ue, XI I'.hH- an'.utii, at an rxp-mae ol
A? f**t, mh*.* lug a C.rar proa of JLJi v.t.mn In
n e B-aira i f Virginia ai.d 'iroruia, wbere die . xpeaa? >>:
p iwurmr ll e ore is mucii leae, yet grt>erally laken Baa
?Aayts, ii is regardi d a 'air and > ery tale oueiueea a a siatd
of a- out -at esaitS tne bosbel or hail cent par BtraasJ, and Ikstt
ii o wLere sieam ia tetio'ly relied upon for power 10 NMf
air
Btoie r. cn t rxperiu et.-.ahaveahow a that ttir /. BS kB SM
of New-Jeraty atiti Copper BBBM of Coiinetrllcul may ins
inn e in pay l.e ler n an most oifier uranctie* of baaHMM
pur'ueu ia ike aan e netgb'HirtioorJ. It Is also known fist
an F.i.,; iai, CompaiiJ have r-cr- :i\ aWstortat r:. lHe 'lr%i : 0f
ar a stcrsir g of a go ii iii'nr nfind Spam, ihtt baa i?reo
fi .il srBfe water for l >uayrais. with every proeprci 04 s K>
eras Tba o4bCafB rrpoiu from Metico.for tie IsM y. ir
BS?S a I a v show aan Ifcai Uta tiua'neaa of ml- bag haa b -en
aa pcssBaativa siii r mr ireajy uf ptca wiii BM
sVaiea, aa at say tsjrsaer prrmd H*uen may wo Mtaa>
pen iitiBi am n ae-un-ra aa a?e lo.ind In i'a.il >Tbia. wi lB
water p..?rr and mach ? cy aurhctri t, ai.d i;rect-d 'iy
A' ryao tsAsarpttse a* >i e- rr^y rr'nms tit seauastloaat
leaai SJ magrltiade with ti e 'i;fl-raoce in tvlvan'agea and
iu ml a* liiere presetiieil 1 urret ire. when we reeur lo nur
former <ra.cti!atlon of ?*? in me p. und of raet crua'jru,
we ?iv rr aineo losu.r ,r .t evrry reeernd ac ivrrr, no: 'i '.a
rr i-ea on 'lie Msrap.>saa> d ? 'i-r . i.;nra.ac
in iha-ror f.rn and on ine brenrbre of ma Yam. at li'it
? i . and aa ?saMos.Baad Busttt Jfasfea tsf issBAsaerl
K- -r tear A mit, an; ' ? . ir a oi ire tbau nra..a i
and it is ?Tili iaereaaed rsrondrcca thai we anltcipata '.1
reeu.t Ac e.-i o i cf > - n.ai iiiaery now eoxjlefsd t
Messrs feeare and Binitn t-y c?np?HeEt ) i l.-a. raoftra
thai pmici. trat ste taa . ?? ae?atowartfatMsaatftsrts | i
per cay T.'.e c '.r| :,],,n ?reina U.eref ,ie, a!:nust t'reaii
ab r dial every rsatSOBBtele aiitiripsiloa arid ix* raaBasd I
ir.e Company rbt., forty tei a would be atBkt ibatal<
- ds 6,m# itlara ii" lay. or#l&?,i?<i f,r >
da]S. ?lm;i.p Bf.H',ia?i pgr Sil ?-.<prases ol wo-aii ' ai
st blrh see h, to t.ran.- r.ppoee probs/.ie. tbe pr. flts w?a'4
far ejceec ary oir.er ealei; r!/? in wnlrb CapiUt Coa'd t*e
10*11. sorqua: 1)7? cl teenrttv
Havir t tat'-b i^i? ge'.rrs: survey of ihe sunje-t of gold
ii--'. vsi- et- : preaent t tuer'ur rlasy of lOe hiat iry,
pi-., Ltct?dl .cra.dir....,u..| our man e.vr |erlaS
OstawsaMMrjaaaaiBsr 1 ^actreakvwaapuails nt A .-.
at a. i.-I r.a - l-e ? . . ? al .yes Of litis . . WV,
Baamiai UvesaiatkdtvadarA UtetlBs IB st .^u^tna
?l.-rh r-aveatnreciaraeat. nm,-m .>n y Mtrl Mraatthaai
? i .. i ,ra<-> ?f iha fe> ts 3S
Clilatler a therein ari birih
Oa ibe ?ah Uwm??r la?< a ea-H aindand ef Ma aas
et?LL ??* pa d t?. tt? h.yf itta original sei-?, |?
' a I ' ifrvrd ;t ?? o , a,-44 a .ilvtdetd of IBS wf 1?.
oi, #w if j, ai't poi on nie mwcegMal of grataiM
? '?Ii ai ii r> mii ? waa pr.?'ur-d |r?ni UM 0(XWa -?ja*.
StMUft sassaia ut BlUUsg wntnetl ibe aid of uiaea iar? Jl
?bfcb it .- avalannaacaH Uta C.;.?ny f.* large perjawu
Im i tiniKi ?i.Ii i.i.iliilli,.. iJ .k. .^W.. . *
rar?.
hated. In pur*uai,ce
paf.y ih? , re?l<lrt>t, on ifx
td Waa ih? ra>i>rriao:? a
4 Smith ?. i lala tu?, ii actu . ry on a seal" 'vir'jnT*
t?n?iTf ?iji efvtrnt ifc.n t?, v, t roi??ira.?tad for e aak v
Ct a Ii u i oa? rnari atad and r?v! ? t'
tbippttg A verbal n' i if 'ii M- i>^#ij env.ed into aa
Ui proprietor of ihr ateau tblo P?c.6e. e ?n --. uf gj
? rj ? class fat tUeagtu atd ?tM.-d. for the tr?>?t
t)< L Ol II?
t?. V i iL .
at aetora ar2ttataat u o ?* u t coi.u-iup.?i?i ku f-auo!
t.tr Ig] i y. .... ? rapeCied to i.,elr enunuM)*,' yoiilrk ,55
? ; k' . ? ' w. ? . aeHea uut t>r iIm m'njie u'tl?
WtVrh wUl b, ???,.! ?a.-.r.s a. IbealeM of taa roa.itmtl
I I ibe u seats <ait .ii of uv an heavy caauogs
' ? ? *.? f?large auj m.pf.jy,j , u?
Btl.laitl P nt Urged ? *h fl'-a.oae antTta.
riotufoclt ' *
Ihr l'ieatdet.i r?l b opwi :o ? -c ?fliitah th'.i jtortlofl of
ha i ku inucn i-aii.i-i lay, at'd tu aeva hau Um .at.
etuaari Ii >, r-i taV t <?. u.? B?- ,.ioiug lujata of ataa
est;bui . t at a u a i< r of in? greatest laaneri.
rctojr.. t. ii a. Ii. rrv a 1 Ich woult prora the -LZ?,
uweifol tad attetaaa, raaaavtaati by too Mach testeu?
loll a 4no aI. i Ii itiifOii (oove Uirt/icieoi tad raaalLba
t rt l ; I Iii i
?tarnte |
aoMaital
a'ijt?*.^ ?ii?." j?io?b wrujcwQt aaa raaaavia
lilaa] pe > ? aal, bakaa rte.? red a u laton ataeb ta?t u%
tekct, l now i tU t to ttprraa h.t own tailtfu-.'aa S
atarevatL tu c.*a?<io> nr?-1^ u>it, battjjatl af ftaar aia
ttttratu - ea ?? < . ?> aa M*v, at *a wuuata
rtt.atacrd.lt n.a> t.i- druo? auiiie U.fee aioatat - btaataw
Iba ii tctHMri i- ka| oi a luucb baaner aaatripuoa taaa
wtaor!? ' ? > COI ui i a rd, will rnju re more Uiue tntl
a'.r'. r i o: ii ... i i Hi- ?aiue u poa tke pta?bHaT^
?? ratttai baaj ibataau t%aaaa hu *??| noiaaLuii_
Cftvtd oi MM araih ol Mi.Snitih, <k.r Ti>aaurvr. by |aa
ch. :itb Ba waa a taoal w ortbj i??ifc,aadh:tde*.'.iaaiei
m L? Ii tt to tf.f t. ii11 h ? .
A re, v nf . ii' Arit' i. ? >iaa t?*?*n fnrwarrt^n t? M atJrtatjt
it* t !. i tat |nrp?'aevf BatMaatatf a -barirrfrvej Iba Lav,
Uia.ure tu? tin.Lg It t? e?.?b lci.:ly expected Iba c^J?
Irr m ' '.< . i
Re>?'i:ti? It a matrrot t?i Irnnortanc? to ha?a fee
(o raren - ni la awvtaaaW) adopt oK-aaurat f?r niaoiat ??t
Mal i | ? i 11 i ilm ii ir <n?i laaaa, b? wbirt ja?aal -t'.t
C1 ti ; a. i abCProcuri.M U'.le tu tat yto u?-a
r? w c.a-t. ? i.i a ? <?? ipt< : hi. an agaat "t? dla?
p?lrhe.t e?r|y je Jan-iary fo ihe aeai nf tlovernnMei, im
Ii an ti Btta>BtMM ot* any 1^ * atattj enacted for ine taJa
of tbete laLdt TaMataal t>aa rtCi nt y reiurattl aad r*>
porta it at i . i kIi li e Sei at* CoiiiluMMt are ai ?ige?! 4
pr.p8. i r ? Mir '?' ? f> It tjiti? p Mpeetafta paataga ta,
nag the | iraaai a-ttton
A pup tttbua uaa abM I m 11 - ?arded to a wai. ? f.at,
ret( i i kI ? . and i ... ..r . i fa.ifjT' ? to ra>
erive ih>' machinery at Barivnei U>. an<1 tranaport trie nam
lojt^e Ri ck\ Htr. ti 4 eeaei ? 4 pal n I ito n^eran >n Ha
Mnilered fbir Una tbaaaa > ??(??'. It it not yei btaata
reo |v- In? tr\ y to lira t>o ; ? ?:.u-i
In l*<9 lb< Pre>Wenl d:?j ?> >i o' a portion or iy afttl
lSl'.! :f ? I l.v.l Il '?.?<?.'. propn-loTi p-newed
their auttOI I to Mtn t? tetl II r reir.aintlif of ,*td |tj
ahar. a aa ?i. i.u ivl.i, .i at '.?? l.? w rate of %>ltH> aai'h; loa
pri iteu- In in ?a #u. ? la be appropriate.!, i. ibe'Sfn
pUrr to i'ie ; rrhaae,Ira >i r.at.uo.and erection of ??.
ehtrr ry 'or producing c froaa ihe orftrinal quartz tavtjtat
lion ai <t tneti iht tnrpl it to ha dlaMaaaai among ika tai4
t hg i si pruprli ton- 1 lie i aiabajf oi Uteae aiiare* aa?tor.
l/ni i m o ? -f al'oiit .'. <' At far t* :l hat b ? .. poe>
tihie, tlie tpnu el ibe leaolaittt) aaa baaa carr't-j ooi.
There t ?-nit, t r?. titw e?er. a>>me ten hundred tharea iota}
dt.p nii et' aad it Lt awairabai thai they ha too tcj
pniperl) die ribuiatf. The retiring I'retidcnt. to vthotntt*
autbo lit watdelegatei ,wtj i oniinaa bti ad aa u.e aiux*
rje\ (if Ine purtiet hi 'he at e of lb* atocb.
The netaetMone of tt;t? C >rrp?ny were ohtalaed at aa
ear;y r<? t. ,i In :de bitaatv ot mining in CaUforcv
Aliiictuh tbia Conipaa] an- to t the tirat to erect a*,
chlrety for Ina cnitblngof ibe quartz, thev rat? jattiyb*
reckoned ttauiotig Baa fist arbw tiave perfVetad ibeir or,
ganTattin for tl al parBOlt The convenience of aceett bl
the mtLe lit abaadaaeamt qtaru .atnl utextaaaive waiar.
pi.wer, laken logetbar. t\m\ >? 'lie t'iciteat of tba CiJtJpaBf
bejoi d i quttuon Enargj and rigor In the prateciiilnq,
and jut*. rt ent and dtwretiou In li e management of ibatr
bualr eat.are aloneiieraaaary in laaata an i nmente locoata.
Ti e >n vrni| il i- Company, in retpect to the uuarU rocb
operatli>D*, are full] ?keiaitxd by Iba leport or t!,e tlon.
Toiomat Butlt-r King, und otli?r men nf e ami obter,
?atloB, who have eaeoted their attention to the taaJtBa
The public are c ally acquiring tutor oiuUon, and conaeuuen>
ly greater oerid? nee
" An cxpiera uiidati-'tbditig e\itt? on the part of ttuiw(If
w boat I i t,etir tl e ?*o< t i? heing ?old that I' the fundi pro,
tidad for lb) parpoaa of aajriag for and erecting the igt
el merv. ;n.d f i p?\ lug an? tatMMBI n relation to gja get.
ting of* Ina tiachiaery in operation, ahull ba lusiiitictant for
thai ohjt ci. the balance ahall he tupplied from the procr-eJl
of tl e aalet ot said a'ock, to ths en l that a debt mar, ?totar
no circumstance* he created agauitt live C ompany, or thg
stockho ders he sset tsed fix fund*
In courluaion, Wa wlUfuialshaa eitract or twofroag
1?ttet received m Iba Sup?-riuteur*i,nt >f the t'ompaar,
Join II Hancock, l><] diriH-te?! to the Preanitat, OB theo*
cssum of bis dit oplinuing work upon the Rocky Bar.frf
the season: " I have, agreeahle to your auggesUoos wkej
lore. \n-\ r> \?-d li.e ? ??? earn'? c. i ft * ?!? ?? ig tri
ilB'ptBUif tfaerjaca,atbb tapsaat nYaboaj as.'*1".mIbJ
tl ( re bl apace and power of warer snfficient for atapi
?ig K1?? nins of rock, per d?v, il reijiun'd "
?? 1 have tevera. ?peciincn* o( the i-cstterwl ouaru, vvtadi
Is not aa rich a* t! m unbedded in the original stare, opua
which I have bOBB BXBeiltl?BUtlagf, with partial suirsstj
havtrg uo other.to<ds tlwn a ?muH atone mortar aad pesdei
tirat, t urning the rock, alter "mch it is easily nMtalbtjaj
snd waoticd in an Iron pan, with quicksilver With these
vary latptilad ?aatvt, I can asaae from three to eirfit dob
Ian rer dtv, out of any of Hie rock I have ever fried "
'?I la'e fin or three i>r t broken on" from the i??
with a crowbar, b> all Ol whu h more or leas tust W visg>4
to (he naked e\e, Vc A.c. l?an d r< B> % Isaf,
Switzerland The RltM In lt- rne.
You have dooe well in not precipitately trust
ing to the report of a revolt of thedwisa tJ.M ia iitl
againtt the pretent Uovernment of the Canton t)f
Berne. The Socialitt party of Swit/erlaud it I
very small one and would never dare to attempt
a revolt againtt any Government. 1 waa in Ifjlf
xerland till the Hpung of the laat year and found,
that even in the Trench portion?except thf
Canton of (Jen'iva? although modi more sJ"
vacced in political opini.ma than the grett ytrt
of the Canton ot Berne, the 8ocialitt party nn s
ben but few partitant in tin: higher and mott
civilized parta o; that population and among us
workingmeu in the cities and towns. The oun
try is atricily opposed to all s ? pn'ist reforms
The causes are:
1. The situation of the workingmeu ami far?
mers, which is comparatively much better tbtl
that of the tame aoit of men in Germany, Fr?.. ?
and England
% The Bullish and low tpirited ditpotitioo i
the Swiss in general, who, proud of bei uj u
only Republicans of Europe, never think of *+
sisting the political exertions of the other nttio?*,
and consider their datigerout situation bet'tcs
France, Italy and Germany, all the latter now
governed by tyrants, but aa an impulse to folio*
all commands and prohibitons ot the tyrtnld
againtt the most unhappy of all outcasts, the t*>
ble hearted Emigrants seeking refuge to -rt"
zerland after a bold battle for liberty in their obb
lands. I doubt therefore the alleged caute of tbtl
revolt, j arti? ularly ainco it concerns a J?*"J
The Jews have never noisessed the rithtso?
citizeiisl.iji in Switzerland or at least in the Can.'
ton cd Herne, and therefore a Jew is not sbla ?
InfisancB the politiial i. elingt of those peop?,
who hate all strai.gera. except luxurious travelers
1 suppose, the only cause of the revolt is ths noa
irrntnpllirirntTBt of the promises given by tM
Aristo rstic party of the Canton of Berne rwfora
the last election. Those Aristocrats, Iis? V*
Hrttian 1 iBBtBS'S in the time of the Hevolutiooirv
War ot America, aupport tha tyrants BfS?BTI
countries with mercenary soldiers, nevercarta* j" I
the hajrpinees and glory of their country, but It tM
reettaid shment of the old i obuity.and the opprss
tiou of th?j common people who cannot bostt *
descent from old tamiliea They hail prnsiiseJ
more than they were able to accomplish. T"*
people, < heated in such a manner, had elected *
majority of Ariatocra'.a, and after tbe elect**
diarovered their mistake aud attempted to ovt*'
threw the new Goverr.ioeiit Tbia alteratioa of
the mit d of the people previously appeared H
tlie election of new Judges last Autumn. A latjj
majority of Democrata was then elected. Bst1
< '.hat, if tbe rcvorit n?i \ party wereletv'
able ar.o brave men,the " not or revolt would**'
revobition. The Ansu aTW > mi Berne is noes**
to dispose of more than Ml tchliers, aud tbe
jority of tbe citizens ariii never for a long ?*?
supptjtt so fooiith a <-'oven ruent Almott
revolts in Hwitzeilsnd baaaj originated ? ?*?
single Cantons aud endid wnh the removal o(&
hated Government!.
AN OL.. ??rttAlA I UKfCBUCA*
Aaalautnt tSargeoi? I a lied States Navy.
The following Ataistant BargBOoa iu the
examined by the M-d . .1 Bosrd recentl/
veLed at the Naval lum. Pu.ladelphit>7
been found <|ualilieJ foe promotion, aud p***
vig:
t" ' . T Mscoun. Pa?s??i Aaatt snt gurgaoa, 1
L'StS'ler Paated Atstataot > <' n K'athard bt'**',..
W il larii A Harris. Kastail A-r.t ?m H,,rgt*m, >'in?*^; I
tttav Passrd Assbataat faigs tub art K. vVat1;'*TJ|
Ais'.tlsi l >uigroO Henry <> Via >. Ui pu.k BSS? *^
Patt' t Attiaisnf Sdrgi ? I, H .i.w A Harris. t?
Of t/1 candidates BZBmioed f..r ^^TjL
the service aa Atsistar.t Surgeons, tbe mm**9*
have h?ea fonnd onalitieit \\r.\ ,
Ban ne; f. Coast, f? rttSBOOUt. W H i Jae-* S. lassj
rbsltrfelptde; Oaarga Pacb. .%??? i i-.? . Caar-"*' ,
York 1 ei bSN.vatuai Jflks II Oos. B aWBr'S^
Horner. Jr. vVarremon, Va ; J r, , it vvh:0r<. JJ*.
31?.y u . t. U.a\.i ti, PtJ',1. Miy'iia. rce? .
N ? Vr \ N\-a'.-.i:>. Tfcbb i Job? I* ?' > ???re". Hs 1 ^
loiae. Vi gttla; J Pa,a H apaiasa. WlsaJjatsw
A ci.?r '? tl Cwiaai , Auiis. 1 ? *?'>
BP On rrtaa) bj?(M s?I * Ib#jb?b^ ?jjjjl
v? ,s ii co t ? r ? the mil *??'?? 1
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