The entire correspondence received frora you is limited to 2 

 letters, one frora May, the other frora June, the latter accompanied 

 by the Anzeiger des Westens, which I received a few raonths ago in 

 Cusihuiriachi after the government in Chihuahua had opened and 

 retained them for a long time. One of your letters mentions an 

 insert frora Dr. Krieg, of which I saw nothing, and the sarae goes 

 for a letter from Lieutenant Emery, who, as I just heard, has 

 gone with general Kearney to California, Dr. King, whom I ask you 

 to greet from me,inquires about the rarity of New Mexico gold mines. 

 I could not get any meaningful Information of this in Santa Fe; 

 Information about the exi>ortation of #old could probably be ob- 

 tainedjfrom the mints in the U.S.., where it was normaly shipped. than 

 in Santa Fe» where it is solely smuo-gled out of the country. The 

 gold minerals of the placers in New Mexico will provide interes- 

 ting research; specially the golddust of New Flacer deserves spe- 

 cial research due to its silver content, which makes it poorer than 

 Old Placer. 



Of ray sufferings here, the correspondence for the Anzeiger 



will give you a comprehersive picture, but ray patience was at times 



at an end and for days I lived rather in the mountains than return 



to that hated little town, where the government of Chihuahua had 



banne d me. Had our armee not come finally,I was ready to beat my 



way to El Paso. Now, that I am free again, I have to face,what I 



shall begin in the future. For the present I will remain here, 



and as long as the war lasts, I will not leave the armee. If I can 



find a sui table niche, I have f nt had time to explore. I have made 



the aquaintance of colonel Donophan and most of the officers and 



found otherkquaintances, such as Lieutenant Liebten (?), with whom 



I live in a house. The armee will remain here probably a month, 



the 



but what will happen further, ne ither \ colonel nor anybody eise 



