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Buren—The two Routes to Santa Fé—Some Advantages 
of that from Arkansas—Restlessness of Prairie Travellers 
in civilized Life, and Propensity for returning to the Wild 
ts, . ‘ ‘ ; . . 13 
CHAPTER IX. 
CONCLUSION OF THE SANTA FE TRADE. 
Decline of Prices—Statistical Caen Beceem sae sian 
Its Extent—Different Ports oe which Goo in- 
and Arkansas—The Drawback—The e more recent Inci- 
dents of the Santa Fé Caravans—Adventures of 1843 
nooery ® and Murder of nea Tit n from Texas— 4 
Defeat of Gen. Armijo’s Van-guard—His precipitate Re- = 4 
treat—Texan Grievances—Unfortanate Results of indis- 
Mexican Government—Closing of the Santa Fé Trade, 159 
CHAPTER X. 
GEOGRAPHY OF THE PRAIRIES. 
NE ee ee ae ee 
aes of be Prairies—Mountains—Mesas or Table-lands— 
oal Mines a 
Geological Se ee Minerals—Sa- 
lines—Capt. Boone’s Exploration— Salt Plain’ and ‘ Salt 
Rock’—Mr. Sibley’ Visit—Saline Exudations—Unhab- 
itableness of the high Prairies—Excellent Pasturage— 
sp a —Timber—Cross Timbers—Encroachments 
e Timber peas. the Praities.-Praits and Flowers— 
Salubrity of Climat 178 
CHAPTER XI. 
ANIMALS OF THE PRAIRIES. 
The Mustang or ery arc ng him by 
ing,’ and with the Lazo—H flesh—T he eae : 
pydmenion ast ont “ng of its Meat—Ge neral Utility : 
an 
to: 
Hunting the Buffalo wn pn and Arrows, the Lance 
etc.— Still-hunting’—The Buffalo ferocious only when 
