CHAPTER IX. 
CONCLUSION OF THE SANTA FE TRADE. 
ans of Pric es—Statistical Table—Chihuahua Trade—Its 
tent—Different Por ts throug ch which Goods are ee 
my ps Masket-=-Expeditin n between Chihuahua an d Arkan- 
n. ijo’s -guard— 
His er oe Retreat— a Grievances—Unfortunate Re- 
sults of Indiscriminate Revenge—Want of Discipline among 
the ecuns Dies med by Cap. Cook—Return of the Escort 
@ U.S. Dragoons, on of the Texans— gitar the Mex- 
ican Government—Closing of the Santa Fé Trad 
Berore proceeding to the graver matters to 
be presented in the succeeding chapters, a 
few words to those who are curious about the 
history of the Santa Fé trade intervening be- 
tween the conclusion of my personal narra- 
tive and the closing of the trade by the Mexi- 
can government, in 1843, may not be amiss. 
The Santa Fé trade, though more or less 
fluctuating from its origin, continued to pre- 
sent an average increase oe growth down to 
the year 1831. During the same period, the 
prices of goods continued is go down in even 
a more rapid ratio. Since 1831, the rates of 
