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Ex. Doc. No. 41. 4*:g 



^ajarito, Ranches de Atrisco, Atrisco, Palareres, Albuquerque, 

 A emeda, Corrales, Sandia, and Eernalillo. Coun'ty seat^ Be^na! 



This decree shall be made known to the governor, that he 



^arry it into execution. 



may 



MARIA 



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President. 



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- ■ "^^'/J'J"*' °f the premises, I command that this act be published 

 circulated, and made known, to all whom it mav cnnr/r.rl.ul 



on 



It may concern, for its 



MARIAN 



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Palace of the government j Sania Fc 



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Jose Felix Jubia, Secretary. 

 June 17, 1844. 



Oc^o6er28^Last night we had much rain and wind, and this 



We 



g away 



place to-day. The weather is quiTe cold. The wild g Le ar^e T 



ing about us m great numbers, and keep up an incessant « A„„i 



T^ng. 



About 2 o'clock it commenced clearing off. We started out to 

 kill some geese. The « anser canadiensis" and »A. bernicla " are 



Keele caUeT- A hv'^'f "" "'"^ '^ '''''' ^.^^^^'^^^ snow-Vhite 

 geese, called A. hyperboreas," snow goose, by way of eminence 



•€ran muchos sabios.'^ 



"k t^e^afternoon we met a young Mexican who had travelled 

 through the United States. He commenced speaking of the pow- 

 erful steamboats, the rapid rail-cars, and mighty rivers he hid 

 seen; and, pointing to the Rio del Norte, he said, ** this is the Rio 



of Mexico, but in the United States it would be 



poquito, muy poquito. 



muy 



^ October 29.— This morning Lieutenant Peck and I started for 

 Paralta," leaving the wagon and most of the mules at Padillas- 

 we thus saved a day's march, as we could now return before ni^ht* 

 and I wished to start from this place, in order to explore the 

 country around «' Chilili," and all the inhabited portion of New 

 o^ .- i|jg eastward. 



down on the west side of the river, until we 

 reached the Pueblo of " Isletta," quite a large town. Here we 

 saw extensive vineyards, with long sheds, under which were ranged 

 huge bloated bags of ox hide, where several of the Indians were 

 at work, distilling the liquors from the vats. 



We now forded the river, and after a journey of 9 miles, reached 

 the village of " Peralta." This town is situated on the southera 



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