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traders. We busied ourselves during the day in completing the 

 construction of our houses, and soon finished the thatchine- of all 



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off by the Indians. 



In the evening we learned that Mr. Glasgow and several of the 

 traders had started to Santa Fe, hoping to meet Colonel Doniphan 

 and get some positive information with^reference to the place where 

 they should be constrained to winter. 



This morning Mr. Kerford's train moved down the river, and 

 formed camp near "Fray Cristobal," which is 15 miles below. 

 Mr. Kerford is an Englishman, and having an English passport, is 

 very anxious to go on to Chihuahua, as well as Senor Algier, who 



IS protected by a Spanish passport. The coming of M. . „ „, 



with letters assuring foreigners that their property would be pro- 

 tected, has made many of the traders very anxious to proceed, for 

 som€ of them have as much as 150,000 dollars worth of goods at 

 stake. . 5 . 



This morning we completed our "adobe" chimney, plastering it 

 within and without with mud, and we have now a complete struc- 

 ture, save the roof, which shall be made if we remain here any 

 length of time. 



Mr. Ruxton came over and sat a while with us. He said that 

 he was going out deer hunting in the moTning, and I told him that 

 Reymond, who was a good shot, would accompany him, hoping 

 that the Tatter would share the good fortune of one who had been 

 very successful in hunting. Mr. Ruxton said that while he was at 

 El Paso he met three Americans, who had been taken prisoners by 

 the Mexicans four months pr-evious. These persons had left the 

 Lnited States to go to California, by the way of Sonorar'they were 

 seized as spies, at the instigation of a man whom they had em- 

 ployed as guide from Santa Fe, The Mexicans had taken all that 

 these poor fellows possessed, and they were now almost starving 

 there, for they allowe.d them only a handful of "frijoles" and a few 

 tortillas" each day. Mr. R. said that he remonstrated with seve- 

 ral persons, an.l with the cura Ortiz, who acknowledged that they 

 were ignorant men, without any knowledge of the Mexican lan- 



Kfdlnt'tf.t'^.r"^''"'^ ^''^^ ^^' ^P^^^5 i^ f^ct, that it was 

 evident that they were no spies; still, however, these men 



^f the trLlv hV ^^ Tf V'^'P^^^'^' ""*^i« in direct violation 

 01 the treaty between the United States and , 



lates for twelve months' notice to American. 



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thev had anv Vnnri li ^"%^"^^^cans that these men had left before 

 tiiey naa anj knowledge of the war 



hitherTBd tMir^^'i? '•"°"'r '^=y "^ commotionj ffiany going 

 CecmJer 4.-To-day Captain Walton rode down, and expressed 



