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Ex. Doc. No. 41. 



571 



Del Norte as far as Taos: it is alternate 

 apparently deposited on a shore compos 

 ay the primitive rock scarce; of granite 

 particular localities, mdre or less. 



a 



^ ^, Marched at 8, taking the river road, and spending 



two hours at a sandy hill, where the confusion with the unbroken 



October 4. 



o uours ai a sauuy um, wucic tut v^wwIWlc^^.w ,, » — 



Mexican oxen was very great; some half a dozen men at each team, 

 and then they went every way but the right one; came to PuWidera, 



ere 



and then they went every way dui tne rigiu vut:, L..nue lu x «... 

 where Captain Moore reported that the Navajoes had been th 

 over one hundred— and had driven off quite a quantity of stock; 

 but, as both Darties appeared to be afraid, there were no wounds 

 received; the boldness of the Navajoes proceeds from their confi- 

 dence in the cowardice of the Mexicans. The alcalde rode with us 

 to camp, five miles on, and sent one of his people to Socora for some 

 Apaches; two came in, (one drunk;) they may be highly useful to 

 us in getting guides through theircountry; the general despatched 

 them to their chief, 10 meet hijn to-morrow night. The general 

 ere gave permission to the people of New Mexico, hying on he 

 Rio Abaio, to march against the Navajoes, in retaliation for the 

 many- outrages received at their hands. Saw a fine flock of Ameri- 

 can partridges to-day; they have no doubt just invaded the country, 

 as T .•annf^^°^,^or rif jhp-r havinET been seen before. _ _ 



h 



emed 



as I cannot hear of their having been seen betore. 



Vctoher 5.— Took from the alcalde certain mules wnich nc 

 taken from the citizens as fines for their trading with the Apa 

 these mules the alcalde had taken as his own Property, and^ 

 to think it a hard case to think that the general fii^^l^^.^J^onrT 

 as public property; we marched at half past 8, and carn^to ^°-r^o. 

 having heard, just as we were ^b^ut to leave camD,tbat ^ 



road to the Gila was directly out from the Del N^te at this p ^^^^ 

 all the command express salisf^r.Hnn al thejrospeex 



the M 



^y 



iV\e want of 



getting out of the- settlements, as lut. "'""^.^ ' ' i^ave them be- 

 Loes\i„ dealing, have n^ade every on an-,3.t^^ 



hind. 



; in dealing, have maae eveiy ^"" "'-;;". _ anvthing-near 

 It will never do to make an offer to aMex c n an>th ^^^^ ^^^ 



thTpric;; 'a;Le"is "sure to insi^st^upon m^or^e,^and t^tinks^you^ar^e not 



Sumner's command at Santa Fe have been 



in earnest, even if you send hira ott. 



deserters from Major Sumner s_ comux.^-------^-^^ Secora 



taken up at El Paso by the Mexicans. Thehill.opp ^^ ^^^ 



are composed of diluvial drift rocks; back of Socora ^^^ ^^ ^^^ 



Del Norte, the mountains are ^^"^P.^.^^f^^^J'^ra substance like 

 colors, and various character; a ^^^^^.'^f'Jl.'pearance of fall- 

 magnesia; in one place, the ^'^f ^^.^f^^.f^ t^?o^f ^^^ mountains 



.U.e, J., no =PPea^- ::.^niZtn a |: ^^^^^ 



Lt'd :^''e::.:^;.?f % e |£... 4ond 



the point where he struck ^^^ P^^^^^^^^ 



cUnes to go ^8 miles south of the cop^e ,^ 



we will new probably go down the ut 

 still farther. 



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