SECOND DIVISION. 
EL PASO TO THE COPPER MINES. 
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5 EVENTS AT EL PASO. 
Losses of Animals—High price of provisions at El Paso—Excursion up the 
river—Entertainment given to the officers of the Commission by the 
civil authorities—The Bishop of Durango—Pueblo Indiane-: Meeting 
with General Condé, and Joint Com 
mission—Arrival and disposition of the main body of the United States 
Commission—Arrival of ox-train, and death of U. D, Wakeman— 
Departure of military escort for the Copper Mines—American despo- 
radoes in New Mexico—Death of E. OC. Clarke—Trial and execution 
of Wade, Craig, and Butler—Trial and execution of Young—Dinner an 
ball given under difficulties—Excursion to the Sierra Waco~—Indian 
pictures at the Waco Tanks—Initial point agreed upon, and survey in 
its vicinity commenced—Dépdt established at the Copper Mines—Dr 
Webb’s report on the same. 
_ On reaching El Paso, I feared that the ten mules 
sent out by Major Van Horne to my assistarice would 
_ be insufficient, as so many of our animals had suddenly 
: given out when I left the train. On making my fears 
known to Mr. Magoffin, an American merchant here, he 
generously ordered four of his own men to take ten of 
his best mules and set off immediately to aid the train 
‘In getting in; and, in eee it arrivbebt in gi 
five days after. 
