= EL PASO DEL NORTE. 383 
I was sorry to find on my arrival, that the military 
post, which was here when I left the year before, had 
been broken up and the troops withdrawn, with the 
exception only of a small detachment under Lieutenant 
Wilkins, which was quartered at Mr. Magoffin’s rancho, 
in the same building where I was. To the regret of 
all the inhabitants, even this small force was withdrawn _ 
a few weeks after.* 
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* The town of El Paso del Norte, so frequently alluded to, is on the 
Mexican side of the river. On the American side there was no settle- 
ment until after the war, and the rich bottoms were but partially cul- 
tivated or suffered to run to waste. At present, there are three settle- 
ments here, viz., Mr. Coon’s ranch with its adjoining buildings, which 
was formerly the military post; Mr. Stevenson’s ranch, with another 
group of buildings; and Magoffinsville. This last is now the principal 
