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Santa Barbara ^ Standlay,C.U.S.Nat.Her 1 i. 13*1.67, says "A Mexican\ ^ 
settlement on the Rio Grande about 25 miles north of Las Cruces,visited J 
by Wright" and on his map shows it about 6 mi. NW of PI. Selden , / 
(Radium Springs). Dona Ana County,New Mexico . 
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Bartlett, who travelled the route which Wright later took from 
El Paso to the Coppermines,gives the following regarding Santa Barbara. 
He left Dona Ana the AM of Apr. 2 yth ”We continued cvws 4 e-ww»l on our course 
towards the north,and soon struck the great Jornada del Muerto,on the 
Santa Pe road,which we followed for 9 mi\es,when we turned off to 
San Diego. the old fording place" They crossed the Rio Grande and camped 
8 milesup on the west' side, having made a total of 26 miles during 
the day. Starting earlyvthey continued northward along the river 
bottom *4 miles to a ’’new settlement on the river’s bank,called 
Santa Barbara ". The next watering place being 20 miles distant,at 
Mule Sprs., they camped. 
Judging from Wright's list, his party probably travelled from 
Dona Ana to Sen Diego orossing of the Rio Grande on the 28th and 
arrived at Santa Barbara on the 29th. 
Bartlett, reached Mule Springs on the afternoon of Apr.29th., 
having followed a course,south of west, first a couple of miles up river 
then over and thru a range of hills to Mule Springs at their western 
base, a total distance of about 23 miles. On the 30th Bartlett 
reached Cooke' Springs 12 miles from Mule Spr. at midday and then ^ ^ 
swung NW to the bed of the Mimbree shout 20 miles beyond. 
Wright appears to have camped at Cooke's Spring the night of 
July 31 st. This locality,near old Pt. Cummings, is 15 miles north 
and a bit esst of Deming,and is in northern Luna County,Pew Mexico 
* / ^^Sprin-fes' raujt/ be .east of„Gohke 
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The route travelled by Wright went NW from Cooke Springs and 
hit the Mlmbres River near the present Luna-fcrant county-line. Wright's 
collections of August 1 st are probably all from Grant County 
Note Bartlett's itiniary and map show Santa Barbara to be much further 
north than is given by Standley, in fact in extreme NW corner of Dona Ana 
County above Hatch (ca. 30 mi. KW. of Pt. Selden). This would place 
Mule Springs about the SW corner of Sierra County. 
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