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Early Western Travels 1748–1846 Volume XX
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Indian alarm on the Cimarron River
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Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle...
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Copy 2 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Two Copies Received Nov 15 1905 Copyright Entry Nov. 15, 1905 Class a XXc No. 131248 COPY A. COPYRIGHT 1905, BY THE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY...
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME XX Commerce Of The Prairies; or, The Journal of a Santa Fé Trader, during Eight Expeditions across the Great Western Prairies, and a Residence of nearly Nine Years in...
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ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOLUME XX “Indian Alarm on the Cimarron River” Frontispiece “Map of the Interior of Northern Mexico” Facing 21 Medal of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Mexico (text cut) 40 “Camp...
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PART II OF GREGG'S COMMERCE OF THE PRAIRIES, OR THE JOURNAL OF A SANTA FÉ TRADER — 1831–1839 Reprint of chapters xii–xvi of Volume I, and all of Volume II of the...
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CONTENTS CHAPTER XII Government of New Mexico — The Administration of Justice — Judicial Corruption — Prejudices against Americans — Partiality for the English — Anecdote of Governor Armijo and a Trapper...
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14 Customs — Excellent Provisions against Demoralization — Primitive Pastimes of the Pueblos — Their Architecture — Singular Structures of Taos, and other novel Fortifications — Primitive state of the Arts among...
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15 The Muster and the Introduction — An ‘Olla Podrida’— Adventure of a ‘Down-Easter’ —Arrival of U. S. Dragoons — Camp Holmes, and the Road — A Visit from a Party of...
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16 — Ruins of Valverde — ‘Towns without Houses’ — La Jornado del Muerto — Laguna and Ojo del Muerto — A Tradition of the Arrieros — Laborious Ferrying and Quagmires —...
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17 Preparations in Chihuahua for our Arrest — Arrival of Mexican Troops — A polite Officer — Myself with three of my Men summoned back to Chihuahua — Amiable Conduct of Señor...
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18 early Caravans — Immense Gullies — Coal Mines and other Geological Products — Gypsum — Metallic Minerals — Salines — Capt. Boone's Exploration — ‘Salt Plain’ and ‘Salt Rock’ — Mr....
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19 — Improvements, Agriculture, etc. — Their Slaves — Manufactures — Style of Living, Dress, etc. — Literary Opportunities and Improvements — Choctaw Academy — Harpies and Frauds — Games — Systems...
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MAP OF THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN MEXICO.
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COMMERCE OF THE PRAIRIES [PART II] CHAPTER XII1 1 Chapter xii of volume i of the original edition.— Ed. Government of New Mexico — The Administration of Justice — Judicial Corruption —...
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22 its functions have been arbitrarily exercised by the governor ever since. The administration of the laws in Northern Mexico constitutes one of the most painful features of her institutions. Justice, or...
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23 to be made in the name of the latter, knowing it will thus be more likely to command proper attention. Few men, perhaps, have done more to jeopard the interests of...
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24 Previous to the return of this party from their trapping expedition, Armijo had succeeded Narbona in office, and they were informed that it was his intention to seize their furs. To...
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25 The following anecdote affords another illustration of Armijo's summary mode of dealing with Americans. In the fall of 1840, a gross outrage was committed upon a physician from Massachusetts (said to...
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26 practised by the alcalde, before he had proceeded far on his journey, he returned and made an attempt to bring the delinquent officer to justice, but altogether without success. But perhaps...
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27 owed his preservation partially to the consternation with which the failure of their clandestine attempt at his life inspired the cowardly ruffians. Instead of being punished for this diabolical act, the...
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28 war upon the savages, who were laying waste the surrounding country, foreign merchants, with an equal disregard for their rights and the obligations of treaties, were taxed twenty-five dollars each per...
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29 formed with [234] the finger and thumb. Generally speaking, however, the process of examination is gone through without a single oath being administered; and in the absence of witnesses, the alcalde...
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30 such cases, would be void. It is no wonder, then, that the cause of freedom in Mexico has made so little progress. Imprisonment is almost the only sort of punishment resorted...
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31 servant soon accumulates a debt which he is unable to pay — his wages being often engaged for a year or two in advance. Now, according to the usages, if not...
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32 up his name; observing, “O, I can't think of exposing the poor fellow!” The impunity with which delinquencies of this description are every day committed is [238] perhaps in some degree,...
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33 shop-lifting, [239] pocket-picking, and other elegant pastimes of the same kindred, are the legitimate offspring, especially among the lower classes, of that passion for gaming, which in Mexico more than anywhere...
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34 to smile upon her efforts, and for some years she spent her days in lowliness and misery. At last her luck turned, as gamblers would say, and on one occasion she...
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35 practised generally on St. John's day. A common cock or hen is tied by the feet to some swinging limb of a tree, so as to be barely within the reach...
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36 general, throughout the country, and with all classes than dancing. From the gravest priest to the buffoon — from the richest nabob to the beggar — from the governor to the...
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37 with tenazitas de oro (little golden tongs), to hold the cigar with, so as to prevent their delicate fingers from being polluted either with the stain or scent of tobacco; forgetting...
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38 already been shown, the civil authority is so nearly merged in the military and the ecclesiastical, that the government, if not a military hierarchy, is something so near akin that it...