. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . Fort Fillmore tovisit a silver mine, which had been discovered a fewmonths previous, and which was now being worked byits owner, Hugh Stevenson, Esq., of El Paso. The mineis situated in the Organ Mountains, about eighteenmiles east of the Fort; and as these mountains are thehaunts of the Apaches, Colonel Miles kindly furnishedus with an escort of ten dragoons, commanded by MajorS
. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . Fort Fillmore tovisit a silver mine, which had been discovered a fewmonths previous, and which was now being worked byits owner, Hugh Stevenson, Esq., of El Paso. The mineis situated in the Organ Mountains, about eighteenmiles east of the Fort; and as these mountains are thehaunts of the Apaches, Colonel Miles kindly furnishedus with an escort of ten dragoons, commanded by MajorSteen, an officer familiar with this region, and expe-rienced in Indian campaigns. By taking an early start we reached the nearestpoint in the mountains, about twelve miles distant,before 10 oclock, having traversed a desert plain witha gradual ascent the whole way. On reaching a defilewhich leads across the ridge. Major Steen and took a portion of the dragoons and went to the time some mischievous persons put the idea into their heads of savingtheir property by denying the jurisdiction of Mexico ; and this is doubt-less the foundation of the statement that they desire to be annexed tothe United EL PASO DEL NORTE. 393 mine, which was about five miles farther to the north,while I remained with the rest to examine the then took my rifle, and walked a couple of milesthrough it and the deep gorges which indent the this ramble I passed a beautiful little stream, which,rising far within the defile, wound its way along through
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