. 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 . to the fertile valleys ofCalifornia, near Los Angeles ; and, with the excep-tion of the Rio Grande, there is no river of equal sizebetween those of Eastern Texas and the Colorado ofCalifornia. The water, too, is clear and sweet, unlikethe muddy waters of the Rio Grande, the Pecos, andthe Colorado, which are charged with vegetable mat-ter and earth. Many beautiful articles of pott
. 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 . to the fertile valleys ofCalifornia, near Los Angeles ; and, with the excep-tion of the Rio Grande, there is no river of equal sizebetween those of Eastern Texas and the Colorado ofCalifornia. The water, too, is clear and sweet, unlikethe muddy waters of the Rio Grande, the Pecos, andthe Colorado, which are charged with vegetable mat-ter and earth. Many beautiful articles of pottery have from timeto time been found here, the texture of which is muchsuperior to that made at the present day by the Mex-icans. This pottery has chiefly a white or a redground, ornamented with a variety of angular figures: * Ollas (pronounced oyas) are the most common of all the utensilsof pottery used by the Indians or present Mexicans. They are of variouscapacities, from half a pint to six gallons. Suspended by a cord overthe fire they are used for cooking in, and are in universal use for carryingwater. The household utensils of the poorer Mexicans consist entirelyof an assortment of these useful
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