. 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 . harness, tents, and camp equi-page too required a thorough overhauling; as the con-tinued wet weather and constant marching had toldseverely on every thing. I was so fortunate as to findmechanics here, who were at once employed and setto work. In the mean time the mules had to bebrought to a condition fit to undertake as long a jour-ney as that they had just completed. They were,
. 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 . harness, tents, and camp equi-page too required a thorough overhauling; as the con-tinued wet weather and constant marching had toldseverely on every thing. I was so fortunate as to findmechanics here, who were at once employed and setto work. In the mean time the mules had to bebrought to a condition fit to undertake as long a jour-ney as that they had just completed. They were,therefore, given rations of corn and sent to the moun-tain near, where there was grama grass in they had become so thin, that many weeks wouldbe necessary, under the best care, to bring them up. EL PASO DEL NORTE. 383 I was sorry to find on my arrival, that the militarypost, which was here when I left the year before, hadbeen broken up and the troops withdrawn, with theexception only of a small detachment under LieutenantWilkins, which was quartered at Mr. Magoffins rancho,in the same building where I was. To the regret ofall the inhabitants, even this small force was withdrawna few weeks after.*. Military Post, El Paso. * The town of El Paso del Norte, so frequently alluded to, is on theMexican 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, Coons ranch with its adjoining buildmgs, whichwas formerly the military post; Mr. Stevensons ranch, with anothercroup of buildings; and MagofBnsville. This last is now the principal 384 INCIDENTS AT The Apaches had been more bold than usual dur-ing the spring and summer of 1852 ; and the wholefrontier had suffered from their inroads. Many menhad been killed within a few miles of El Paso; and atthe astronomical observatory, at Frontera, eight milesdistan
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