. 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 . rich atimbered country does not exist between the Missis-sippi valley and the Pacific, except in the mountainousdistrict of Upper California. Should a railway be con-structed across the country south of the Gila, its timbermust be procured from this quarter. The value ofpine timber in this region can be appreciated whenI state, that there is not a single floor made of boardsor pl
. 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 . rich atimbered country does not exist between the Missis-sippi valley and the Pacific, except in the mountainousdistrict of Upper California. Should a railway be con-structed across the country south of the Gila, its timbermust be procured from this quarter. The value ofpine timber in this region can be appreciated whenI state, that there is not a single floor made of boardsor plank in the town of El Paso; nor have I ever seenone in any part of New Mexico, Chihuahua, or El Paso, I was obliged to purchase a few hundredfeet for doors, tables, and various fittings, for which Ipaid one hundred and seventy-five dollars a building purposes, therefore, this timber wouldprove immensely valuable. The buildings at the Copper Mines consist of a TO THE COPPER MINES. 235 u Presidio or fort, which commands the approachfrom the canon below. It is of a triangular form, eachside presenting a front of about 200 feet, with circulartowers on the corners. It is built of adobe, with. Presidio at the Copper Mines. walls from three to four feet in thickness, and a singleopening on the eastern side. This building was in sogood a state of preservation on the arrival of ColonelCraig, that in a few weeks he built up such walls ashad fallen, restored the roof, and made the whole ten-antable for himself and his command, furnishing be-sides store-rooms for all his provisions. There werealso some fifty or more adobe buildings, some of themin good preservation, except the roofs, and others in astate of complete ruin. The adobes were therefore 236 EL PASO taken from those in the worst condition to completethe others, roofs were added, and comfortable habita-tions made for the officers of the commission. The hills and valleys abound in wild animals andgame of vari
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