History and government of New Mexico . mand in New Mexico. In the meantime, however, theraids of the thieving Navajosbecame so bold that Doniphanhad to make a campaign againstthem before starting to Chi-huahua. Over high monutains andthrough deep snows, he sweptacross the Continental Divideand into the very heart of theNavajo country in the northwestand forced the Navajos to makea treaty at Bear Spring, inwhich they promised to restoreprisoners and property and to stop their plundering raids— a mere scrap of paper to be broken as soon as thetroops were gone. 167. The March to Chihuahua. — Doni
History and government of New Mexico . mand in New Mexico. In the meantime, however, theraids of the thieving Navajosbecame so bold that Doniphanhad to make a campaign againstthem before starting to Chi-huahua. Over high monutains andthrough deep snows, he sweptacross the Continental Divideand into the very heart of theNavajo country in the northwestand forced the Navajos to makea treaty at Bear Spring, inwhich they promised to restoreprisoners and property and to stop their plundering raids— a mere scrap of paper to be broken as soon as thetroops were gone. 167. The March to Chihuahua. — Doniphan was nowready to start southward. The traders caravan (sec. 158)accompanied him down the Rio Grande over the same routethat had been followed by the Spanish pioneers and theirdescendants for nearly three centuries. On the afternoon of Christmas Day (1846), just afterthey went into camp at Brazito (bra-seto), twelve milesbelow Dona Ana, they were attacked by a force of twelvehundred Mexicans. Within forty minutes the enemy were. Colonel Alexander THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION 141 fleeing southward in utter rout. Two days later, withoutopposition, the Americans occupied the old Spanish town ofEl Paso del Norte (now Juarez). 168. The Capture of Chihuahua. — Here Doniphanlearned that General Wool had abandoned his expeditionagainst Chihuahua (sec. 158) in order to cooperate withGeneral Taylor in the campaign around Monterey. Beforemarching on Chihuahua, therefore, he sent back to SantaFe for reinforcements. Meanwhile the merchants rentedstore rooms and did a thriving business. Their loads werelighter when the march was resumed in February. At Sacramento Pass, fifteen miles north of Chihuahua,Doniphan found the Mexican Army of the North, fourthousand strong, intrenched and ready to dispute the pas-sage. Again the Americans carried everything beforethem. The Mexicans fled toward Durango. Doniphanentered Chihuahua, March 1, and two months later startedeast to join Gener
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