. 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 . em retreating in everydirection on foot. As cavalry we could have followed and cut off greatnumbers; but the victory was complete, and I wished to spare the use-less effusion of blood. The morning after the battle, T entered the city of Chihuahua atthe head of two companies of mounted men and two field or mountainhowitzers from Major Clarkes battalion.—Report of Lieut. ColonelMit
. 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 . em retreating in everydirection on foot. As cavalry we could have followed and cut off greatnumbers; but the victory was complete, and I wished to spare the use-less effusion of blood. The morning after the battle, T entered the city of Chihuahua atthe head of two companies of mounted men and two field or mountainhowitzers from Major Clarkes battalion.—Report of Lieut. ColonelMitchell to Colonel Doniphan. Executive Document No. 1, 30th Con-gress, 1st Session. 422 EL PASO the towers and dome of its cathedral, and the spires ofits lesser churches stand out in bold relief against theadjacent hills. To the right and left along the streamwhich waters it lie many large haciendas deeplyburied in groves of luxuriant trees, presenting alto-gether the most charming landscape we had yet seenin Mexico. On the road we passed many men gather-ing fuel for the city market. This consisted of driedbushes and brushwood; which, when collected, theytied up in huge bundles, and carried in on their Carrying wood to Chihuahua. Both men and boys were engaged in this business ;some of whom we passed full six miles from the city, TO CHIHUAHUA. 423 barefoot and almost naked, sweating under their heavyburdens. Donkeys in trains carrying wood, or com-pletely enveloped in loads of dry corn-stalks, werealso wending their way to market. These patientanimals are much used by the poorer classes to carrytheir burdens. I sent Messrs. Thurber and Jacobs in advance, in themorning, with my letters of introduction for GovernorCordero and General Trias, as well as to select a suita-ble place for an encampment. This they accomplished,and met us as we entered the city. We drove at oncethrough the town amid a tremendous cracking of whips,which teamsters take particular delight in on suc
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