History and government of New Mexico . owing weaker. Clearly,if Santa Anna pressed his autocratic power too far, itmight cost him a Department. The obnoxious decreewas, therefore, withdrawn March 31, 1844, in time for thecaravan to bring $200,000 worth of goods to Santa Fe thatsummer. The time had passed when this commerce couldbe stopped by the decree of a despot. 143. The Indian Problem. — Since the close of theseventeenth century the Pueblos had given little troubleexcept by taking part in the general New Mexican dis-turbance in 1837 (sec- I35)- They were a quiet, simple THE MEXICAN PERIOD
History and government of New Mexico . owing weaker. Clearly,if Santa Anna pressed his autocratic power too far, itmight cost him a Department. The obnoxious decreewas, therefore, withdrawn March 31, 1844, in time for thecaravan to bring $200,000 worth of goods to Santa Fe thatsummer. The time had passed when this commerce couldbe stopped by the decree of a despot. 143. The Indian Problem. — Since the close of theseventeenth century the Pueblos had given little troubleexcept by taking part in the general New Mexican dis-turbance in 1837 (sec- I35)- They were a quiet, simple THE MEXICAN PERIOD 119 people; industrious and provident, perhaps, after theIndian fashion; brave in battle, but not aggressive in theunequal contest with their wild neighbors. They numberedabout 9,000 at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The wild tribes were much more numerous. TheApaches alone counted about 15,000 during the Mexicanperiod and were the most widely scattered. Little changehad come over their conduct or that of the Navajos. They. A Pack Train murdered people and plundered the settlements almost atwill. When pursued by troops, they generally escapedwithout suffering serious harm. Even though punishednow and then, they were still uncontrolled. 144. Travel and Communication. — Travel, therefore,was nowhere safe. Nor were there any roads except theIndian trails across the plains, through the mountainpasses, and along the rivers, which had been worn intorough highways by the horses, carts, and pack trains 120 THE HISTORY OF NEW MEXICO of the Spaniards. Travel over these roads was slow anddifficult. Yet the large and generous hospitality whichhad been one of the fine traditions of the people from theearliest days of the colony made the wayfarer in the settle-ments sure of shelter when night came on. Beyond New Mexicos borders the gates were every-where still closed at the beginning of Mexican times,except over the one long trail to Chihuahua. Then MBr
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