The Arkansas advocate., 1833-11-27
TALES OF CHARACTER & COUNTRY.
Written for the Advocate.

Written for the Advocate.
 SAN JUAN oF THE DEL NoRTE. The Territory of New Mexico Is the Si- befa of the Republic. Extending from
 the Paso del Norte, thatis, tie point where
 he road from Santa to Chihuahua cross aes fIom the east to the west bank of the Rio Grande del Norte-the great river of
 the North, in latitude, l believe, about B. .T fN',--tt0 iiiiivweii ixuown limits of our own
 vast territory on the Nofth-it Is almost en- tHey composed of mountains and deserts. F Inc Del Norte runs III a south direction *taro Hand upon that river, and the small streams which run from the mountains into 5 |, IS the only arable land in the Territory.
 Inc climate in the northern part is cold and
 severe, and the husbandman only raises his crops oy the most constant labor. At some
 other tune, may more fully describe the
 country, but at present have said so Mueh' only as the prelude to a simple rela-
 uoa which l am about to write.
 When, two hundred and fifty years ago, ae s4 spanlards sent body of troops into
 Nev Mexico, accompanied by a large band 0l settlers, they found the whole country ,%@eup'ed by various tribes of Indians.-
 inese people were considerably advanced ! n n clVllizaflon, and were in few respects like
 le wandering Arabs of cur part of the |toilillent. ta Their villages were generally
 ns "si' Ill 'iie form of square-wih contin-
 sOas houses Of mud -thick-walled, and of
 Sl mlss ' or four stories. 10 the square there ! lsus,eV " ~ put one or tive naffow entranccs-
 "4u @ 'ae entrance to the houses was by as-
 Se"aqA9 ladder on the outside, and de-
 tssAualss' ,S; tlro' the roof, into the house. In
 ons @H way every village was fort. They
 sa4 s~asa a'ed the ground with much diligence,
 ta. aa .a pe pended principally upon their corn
 Of nen subsistence.
 lne ispaniards soon conquered many of
 aa asss lfl0es, and reduced them to obedi-
 wa. ss ~ou'' shortly after, they reyolted, and h s,s ~. sgaln reduced, after bloody contest.
 msaa, s's iast struggle, the only tribes that re-
 ou orsble. true to the Spaniards were the ,bs s.,0S ae' of fecos and San Domingo; and me, tonseqaence was, that they were al- len eaSlfeiy 'p1 annihilated by their red breth- toa.. @ the Pueblo (tribe) of Pecos now Nan .s pa9 ol about twenty men-and that of ,;pa,,, 9a p0mlago m about hundred. The ,bq ss yo.1 pi the latter is situated just where strikes th n9lh n santa Ife to the Pass first tts a.@as y me ,ei Norte, about D miles from ,be;, gl'ef a eity. They have an AIcalde Of are isgs, "sn ffople, and Spanish priest, and
 Ter p,gl. ai soters in all elections. This lat 6s flimaege la'll'g has been granted them since sona Slnialion ,lI of the Republic.
 Aras,i"ssl~ s twenty years ago, and before any
 noan.s; lsah oi the North had crossed the pae,rss a''is' introducing with him the man- ted aes sta,s 0i France, England and the Uni tort aes' ana and increasing ten-iold the com
 the saIi;S @Id convenience of the peopIe-belore
 psa ,'pisls sl p., had learned any other cry than
 and eo.l a he'.-when the men wore leather
 eahonass.e hse Jerlins of trieze-and the wom-
 s tbeiE Ia h,,a, t no hardshi. to dress as poorly
 aav o' snn.h! .hhu!sbands-ahout that time. and of ysar, s,llny gan day, in any season of the
 sithereda q allght have seen a little, lean, nua,s0ulssp u spaniard, sitting at the door of M his soue. i,sn'' ir,ss la wii:ch stood near the Del - aDose the village of San Do-