The Arkansas advocate., 1835-05-08

beads, &c. for buffalo robes, bear skins, and horses, and were returning with lhe agails of their traffic.
 After night, Campbell and myself were called upon to attend council the Spa niards of our party. Ne accordingly went and found Manuel, the Cumanche, acting
 as chief counsellor i :le rr,itter, and fl ii IT. nuel Leal and another of the fraternity off ciating as spokesmen. They informed us that the traders had brought bad reports from the GumaHehes: that they ahd the hostile Caiawas were gathered in great strength in the Canon del Resgate that they had defeated the American wagons, taking fifteen hundred mules and ono scalp. and lost several men ia the eontest that they were much excited against the Ameri- cans, and had determined that none of Us should trap in their country; and that they had sent word to Manuel, the Cumanehe, that If he entered their country guiding us, they would sacrifice both ns and him. They likewise told US that there were no buffalo in the prairie; and though all the rest was lie, this was indeed the truth Manuel, the Gumanche, then declared that he would not enter the Stake Prairie, fl one American remained in the company; and all the Spanlards seconded him. Finding thus that they would not fight for and with us; that they would leave us to the mercy of the Cumanches, or perhaps give us into their hands, 1t was determined to leave them oti iile next morning; and thus went my last good opinion of New Mexican character. had tried these men for the last; had put confidence ID them; and knew that If they were not worthy of 1t, there were none in the country that were; and found this last, best specimen Of character, as tfeaehefous, us cowardly, as any other portion of the province. A man does Lot like to be made fool of, and felt ashamed of myself for ever thinking again kafter repeated proofs 10 the contrary,) that any New Mexican could be a man. l think ] never felt so badly as did the next morning, when l stood q four hours guard in company with four Mexieans, and in u camp of them where knew that not one would fight for sme.
 lie Hext morning went to the camp of Harris, and joined bis party. R. and Pierre aeesmpaned me, and Campbell re- turned t8Iaaoss That day we lay by, aud the next We e.s;s.4ged the Stake Prairie. thnk t was the twenty first of September !. that W,s left the Peeos, ;saving the party of Campbell waiting for oNen'ee which 10 sub sist. The Mosque Eedondo + about one hundred and tfeenty niles from San Rii- guel, or perhaps fl l.,sy be nearer one hun- dfcd and fifty. As N@st no journal, and am writing merely from ils.s::,lory, cannot certainly say; but ] am not ffar tGsom the tfae distance.
 We entered t'e Elano Estacado bv ifae road of inc Cumanches and the Cnfe.anch. traders. He had been given 10 understand that in the course of fourteen days we should arrive nj a descent, or falling of of tlie prairie to the cast, and that there (ri- slng out of this ce|a, CT eyebrow, as fhey call it,) We should find the rivers AzuI, which we took to be Red River,) San sa- ba, Javaines, Las Cruces, and one other, whose name have forgotten. We had with us one man who had trapped on some of these rivers, and who said that there was beaver on them. We never were on the Rio Azul, to my knowledge, but am in- c!ined 10 think that lt is the main branch of the Colorado; the San Saba is southern branch of if, the Mochico is another, north of the San Saba, and Javalines and Las Cruces are branches of the San Saba.- They ali head near the same degree of lon- gitude.
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