Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-04-07

during the day, and sheltering in the woods
about the shepherds camp during the night.
Most Of the winters there is no snow along
the foot OF the mountain on the north side Of
this valley, being sheltered from the north !
and open to the sun to the south. The |
United States have established military
post in this valley, not far from the Pass of
El Sangrc dc Christie, and about two hum |
dred families have gone there 10 live, chief
ly near the Fort. and raised crops there last
year, and now that they have protection,
the valley will soon be all settled, and will
be the biggest and best part Of New Mexi-
co. About three hundred families more
were preparing to move there. The post
is called Fort Massachusetts,
This valley has several passes through
the Sierra Blanca into the prairie country
on the upper Arkonsas, and Kansas. the
best Of which is called FL Sangre de Chris
TO- at the head Of the little streams called Gu
chadas. which falls into the Huerfano,
small river falling into the Arkansas. rot
far from Bents Fort. 1t is good Pass,
and Bent and St. Vrain's wagons have
passed through it, and it is passable the
worst of winters for Col. Rcale'S dragons
passed through it the same winter, and
nearly the same time that Col Fremont went
through another Pass further west. The
distance through these passes is not more
'ha" fv" m'cs. Thi<is the desGriptjoR Of
the country on the east side Of ths'Cso-ehh-
| tope Pass.
On the west side of the Pas$'he country
opens out broad and good for settlements,
| and for roads. and is the best watered conn
try ever saw ont TO the Wah-S -Satch Noun
tains and Las I5eas d, Santa C'crr. A.
ter that the water and grass bceams more
scarce and ths lanf9oor, andSit is called a
desert, though travellers find camping
grounds every pi.hi: and the great cayal.
cades of many thousand head Of horses from
California TO New Mexico annually pas,
along it. After You go through the Pass a
the head Of thc Del N5rto. there are many
trails bearing south west towards the grea
Spanish trail by Abiquiu, which they joil
in the forks of the Grand River and Greer
River, (torbs Of the great Colorado of tn
; WestN where it is great beaten road cas-,
to follow day or night. The country !
wooded on the streams, with prairies be
tween, and streams every three or fv
miles, as the great Colorado here gather
| its head waters from the Wah-satch an
Rocky Mountains ranges, which ccvere
= all over with snow in the winter, and hay
snow upon their tops in the summer, whic
sends down 50 much water and cool, c!aa
e and good. And this is the case general
out to the Wah-satch Mountains, and L.
Vegas lie Santa Clara distance OF nearl
d five hundred miles from the. head of ii
n Del Nortc. Wagons can now trave! til
route to California, ard have done it.
Il the year 1897, two families named Sioov,
n and Pope, with their wagons, and two Me!
Il leans, went from Taos that way.
Col. Fremont was looking from the Co
>, cha-tope Pass in the winter Of lS4S-9, al
was near enough to have seen it, it if hi
- not been hid by the tapping of the nou
s tains, when his guide led him off into Il
n mountains, instead o. keeping mp thc ii
q valley, which he wished to Go. and whit
Is would have taken him through easy.
,f was the worst winter for snow. but v
* could travel all the time in the valleys n,
- passes. was below him on The waters
-. the Arkansas ct the same time. acting
guide TO Col. Bea!c. who was ont after t
i, Apache Indians with detachment Of Or
n goons, and we heard Of him at the Pu
~ bios. lie went as high as Hard Scrabb
~, and got corn before he crossed into the V;
>, ley Of San Luis. and we got corn at t
7 Greenhorn Pueblo on the San Carlos cree
u and about 80 or 60 miles below him; a
heard that he had passed along, and su
70 posed that he had gone safe through, a
10 knew no better till he had got back to Tao
when l told him how near he had been
ut the place he was looking for We pass
e> with the dragons through the Pass FL So
ne gre de Christie, q Blood of Christ and {
- through easy; and that was the dead of wi
v. ter, and the greatest snow we ever had.
W There is way alsoup the Arkansas
al get 10 the waters of the Great Colorado.
!. 1t is by Bent's Fort, by the Pueblo's a
IN Hard Scrabble, Cat all which places &C
d. and vegetables are raised and Withan
IS, fishery, and at the head ofthe river. leavi
IL the Three Parks to the north. Horsem
it and stock can 60 that way. Maxwell,
nd Taos, drove out between four and five The
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