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After pursuing the Depot valley the river continued
It's course SOUTH and enters the Gallons Of low range OF
Lava mountains connecting the Buno and Almoque
mountains Lost as it WERE for about twenty miles in
the caons 1t falls into large open country, extending
from the Buno mountains the east 10 the Amoque on
the west 1t continues westerly till it meets the Seneta
Tornado low nge of cahons from the southforces the
river among the issues and precpices of its northern ex
tremty, when seeking again tsweste direction flows
for from sixty to one hundred miles through valley
about forty miles wide. This valley remarked by all
most crtiloextensiye bottom lands rolling country
either side offering the finest grazing TO the very foot
Of the mountains This valley like every other capable
of being cultivated, gives evidence of former people as
ricultural in their pursuits and doubt far civil
lied than the present who desolato IT, We find TO
the north the Almoquc and Patos mountains with ba-
sc range Of low mountains connecting these with the
Penal range. To the west the south span of the Penal
mountains stand barrier TO all egress To the south
we have the mountain ranges of Trumbull and Graham,
and to the east the Sienea tornado Within these boun
dares have spot large fertile healthy and we'll
watered by the ella, bedded in the mountains distant
from all roads and passw and without probability
of any ever being made through tia country, as 1t
adapted for the homes of the Indian Here established
in his pueblo his fertile planting grounds at his door,
good water and healthy climate his oes, hefds, and
stock ftenng the mountain slopes he would be hap
PLY situated The magucy the favorte food OF the In
dian ia here found in abundance. am aware that OBJ
ectons may be urged to assigning such fertile countries
to the Indian but this valley, with all its health its
delicious water, and rich lands is not such as fancy
would be desirable for the settlement of people who
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petey isoates them from the busy world Here, indeed
may live and grow fat and have nothing to disturb
the quiet of whole year but this is not in sympathy
with busy active and enterprsng American citizens. SO
that ots great isolation additional recommend
alton to its Indian adaptbiity when under the parental
of his agent he may easily supply all his wants. with
the certainty that his improvement, though slow, will be
constant To the north of the ella the country is
broken, rising you go north into high mountains.
Small streams rise in these mountains, and, running
through the cahons at times open out into small valleys
of the greatest fertility On the south the country is
rolling to the mountains without tubulanes 1t is pc
culiay to this to all the Gila region that springs
commence in all the mountains to afford abund-
ance of water for all stock purposes and sometimes even
for irrigation but these springs lose themselves in tho
loose soil of the valley and find the river under ground
have made a rough sketch of the subject, desiring
simply draw your attention to it, and II it should have
the merit of any usefulness shall be satisfied The
Seneta tornado omitted to mention, is about ono hun
dred miles due west from Fort Thorn.
/ am Colonel, yours, &c.
g. l.. f. BONNEVILLE
Colonel United States army
Col JAMES H. COLLINS, .aaG.
/ a Sup Indian Affairs Santa Fee N, NJ. ..
The reports, which have been permitted to examine,
sent in by the officers commanding the different scouting
an exploring detachmens state that fine timber,
sisting of walnut oak ash, elm, &c. is found in nearly
all the valleys.
Having occasion to ride in the vicinity of the Pecos
church, rs miles east of this place. stopped to examine
its ruins 1t is believed this edifce erected in the
Montezmian reign, 200 years ago. 1t is spacious
and its style of architecture Gothic The wood work is
deliberately carved evdencng the of iron instruments
and the attainment to very correct idea of the beau
full The internal arrangement is much after the style of
the Cathedral at Georgetown, d. G. There signs that
it was enclosed with high adobe and stone wall 1t is
on an elevated spot There also the ruins of pueblo
or town. turned my horse upon the luxurant grass
and spent several hours in examination of these relics Of
past race of people evidently civilized and more
humanizcd than the savagcs Of the country. ss
There are many interesting indications of ancient
people in this Territory, which shall fully descan
upon hereafter. Yours, truly,
S. NJ. YOST.
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