Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1864-1869, 1865-01-14
N unaber 81.


several hours spent in efforts TO appro-
uch the Rauchcria undiscovered Captain
Lent finally came upon it hut found it
deserted, and on examination it was eyi-
dent that the Indians had left during the
preceding night there were l3 huts hero
Of more permanent character than those
usually seen; there were horse and mule
tracks going two and three together in ey-
cry direction, but the falling rain nearly
obu,erot5d th'm, rendered it impossible
to pursue, beside the country heroabout
was so completely covered with rocks and
granite boulder, that it would be difficult
10 follow u Iail at any time; ose Of tho
men found an old rifle here, covered up
in the straw. Had the guide been fami-
liar with the country on what may bo ter
med tho side trails, should have been
able TO discoyod, this Rancheria. in time to
XIII or capture every Indian, rs it was
so located as to bo easy Of approach, Re-
tuning up The creek ("Rio Ancho') where
| had directed the train to be halted and
unpacked, campod for the night, rain
continuing to fail. The nearest point Of
the Prie,5 was distant about ii miles. The
river takes It's rise in the ".Sierra Blanca"
about p miles east OF this point and run
ming nearly south short distance untos
with another branch coming out Of q spur
Of the "Siara BlGacd;' the first of these
forks is called by the indians this "pncio
Dd9ddo" after forming the junction tho
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| f I, inon Io".' ,iti,., "',".' ,i", i ~. ly' "'!
ctalad cautiously tjeyamiuo the country,
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'Neu approach 10 very near from this
.p9m. (,a1 i0nnionl 10 i.l junction with
The Salinas, am informed that thore are
/ but twO crossings both OF which saw, and
one Of .Aqm WAS almost mpracticablc; tho
river throughout III. whole length, flows
through the deepest and most rocky sea
ion" / ever saw; the sidcs of the Canon
are nearly perpendicular, and some places
NEARLY one thousand feet high. No Indians
can live on Tins river, All that aro in this
section Of country must of necessity live
AWAY from tho River, in tho rayincs and
|ncar Springs.
Wednesday Och 70. Broke camp ut day
Highland marched in westerly direction
intending to strike the river at lhe nearest
point-fr from which Lieut., Samburn had
been ordered tl commence his scout tho
.pguocgdmg night down the river, and to
which Capt Ayers had been ordered to
return Nv way Of the river, supposme il
Ito ba lis5 most rivers, and that access to
it un down it wasnot otimpractieable, had
hopes to surprise them while on thc move