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And from the poison flee;
Touch not the cup of liquid fire,
Beware of habits chain,
Quench the first spark of wild desire,
And spurn the damning bane.
The Santa Fe ExpeditiOn-SOme Needed
Explanation.
After the extended quotations from
Geo. W. Kendall made by DR.. Err
hard in his "reminiscences" and the
sudden suspension of the narrative
of the former, we, in common no
doubt with many other readers, fell
a natural curiosity as to the further
fate and adventures of Kendall and
his party, and experienced some con-
fusion of ideas as to the history OF
the several branches of the expedi-
ton. We called the attention of DR..
Erhard to these points, and he has
favored us with the following expla-
nation.-ED. FREE PRESS.
BAsrRop, May %, 1884.
With pleasure I answer your On
quiry, and I am not IN the least sur
prised, that your ideas are confused.
I myself have to be very careful, that
as I proceed, I do not repeat some
things previously described, Or omit
things interesting, and also to have
it in correct rotation.
At Scamp Resolution" we being
totally lost, and finding no way to
pass over the Staked Plains, our men
finding no water, it was resolved by
our officers to send Col Cooke and the
commissioners of treaty and com
merce, appointed by President M. B.
with 100 men ahead, to reach
The Mexican settlements, and pro
cure us food. With this 100 men
was Kendall. This party left us at
The rivulet Quinterfue (as we after
wards ascer tained.)
But before Cookies command even
any Mexican village, they be-
ng nearly starved, some few of his
men who had ADLER horses were sent |
lhead to find O road and q way out |
If labyrinth of difficulties. They
net Mexican shepherds and got sup
,lies. This party then advanced
urther, and were surprised and tax
IN. Col. Cooke, being ignorant of
heir fate, and wondering why they
lid not report, advanced slowly, and
vas finally surrounded by large
,arty of men, and was compelled to
In the meantime Kendall
nd small party, were carried to
IAN Miguel and retained there as
prisoners. Kendall gives no account
f Col. Cookies command, only that
earned they surrendered Perhaps
hese men were not marched through
IAN Miguel, but directly onward. 1
n satisfied they were some ten or
o1rteen days in advance of us on
he way to the City of Mexico. Ken
all and the few others were retained, I,
Jr reasons unknown 10 him and rue,
San Miguel, till the main body cf
ur men, under General Mcleod, ar {
we'd at San Miguel, and after we
ad few days rest there, he and his !
w companions had 10 Join our par
: and share our fate.
This is the explanation / can give
on in n brief manner, in fact many q
I us were taken prisoners in detach- c
! parties. for our men tried 10 find =,
le settlements and food forall Of us
In order TO get a fair understand .
e. my readers VII have TO refer to q
le narrative / copied from Kendall o
Id his travels over the plains, tall a
ken prisoner, then 10 refer to my 4.
count Of the fate Of the main com
and, then he vii have a full and
view Of the expedi- '
On 9. EEHaHD. 4
=. S. None Of Col Cooks com \,
and gave a description of Their fate
u jOuTney through Neuco. Ibs-
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