The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-07-23
HISTORICAL.
Extracts From the Dairy of
Saline County Soldier.
In Gen. Kearney's Expedition
to New Mexico i'm
1916.
Continued from last Sundays BAzoo.

Continued from last Sundays BAzoo.
Sunday. Aug, 1--we set out a
the usual hour this morning. Passed
San Miguel, a town of 800 after trav
cling eight miles, This morning the
Pueblo Indians came in. They rode
at full speed and cried out to Gen
Kearney "cheer up my braves. they
are in the pass, and the Pueblos that
are in the army were forced there by
the Amigo, but would throw down
their rifles to the Americans as soon
as they meet"
Monday, Aug. 17.-Lsst night the
picket captured the son of Mexican
general. He was in San Miguel when
we passed and after noting our
strength was going to his father when
threatened with death if he should
tell lie, he reported that 5000 Mex
leans had entrenched themselves In
the pass, fifteen miles this side of
Santa Fe, but the officers had quar-
relied with each other about who
should command, IN part of the
force had disbanded while the Amigo
had retreated with his force of regu-
lars to Santa Fe, but would not make
a stand this side OF chihuahua. We
passed one creek and the ancient tenn
pie of Aeccs which it is said was built
before the discovery of America. A
date over the door says it was erected
In the year 400.
The structure is much decayed. Ii
Is of large dimensions and constructed
of unburned brick. The section over
the door is beautiful specimen of
architecture but but on close examin-
alton it shows that it was made with
very rude instruments or tools. The
building is divided into cells. The
room into which the large door enters
is 80 by 100 feet iu size with a beauti-
fully ornamented pulpit in the rear
end. / was informed that there was
at one time a steeple containing many
bells, but the steeple had fallen and
the bells been carried away. The
building contains the altar of the
Montszuma and fire was kept burn.
ing thereon for hundred and twenty
five years. 1t is said that the Monta-
yuma told the people that if they
would burn the fire 100 years he
would come back to the earth. And
having burned the fire as above speci-
fed and fearing that he would not
comply with his promise they ex-
tinguished it about 6 years ago. The
people now believe that his spirit has
returned in our army to take revenge
upon the Spaniards who overthrow
Montazumas dynasty and oppressed
the people.
As usual when We went into camp
the regulars got the best of everything.
The grass allotted to their 800 horses
was far greater than was given to
our 1000. Things are run in the
army so that the volunteers get the
hot end of the poker in all things.
The regulars get the soft snaps when
there are any.
Tuesday, August 18.-The
bugle sounded before day and
we were ready to march
at fifteen minutes before six.
We reached the pass to-day where
the Mexican had begun to fortify.
They could have held the place with
three pieces of artillery against force
twice as large as ours. 1t was the
gate to Santa Fe, but we passed
thronph it without the least opposition.
1t was late when we reached the capi-
tai Santa Fe. Hating short distance
from it, we loaded the cannon with
blank cartridges and stationed them
on the hill while we marched through
the principal streets and hoisted the
stars and stripes in the public plaza.
As the flag unfurled to the breeze, the
band struck up a national air and a
salute of thirteen guns was fired from
the guns on the hill. While thus en-.
gagged, the sun went down, having
witnessed the awakening glory of New
Mexico-an empire won without a
blow. 1t was dark before we got back
to our camp on the hill. We had
travelled thirty miles to-day and sub,