Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-02

quickly ia the people IN the village
come out with presents, asking for
peace. The presents we're; SOME COT.
ton cloth, although not much, because
they do not make Il IN that district.
They also gave him some dressed
skins and corn meal. and pine nuts
and corn and birds Of the country.
amer they presented some turquoise.
bot not many Tho following is his
description of the Grand Canyon. IL
seemed 90 boz moro than three or four
leagues On an aIr line across 20 the
other hank oft the stream which flow.
ga between them They spent three
days on this bank looking for "a pas.
sage down to tu. river, which look.
from above Ha DO the water wos six
feet ACROSS. although the Indians said
90 vas half O. league Wide Two OF
them made au attempt, but failed to
Eot down Co tho water Some Indians
from the east drew Tor them q picture
Of a buffalo. which animal lived lu
their country Captain Alarado was
sent to hook into tb.s and in Eve days
reached q village which was ON "a
rock called Nruno lAcumnl. having a
population OF about 200 mon. These
people were robbers feared bv the
whole country round aluut These
people came down TO the plain ready
90 hght. and would uut listen 90 any
argument However peace was
patched up From tIDrO they went 90
province three days distant called
"TIEuCX." tho present site OF Borua.
| NO. Alvaulo sent messengers back
/ from here t0 advise tho general 90
come and winter lu this country Five
days from here ho came 90 Cicuyo
. Opecoal. q very strong village four
stories hIgh They made many pres.
enis of cloth and turquoisCs They
talked hero with an Indian slave.
who told then, so many and such
Eraat things ubOut the wealth Of gold
and silver loo h.a country" that they
returned lo report tho dch news t0
fho general They called tho Indian
Turk because Doc looked like one.
This man. through DTS los led them
Iar ont into Jho plains Boz search of
. Qu.V.rl the Golden city" which
was a pure fabrication
The army now marched to Tiguoy
/ tBDmal.llol, whore they spent tho
winter Here they had a great deal Of
|lIiHculty with the Indians through va.
rious misunderslandiuEs and under
went a very severe winter Don Gar
/ cha Lopez de- Carlena8. through a mis-
understanding Of orders. killed 2Oo
Indians after they had surrendered
which made o. practically impossible
| 20 treat with them thereafter with any
/ degree Of safety. Several OF tho yIl
lagos were stormod. aud there wa.
blood aud destruction ON the RIO
. brands.
As soon as spring opened the army
started for QuIyira and the uunalC
p'a'na, passing Cicuyc Pccosl. after
ten days more they came to some set
l ucmonts OF people who lived likJ
Arabs. and who are called Quorochos
In that region. TJoy had seen IN,
cows for two days These folks lived
In tents made of the tanned skIus o
tho COWS They travel around near o.,
cows killing them for food. They sal,
hat there was very large river oyoi
where tho sun came from" Further
au while marching "thgy cam,
across so many animals that thos,
who we're on the advance guard KILLED
% larre number OF bulls" After boat
. .nE about upon the great plains 90
every direction and finding notifies
, they put The Turk Co death and 90
| turned To- TlguOX."
For "a long time the general felgn
/ cd sickness, allowing mo- one 20 ap
preach hlmi his disappointment an,
grief we're ~ keen Ills return 90 Mex
leo was inglOrious
This book was FIRST printed shortly
after 1850. and Is a very valuable con
tributiou 20 the library OF the person
who ls interested Ia the history %
the southwest and ot New Mexico %
particular.