Report of the Secretary of War, Communicating, in Answer to a Resolution of the Senate, a Report and Map of the Examination of New Mexico1848 - 132 Seiten |
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Seite 73 - Bull; a wonderful composition of divers Animals. It has crooked Shoulders, with a Bunch on its Back like a Camel ; its Flanks dry, its Tail large, and its Neck cover'd with Hair like a Lion. It is cloven footed, its Head armed like that of a Bull, which it resembles in Fierceness, with no less strength and Agility.
Seite 75 - The door for entrance to the building is on the second floor, so that a scaling ladder is necessary; and the inhabitants of New Mexico build in this manner, in order to be less exposed to the attack of their enemies; putting out the scaling ladder only for those to whom they give admission into their bouses.
Seite 54 - On the northern side of the rock, the rude boreal I i blasts have heaped up the sand, so as to form a practical ascent for some distance; the rest of the way is through solid rock. At one place a singular opening, or narrow way, is formed between a huge square tower of rock and the...
Seite 75 - Betancourt we have proof o,f it," (he means by it merely that the nations of Anahuac CHine from the north,) " on a journey made by the Spaniards, in 1606, from New Mexico to the river Tijon, 600 miles from that province, towards the northwest; they found there some large edifices, and met with some Indians who spoke the Mexican language.
Seite 11 - ... verb. They have all the other parts of speech belonging to the languages of civilized nations; but their nouns are the only species of words that will bear a comparison in a numerical view. The Cheyenne is far from being deficient in its capability of expressing abstract ideas. Some persons think that it would be incomplete without gesture, because the Indians use gesture constantly. But I have been assured that the language is in itself capable of bodying forth any idea to which one may wish...
Seite 70 - He told me that there is, in the mountains, mines of silver, copper, iron, and "azogue;" by this last word, I understood him to mean quicksilver; but in strict mining language, " azogue" is used to mean silver ore adapted for amalgamation; for the ores that I brought to the United States, and which he called "azogue,
Seite 55 - ... of the way is through solid rock. At one place a singular opening or narrow way is formed between a huge, square tower of rock and the perpendicular face of the cliff. Then the road winds round like a spiral stairway ; and...
Seite 69 - In the afternoon, we visited the town and its environs. On the side towards the mountains, there is a large dam, constructed of crib-work, 12 feet wide, and 8 feet high, and 100 feet long, formed of rough logs, and the interior is filled up with stones and earth. Just now the lake is nearly dried up, and the little mills that its •waters used to turn have not sufficient power to grind the miller's corn. These mills, like .everything else in New Mexico, are of very primitive style. There is a vertical...
Seite 35 - It is situated on a ravine, that just furnishes sufficient water for this place and the town at the base of the mountains, which is one and a half miles distant. Some of the people own large flocks of sheep, which they keep in the valley of the Pecos. In the evening we saw the 'Villanos' milking their goats. This business requires considerable dexterity and is not one of the least amusing scenes in New Mexico. We now started to examine the mines of the New Placer. Mr. Campbell kindly furnished us...
Seite 131 - Bailey, professor of chemistry, mineralogy, and geology, at the United States Military Academy.