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Show iiorctiis MARCH INTO CTJ-: eorNTUY. I t".". fiamlra repivvt nting him. Ignalio had none ;.. me.- t ( ol. ,'.. erg.- p.; Buell who was marching front Fort Wiuga'te A. M. to me.- t ( J.- nl. Hatch'with a column of troops fr.- m that post. The e.- un.- d v. as impressive ami interesting." . . (/ apt. Jb- an's ! .'] company of the loth Ini'ty. from Santa Fe which had passed the Navajo before 1 got there was at Fort Lewis and was now assigned to my column. 1 then received orders to march next day and proceed to Animas valley. I here succeeded Lr . j|^ fciS&; A I > - yz? y& g&/^ * ^ m v . - ' •• r > . : ^ ^ ^ A A # V^ yy/ TZZ -.'"- AA, • ry~. A A- •-,-... -. £-*£ • •[ JIEF U. N'AOIO I ' F Till-si.. u-' ri! i: nx UTJAS. N ' ' l lAUI. IK. sl" « .. VKS:* 0ii TU e l l l . - UV in getting a mule, for my mount, and faithful old - lack carried me safely and gently through the campaign from here, and many tones •.' hen on sides ( if steep hills I rejoiced that I had left my horse behind. On. the . lSth we marched to Stollstoimer's Kaimlm. a pretty spot in the mountains where there was a fine spring, and oh the 10th to the Fiedra river through mountain valleys, seeing in the distance a siv- eessibn of beautiful peaks called tlie Needles from their sharp pointed summits.. On the : 2Wlh we mar.- hod to King's • kindte.- a rude ranch in the bills-- and on the lilsl to ImS l'ir. os river where we found a cultivated valley, tlie first since leaving Ac Conejos: and passed on to the Florida, another pretty valley " Aftor the conference that day Major Hough wrote to his wife that the Indians " . . . - U- flnro they are not in sympathy with the Northern t'ms and do not want, to tmht. They \ v « re very humhle, and all looks • v" ll but still we will he vigilant." ( Alfred Hough to Mary Hough, from fort Lewis. Colo, ado. October 17. l! S7! t. Hoaj; li Papers.) |