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Show HISTORY 5 i et eee , yoTTeg the name of Pratt wag killed while trying to catch a mule at a distance from camp. The party tied their mules to a tree and eB trenched themselves ag quickly as possible. During this time 4 Mr. ( f. e gf. VPs plore ~ S > ee Lo JZ, n 44 af Fs FJ 4 2 ~~ eee y: yet fire ¥ - perdi 4G POD, ® r nae C2LOAZIGICE <— re > eZ ee a : oe Loy “Ie S77 CTL, 296 he 2£E o™ * as . G79 A. : 4 Lee 45 LEZ — if a RP Cf) tig Le) LY LEZ, It was near this point, in March, 1833, that a party of twelve traders, while en route from Santa Fé to Independence, was attacked by about two hundred Comanches. The attack occurred about January 1, 1833, and lasted thirty-two hours. A tinner by L4Lfs south of this point on the old trail. ge The nearest headwaters of the Red river are about a hundred miles : ploration of the true sources of the ‘‘Red river of Natchitoches.” JUOUTULIBAOL) UBDLIOULY 94} Japun ysay Ty} 1&} ISR’) LOTTRAa | discovery cost him dearly, for striking a branch of the Colorado, near the mountains, he followed down its course believing it to be the main Red river. He wag not fully undeceived until arriving at its junction with the Arkansas; through this mistake he failed in the principal object of the expedition which was the ex UOL}dI] r H eS Ce to oe . ee ee a ee ee Poe eee 8 Pi ea ie ee # A oA ee ed ee a ee ee ee eal (ak a of Red river; but in the expedition of Major Long of that year, he discovered it to be the head branch of the Canadian. This 4 Z LO he 2? < os “< ~~ “¥ > ALS @ SRF SE tty te Gia ~ i Ay AL + 1a york is LA * x 2 ye? 242, PIE é 22 + oO 22p <2 wy 4B ysey UBIXO] sey 1 JAOL) fn S x Pee ~ <1 If ——eeeeentines and to the northwest can be seen the famous Wah-to-yah or Cumbres Espafoles. Point of Rocks is a mass of blocks of syenite, towering to the height of several hundred feet above the plain. A clear mountain spring comes out of the rock. Rio Colorado is the principal headwaters of the Canadian. Previous to the year 1820 this stream was considered to be the source WOT The view from the top is most to the west are distinctly visible JUOULTLI mound were cedars. The Taos mountains IIpUN top of the beautiful. oy} the trail, sometimes one in a place, sometimes verge of starvation. derived its name from the fancied resemblance to rabbit ears. These mounds were a guide to travelers on that part of the journey. IMPORTANT STATIONS IN It was near the head of this creek that NEW MEXICO Major Stephen H. Long passed in 1820 in his futile search for the Red river. They are situated just north of the present town of Clayton, the county seat of Union county, New Mexico. Round Mound was about eight miles from Rabbit Ear creek. Dr. Wislizenus found its elevation to be 6,655 feet above sea-level. On } up, scattered along two, but all on the Rabbit Ear creek of two hills near-by «ee MEXICAN ve NEW ao OF OS FACTS <A LEADING 24 128 |