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wagon. We then began to feel less sure we would
reach water so soon, and we had to spend another
night without it. It was about three o’clock in
the afternoon the next day when we got to a stream.
To our surprise the cattle were not very thirsty when
we reached the water. It seemed that the heavy dew
on the grass they fed on through the night sustained
them. We did not suffer a great deal either, after
we got upon the idea of collecting dew from the
grass. This dry belt must have been a divide
between the last river we crossed and the RioGrande,
for from the time we reached the stream, the land
commenced to slope towards the Rio Grande,
We reached a place called Albuquerque, which
is located on the bank of this river. I think it used
to be a fort. The bottom lands around this place
were farmed and made productive by means of
irrigation ditches running along the upper edge of
this bottomland. On arriving here, we samped
alongside the road and near the river Rio Grande just
a short distance from the town.
Then we went in to see the town. We called in
at the stores and business houses and found that
most of the businessmen were Americans. They
appeared to be very agreeable people. AYe stayed
here Lor for two or three weeks and became well
acquainted with the townsmen, especially the
storekeepers and the businessmen. We also had a good
opportunity to see and learn the customs of the
Mexicans or, as they are generally called,
“Greasers.” They were not particular how they dessed in
warm weather. We saw men coming into town
driving six to eight burros loaded with wood. A big
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