The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 60, July 1956 - April, 1957 Page: 279
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Diary of Pedro Josd de la Fuente
the waterholes and places where the enemy Indians often live in
the Sierra [de los Organos]; and having examined all of them
(traversing about five leagues of craggy terrain in doing so) and
not having come upon any enemy, I returned to join the other
people of our camp which I left in the above mentioned place.
From there, having satisfied the thirst which afflicted us and not
having sufficient water for the horses, I decided that we should
return to the river without further rest. We did so at about
twelve that day, [traveling] with the same speed as the pre-
vious night because we desired to be able to give water to the
horses which they needed badly, because of the severity of the
season as well as because of the rapid pace of our travel. Having
encountered the remount at the foot of the Sierra [de los Organos]
without trouble, where, as I have said, I left them with a guard,
I joined them and continued my journey toward the river. At
about six in the evening I arrived at the Paraje del Estero de
Truxillo, where I camped, having previously ordered Ensign
of the Militia Juan Lucero with forty regulars and militiamen
and twenty Indian auxiliaries to scout the hill which is called
Dofia Ana,44 distant four leagues to the northwest, where they
did not meet any enemy.
On this day, upon leaving the Sierra de los Organos at about
one in the afternoon, I observed that in the time that had passed
between the skirmish of battle and the hour of one, the smokes
had multiplied (these being the letters with which the enemy
advise one another of having been attacked), reaching such a
number that from east to north and from there to the west they
extended for a distance of about three hundred leagues. I knew
from this that they were already forewarned with the news to
safeguard themselves and that it would be fruitless to try to carry
out another or other assaults which would result in exhausting
ourselves to no advantage. This thought caused me to remain in
the camp at the above mentioned place until the following day.
On the twelfth, at about eight in the morning, I departed with
all of the camp toward the ford of the river facing the Sitio del
Capadero, mentioned above, and having crossed it without any
44The 5,829-foot Dofia Ana Peak, nine miles due north of Las Cruces, New
Mexico.279
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