A detailed account of Iconic covered The glimpse of Illustrates the military Raton Pass is clearly The difficulties of the travel in a prairie wagons crowd in New Mexico shows a significance of the favored in the first Santa Fe Trail behind schooner in a together along a path mountainous pass and others like it map, but subsequent them, men in cowboy in the foothills. This landscape like that of in the New maps show use of the hats fire their guns as wagon photograph illustrates Colorado’s. Anglo and borderlands. Cimarron Cutoff, the caravan arrives at train, with the safety in numbers Hispanic settlements In August 1846, the which was less the end of the trail. explanations of the for pioneers, and the contended with many Army of the West arduous terrain. The Raton Pass was part dangers faced by rough landscape of the same invaded New Mexico Cutoff route was more of a difficult journey, pioneers. Also wagons travelled over challenges presented over Raton Pass, vulnerable to attacks but the opportunities includes details of life in the west. It by the rugged, arid because it had more from Ute and Apache to settle, mine and on the frontier, underscores the relief environment. Each water available for the bands, and had less trade in the southern showing the railroads brought to culture dealt with travelling army than available water. That it Colorado and northern of the frontier travel. these issues in the Cimarron Cutoff, in was still chosen over New Mexico region settlers and the different ways as the arid summer. The Raton Pass highlights lured many such opportunities offered populations expanded. route was so rough the intensity of Raton caravans on the long by the gold rush. that, even with leveling Pass’ terrain. journey. Includes a reference crews, the army lost to a toll wagon road. several wagons on the pass. Upon arrival, Kearney claimed New Mexico for the United States, which would be made official with the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo two years later.
A detailed account of travel in a prairie schooner in a wagon train, with explanations of the dangers faced by pioneers. Also includes details of life on the frontier, showing the of the settlers and the opportunities offered by the gold rush. Includes a reference to a toll wagon road. Iconic covered wagons crowd in together along a path in the foothills. This photograph illustrates the safety in numbers for pioneers, and the rough landscape wagons travelled over in the west. It underscores the relief railroads brought to frontier travel. The glimpse of New Mexico shows a mountainous landscape like that of Colorado’s. Anglo and Hispanic settlements contended with many of the same challenges presented by the rugged, arid environment. Each culture dealt with these issues in different ways as populations expanded. Illustrates the military significance of the pass and others like it in the New borderlands. In August 1846, the Army of the West invaded New Mexico over Raton Pass, because it had more water available for the travelling army than the Cimarron Cutoff, in the arid summer. The route was so rough that, even with leveling crews, the army lost several wagons on the pass. Upon arrival, Kearney claimed New Mexico for the United States, which would be made official with the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo two years later. Raton Pass is clearly favored in the first map, but subsequent maps show use of the Cimarron Cutoff, which was less arduous terrain. The Cutoff route was more vulnerable to attacks from Ute and Apache bands, and had less available water. That it was still chosen over Raton Pass highlights the intensity of Raton Pass’ terrain. The difficulties of the Santa Fe Trail behind them, men in cowboy hats fire their guns as the caravan arrives at the end of the trail. Raton Pass was part of a difficult journey, but the opportunities to settle, mine and trade in the southern Colorado and northern New Mexico region lured many such caravans on the long journey.