...gentlemanly in man * ners ; his demeanor was courteous and friendly. He asked 78 MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW. that if any of them wished to emigrate, it would give...every facility. The people are generally swarthy, and live in a state of extreme indolence and ignorance. Their mechanical improvements are very limited,...

...gentlemanly in manners; his demeWor was courteous and friendly. He asked many questions concerning my country, its people, their manner of living, etc....every facility. The people are generally swarthy, and live in a state of extreme indolence and ignorance. Their mechanical improvements are very limited,...

...gentlemanly in manners; his demeanor was courteous and friendly. He asked many questions concerning my country, its people, their manner of living, etc.;...every facility. The people are generally swarthy, and live in a state of extreme indolence and ignorance. Their mechanical improvements are very limited,...

...met with Governor Melgares, who expressed his desire that Americans should come to Santa Fe. "If any wished to emigrate, it would give him pleasure to afford them every facility," the governor said to his visitor. Members of Becknell's party turned a handsome profit with their trading...

...business. Not only did he make a handsome profit on the sale of his goods, but the New Mexican governor "expressed a desire that the Americans would keep up an intercourse with that country." The next summer Becknell blazed a wagon route from Missouri to New Mexico, across the southern plains...

...gentlemanly in manners; his demeanor was courteous and friendly. He asked many questions concerning my country, its people, their manner of living, etc.;...every facility. The people are generally swarthy, and live in a state of extreme indolence and ignorance. Their mechanical improvements are very limited,...