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Camels vs. Mules

by | Jul 8, 2019 | True West Blog

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In the years following the Mexican War and the Gadsden Purchase, the United States was planning to survey several areas ranging from the Canadian border to the Mexican border for future highways and railroad lines. One of those was a wagon road from Albuquerque to Los Angeles along the 35th Parallel that would suffice until railroads could be built. Much of the high desert was a long way between water


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