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Samuel B. Watrous: New Mexico Pioneer, Alexia M. Kosmider
Samuel B. Watrous: New Mexico Pioneer, Alexia M. Kosmider
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Samuel Watrous journeyed to tNew Mexico in 1835 and moved to the mining camp of Dolores, situated in the San Pedro Mountains south of Santa Fe. He lived there for a period of 10 years. He married, Tomacita Crespin and raised a large family. Samuel supported his family by selling goods and trading deerskins to the minors of Dolores.
By the end of the year 1848 or 1849, Watrous had saved enough money to buy a portion of the John Scolley grant and build his home at the picturesque setting where the Sepello and Mora Rivers flow together, some twenty …