Josiah Gregg, who was with the American army in northern Mexico, said that "the whole country from New Mexico to the borders of Durango is almost entirely depopulated.
Josiah Gregg, koji se nalazio u američkoj vojsci u sjevernom Meksiku rekao je da je "cijela zemlja od Novog Meksika pa sve do granica s Durangom gotovo u potpunosti nenaseljena.