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Another Time in This Place

Tessie Rael de Ortega and Judith Cuddihy

Soap was made from the fat of lambs or pigs. The fat was mixed with lye and crushed rosebuds were added to give it a

As with many of these early private land claims, the U.S. Land office was hesitant to confirm the grants because of the vague wording of

Mining would play an increasing role in the life and economy of Rio Colorado/Questa. The first Rio Colorado connection with the copper and gold rush

Water was and is the basis of everyday life in this high mountain desert. Acequias were often built even before the houses or church in

Don Francisco Laforet (his last name has many spellings, including La Forett, Laforee, Laforey, and Laport) is said to have come to live in the

Territorial Times in Rio Colorado

Mining would play an increasing role in the life and economy of Rio Colorado/Questa. The first Rio Colorado connection with the copper and gold rush

…a posse of eight men… went up Red River canyon… caught Conelly in a cabin and brought him down to the justice of peace.

We played Las Iglesias. We played kick the can, baseball, marbles, hide and seek, and tell stories.

Our story now becomes less detailed. The end of the Indian raids and of the gold rush changed life in Questa to a more cyclical