<P> The Magoffins left for the south on 7 October 1846, ten days after the army . Travelling along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the main route south, they encountered Pueblo Indians, the main farming people of New Mexico . Susan found that they would pay twice as much for empty glass bottles than would be charged for the full bottles in the United States . They spent some time at San Gabriel, where Susan fell ill for a while with a fever . A lady there taught her to make tortillas, which she found to take much more work than she expected, and also showed her knitting techniques . Leaving there towards the end of January 1847 they traveled south through the Jornada del Muerto to Doña Ana . The Taos rebellion had broken out, so they were in fear of attack by Mexicans in addition to the danger of the desert crossing . </P> <P> At El Paso del Norte (now Ciudad Juárez), on 17 February 1847 they lodged at the house of the priest Ramón Ortiz y Miera, a spacious house surrounded by orchards and vineyards . A fierce nationalist, father Ortiz had been taken prisoner by Colonel Doniphan for encouraging armed resistance to the U.S. army . However, he was known for his hospitality to visitors . She was struck by the civilized atmosphere of the house, and particularly taken with a little girl who, "...only six years of age, carries with her the dignity of our girls of eighteen . It attracted my attention particularly the evening I came, with the same ease of a lady much accustomed to society, she entered the room, with a polite bow and' Bonus tardes', shook hands with me and seated herself ." </P> <P> The Magoffins continued south in the wake of Colonel Doniphan's army, with Susan's health deteriorating due to the rigors of travel . Her journal ends on 8 September 1847 . </P> <Ul> <Li> Magoffin, Susan Shelby; Drumm, Stella Madeleine (1982 - 08 - 01). Down the Santa Fe Trail and Into Mexico: The Diary of Susan Shelby Magoffin, 1846--1847 . U of Nebraska Press . ISBN 978 - 0 - 8032 - 8116 - 5 . Retrieved 2012 - 07 - 14 . </Li> </Ul>

Down the santa fe trail and into mexico summary