From a population of 500 in 1896, the town grew to house approximately 30,000 people by summer 1898. Built of wood, isolated, and unsanitary, Dawson suffered from fires, high prices, and epidemics. Despite this, the wealthiest prospectors spent extravagantly, gambling and drinking in the saloons.
During the
Colonization of the Americas, the Spanish established the Encomienda
system to control and
regulate labor. The Spanish people rule and
control the local population because of the success of the economic system and
f<span>or the profit of an individual Spaniard, Native
Americans were forced to farm, ranch, or mine. Spanish Colonial system of
Encomiendas caused Native Americans to become slaves.</span>
The 1st Regiment New Mexico Cavalry was a volunteer cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
