African musical instruments. 1  Membranophones (Drums):cylindrical, semi-cylindrical, barrel, hourglass, pressure, goblet, kettle, clay-pot, Djembe, West Africa. 2  Chordophones (Stringed instruments):harps (koras), musical bows, fiddles, lyres, zithers, lutes.
Sign marking the elevation of the Raton Pass tunnel. Raton RatÃ³n (pass 7834 feet or 2388 meters) elevation is a mountain pass on The Santa Fe trail along The-Colorado New mexico border in The United. states
In September 1850, New Mexico became a territory of the United States. At the time, New Mexico encompassed what is now the states of New Mexico and Arizona. In 1850, the population of Socorro was only 543 people. This included 100 American soldiers who were soon moved to Valverde. The first military post built near Socorro was Fort Conrad, 30 miles (48 km) south of the town.