The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-28

leather case his HAIR was long, and had knot behind
like womans; his moccasins, usual, sQuare-oed,
and turned up; his thighs, which bare, bore many
scar from the therny bushes of the country We broke
up camp and followed our guide about six and a hall
miles NM w, and found good camp in grove OF syc-
amores with little water, which rises and sinks again
within one hundred yards. We passed new species OF
CACTUS to-day-a sort OF bush with slender stems-sml-
lar 10 on the Del Norte AS usual, where we
found one, found others single specimen being not
yet met with In travelling this REGION as well as al
paire countries, the most casual observer is struck win
the gradaons in the classes OF plants and will instinct
lively almost find himself making inquiries OF botanical
sort of his own The cac stand alone; but they IN one
extreme approach shrub the other, fungus me !,
down, and IT will be found OF different Sorts uht one
appears scarce dstinguishable from grass The acacia
exhibits the same general Characteristic Step little
further, and the infinite variety OF the bean ana pea stripe
| show analogous characteristics. All the plants and
of this country appear to have thorny defence
Why they are so protected, cannot yet discover; no
doubt, the wisdom OF Providence is shown therein.
November h.--Marched at s, and took southwest
course gradually ascending until we could see far over
the country to the norheas the snow-capped mountain
thus TO be seen and at its base 1t is said there is
route from this place by which the kiaeros go to Luni.
have been informed that the expresses OF the President
of were in the habit of going to the lower
settlements Of New Mexico in ten days probaby to Lun.
or Cebolleta The route would probably be northeast
from this position. - is about ninety miles south
west OF the mouth of San Pedro. We in our course,
within few miles, passed green holows between the
willow, cherry musquet, senna cacti agaye blackberry
ASH walnut, zala cedar, pine, dwarf black gum grape
vines various kinds of grasses lambs quarter (he seed
OF which the Indians eat) squash, and sundry familiar
weedsal showing the signs OF autumn except the live
oak and evegeens Scarcely any flowers are to be SEEM
all being gone to seed. About six miles from camp, we
found the rocks outcroppng dip Odeg southwest gran
lie below, with large grains, and entirely desnegrated
and part OF 1t containing small morsels OF other rocks
mbedded then the puddingsone, with round Embedded
pebbles about the SIZE OF goose eggs cemehted py SUI
cous sand then black Slate then sandstone then COM
pact limestone, forming uneven cliffs to the northeast;
their dip giving slope of 80 deg southwest On these
hills there was good deal of timber.
Our road was rough and rocky. About 10 miles we
to place where Carson had slept when gong up;
there got water enough to drink by scrapng the sand
Here our howtzers directed to spend the night and
we pushed on to the river, twelve miles further Six
miles from the river we fell INTO valley OF airy stream,
fell into another Indian trail, larger than that we were
upon both wore fresh signs OF cattle lately driven from
Sonora These Indians have now been seventeen years
living by the plumber of Sonora when they required
to STOP it will require either money powder to make
them obey. Along the roadside we observed, in many
places that the grass had been burned in little patches
This occurred all along the road The cause OF it is I'M
| known--probably signals As we approached the river
again. several species OF plants showed themselves
o the G
found few sprgs of the cane; the dlluval beds we first
came to as left camp again the river in their
here again makes its appearance Where we strike the
river still in the CANON but below us 1t Is practicable
for the wheels We went up stream half mile here, and
found camp of scanty grass
November 6M-Remained in camp awaiting the arri-
val OF the howtzers Obtained some seed OF the petya
| which was contained in dried rut-pod two inches
large The hills Of diluvon cut into infinite
Der of hoows. On them the cactus and the various
TENTH perhaps OF the surface The rest is bare gravel
except one-enh more, which is taken up with the scat
tered punches OF CANA grass Under the base of these
hills the musquet grows thick for hundred yards some
heinz trees of yO in in al
tude Then the bottom of the river covered with
the grass which abounds the bottoms of the Del
Norte; then the willows few yards, which
stand thick along the water in many places, but not
more than twelve feet high. The cotonwoods gen.
orally foot in diameter in irregular groves not
more than hundred yards wide along down the river
The higher hills in the back ground on each side look
half green with the bushes OF the creosote plant and the
mountains here apparently almost bare The peaks
last few days has been very crooked that, had
had straight route, could have come through the
non in two days. and half instead of four. The
chain of mountains continues along on the right bank OF
the Pedro so that there would be rough hills to
from this point to the gap between Mount Dallas and
Mount Dick.
November 7h-Narched at s. Kept down the left
bank Of the San Pedro and crossed the ella Three miles
from camp, the mouth of the San Pedro is good
patch of grass We kept down the right bank of the
ella until we entered the fifth Canon when crossed it
frequently and encamped its right bank with scanty
grass. About six miles below the San Pedro passed
good camp under diluval cliff Here are told
is ABOUT our last grass ITOU 10
is SHINY larger here than where first it, although
we were told otherwise. II has about eighteen inches
water the shoals here, and canoes might pass down
very easilyand good sized boats, if it not for the
round rocks in its bed. The San Pedro active man
could lump across Our course little north OF
west; distance eighteen miles The mountains in peaks,
composed mostly of basa came near to the river The
duvia beds, nduraed into rocks, torn and broken
every direction, indicating great violence and irregu-
larty in their displacement There appears to be sub
sequent bed of Oblivion along here not yet displaced
The bottoms of the river composed OF the usual clay
in state of powder dust, and which is undermined IN
every direction BY animals of the kind that it
unpleasant to man or mule TO ride off the beaten trail
Along the very edge of the water of the the grass
and other verdure grow luxuranty; all else, the
getaton usuathe musque and its kindred plants
No trees visible on the mountains. Signs of the wild
hog and the deer and turkey were numerous; the wild
goose and the (our constant companlon the red
bird, the quail and small bird resembling the ortoan,
the butterfly and the grasshopper about all the
animate objects Some Apaches from the neigh
boring mountains to tall top and hailed the col
umn, and Captain Moore succeeded in getting them to
have vernacuar different from those have seen be-
fore They dress partly in Spanish costume. One of
them told the hole in the point of the toe OF their
casins was to let the water out They encanped with
not forgetting to beg tobacco Our road to-day
strewn with pottery usual Wherever the ground
looked IA if it could be irrigated the pottery mostly
plain red earth; occasionally piece black and
white similar TO those the San Pedro could see no
foundation or any other certain of houses Our
road old Indian trail all day; and from some
point along here by striking to the San Francisco the
hills of November I'd and following may be avoided
Water may be wanting, but these Apaches point to the
hills on the north side of the ella as their home. The