The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-24

anmas severe trial. the ETas about the Fmg sci.
dsent Of Indifferent quality and By no means cal
euiated to recruit them. Many already forth BBnis
taxable symptoms Of dise8sa and weakness snd some had
become completely uussicsable. portion Of thu road Law
along the bass Of Eolated Sierra which evsq the CHA
consdabs bead TO the noTth We pressed through forest
q ne CeisGus SEaIeus very many Of which
forty tset in height and as large Tound Our barrel
Our next nights encanpmsut was on the bank Of the
river and from this time we Travelled in aI f ~ banET
untii its watsn are swallowed By he mons turbulent
ColOsadO.
At the Pine Ssttlsmsnt and ffty mila below the coeo
MarieOpa village the only pOinl which had an on
pOhunity Ofjadgng Of the qaznty 81 water oyior ou
the ella Attic formsr Dlaes il il confused % re- chauual
By an abhpt range Of mountains the north and hi9b
banks on the south. The depth Of atsF here vas u4 @
with cunent OF about threa aud . sruilas an
is Whh about fifty yards. Al the latter has forced IL
way though high plain covered with volcanic rok ana
the banks Of the river completely walled il b. high
banks OF bouldeu Of purely volcanic nature Tbs an
pearanoe OF this plain subject OF great currently
Is were also the PERCEPTIONS dgss immediately in the vicn
y Its width here about 100 yards aud deuth &c t
account for the supply Of wafer make mp tbs difference
between the width and depth hee and a. the former pass
bv the fact that the Rio SaAdo and the San Francisco con-
tribute sufficiently TO make up the Discrepancy.
After weskS Of slow progress down the ella we
eiched the Colorado. We 0und here several other parties
busiy employed in constructing boats to cro their ELECTS
in. as the river high and barely confined to is banks
Hundreds of naked Indians be in every drso
unn swimming the ver lazily lOungng on lis banks or
pTowng about the VARIOUS camps, watchnga avOabaop-
paHuuity 10 steal.
My lastdays march the ella viii long remember for
here was obliged to abandon my once splendid hone
Rowdy. The fatgues and pFVaons Of the read for the
last three hundred miles had proven severe for him. and
notwithstanding he eynned disposition TO move for
ward his feeble condition rendered the task too great Lead
ing him, best could. 10 a patch Of grass near large
pond Of fresh water Invested him of his trappngs and
bade him final adeu. Poor fellow, he was too weak 70
follow me, but from the timsIslt him until was out Of
sight, he did not take his eyes om off me- and when
finally disappeared, he burnt forth into loud long neigh a.
though he could part from without laut farewell
Poor Rowdy he deserved better fate.
After constructing boat Of willow branches and Inda
Rubber crossed the Colorado and commenced our Jour
the last dss that lay between and The Pacific
We were, however ageeaby disappointed On finding more
water and subsistence than t counted upon. Tha
fst eight hours brought three wells one Of which co.,
tNned palatabe water sufficient for ourselves and animals
Some twenty miles further we found wells and an sbun.
dance Of water but grass and fifteen miles further we
found running stream, doubt thrown over by the high
Of the Colorado. This brought rs to more than half
way Overths much dreaded joMrHada Starting from this
stream, travelled some forty miles further. reaching
CarsO Crue, with conddersbs suffering for water.
We now looked upon overland tTp completed, a
from this point could make San Diego in four dayE
SOmecontnued the land San Franesc0 but thoss
who had been uniounais loose their animals ohOll
the Of San Diego. the best outeat which pace
many Of arrived in good health July 9Th, and found
difficulty in procuring passage this plaes. The steame
California touched at this port the l5h and took pas
on her, Two days brought into the beautifa
bay Of San Francisco and here end my brief sketch
but binds vew-Of overland trip California.
| YouTy, ETC., HTRAM F--D.