The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-22
Our Travelling Correspondence.

CAMP ON THE LEoSA, June IL, 1910.
The Expedition 10 California VIA ~ Pdso-- The
Pytyuraf,om for a Start icriea~ R,Hsd-Seep-
,ng tcith iS,akes--7hs gsauties of Campo, gntng.
The busy note Of preparation sounds all along
the line of eDcampDent. Tomorrow morning we
depart for the Nueces, and the blow of the and
the ring of the anvil heard all day long, SUM-
day though IL be-a work Of necessity. Mules and
oxen must be shod, and all the hundred arrange
me nts must be made, which found indispensa-
bic on the eve Of a final departure. II is small
work. this fitting out two hundred and seventy five
wagons, VIII. their thousand animals, Of mules,
horses, and Al present everything looks well
for the Of the expedition. by extraordinary
exertions the requisite machinery of the expedition
has been put IN motion by the quartermaster, Capt
French. and should DO unfoward event occur, sue
cess may be sauguIn.ly hoped for. Courers have
been despstched To the RIO Grande, To purchase
com, which II To meet our way, on the san
PEDRO. A further supply at mules has also been
sent for, and IN every possible manner precautIons
have been taken to guard against the possibility OF
failure.
To-day news has been brought into camp that
four Mexican transfers have been fouud killed on
the Arfeyo RsncheIc, "a small creek about twenty
three miles Irum the L-ona. They were returning
with their empty wagons 10 San Antonio, and, en-
camping at the above named place, at night were
set upon by patty OF Cani.Bches, who have been
lurking about the tram tUr several days, aud lanced
10 death A quad has been sent down TO bury the
bodies, and n strict watch has been ordered to be
kept about the camp The only thing we have TO
apprthsnd lie the abstractIon Of our mules and
horAes. The savage have never been known TO
attack, except when they have immense numerical
advantage, aud ct course attack such
train ~ this n cot ~ tnr question; out they will
try to steal horses al tVefy upp,rtupIty.
ln3kp'ndeEi Of sttagslrt,, thu tain consists OF
about seven bundled aud hity men, including re-
pulsrs, engineers aud tngnerrs' mrn, aud quarter
masters men, (sboui sIAty five Of whom re under
Captain B,wmen, the rrgimrntal quarternaster of
the Sd lbfsDrry, aud about three hundred and
twenty unoer Captain French, the quartsrmaster
OF the traIn) There are about two hundred aud
sev.niy.fve wheeled Vehicles, Of all sorts, aud, as
before mentioned, about two thousand animals.
We have already kilieO IN camp several snakes,
OF which there IL here every vaiety-the rattle
snake, the cuniDun hlsck snake, the whi,ecord,
the beautiful hing sn~ke, and others of various de-
ecfptiOns. II ~ astonishing how coon one brcoIn-s
Accust, me q snu irc"nced To the vicinity vt these
animss. One learns To- lie own At night ON his
blanket Upo-r a tree, isw yards from where he
killed an enormous ruitle-snakp 10 the morning.
without any concern whatever about the propabIs
nocturnal vlslts Of the yrugelul relatives # the
departed. There Is nothing can cure squeamish-
pess like Campaigning. One learns 20 eat and
drink any hing and even thing, to sl-ep anywhere
and 90 ditJshse with told. drink and sleep, on &C
casion. A. n msittr Of cOurse, nobody ever thinks
OF shaving out hrfe The beard " allowed to
grow, TO protsci the face from the fiery heat and
unfortunate ale those who have but s,srse growth
of The article The cuticle comes III IN fakes,
and Ieavss the couni' nance Of fiery red. The
hpe too, are teIiIbk blIsfer,d and do not some
times recover than healthy condition for months.
Such are the eff, etc If the southern sun.
Ts-moriow morning SET out. The men are
unusually healthy. No cholera whatever.