New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-26

-, - s.sistance of those oa snere. the
,e,,.s v..rr hauled 90 the oahR ine =. ace Fhcre
- 800 tbs river is called " Horse Il sad Ccos
g., rom fifteen skulls ~ horses witch are en-
L@,ed IA the eastern bank
4~~~s. thss Pecns orr road las np its banks or
,a,rs nan hundred miles Day alter day Ne
,oaed along the creery road. wesried With iIs IN
varied ssmeness Tee river IS ex remedy toria
ouf, Ofts forming vide curves aud asaiH e7nn, %
or itself IN 81 most singular zig zag msRner- Toe
character Of the river was the sane dgring tne
whole distance TIE only variety it presented
vas 4 fine fail which We discovered dufias noon
hate The bed Of the river was Obstructed Oy
cOsrse conglOTnerste r00k, over which the WAC,
dashed with a life and beauty, which ceutrasten
pleasantly with its usugl dark. treacberous now
The banks near the fall, are high AID perpena'cu'
lar and exposed many thin strata OF various
briettlv colored deposits of sard and mari, pre-
sentipg G sngularly beautiful, ribbon like sPPeer-
ance The road frequently passes close TO tue
river but, as when we tirst re ached IT, We were
often close upon il before discovered oar pr0x-
unity There is scarcely any variety in the ve5e-
tAtion upon it's banks; many OF the plants were
such az are usually found in salt marshes. Ihe
soil is impregD ated With saline matter, ~nicnSHo~s
itselfupon the surface in white efiloresceuces We
much feared being Overtsken by storm ~n'e on
the banks Of the Pecos it would have proved
serious hndrance, for the soil is OF suca ID,
ture that few hours rain weuld render tne foSo
impossible.
Every day of our Journey, after we passed the
river we passed numerous ee-casses OF oxen
which had persisted on the road we met tneW 50
frequently that our teamsters gave them 1he name
Of "California mile stones; rs we supposed
them TO have been lost by party OF California
emigrants, though we Afterwards learned they
belonged to Government train, which lost ABOUT
700 animals by cold in February lest Inc road
was strewed with broken wag0ns, box covers
barrels, &c, marking the trall OF a large TRAM
afnff Tor fIa
the great scarcity of wood along tue Fecos We
depended entirely upon this for feel. We shot
several oxen beside the three we trst caught'
which gave plenty OF fresh meat One 1sy
we fell in with a COW and her cat, eotn IN nae
order. The COW was lassOed and tied 10 one oil
the wagons. but she became so fgsI00s that we
were obliged TO shoot her. The calf was chased
and finally shot.
On the 5th of November, to great JOY, we
turned our faces westward and left the everast-
ing Pecos. Our last halt upon It's banks was
marked by a rather amusing incident w e made
the usual stopping to water our mules aud take
lunch As usual | left nay pony to nlbole at the
scanty grass while was taking bite myself One
of the teamsters seeing the animal rather nearer
the bank than consistent with safety, attempt
ed to lead him away but when mustang Is at
tempted to be lead, the first thing he does Is
10 progress backwards, and over the oank ne
went nearly dragging the man over with him.
last struggle of the poor beast, when to our sur
prise we saw him standing almost covered With
water. The animal had bat one perfect ear, ana
he cooked up the remaining auricular and rolled
up his eyes with such a comlcat expression o.
despair, that the whole party shouted with laugh
ter A man was let down with arope, which was
thrown over the pony's neck and we rescued
poor croppy from his unpleasant situation.
Leaving the Pecos, we had the GaudaouPe
mountain, which had been our landmark for sew,
eral days directly in front OF u.s. We marcned
over a most desolate region, until we reached Sa'
bine Creek Here we found grass aud concluded
to encamp to give the animals a days rest. The
following morning we found ourselves overtaken
by snow storm, accompanied by cold North
wind, which pinched our animals and rendered
everything uncomfortable. Camp lie is very
pleasant when the weatheris fine, bat IN stor ny
time it becomes very much a matter OF TACT II
the ground of the encampment is not well chosen
the tents become flooded, the fires won't burn,
and the meals are not half cooked-not that this
latter trouble was a matter OF much importance
to us Just now for our provisions were well nlSh
exhausted. Sugar had long ago taken a sweet
farewell and the daily decreasing strength OF our
coffee showed too clearly that too would soon give
! out We were reduced 70 first prlnclples-POrR
| and hard tack-and an allowance OF that. Che
second day we found the storm still continued
! and matters as we discussed them over our
| breakfast looked rather blue We were $50
| miles from Ell Paso, in the midst OF snow storm,
before which our animals were driving in search
of food and shelter, many of them strayisg miles
from camp. We had scarcely provisions enough
to last us if we kept moving -if we were obliged
to remain several days in this spot they would be
exhausted long before we reached the end of our
journey. We took an inventory OF the eataoles
on hand-not avery long JOB, by the way-and by
parching few remaining bushels of corn aud
taking an occasional muls steak, we should be
able to sustain ourselves until an express could go
to El Paso for, and return with, relief. 1t was
accordingly decided to send Oft an express at
others to execute the mission. Taking scanty
stock Of provisions and selecting the best OF the
remaining animals we babe good bye to our
! friends and in the middle Of the storm, put out
upon the road. But an account Of our trip must
| answer for another letter. CT.