The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-06-30

present morse equipments have been le
result OF years OF experience and i'm
provements, and they are so inhntel,
superior to those used on BIoominpdaIp
Road. that am surprised the small Jock.
ey saddle should have existed so long
The tree is made OF light wood. rising
well before and behind. and covered with
raw hide. while green. When it becomes
dry. II is perfectly hard aud irnmoveabIe
The StIrrups arr made of heavy wood. ami
suspended from the middle ot.the saddle
some five inches behind the position oc
cupied by those Of the jockey. The girt
Is about six inches wide. and made OF
horsehair. 1t is fastened on without
buckles. and can neither break nor slim
A heavy machea--a covering of thick
Iealher--is then thrown over The tree. and
serves not only as an ornament. and an
easy seat, but is used as a bed at MIGHT,
The bit is powerful. and the bride igbt
\ touch will govern the horse. and the
best riders are known at once by the deli
cacy with which they hold the REIN
Their spurs are enormous, and carr,
small bells. which serve TO amuse the
horse, and keep him constantly in mind
OF their presence.
AT midnight we halted. Don Juan col.
lected his party by discnargng very
small load from very small esquipetta.
"Carriga Creek" was still many miles
distant, and our animals were scarcely
able to proceed. The night was chilly.
and the weary limbs unwlIingiy obeyed
the power OF determined perseverance,
All was silent except. the slow tread OF
man and horse. Thick clouds dmmed
The lustre of our guiding stars, and all
around was dark and desolate. Tom and
walked on in advance of our party
i'oor fellow. he was scarcely able to DRAG
one foot after the other. Yet still. he did
not complain. The road now skirted a
range OF barren hills, and occasionally
wound through gorges which led from one
plain TO another. Reaching at last the
pass, we ascended the Hill of Terror"
Well is il named Small black stones
are scattered over the dark earth. and not
veslige OF vegetation is TO be seen -
Here we found solitary man. living on
the ground, and his exhausted horse
standing over him.
Cant you 60 no farther :" said Tom.
mo. Senor."
Don't give it up said Tom; "onIy
nine miles To water"
"N'ne miles + said he. "It is TOO far
aud again he stretched himself upon the
ground.
We continued on. well knowing our
party would aid him all in their power
At last we reached the top
at was wrong said Tom. II have
mistaken these hills. 1t is much farther
than | thought"
Halt all hour paSse in silence.
1T can go no farther" said Tom. Il
will lie down here. | willlry to overtake
you 10 morrow"
"But suppose you should not be able7'
'l' won't make no difference there i,
no one To care Tor me now"
Five miles farther on. and we. too.
we're compelled to halt. Making holes in
the sand. we rested here till daylight
Rising with the sun. the animals were
collected. and mats. sacks. and other
available articles. were cut up for them
While they were devouring these pieces
we re traced our steps to find Tom. il pos
>ible.
"Wha is this 7" said i, as touched a
roll of clothing by the waysde. done up
like lurban.
"Senor - exclaimed the object, devel
oplng itself. 1t was one of our BOYS.
We found Tom much better than ex.
pected. II was great relief 10 my mind
for feared he might never rise again
Returning 10 our packs, we drank some
cold coffee. and again pushed on. We
struck the bed of the stream, some three
miles before we came to the place where
the water rises TO the surface. Here we
found the Sonoranian we had overtaken
the night before, digging with his hand
He had already scraped up the sand as
Tar as the arm could reach. but had not vet
found water; although the sand was
damp. His horse stood near him. watch
ing with languid eye each handful as he
drew it 10 the surface. 1t was a touching
picture. and made deep impression on
my mind.
Some of our men met US little farther
On. bringing US water; while waiting Tor
his turn 10 drink, my horse fell down.
Tie could not rise Tor more than an hour. ,
The water in the creek disappeared at {
sunset. and did not re.appear till sun
Use. when it again rose freely; a pecu
larity which many streams in California ;
possess. Inc next eighteen miles are j
perhaps the most severe on the DESERT
The sand is deep and the heat intense {
Towards midday. we reached the pal +
netto Springs" They rise at the foot OF /
range OF clay hills, and several palms en- {
ice repose der their shade. Some 1
'agabond had cut two or three noble il
rees down. and left them lying there h
What his object could have been, none h
IAN comprehend. n
took advantage of the halt to climb b
Hay hill, in order 10 obtain view oil the
ountry around. As lar as the eye could Il
each, nothing was 10 be seen bul barren Il
ills and sandy plains. The effect upon ii
he eye was distressing. and upon the i'm. II
gination anything but agreeable. | I
would not have believed such a place Ii
ould have existed on the face Of nature. +,
ad not my own optics furnished me with c
his irrafi,tahla ntoof -