Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-17


caforsA travel haadred sad any miles q
desert sni ys upwAras u twsve months In spot -
dssolas and fOflon tAst there = actually NOT saesnt
,sssS ss'p sss IsAs are. AL asas..ns one
ether brsokish Tbs eantsens wsEs rePsnshsd eat u
vas imyossisis 70 wafer che maies
Aagass ls--Ths heat inereased - ws advanced into
che desert and aos II ths party haa Invested themselves
u the greater part ~ their c5thhg The guns, which
carried The Iammels a ear sAidss, we're hot
q the toseh and v 81 . cur snneyasee and suffer
ing the SIZED. laaensi with impalrabs sand, hlew
6ercsly frgm the soathwaFd fesling issaing from
the mouth u furnace snd 0htsrating la many places
al traces " the roai fhe males. already Alea W ira
yelling the sanity plain, wsni sowiy along. thsr
heads dropping the Eroand Ths pals neoA oecason-
ally OysrshAdowsl ~ gogia threw ghAsty igAt ever
the desert aud bones gtsalag In her beams strtwsd
the way, aiding horror o. the serne.
shortly before dawn entered hllls the
ward whea the heat became Less inteHss ThrT~ " the
mules unatle 50 g. farther and thciT sales sol
packs we're placed otaer aGsais, All we're left
with them, together with reeis sad beans ani
small supply 81 wstsr We ssrs nos al travelling
foot animals having bsrvy sfeugh left ~ cErry
their saddles AZ daylight hesaH q scatter and thass
who could 70 In advance dd 80 thirst heslA-
ming 70 be intdlerabs. Il not aHt 10 A NJ. after
twenty hours VI continuous march eomstey prrstFaed
with heat toll. hanger AMI thirst tia, " reached tbs
Iy4a dd To Neso
This camping grouni fwhch l. called Agaa III ~.
raaso" on the maps has tSo SNAIL pools fed W tiny
springs. The water In the pools u oaly d for aunas
and that in the springs foaai barely drAkahls the
they net particular In their choice a. feed
The men who had been egt with the males joined as
late Ia a.. -s,".see- ,hay - s-ss4 ~.
one in hs thirst dreadful AMI wheh be reached the
spring he threw himself the groGad and drank % 70
pletion.
who styled To, uncle, account u hs age Tie
discovered il when he and his party HsaFy perish
ing with thirst Their happy deyeranee esisbratea
by great feast he washed and dressed hseL and
ato he he leAd bV
stroke Of apoplexy. This AMI other paihfa sssociA
tons attached TO the place. together with the utterly de-
ISOLATE appearance Of all around. gloom
spirits which could not raise old To Mcso did, by
feast for all We had that day couple of spooRsfal
OF boiled pgois The road the Tornado s. good
with the exception Of the first twelve miles where Is
sandy The only vegetation that noticed artcasa
the plains and mss7i and dry ytsasE0od among the
hls-5j miles; 1875.
August l7.-During the night We had heavy storm
the bowling wind, blowing from the desert, bot and
filed with sand and the rain fell In large drops without
refreshing the air
The aqua DEL To Nso is IN oasis for although Il i
wretched spot il is the only resting place In the desert
between the Apdryosq and the river Mohavsh We we're
glad TO leave il at A. VI Two Of eur mules show
ed signs Of failing, aid they LETT the road In the
charge of Of the Mexicaus We rested few minutes
at 10 A. NJ. 10 breakfast having filled To
Nesos spring. The Delaware had killed rabbit the
first Of any game that had for a lopg time but
we left it the road with water for the Mexican
as feared that he might be delayed until late.
The desert retained its level and monotonou character
until arrived the Mohaveh river, at p. NJ, our
animals almost pershing from hanger and thirst.
The sandy soil through which the Mohaveh flows ab-
serbs nearly all its water and when reached 1t il
no longer running stream Grass, however, every
where abundant together with thick growth Of Willows
reeds, and meq bushes, inerlaced with grape vines
and in places there beautiful groves OF cotton
woods.
All troubles as regarded scarcity Of water and
grass AZ end and from this point jour
ney level country, Offering impediment
yyhA To i'm
fornia Except the river however, the land bar
and unproductiye, offering point Ct for settle
ment.
Mr. Beae and myself had intended, on reaching the
Mohaveh TO have gone in advance Of people but we
could not leave them in their starving condition IL
also intention TO select two three Of the 10
accompany the desert lying between the Mo-
haveh and Walkers Pass in the Sierra Nevada but
found that of all animals there FIVE that
could travel over twenty miles in day. and, the in
tervenng country entirely destitute OF and
grass, compelled reluctantly 10 relinquish this
| object
The Mexican left with the mules arrived at II r. NJ,
having remained faithfully by them until he brought them
in. We thus crossed this desert without abandoning
single animal which is believe, almost unprecedented
so miles; l,7O5
August ls-We allowed our mules to rest until the
afternoon before proceeded up the Mohaveh toWs
from the west through broad level plain, bounded on
either side by lofty mountains. It's water increased
assembled il, and found several large ponds well
stocked with fsh.-S miles; 7l3 miles.
august l9.-The road through heavy sand, and
often left the river a distance OF two miles We en-
cam ped at large and deep pond Of very cool
and clear water, in which many fish, principally
mulets, OF which large. We had just finished
allowance OF pinoi when the Delaware rode into
camp with splendid antelope dashed behind his saddle
and reported that he had shot another which mme
diaey sent for As the question Of starvation thus
set at rest il determined that Mr. Beae and myself
and two Of the should proceed rapidly mules
could travel whilst the remainder Of the party followed
us by easy stages TO the setements-l9 miles 49,
miles
August 20.-Accompanied by the Delaware and Harry
Young started in advance Of the party and before
noon had ridden twenty miles up the right bank of the
Mohaveh. Its bottom covered in many places with
thick under growth, and occasionally by large groves Of
cottonwood, and is bounded the south by high and
rugged hills The weather pleasant, with breeze
from the westward.
Where we crossed the Mohayeh IL Is rapid stream
twenty-five yards in breadth and foot in depth hut
its water too to be drnkabe. We passed Sc
vera fine meadows the river and several bands
OF anelopes also many hares and partridges After n
rest Of seven hours resumed journey the road
leading up to extensive plain, thcky covered with
cedars and pines nterminged with palmyra cactus and
aoes 1t forks about miles from the river The left
hand fork which took follows the old Spanish trail
whilst the other which has been recently opened BY the
Mormons makes bend TO avoid arough portion OF coun-
try. They both join again in the Cgjon pronounced
Cahon) Pass. We travelled until III p. NJ, when we
rested under the celars the plain where we found
dry bunch grass but water40 miles; ,T72 miles
ytAuyust Give were in the saddle at early dawn i'm
patient to reach journeys end On approaching the
mountains which extended between and the valley OF
Los ANGELES, the country presented more broken APP
pearancc After travelling six miles commenced de-
scendng the Pacific Slope, and after reached the
adj 0f tho Jv1u Irsntr a.,