New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-05

:, A.. nj. 10 lee cold, end made %. teeth
-, chatter 10 drink il. A good mJantain
.hnw., visited us on the road to-day, and gave
a.. NON a handsome duckiDg. On entering
~ ,nountain region a splendid =" Flora" was
s-b;b;,ed 10 us. Species of the Cucullaria,
.1n,rlusn's breeches,) the blue tredescast.a,
Scutellaria, and pretty crimson species Of the
Cerspium we're seen, with many other iiowef'-
ssSoy Jsiy 25.-Passed the day in our beaii-
,;ei camp at the Ojo dc Ia Kara shower III
the morning. Cleared of and gave us adeiisn,-
fuI day Occupied during the forenoon menu
inc. writing or sketching. Got tcie,a9ie
,ketch of my little camp. vol annoyed .no
camp last night, and Immediately uhde1 ..e
pme of the sentinel knawed my mare aria' III
two. Men 90 out hunting. no success though
,here are black tailed deer and antelope IN tne
HIS ard small prairies. Stainpeded ~ mss
inc the sheep who had strayed OH near night
aIl into the bills, and gave us considerable
trouble TO End and drive them BACK: Urass
near the OjO not very good. we are mere on
,so s;erra which is the divide between streams
,lst aow into the Gulf of Mexico and the Allan
t;c and those which flow into the Pacific Ocean.
Monday, July 26.--Marching from the Ojo at
IV past 5 this mOrning-air cool and pleasant
day sunny and beautiful. The road continued
10 ascend for about u miles, and thence de-
scended the west slope Of the Sierra to lnscrlp-
tion Rock. IL or "a miles. Flora of the prairie
hooks in the Sierra is rich and beautiful Isaw
in bloom to-day the purple Larkspur, yellow
pIaut like the - BrasSica," two species Of Mo
nqrda," (horse-niint) two or three species OF
the " Linum." (wild flax two or three species
Of the white and yellow "OeHctterd," several
xerv pretty varieties Of "Asciepias" (milk-
weed.1 and the pretty Geraaiam, OF which
have already spoken. The painted cup {" Bart
sin" the I" ScueiLQrid, brilliant scarlet spe-
cios If the "Jaene," the Tradescantta" and
Ifelianihus," were also seen in great proiusl0n.
Long sandstone cliffs or bluffs, were sometime
10 view before us, ard to the left of the road
The distant view of Inscription Rock ia very
picturesaue and grand. Took a hasty horseback
sketch OF il at miles distance before reaching
il. Arrived at our camp ground on the north
side Of the rock a little after IL o'clock. Wa
ter was found in hole or hall cavern In the
south face Of the rock Tolerable grazing Tor
our animals After my basty dinner and s'es-
Ia. Istarted out to examine Inscription Rock or
the Moro (wal9 as it is termed by the Mexlcans
and Tuhi Indians. The cliff or wall OF bare
perpendicular rock is from $50 to 300 feet high
at the eastern or what may be termed the salient
poipt of the cliff The whole is wall or de-
tor or upper line for $50 yards being broken or
fractured into series OF picturesque points or
jags. The eastern parts tOwerlke, and shows
at distance something OF the shape and appear
ance Of light house. On the Hat summit
are the ruins Of an ancient Indian village, the
stone walls IL which are skllfully aud handsome
" laid in masonry work. On the north face aud
on the south and southwest faces are numerous
inscriptions OF the Spanish explorers aud con-
querors, PRETTY carved out at hight from
three TO six feet from the ground and stating
the names andpurpose of their journey into that
rude country. Mixed in with these inscriptions
are numerous herogyphs ofIndians, with slashes
or cuts in the rock made in the process of sharp
ening their arrows and spear heads drawing
ola buialoamoDg these isvery web represented.
Among the dates are those Of the years 1852,
1851, and the 18th century, and there is one as
early as 1906, described by some officers but |
did not observe il my self, as had not the time
10 look for il. The names are neatly executed
and with each is brief description 10y those
wonderfully enterprisiDg men of their visit Il
this peculiar spot, and OF their journey to the
Pueblo of Tuni and To the country still 10 the
westward On the south side of the cliff in a
nook there is as have said above, a pool OF
water. which is the only dependence Of parties
TINT camp here took here two sketches, one
showing the tOwerlike eastern extremity and
one Of the north face. Many of our officers and
men and other Americans have in passing this
SPOT, in the last three or four years, inscribed
their names by the side of these OF the early
Spanish explorers and colonisers.
Tuesday, july 27-Did not march till 81 this
morning, as We had but distance of IA miles
to overcome 10 reach our next camp ground at
the Ojo Percade. On our right and in front OF
Inscription Rock, two miles to the north is a
range Of sandstone cliffs not so bare and de-
nuded, however, as Inscription rock. Just be-
fore passing beyond sight Of it. | took horse
bach sketch OF its most salient points. The
whole cliff is seen from the vicinity of lnscrp
ton Rock, present the appearance OF the long
scarp wall of an extensive fertilization, with
buttress. like towers at the angles The road
runs pretty nearly north oi.west to-day. AT about
five miles we came in sight of another project
inc cliff, the angle of which had been worn away
in the progress of ages and presenting butresse'
and tower.hke cliffs capped by solitary masses
or pinnacles Of rock, some of them with base,
quite small compared with their entire bulk ant
shape, and looking like huge tenpins. These
find termed in Simpsons map, &" Los Gtganfes
(the Giants) Took also horseback sketch Of
these wonders OF nature. AT point In ouI
road. seven or eight miles from Inscription
Rock, we passed tbs fork of the road made BY
the junction of the road now travelled and that
followed by Col, Wsshingtonin lSl9, and whiel
leads esstwardly TO 0jo de Galnas and Ojo dc
Gallo, At20 minutes to l o'clock, We arrived
at the springs called Cold Spring and Ojo Pes
cado, strong running, coolwater. Close by eact
spring, (the two being mile apart but on oil
near the rosd) are the remains Of ancient In
dian villages, which seem TO have been buileo
stone. and circular in plan. Beyond the Pesca
do also there are remains Of azeguias and th,
smaller irrigating trenches, but how long since
cultivation was carried on, it is not easy 70 say
pitched my camp on the stream Of the Pes
sado, mile or two beyond the spring. West o.
INV camp half a mile are the ruins of mors