The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-19

consideration that food clothing for all these men aud
horses have to be transported over the hne wnch no
Ihaye thus far given you description the far
as Tucson and with this finish that part OF my abors
have no doubt that the work Is easbie that the route
will be successful that passengers 10 the western States
and from thence to California VIII patronze that the
towns along the route will improve and others spring up
that military protection will be extended that mining
districts viii be discovered and worked that the great
work of the Pacific Railroad will be forwarded that the
peopls of California will have regular information from
the Fast twice week and that the contractors will
realize handsomely on the investments which they make
in this great enterprise OF the day
Rcsumng nay narrative where lett OIL Ia my last hnd
myself nj Tucson.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE RESUMED.
Tucson small place. consisting Of few adobe houses
The inhabitants mainly Mexicsns There but few
Americans, though they keep the two three stores,
aud elected the town Offices The has consi-
deraby improved since the acquisition of Territory
by the United States The Apache Indians are somewhat
troublesome in the vicinity We left the town on Satur
day. October 2 having TO drive forty miles 10 the next
station IN the Pecacho Pass before we came TO desirable
water There had been however and we found
water Tor our animals on the route, scoopng up from
little ponds by the roadside The road plain
covered with the customary Wild vegetation ~ the
country but through no settlements The pass IS through
OF the scattered mountains OF the Sierra Madre range
and is not particularly different from ordinary noun
tain foads.
THE PIMos INDIANS.
Forty miles beyond the pass the company have a sta
ton, where the first Indians their wild native
artists. They a band Of fifteen Pmcs, engaged in
dressing bceve which they had just sold to the station
keeper The dcxterity with which they separated the
various pass and sliced up the animal into strings OF meat
to be dried quite remarkable. The were generally
IN the costume of Adam with dirty cloth Hthe place OF
the tg leaf. The women Of which there were three had
down to the middle Of the body wore beads
on their necks and arms, and "ddnt wear
any thing else" They all Of them had lne muscular 1i
Two three OF the men had their faces aud bodies
painted, having just returned from the war path APP
pcared that the Apaches had few days since gone INTO
their camp in large numbers and stolen few OF their
cattle they had been following the trail though with
out success. Their faces painted ebony black
and their lips of deep red color that first thought
they blacks they lay basking in the sleep
inc in the shade Some of the band louneed sbont and
looked on with curiosity changed horses and
partook of breakfast This station located the
ella river, the range of mountains Known the
Casa Grande. A few miles beyond to the Pmos
villages, scattered along the ella reservation OF
fifteen 81 uare miles The land here rch and with rri
cation, produces bountifu crops The Pmos number IN
all about 22ooo They raise corn ana wheat in very
large Quantities which they sell to the whites. Their
houses arc miserable hus built Of musqa'e bushes or
hoops covered with The Indians hdeous look
ing objects in their filthy scraps of cohng and naked
brown bodies and frequently frightened mules
they passed by The men are lazy and take goo To
make the 10 all the work We numbers Of
sovereign lords walking along riding and making their
squaws carry the loads-a spectacle which would give
one OF our womens rights women its nstanier. The
women are, however, lazy, too, and tho men have
ab ,ut as much work 10 drive them as they would
do the work themselves. The price Of hay, of which
there but comparatively little raised here is from SIS
TO $50 ton Corn AMI wheat sell al from to three
cents per pound
THE MARIcorAs WELLS.
Twenty four miles from last station to the
MariCopas wells situated in large plain Of alkai soil ana
grass There in all six eight wells and the
very good We found number OF Indians there
and them had the audacty to ask me three bits
(37l cens) for small melon which he wished sell.
showed him two three cent pieces, and the look OF in
siderable contempt which he gave would be worth
fortune 10 an actor put n IN the right place. am
has melon would rot before he could get another chance to
sell II.
FORTY MILE DESERT.
From the Marcopas wells where changed our horses
for mule team had forty mile ride over the corner
of a desert. The soil sand and gravel
and the road excellent No eau be found the en-
tire distance here saw some of the largest cactus
plants route they Up from twelve fifteen
icet ia Of the varieties very excellent and sweet
syrup is made from them. The stalks, which are very
tough, sometimes used Tor building huts.
We arrived the station the CHA river-which Is
table the edge OF the forty mile Desert,
Sunday October 8, at $50 y. NJ aud left road
running along the northern banks OF the cia 70 Fort
Yuma the Colorado about 100 miles from ts mouth.
The stations IN the cia valley are from fifteen 10 twenty
miles apart. The first We touched al called Muir
dcrcrs Grave II the OF the summary killing
q young man by band OF emgrans, he having, Ia
~ Of PAS on, shot guardian who had INN IN charge
His punishment was as summary as his crime, and his
wealth did avail him 10 escape, perhaps, might
IN q more "civllized sud enlightened community" Ef
teen miles further ON We come % s0ltman Flats the
place the Daman family, whose
story has been published in book form within year.
They were part Of an cmgraut tran, ami from
had become separated from the rest They
met IN this lonely spot by baud ot Apacbes and the
whole family lett Tor dead, with the exception OF two
young girls. who carried OF by the Indians The
sou, however, survived his wounds, and succeeded in
crawling many miles to a rancho After ard1ous
search of two years he ually recovered OF his
by paying heavy ransom, aud discovered that the
other had died durug her captivity The graves q the
father and mother are directly IN the road, ami the
teams often pass over them. They lie some DISTANCE
from the q the murder winch topk place ON bill
half mile o. Mt. Jacobs, tue roai sgent on this
tiuu Of the the, nieaGs having tue graves
closed with fence 70 turn the road aside
FXPFRlESoE ~ HorTE
TIE hill on which the murder wss cpmmtled
g. very steep ami coveted With deep sand
las been partly repaired by Colonel Leach, but s,i
very d.fcui Place for heavy teams, and easy
foi ghi There several very BAD bis between
the Oainnan FLATS and the sDuichmsn station on IN.
ella, about twenty-five miles distant, where took
breakfast and enjoyed the luxury Of bath. ride 81
brought us 10 Texas ma near Prnglcs Peak ! rugged
mount about 500 feet high. when lapers down % the
Level o. the plain, ino which lai. Ike The nose Of
sword fish II mainly composed Il rcd slate rocks and
IN the moonlight lopks Ike Mill OF cebergs ! had
pccted 20 get supper at the next station bit being
ready Mr Warren Hall the road BE anxious
% get the mail along Ia time had u content ms self with
a &c a glass Of water and ride along although had
had nothing 10 eat since breakfast But had gopt
read aud fast team aud came along finely Indeed since
leay ng Tucson had been far better than the
other end 81 the route and a. you must have observed
by the table. rate of sped much greater The
line exceedingly well stocked from Tucson 70 san Frau
csco, and bui few mules used Were i no, FOR the
excellence a the stock and the arrangements the
tons tins end Of the line, tae first NAL could
have come through "a tine. Al station twenty miles
from Fort Yuma the fourth stage iran
CISCO thirty hours ahead OF time waiting us ~ come
~, u change stages They had fun load OF passengers
including man, his wife and two children who were
gong through 10 Memphis The and children
stood The fat que Of the trip bisyey The exchange
o. stages We so' rather the worst o. ~ - W hal 70 take
a lumber wagon and aic up the harness with ropes Mr.
Hall, the road agent a. however man uf muc energy.
and set matter. -tra sht and believe quite
good time to Fort Yuma 10 lumber wagon a. we
bad made hcsor Mr.. Hall q old stage man hsv Dg
been concerned Ia ~ the fret stage lines Of Ca1r
and engaged the business since ls42 lie has been
engaged the direction OF Mr. knyon IN stvck
the line from Tucson ~ los Angeles and has secured
some Of the teams tn route Our ~
speed rs DIVISION about i've and half mics per
hour which very good considering the sandy desert
We had 10 traverse.