New-York tribune., 1871-07-06

,,,io &, q, nass through the country OF the Apache.
And never bcoe were the sayages much to be dreaded
as now Yet Notwithstanding all this applications to
ioin the expedition have been pouring In Tor months
and from unexpected quarters 80 much interest n o
oxuedition excited in the most diverse parts OF the
country.
The expcdton started from San Francisco on the q
day of MAY 10 organize and TO obtain supplies from the
military post OF Camp Ilalleck. IIaleck saton' on
the Central Paciac Railroad, is the nearest point 10 inc
post being only 13 miles distant. Here at HallecK
station the expedition encamped The place IL not eS-
bu,rotipr II contains only FIVE buildings, including the
depot grocery store, and barn. On the first nlght,
owing 10 the nonarrival OF the tents the party en-
canned upon the depot platform. The next day ana inc
next passed and still no tents arrived, ana sun thc
nights came and found the explorers dismay stretched
on the hard. unplaned planks. There were IL"
signs OF life anywhere visible, the scenery
being OF the Nevada pattern; no trees, no veg
citation except tho sagebrush growing from the aRano
soll which stretched every side to bleak, blue noun
tains with snow-capped peaks. Occasionally an appo
ance OF animals resembling would appea III Ino
distance but we always believed 1t TO DC inraso
arrival OF the mules was the first real nppIo Vi o
ment that crossed the stagnant pool OF our
The mule is an animal that grows upon you D"nS 10
dovoons new charaeerstics In the selection oil uo'
w.. IL a. to no observed. Distrust gente-looking
,ouIo No other animal IL hypocritical. MOUNT On
bia hack the gentle mule will smile and roll you eey
on the ground. Prepared for another slml'r "''oP'
Won try TO urge him forward whereupoh he s'es "S'
and ecorning to repeat himself, he bucks Buckg
conpIex motion, and is accomplishment whlch only
te mue possesses The horse has mastered one part Oh
this movement but he fails to grasp its full lntrcacy
Tho frat step in bucking consists in stopping suddenly
il this does not dismount the rider, he finds hlmse
spinning through the air. alghtng inevitably in the mud
For whenever mule bucks mud is near II there no
mud when the rider up, there Is sure to be some
when he comes down. | selected my mule with care "A
white one. demomlized beast with weak eyes,
discarded at once | chose the Sphinx. The SPHINX
ia a crean-colored mule, with a black nose, which
gives her the appearance of having had mud thrown at
her Inever know exactly what TO expect from the
Sphinx She Il like the Nevada climate always break
ing Outin way. tits impossible to control hef0f
mission, aud am resigned 10 being the mere ad-
iunct OF animal OF ignoble parentage ,. J..
After the necessary delay the expedition prepared 10
start on its way party leaving Carln the other Bat
tie Mountain, two railroad stations IN NeNdua apDut oD
miles anaTt By such division exploration Is OF course
greatly facilitated As we were to leave the railroad at
these two stations, il considered advisable to AVOID
the and tear OF long marches oy using tne fIoau %
while il was possible to do in transporting the Two
divisions Of the expedition from IIalcck Aspecla tram
ness at allcck when difficulty arose, when caused us
TO trust to our animals for transportation , .,..o
Once fairly established I'm camp, the charm ana atrac
ton of early frontier life becomes something appreca
bic even the most Obtuse. The country Is via ana
Influences OF civilization and refinement, ana
n climate 50 extreme and changeable as TO
make a person doubt whether he really can be
in the United states However, variable as it is, the
climate Is perceptiby mder than It was month ago,
and we are beginnng 10 realize that the summer is at
hand The sun Is scOyching and the mercury STANDS
high in the tube during the day though IL goes dOWh 10
10 or II dcgrces above zero a night We expect whir
wind regularly every day which scaters our letters ana
papers, and has sometimes oyerturned Cur tents ~
have also had two snoworms ana Just alter t9
oldest inhabitants had assured rs tha they never hau
more than few hours rain AT time, 'ven IN the RAINY
season. there came pouring, soaking drenchmg snoWeI
which continued for as consecutive hours Ihis ca.c
Of Nevada is extreme and severe but Us chle charaGtr
istic is its unexpectedness We have sch00el ourselves
into general belief that the summer has come, thOugh
every evening forced to gather around our sage
burning faces listen to the stories and "Reminiscences
the old scouts and rappers, who know as they tell s
with oinlnous looks what we are Sums -
These storytelling people these queer eharacters'
borcs after 100 intimate acquaintance Our leading rep
rcsentative OF this class is Mt English VINO Is certainly
a striking example OF this assertion dare not Des9w
very much attention upon him for fear Of uncomioFape
consequences but when allow myse Y LJlgef az II ae-
cdentaly near the place where Mr English Is relating
wardcd by hearing somSthng very funny. Mr.. English
ieTe his own sceoVpt5 would be to believe that he had
~ CSrStTy OF the World He certainly understands
thoroughly the idiosyncracies OF that enigmatea AMI
NAL, the mule lie has evidently been Yied TO ma sea &
cpanions the other night about some OF his alleged
spe6Glntiohs on what he called Borse,st, in Paris
YES Sir" lie says apparently addressing some par
!SRaG WRa PsGiGdnE s od Eah SH VIZ PACKER And What
Is a packerf WNy, lust nothing az all And yet Sir,
of good stock Ny father settled IN Augusta Maine
where first saw the light OF day. He son OF a
English nObleman Lord English. That was my grand
father Lord English Perhaps you've heard or LORD
Engi;hi NJ Well ssr, he was pretty high'tened
mau, Lord English was" s-e=ps---rw
M English was moved to sadness the OthT morning,
the of which he explained while packing one OF
the mules. 1t seems, according to his statement tha
on the spot where he camped last night six years ago
there was ball at which Mr. English met six lovely
girls, all sisters ranging in age from lG TO "a Any one
OF the six according to Mr English, was admirably cal
culaed 10 make husband happy, and to adorn hone
and all OF them looked with favor upon him. MI I'm
gsh being however, of rowing and adventurous dis
position declined the prospect OF setting down WIN any
one OF them for companion and has since met theln III
various places, securely and happily married.
" one" said Ar. English, married Frenchnan, and
was present grand ball given at the TOoeres by the
unfortunate Eugeny, to which was invited guest An
other of Patcher In Egypt or some other
foreign cline while the third mixes in the glded saloons
London. The fourth is in New-Hork aud the other
two in Frisco while the place where met them is gOne
and my mules fed on the spot last night" Just we
are leaving the great Death Valley OF Nevada which
no living person has been able TO cross news comes
that open has broken out with the Apaches. 80 tha
prospects even more exciting than we antci'
nate Ilur rOut les Death Valley,