, 1877-02-17

Nov. 4, Made twenty five miles over
n high divide, without water, CROSSING
the line between Utah and Nevada, and
camped at the beaver dams.
Nov. ). Made twenty miles down the
Rio Virgin.
Nov 6. Still following down the Rio
Virgin, and fording every few mites
travelled twelve miles.
Nov. I. Made sixteen miles across the
divide to the old California crossing on
Muddy creek. Here we found the dc.
serted Mormon town Of st. Joseph
When settled it was supposed to he in
Utah, but on running the lines it was
found to be IN the State of Nevada, so
Brigham called the settlers home.
Nov. s. Crossed the great desert of
fifty live miles without water, travelling
mostly in the night Started ut $3.50 p.
NJ. and arrived Mt tn" Los Vargus Nov. D
ut 8 A. NJ. and rested the remainder ot
that day and also Nov. 10. The Los
Vargus is little stream rising in the
desert-runs four miles and then sinks.
There are two ranches on it which raise
great quantities of grnpes and all kinds
of fruits and vegetables. There are five
roads leading to these ranches. These
ranchers say they have buried number
of men who died Of thirst on these roads,
Nov. II. Made about twenty five
miles to mountain spring. For the next
two hundred miles to California Pass, it
is u succession of deserts, with watering
stations some twenty-five ar thirty miles
apart After that to the coast the up.
lands are desert. The bottom lands are
usually irrigated. Whenever the land
can lie irrigated it is very fertile. The
vegetation on the desert consists of cac.
tus, sage brush, musquet brush and
Spanish bayonet. Travellers ale COM
PEELED to pack feed from station to sta
ton.
Nov. l2. Made about thirty.tive miles
and crossed the California line.
Nov. ID. Made twenty five miles.
Nov. IA. Crossed the divide into the
MOiave sink, and camped without wa
ter; travelled thirty miles,
Nov. Is. Travelled up the Mojave
tweniy milns Ia the rnvos bOforo ronnllinE
water.
Nov 10. Travel up the Moiave to
Howard station, twenty five miles.
Nov. II. Continued on the same
course twelve miles.
Nov. 1S. Made eighteen miles to Cot
tonwood station, where we stopped four
days and where one of our number, Gen,
Nichols, concluded to remain Tor y
while.
Nov. 23. Left Cottonwood station
and travelled up river twenty-five miles
to Mllers crossing.
Nov. "a. Left the Moiave river and
crossed the Calhoun Pass through the
San Barnarjino, going twenty. tive miles
to McKinney's Station.
Nov. 2j. Made ten miles to Foat's
Station.
Nov. &C. Travelled twelve miles to the
half Mormon, half Spanish town OF San
Barnardino. This place is situated in
the Santa Anna river valley, and con.
tains n population of about six thousand
inhabitants. 1t is laid out in Mormon
style, with gardens and orchards around
nearly every dwelling, making it cover II
great deal of space, the town being
nhout four miles IN diameter. The veg.
citation is semi-tropical, oranges, lemons
and fig trees tourishing. We stopped
here until Dec. Z; when we started tor
the coast, travelled twenty five miles and
campcd on the Santa Anna river
Dec. 3. Crossed twenty mile desert
and camped within three miles OF the
hourishing German settlement of Ana
helm.
Dec. 0. Passed through Anaheim.
This is scmi-troplcaI town with mar
row streets. The principal business OF
the inhabitants is the cultivation Of the
orange, lemon and fig, with the raising
pt grapes and wine making. The obec-
tion to Southern California for the poor
man is that all labor is monopolized by
Cinnamon, while the country is covered