Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-30
Yus Suseles Aemld.
General Fremont in Arizona.
[From the News Letter.

FROM the news Lettcr-
The following communication
will serve to show that, although
the "Coming State" may be all
very well when you get there, yet
there is some difficulty in reaching
1t, even when the travellers rank
and welcome make things as easy
as possible. The letter will, be-
sides, be interesting to innumera-
able friends and well-wishers of
General Fremont. Although the
letter ls private, we feel sure that
the fair writer will pardon the lib
erty we take in publishing it:
PRECoTT, A. Il. Oct. 10, 1878.
Dear Mr.. MdrrioH:-The Gen.
eraI, much to his surprise and an
noyance, has been lila sharp at
tack Of what Is called mountain
fever, but which, If anyalized in
his case, would be:
Long mental strain. .S0parts
Overland cookery. y.................
: Want Of sleep en- route, want of
sleep at San francisco where we
had too pleasant time to sleep or
ea0 .............. l
Heat, dust, cactus plains. ......-.
Awfully hard ground to sleep on,
and drop OF thirty degrees from
noon to midnight. t................
Everywhere queer water to drink,
and all the time not CROUCH for
proper dressing purposes ....... "
Relaxation from coming to stop
among most friendly welcomes
and surroundings, just as woman
falls i'll after she has nurseda
child through great illness-at
last tits her turn. n................10 10
To-day the General is very COM
Portable, and has taken some light
food with appetite. We were
brought to q lovely cottage here,
which its owners vacated for US un-
til we find q house, and theGeneral Is
lying peacefully in this pretty blue
bedroom, the morning sun and
soft air coming in filtered through
q great pine tree, which sings its
mountain hymns, the only break
In the soothing quiet, as we are up
the hill from the town.
We are going to feel very COM
Portable here. The welcome has
been sincere (as well as scrutiniz-
ipg). There Is no false standard
here-not sham of any kind. And
where one has to stand or fall on
his personal merits, you know
how the General must stand.
1 send you few slips, which
will show something Of our travel.
Eight days, and especially eight
nights, of campicg in sand, cactus,
lava-rock (very sharp to sleep on),
and only little drops of water to all
the grains Of sand, make test Of
ona,o Moinr Lord nj
Yuma, had made us a most com.
plete outfit, but he could not smite
the rocks and provide water, and
eighteen thirsty mules need more
than can be carried, so We
had to make camps at water
stations. No waving palms in these
oases, these tramped-over plain.
growing harder and dustier around
the water-troughs. We had two
charming, natural camps, running
creeks and green trees and grass
Just at the last. But our whole
party was good natured and in goot
condition. 1t Is an odd chapter in
our strangely varied lives. JUS
now l feel the repose and strength
Of the truth of the whole situation,
and the refreshment of seeing
places and people quite new to US
And our cloud will, | am sure, gel
it's silver lining. Meantime we
are here--the General will be thu
better for the little illness, for i
has obtained him rest and clear
ance, and, for the rest, the chapteI
of accidents lies open, and, as 'be
.hind Fate there always stands /;
inao1atke man here will push Fat,
and take advantage of accidents al
they rise. Sincerely yours,
JESSIE b. FREMONT.