The Phoenix herald., 1879-06-04
TRAVELLING IN ARIZONA.
Experience of a Detroit Free
 Press " Man.

TUCsox, April 29-A man that i
 making himself ready to go out on , 1 prospecting trip through the noun
 tains must provide the following: II
 the first place good rifle with plent1
 of cartridges and good six shooter
 Colts improved, with belt full o
 cartridges and a large butcher knif
 slung to the belt He may never
 have any shooting to do unless it is
 deer, bear, antelope rabbit, mountain lions" tiger cats, etc, but, neverthc
 less, he must keep the armament a: l trusty companions in case friends al
 forsake him. Close to the Sonora
 line one need not be surprised to seC
 a Mexican riding off with your horse
 mule or "burro." Then for the frs
 time one can realize the beauty of
 picking up "bull-d0g," asking the
 Mexican to excuse haste but the soon
 erh he can get off that animal the better, as if he don't ''his hide will not hold shucks." Then begin to pump your
 Winchester" and observe him slide of like a mudturtle of q log. An other thing in favor of these two companions is the camp may Dc robbed if SO you can by their help live on meat till civilization is reach ed again. The next thing that must be taken is two good blankets; take them or sleep in the sand, or cover yourself with the Arizona blanket which is the lest mesquit tree you can find. Next cantcen or two to carry water; it is more than likely that water will not pc reached the first night out If one can stand it without he may dispense with his burpen, An indispensable want is q pair of new boots-nO less than No. TO-" the bottoms filled with nails and the pSir weighing twenty pounds more or less.
 PROVISIONS.
 Then fifty pounds of flour each month and thirty pounds of bacon If you are IS good hunter as I am about six pounds will do, and know some of the Michigan boys are hard to beat at hunting, as I have the first one to meet yet in my travels to beat me very badly. Also one wants two pounds of tea unless re- solved to drink what they call in this country duck tea;" that IS made by tying tsaspOonful of tea on a duck foot and swim him across a small creek; dip out below; bell | he water ten minutes; drink it hot This being the case less will do you Sugar, eight pounds; beans ten pounds; yeast powder half dozen 10 | each fifty pounds of flour; two bars 'f soap; salt, three pounds; pepper, ialf pound matches; a little rice ay eight pounds and above al dried ruits six pounds; but do not put hem all in the kettle at once But f you forget these be sure that you To not forget tobacco, for If you do -ou will be crosser than a bear with ubs and you may get whipped hy omebo6y and cry to get home.
 BURRos AND MULES.
 There must be taken cooking uton- ills: One tea pot one good size frying sn, one camp kettle, tn cup, spoon, nife and fork, and also ono gold pan, ick and shovel Looking at this argo by this time you may think you re just from the city and would not c able tCo carry all this stuff on your ack. Well, ifyou think you cannot, ou had better buy yourself two or lree burros-burrO is the name gIven ; that patient animal which has been ( Ing by poets-an ass, and if you are le of those kind of men that fly into thousand pieces every tune little s cans, buy " set of burros," which I |, think, about four; three to pack ,ur stuff on and one to ride. You lght to have a partner or hired man | help you pack up; but If youhave c ) help, will tell you how to do it.
 sADDLTNG A BURRo. The first thing you must do is to Q dale up the one you intend to ride, V d then tie him up until you get all 4 the rest of them packed, for while u are packing one, the rest of them Ill have their noses in every pot and n g in camp, and may have eaten up $ the boxes, sacks and grub that you II ve on hand. You will prevent this c'
 keeping your eyes around YOU. A hen you get the first one packed, tie q m up, for if you do not he will go U the first tree that he can find, and o lile you are fighting, and pulling n q tugging, and you are very deli s' te about swearing, the other has by m is time crawled under limbs and la rough the brush till his load has VI en pulled of; avoid all this by ty le : them up. aS WITH THE PACK ANIMALS te When you have them all loaded Ih Il n them loose and straddle your ,', Idle animal. If he jumps and acts Al fool, do not be afraid of him, for st, $ is one of his tricks to give the Ter ones chance to scatter You
 unt after while with big spur an a,cb beal II. will start oTr on a mi k, as though he was not particu- oi whether you ever found the rest th' -hem or not By this it is time for Ter I to send both of your h.els into ca sides. Be sure you keep on spur 10 2 and you will vet turn into q trOt m' ich will be nine and half times we wer than the walk was. FoamIng lot thing and kicking. heaDinr had ptt