The Daily Tombstone., 1886-11-08
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YUMA. Nov. Sd, 1886.

..
 to inform you we have arrived safely
 here, without incident worthy of note,
 Travelling has been fairly good and
 water plenty We were twelve and l
 half days ou our way from Tombstone
 to this. place. We are laying over l here to-day, and guess we shall lose
 to- morrow, as we cannot cross the
 bridge only on cars, and it will take
 us almost all day to load and unload
 Our route after leaving Tucson fol-
 lowed the line of the railroad for
 about 45 miles below Gila Bend,
 thence to the river four miles, and
 four more 10 Teamsters' station, and
 from there down the river to Yuma.
 We learn the San Diego road is not
 travelled, so we have to keep the R. R.
 after crossing tue rIver-that is my
 route, but not Grist's. We get water
 all along the road. The tanks are 50
 miles apart, and q section house half
 way between. We have barrel in
 each wagon and carry q nights water,
 always camping at sunset. We struck
 old adobe Brown with his dump-cart
 and two horses at Teamstcrs' station.
 1rle one had headed him down the
 Gila from Tucson. He has had an
 awful time of it, sometimes carrying
 cart, horses, etc, and at others the
 cart packing him, and at times, sfter
 great cxertions, laying over several
 days to gain strength for another ef- fort. He wae out of water when We struck him, and what we gave him he
 spoiled by putting into Il dirty jug, as
 he called if. He followed Us up 10 Mohawk that evening, which we found deserted. We concluded 10 lead the animals to the river about a mile through thick brush It was hard work, but we made il. The cid man
 went on and camped at salt hole, and we struck him next day at noon
 aL Antelope. He had been IS hours
 without water, and on the bank of the
 river, mind. His appearance created d great deal of fun for us. His dog looked starved, and strap round his neck stuck full of horse shoe Rsils. , His shaft horse also had the same fix ins on his head ] asked him what it was for. He said 10 look at, but as
 he could net see it himFcf when
 driving, and l doub, if the horse cared to look at it, 1 think t ,n ust have been
 for some other purpose, perhaps to keep his mAte from eating him up or ' .o-G give it up.) Nlw for pocahon-
 gas: I got about three drinks into me laat night, ani turning round saw
 q little man standing by me. grasped his hand and said, hello Pat,
 h"w is POcahontaS? boys. see how he :. las changed2 They all burst out e Laughing, when 1 saw my mistake. s IL caused considerable fun, and he
 put Us On the right track of the ven , erable Put. IL is just drawing it mild l t) say he was thunderstrucl to see
 us. Finally ke took Us aroand to see V how he Nas fixed. He struck light, | and ! looked under the bed fer the E Princess. Not there 1 wynt behind
 the head of the bed, when 10 and be- ! hold there was tine live Princess
 coiied up in the corner. He said af , terwar.ls she had got around an hour | before time. l. must have been a j. dead give away, for ne had no time to ' put up a job on us, Well, We just
 rushed.out and laughed for an hour after it. This appears to be ! worry Q quiet town today. The saloons are e closed and very itle or no excite
 ment. I forgot to say thy charge
 from five to ten cents per head iol
 water, and water is harder to get on
 the river than on the R. R. There is :. no water to be had, except by driving
 to ,he river between Transfers and a Antelope, abou. 40 miles. You sh@lI o hear from me again when I get or
 the other eide of the desert. The
 company charge &2,5o per cai tC
 crcss the river. We shall need two
 ITS, For the present,
 Yours truly,
 d A. AsHMAN.