Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-06-18
MARTIN WAER
Gives a Full and Descrip- tiVs AccountOf the Suffer- ing of Van Horn and
 Himself
A Trip Between Tucson and the Gulf Looking Over the
 Country,

After leaving Tucson with teams
 stlrted towards Gunsight there to Son.
 olta. thence Quiia Vaquits, thence Car
 los LES Plias in the Tuills Mountains.
 After leaving Qui!a Vaqui:a nothing
 but desert apparently void of water
 was encountered until reached Tdnsca
 Alto distance of 87 miles after leavIng
 Quito VGguita had only one kee of wa
 ter. Left there about 3 a. ID. reaching
 a distance of fifteen miles and stopped.
 Van Horn gave each animal bucket
 of water out of ten gallon keg. After
 delay of thirty minutes he travelled OIL
 it oetng Very warm. Thence to Maiapa
 Sol, then stopped until sunset and gave
 ;he.h-rses the last of the water hIch
 was prooabiy one bucket full. Next
 morning there was no water for the Fn-
 finals, only small quantity in a canteen
 for drinking purposes. Staked the
 horses out on GaIleta grass. In tce
 morning We startAd the road being
 heavy sand Van Horn was driving the
 hCrses and walking besides the wagon.
 He struck one of the horses and they sprang forward jerking the lines out O.
 hIs hands They fun a considerable
 way across the country, pursued and
 in ,llY overlook ihem. In the race Van Horn was left ehInd. Aftr over-
 taking the team 1 proceed to collect up stuff that had fallen out, and to pick up
 Van Horn. We then drove Cn rapidly,
 but encountered heavy sand called Tousorall. When We reached the
 mountains O the Tulee the horses were
 played out. I was a mile and a nall
 aEead seeking for water in the Tales.
 When 1 Ieached d the tank expecting to lind water, but discovered it was dry, sc
 waited for Van Horn t0 come up with the team. The horses were played out aud could not travel any more further.
 but We drove on little ways from there but very slow ly, when the horses tried to He down. refusing 10 go any further. Van HUro saId We had better take tn. horses out of the harness and look for water. We did so but lEe horses gave out on me every few yards. I struck out p miles across the valley, with the horses, to a tank that was known to have water out failed to find if. H. YVES night when l rescned thA point I wae looking for tie tank. Meantime Van Horn was at ths wagon. Failing tC find water 1 struck for Gila river in the vicinity of Adonde, while travelling in this direction the sun becoming warm staggered me so that l could see with difficulty. l remained at this point al day being a distance half way be- between the wagon and Gla river. When night approached 1 started for Gila river. but had to abandon the horses. This was the third nj ght after leaving the Wagon. reach I ed tn river about two o'clock in the and remained there dr hiking water, resting and dressing myself, inas much as l had divest myself of all cl thing in order 10 travel better. At daylight discovered a Mexican ranch. | and asked for rescuing party. but they had no animals and were distrustfuI about going. 1 then went t, another ranch. II Iii les distant. owned by an American. he rancher stated t at I | could have his mules if I wanted to hunt them up, but he himself could no go. lcould accomplish nothing. So I | went to the next ranch owned by Maau- 1 el Verdugo. l related to him the cir l l. is animals not being | close at hand he sent out and secured l them the same day. Next day Verdugo. | Manuel MuniOs and myself, with water. | four mules and a wagon, started out as a | rescuing party. This was the 9th day | 3 ter leaving the wagon. We travelled l day and night and reached the wagon | next day about ? p. m. Van Horn was | not at the wagon We found two little | notices he ha left, stating that he had | left the wagon and returned to the last point where We had obtained water, and | giving details about searching for me | md also himself in case the worst | should be met with. Myself and the MeXicans then tracked him and found | lim 27 miles from the wag n. He would | nave been compelled to go 46 miles fur -her to reach water. The discovery was | made at night. We discharged pistol | shots and were answered likes ise, one Dall Nhistling near by us. We found Van Horn rather weak and exhausted. | put capable of talking as rational as ever. We returned with him to Ado de.