Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-23
MARCHING IN ARIZONA.
Approaching a Mexican Garrison and
Prospects Of a Battle
More Notes Prom nigier's diary Of
thc Battalion trip Across
Desert tountry.

Battalion laid by. The guides said
there were any amount Of wild cattle
iu the country. Four msu were sent
from each camp to hunt cattle.
Twelve head were killed, seven by the
mcn Of company -. The meat
thought sWoetor than the states beef
The cattle were Of MEXICAN stock. AZ
we were short Of salt, orders were 90
"lerk" the fresh meat. My health wRs
~ pooy / could hardly tfsvol. Having
little ginger made tea and drank H.
On the i,h We had orders to be ready
10 maTch by pm. | was detailed 60
lead pack mule, aud no,Wltustand.
ing we only marched about eight
miles, 1 was 80 weak that 1
could not keep up with the com.
maui. fell 10 the rear aud was
obliged 20 lilo down several times be-
fore reaching camp. That evonin. the
colonel gave orders that next morning
the guards must shoulder their kuaI
Backs aud blankets. lie was told that
some OF the companies hal their pri.
vate wagons ~ carry thnir blankets
Rnd knapsaoks. lie fali he didn't
"cate d.; they should carry their
knapstcks and blankets"
On the 5lh four young bulls were
XII 81, brought 10 camp nud drosi Ell,
During that day's march We saw about
1000 wild cattle. On the 7lh wo laid
by 10 await the return VI tue guides
who hal gone ahuai to pioneer cur
way. Late IN lhu evening they came
la aud reported the noXt water thirty
miles. The next morning, b
fore taking up tue line Of
march, We buried Bother Elisha
smith. lilo mad been sick Tor
several days. We maize a brush heap
over his grave aud burned II 10 hide
hin from Indians aud wild beasts
That evening We camped without
water.
From this time on my health began
10 Improve. On thu following day We
reached the san Pedro river about
noon, where We halted Tor tciTush-
monts. Bands Of wild horsef, wild
cattle anu antelope were seen. A lew
Of the latter were KILLED. Ca the lUth
We Camped near some old vacated
adobe buildings ON the banks OF the
san Pedro. There this boys caught lois
Of line fsh. The next day while
marching down tue river number Of
wild cattle became frightened aud
charged upon our RAMS goring two
mules 10 death, while some u the men
were badly wounded Dy their horns.
rhey were nroi nj when ten OF them
fell. They were mostly bulls.
ON tho 18Th At noon the colonel
halted TO await the return Of the guides
who a. usual were ahead to look out
tue route. They soon returned auu re-
ported that tho next water was twenty
miles distant on trail leading TO
garrison fifty or sixty miles
distaut. They had met with n
party ~ MexiCAus from whom they
learned there were POO regulars aud
two cannon AT the garrison AMI that
they hal been watobiuz our move.
ments Tor several days. Al pm. the
colonel called out the battalion on
parade using up the afternoon IN the
lrill. Thu next morning att O'Clock
We took up the liue VI march Tor the
garrison, driorniuOd 10 overcome
every obstacle, ~ the guides asserted
that " go la any other direction would
be more than a hundred miles Out VI
OUT way, over hills aud MOUNTAINS
almost impa'sable.
We had made but short march,
Whun we passed Mex can distillufy
where liquOr was being made from
roots VI the metcAl 5lmU VI the boys
tasted tbs whisky they pronounced it
poor stun.
Marching two miles farther tue
colonel took two Mexican prisoners
sud confined them under guard AS
spies, The next morning they were
liberated aud by suuriss We were on lhs
march with loaded muskcts, as II was
said We wOuld not be allowed 10 pass
the garrison without fesi.taucu on
their part. About the middle Of the
afternoon we arrived ut Tucson where
tho garrison WIS. We passed through
the Town anu campud mile away
unmUlestsd. On uur approach the
soliiels aui most Of the inhabitants
had He'd, taking pretty much all tho
publio property, with the exception VI
Two thousand bushth " wheat. OF
this the colonel took what ne needed
Tor present use, Tucson was nothing
buta Mexican OulpJs, against ludisns.
Al night WAS plso5d on horse
guard hHlf a mile away from camp.
About Midnight 1 was starIled at the
sudden beating Of drums. Every
m0mcnl 1 expected 10 hear tho roar OF
firearms believing tue MrNioaus were
on us sure. Soon everything quirtuu
down. On going 81 camp next moTu-
! Ing 1 learned that two OF our picket
guards had orders II they saw any.
thing Ia the shape VI danger 81 ire an
arlafm anu run into camp, This they
had done when the whole army was
called 10 arms, LiHea were formed
| really Tor action, but NO enemy making
| au appearance, Rll retired tItheir louts
| and passed the night ih sweet replsu,
| with the exception OF those who had
| eaten too freely OF boiled wheat and
had the diarfhea.
10 was refreshing 10 behold green
| matches OF wheat anu fruit tToel anu ~
ssu swine aud fowls running about,
| The finest quinces / hal ever seen or
siuce, were here. There were three
or four little mills for grinding grain
that went by donkey plwer, the upper
stone revolving Just ~ last 40 MI Don
key pleased t0 walk.
on the 18th We LETT Tucson, cOu,Inu.
| lny our march down Geek IA uuF-
| therly direction, After .Cing d few
| miles, orders were 10 water tho teams
| and an our Cauteeus, au the guidos
| said tho next water was forty miles
| distant. We hauled until o a. night,
| Early the uUXt mOfaing We were on
| the mprch toward a hlgl peak. In
shape it T,sumulrd q cows horn stick
| ing NJ; tho guides called 10 "rhe
Great Horn" said near the mountain
was water Tor the men but noue i0r
the team5. The weather was extremely