The herald., 1894-12-17
xith SNOW. iolmlng pIoluresque back

with snow, forming pioiuresque back
ground.
The shore line il made up OF banks of
sand and gravel. debris from the river
bottom aud the result OF the waah of
floods. Innumsrable lagoo1s cut into
the banks and these swarm with wild
fowl Of every description.
SKY DARKENeD BY GEESE.
Frequent stops were made and the
voyagers donued rabber boots and
hunting coato and went in eearch OF
sport. As the first boat entered the
lagoon flock OF geese that darkened
the sky took wing. There was no need
OF taking aim, all that eas necessary was
to point o gun skyward and fire. 1t was
. slaughter of the birds. In addition to
geese there were countless thousands of
ducks, white pelicans, sand hill cranes.
etc. In fact. to use the expression of
one OF the gentlemen, the lagoone along
the river are hunters paradise. There
is every conceivable kind of wild game,
but nothing in the shape OF animals ex.
cept wild hogs. ahd they are oowardly
and will not show fight even when
cornered. No attention was paid to
these by the hunters.
MONSTER TURTLES.
In the way of dsh, the party found
great sport in chasing and capturing
turtles. Some of them are large enough
to harness and drive, and Messrs. Folsom
and Stevenson were chief engineers in
the capture OF two of the largest species,
one weighing 400 pounds and the other
200 pounds. Green turtle soup and
turtle steaks formed u pleasant addition
t0 the menu during the next few days.
CLAIMS bv the barrelful were pro-
cured from the Indians, and il the epi-
curean tastes OF many OF the excursion
lists can be relied upon, the Lower Colo
RADIO river clam excels its brothers OF
other localities.
As the steamer nesrs the mouth, the
river widenc considerably, but the
channel is constantly ehifting. This is
due to the excessive high tides, or as
they are called, boue.s, which reach a
height OF 20 feet at some seasons of the
year. These tides, with the foods or
spring freshets, have banked the stream
in with solid walls of mud and sand,
and in some places they stand out.
where cut into by laRoonH. like buttes.
LIKE SHIP UNDER SAIL.
Entering the gulf the steamer plowsd
her way down to within sight OF Sail
Rock, q huge white boulder which
stands out of the water with an eleva.
tion OF about so feet, and eesn at dis
tance OF 10 Or IL miles resembles full-
rigged ship under sail. 1t wac proposed
at first to visit Tiburon island. where
Robinson and companion OF the Ex.
aminer exploring launch we're killed
ana eaten by the nativeu. Whether the
MoJave party feared u similar fate or
wnether the distance was too great mat
ters not. The island was not visited.
Alter cruising south in the gulf for
ABOUT 6O miles the steamer WAS put
about and the Earty headed for home.
HohEwARD BOUND.
The return trip. with the exception OF
two days during which 1t rsined. splen.
did weather was enjoyed. A stop was
made at Hardy's Colorado, where the
original mouth Of the river was. Here
more mammoth turtles were captured
The party arrived at Yuma SATURDAY.
and came direct through, arriving here
last evening. Judge Bicknsll and others
who reside here went direct to their
homes. while Messrs. Stevenson and
Folsom took mp quarters at the Nadeau.
and all retired early. being tired out.