The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-05

rovo he said. eve siall have 60 halt
soon in Gny case to give our stock
chance TO rest and eat 1t would be
well, | think, to stop here where the
grazing is good rather than push Tor
ward into the storm The rain VIII
most likely be over by sunset. F"
turned toward Felix, who nodded
his assent to the proposition very
good" / said to Don Ramon "Wewiii
stop at whatever place it pleases you 10
select.
With no more ado, the carriage ana
team turned sharply off the trail TO the
right and stopped at a long. smooth
slope where the buffalo grass was tall
and thick The mules were embarrassed
from the carriage. our horses were uh
saddled. and with our stock plcketed
ont and feeding, Felix aud took the
shovel, which is an indispensable part OF
every wagon outfit III Arizona. and went
down into the arroyo TO see II we could
find water pool
TWAS a pleasing picture that our out
fit and its surroundings presented as,
before descending into the arroyo.
naused a moment at its verge to view W.
At the carriage Don Ramon was sealeo
on the water keg comfortably rolllhg MS
cigarette, Manuel was adjusting piece
Of the harness. and Dolores, kneellng by
l the little FIRE we had kindled from brush
wood picked up in the arroyo as we
crossed. was kneading dough for tortli-
las.
u Half way between the carriage ana
: tLe arroyo Carmen the central inquire III
:. the scene. stood where she had paused
TO nick some wild flowers which now
u she was fastening at her throat with
white blossom shining III her heaVy
!, hair. she had turned toward the carriage
II m cell to her father and show HIM the
Is nosv she had gathered. Beyond her W rs
l.. ne green slope, with the feeding mules
/; End horses, and in the background was
the cloud pail that covered the noun
, saius. rent by vivid lightning flashes
- that were accompanied by the frequent
80 crashes and constant deep toned mutter-
jnps of the sullen thunder.
- The general course of the arroyo was
,o northwest, leading toward the CHA nv
- or Two hundred yards above the stage
"A trail crossing by which we desccndeo
-, into it the channel made sharp uehu
~ so that upon two sides it inclcsed the
snot where the carriage had halted u
the channel, half way to this bend, Wa
IN a moist place in the sand about Whlcl
-, were footprints of antelope. coyotes an'
'iS smaller animals leading to and from 1t
These tracks were an unmlstakable III
dication that water was near TIE SUI
,or face Digging hole in this moist spo'
90 we soon had the satisfaction oi seeing
:, - fill with water quite mp to the lever {
~ the river bed. and soon 1t ran over an
20 tricklod in rivulct along the SANDS
W "Ahr exclaimed Felix Here's
g. sign Of high water There's auver rui
~ ming through these sands below the sn
=, face We're beginning TO hem ire
those storms in tho mountains. Nh'
';n, the full head of water gets along y
e. NAV have a feed in the arroyo
"Look over there, he continue
'.l0 1.-THE waters coming in sight already
Ia At a lev place in the channel, "he
80. Eve minutes before we had notcco
siso o moisture. ii little pool was forming
, ' several Other places most spots We
wv forming lv water rising through 4
CIV sand And. even while We lCcktd. uF
Sill. the opposite Sldo Oh lhV Jury" 49,.
-: stream cane rourd the bond, ulcEll
20 down the channel, seemingly push
'oo' forward by a growing volume OF wal
,rso behind
',se, our outfit was on Tic safe SIDE OF
NAV n"a arroyo, and we certainly were Ssful
line Of water in plenty. LookrG up at
'"lu turn in tic chaELcl | suggested;
crag - ,,,d ,.,ie :, look hevc
rs in up W '''e