El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-14

| rattleSnakeS abundant most of the way
The Kickapoo is a large stream of good
clear water. opening out occasionally
into large pools. from which we obtain
ed catfish and trout in abundance. The
grazing was excellent and abundant
The timber on the banks was of large
| size, consisting of live oak and pecan.
June 80. Seventeenth day-Left camp
! this morning at 61R o'clock and cross
ed the Kickapoo without any difficulty.
beyond cutting out the brush. Country
becomes hilly. stony, and barren being
succession of gentle elevations and
depressions, covered with broken pieces
of limestone. We had hills to the south
quite near to us. Those to the north of
the Concho were also visible. In sew
eral places the grazing seemed very
good; but there was an almost total
absence of anything like timber. We
passed Potato spring at two and a half
miles from Kickapoo Reached Lipan
creek at twelve o'clock and made our
camp. The water here is running. and
like the Salado near San Antonio.
opens into large pools. 1t is of good
flavor and pure. Timber pecan and
live oak. and very heavy. Struck Lii
pan creek to the right of the trail.
which we followed and which we sup
pose to be Torrey's.
July 1. Eighteenth day.-Left Lipan
creek at O'Clock. crossed it without
difficulty. and came to Antelope creek.
Still following the trail. we went
through 'PasS-in mountains The
country is high, rolling, and stony, ex-
cept in valleys, where there is excell-
ent meZquite grass. A road can be
easily made here by removing the loose
stones from before the wagons-no
other labor being necessary, except
clearing away weeds and bushes when
a CT RI hn
to cut away the banks have not been
used since we crossed the San Saba.
Timber on the banks of this creek is
pretty large; grazing is good. Course
today. north 10 degrees west, and west.
The road yesterday and today should
probably bend more to the northwest.
in order to get further into the valleys,
and avoid the stony ground over which
we have passed. Bottle yesterday and
today. the waters on which we encamp-
ed furnished very large fiSh-catfish,
trout. and perch. RattleSnakes and
prairie dogs continue in abundance
After leaving Kickapoo creek marched
about three miles southwest towards
its head: then struck northwest The
road before reaching KickapCo is over
prairie. with scarcely any stones.
June 2. Nineteenth day.-Left camp
this morning at 5k o'clock. Country
continues the same as yesterday-an
alienation of gentle elevations and de-
preSsiOnS caused by spurs from the
mountains on the south of the Concho.
There is an almost total absence of
timber; now and then there is soli-
tary live oak. and to the right may be
sene some scattering meZquite. Today
and yesterday. our course bore for the
Green mounds. which have been in
sight north 5 degrees west. At five
miles from camp. came to the South
Concho-quite a large stream, with a
gentle current. Crossed here easily.
after clearing the brush from the
banks. Still continuing west for eight .
miles, we crossed the Dove creek. Cros-
sing effected without any difficulty, af-
ter cutting out the brush from its
banks Both of these streams have
heavy timber Immediately on their
banks. but not further. The water of
both is good and runs gently. in a nor
therly direction. Grazing is only toll
cradle. the grass being old and dry
Pecan timber of largesize is found.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow