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

I pear to have been large bodies of water
| during the rainy season. The beds of
such ponds are of sandstone, in large
masses. Road near camp lies over a
grove at IL a. m. Course today north
| 10 degrees west.
June %, Tenth day.-Marched about
| four miles this morning to the place
| where the emigrant trail leaves the
| road to the settlements on the Llano.
| In this distance there were two places
| unfavorable to the passage of wagons,
but not sufficient to cause much diff
ficulty. Water appears. but it is not
permanent. The emigrantS' road to
| the west is plainly discernible over the
prairie. The country through which it
passes is varied-sometimes open prai-
RE. the post oak country. and the billy
We passed several places where water
was standing in quite large pools. but
it is not permanent The soil over
which we passed was light and sandy.
and in several places of red color
Granite appears in several places. in
large masses. Arrived at the Llano
about one o'clock, and found the river
so high as to be impossible for the
present. Encamped about twelve miles
above the German settlements.
June "a. Eleventh day-Started this
morning at nine O'Clock. and forded
the river without difficulty, it having
fallen during the night and morning
about two feet. The banks on each.
side are rough, rocky and precipitous.
and difficult of ascent and descent. At
ter leaving the Llano, the road is very
good to Comanche creek. which is cas-
lily crossed. This creek affords good
water. and it is a permanent running
stream. From Comanche creek the
road lies over the same kind of coun-
try-rolling prairie and hills-to the
head of Honey creek, where We en-
camped at four O'Clock.
June %, Twelfth day.-Left camp
this morning at S1a O'Clock. The road
here was between two ranges of hills.
Those on the left (west are extremely
rocky and precipitous. Road continues
level and goOG for about three miles.
when it runs through a gap between
two hills, from the top OF which the
Lammeding country can be seen for a
great distance. 1t afterwards passed
for nine miles over an alienation of
hills and prairies. till we left it After
leaving the road, We marched north 20
degrees west three miles to the San
Saba river. The country for these
three miles was hilly and covered with
large slabs of limestone. The banks on
the south side of the San Saba slope
:
eighteen inches deep. flowing over large
SLABS of limestone rock. On the north
size the banks We're steep. and of soft
cart h. rendering The passage difficult
We were Obliged to cut away the bank
in order to pass.
June 26. Thirteenth day.-Detained
in camp to a late hour today by a vio-
lent rain. At eleven we started and
marched about five miles to the head of
day. Next water is Brady's creek. fif-
teen miles further on; no reliable water
in the interval. We have now left the
road. and follow the Indian trails when
the direction comedies with our own
Ground over which we pass is very
rough. and similar to that on the other
side of the river. Several places on the
road appear to have had water in
them: there was a little when We pass
ed. The beds of these places were of
rotten limestone, which was very abun-
dant on the hills. Water on camp creek
is very abundant.
June %, Fourteenth day.-Country
today was a high and beautiful prairie.
easily travelled over so that a road could
be had in any direction. The wood
was mezquite, affording fuel merely:
grazing good. Many dog towns appear.
with their inhabitants-prairie dogs
ana raCtleSnake.- arrived In camp at
o'clock. on Brady's creek.
June IS. Fifteenth day.-Left south
fork of Brady's creek this morning at 6
O clock. and marched through a beauti-
full country to the head-waterS. The
road from the San Saba to the head of
the creek is through n prairie covered
with scattered mezquite and meZquite
grass. There is abundance of wood for
culinary purposes. and grass abundant
and good for grazing. The water in
Brady's creek at the head and in the
south branch. is in large pools eX-
tending sometimes to the length of a
mile or more. and having a depth of
six or eight feet. The country is level
of great elevation. and can be travelled
over with wagons in any direction. The
waters of the creek furnish large GUAM
titles of catfish
June %. Sixteenth day.-Started this
taking trail leading to the
west. After marching about eight
miles. We arrived at the head-springs of
the creek. Our course was then west
for thirteen miles. when we struck
Kickapoo creek at 3 O'Clock. The coun-
try between Brady's creek and Kicka-
poo is most admirably adapted for a
natural road; not a single place where
ten minutes work is needed. Our whole
route was over an open. level meZquite
prairie. requiring nothing but travelling
TO make a road in any direction. The
timber is meZquite-only enough for
cooking. The grazing was excellent.
We passed one or two small runs of
water-not permanent. Dog towns and