El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-15

distance of sixteen miles, A great mart
of this road was OF sandy soil. and
some of it of clay. On our left the
ridge of hills still ACCOMPANIED ms
The Pecos is on the right all of the
way, and always within about a mile
of the road. Our course has been var
liable. as the road follows the bend of
the river. which is extremely crooked,
and full of "hOrse-ShOeS." The gen
eral direction is north 35 degrees west
July II, thirty-fourth day.-Came to-
day fourteen miles to Saline creek:
where, not finding good and sufficient
grazing for the animals. we left the
road. and again came to the PecOS, to
place where the grass was tolerable
Banks were high and steep SO that we
were obliged to resort to buckets for .
watering animals. as everywhere else
on this liver. Country now becomes
billy. and the road is more sandy. For
the first two miles the road was soft
and DOGGY; afterwards, as the country
becomes high, the road runs alternately
over hard. stony ground and sandy
soil. Saline creek was entirely dry
where We crossed it. though the guide
states there is plenty of water some
miles nearer its head. The ground in
the vicinity is covered with efflores-
both sides of the river-the road some
times running over them, and some
times between them and the river
July Is. thirty-fifth day.-Left camp
this morning at tx O'Clock. and march
ed for ten miles over a prairie more or
less undulating. Three miles from
camp we came to the first of those
deep. precipitous ravines, which mark
the upper parts of this sinuous course.
After the first ten miles, the road en-
ters the hills, through which it winds
in all directions, the general course be-
ing north so degrees west. The road
today is even and hard, and mostly
over limestone. In several places the
earth had caved in, presenting the ap-
pearance of unfinished wells. The hills
are bare and stony: no trees on the
route Encamped at O'Clock on Del
aware creek, sixteen miles from the
Pecos. Grazing here is excellent; the
water of this creek is clear and beau
tiful. but slightly impregnated with
July 10. thirty-sixth day.-Spent to-
day in camp, in order to recruit the
which are much fatigued.
July 20. thirty-seventh day.-En-
,amped again today on the banks Of the
Delaware creek. after a march of %
miles. The road leads through the
hills, and is very crooked indeed. TAX
ing nearly all directions. Our general
course is west to the southern point of
There are three high peaks
of the Sierra Guadalupe which serve as
for a great distance. The
soil of the road is sometimes limestone
and sometimes sand. Grazing today is
very poor indeed. and very little wood
to be had. Our camp is small valley.
where there are three fine springs; one
is highly impregnated with sulphur.
another with salts of Soda while the
third is of the best and purest water.
suited for the use of man and beast.
Grazing in this camp is very good.
July 81. thirty-eighth day.-Our gen.
sral course continues west. though we
were obliged to take all directions
around the spurs of the mountains.
Yesterday and today we saw the first
lwarf cedarS. Wood is very scarce in
ieed-scarcely enough to cook with.
and even that brought from a distance,
and collected with much trouble. The.
road today lies very high. over ridges
and spurs of the mountain, but is new
srtheless very good. Ten miles from
his mornings camp there is deep
ravine where there is water in holes,
but not permanent. Arrived at one
o'clock at independence spring, the
water of which is very fine, being pure
and cold Here we found the first trees
We have seen since we left the Concho.
Grazing here is pretty good.
July %, thirty-ninth day.-Marched
today six miles to fine spring of pure
cold water. at the foot of Guadalupe.
and encamped. The spring is about
one fourth of mile to the right of
the road in a corner of the mountains. Z,
Here we found excellent grass for the
animals. good water, and fine large
timber of pine cedar, Serren etc. The
camp was separated from the road by
rocky ravine. which cost us some trou-
BILE to cross The road today is firm
and hard. and. as for several days past.>
lies sometimes high on the ridges, and
hen again follows the valleys. We are
now at the foot of Guadalupe, and the
are covered with forests of
arge timber and contain many springs
Of excellent water.
July %. fortieth day.-Spent this day
in camp. in order to recruit the ami
mails.
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow
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