The National tribune., 1902-12-04

joyed 4 well-earned rest, after which we
began to look about us. Our camp, where
Co. 4. OF our battalion, had already ar
rived before us. was pitched in q low bot
tom about half mile distant from the
Colorado River, in the midst of more or
less dense groves of mesquite trees. known
to the botanists as "Prosopis julitlora,
probably because it blooms in the month of
July This tree does not extend its habi-
tat on the western. or California, side OF
the river more than about 10 miles, where
the sandy desert belt begins; it grows, how
ever. all over Southern Arizona and So
nora Mexico. where it attainS consider
able hight in low-lying places, where per
nanent moisture is retained; while on the
dry. sandy tablelandS tmeSast and upon
the foothills il does not exceed 10 or IL fect
in hight and has rather more the appear
ance of large bush than that Of tree.
1t belongs to the numerous natural order
of the 'MimoSae;" the trunks OF the trees
are very crooked and grarled, as well as
the branches, and are therefore not SUIT
able for building purposes; the wood Is
very heavy, tough and hard, aId SuScep-
tibie of a fine polish, which brings ont its
fine grain to great advantage; as tlrewood
it is unexcelled by any wood known, giving
out Il tremendous heat to such degree
that tie mining smelterS and ore mills
using steam. which were established later
on along the San Pedro River. in Arizona,
feIUSeu 10 Hidhe use VI IL, ci'tiiiiihS th''' ~
produced such Il tremendous heat as TO
burn out the boilers much faster than any
other wood.
Whether tree or bush. it produces an
abundance OF pods not unlike the green
beans OF our vegetable gardens. lhese
pods rlpen towards the miduie OF AusuSl
Tin and about una Il fuli month carrier;
turn gradually yellow, ana some rea' anu
when thoroughly dry have a pleasant sour
sweet taste. resembling that OF weak ieiii-
onade. When III TINS CONDITION thes hiahe
excellent iced Tor horses ana hoss, anu
the Indians OF those regions, TIE 1unias'
PImas. Marlcopas ana iapaSos, eatne.
them III large quantities, pouhd them III
wooden mortars, and With the coarse noor
or meal thus OBTAINED prepare ID! poiiihS
sort of mush for immediate consumptloii'
while they also frequently make dough,
which they bake INTO small cakes, ABOUT
the size OF our GOLDFISH baiis; THESE tnes
bake Ill hot ashes; they are quite Paiataoie
and may be kept long While as traVei-
ing or scouting ration, although TO our
stomachs they proved TO be somewhat cii-
hcuit TO digest
COLORADO RIVER
urho Colorado piv.r forms tho dividing
Inc ho,waeu tbe State of California and
+ha Terr;torv If arizona If is n consider
ahIe river ot all times. heiug navicabIe dur
- +lo ro;nr co,cons and ncriods of MELT
;n., nc Co. .bont 60 niles inward from
!e sno =; - &c 81 CaI;forn;, II ra-
,s iiou IN ~ .ne ~ H. 90 on tho cast
I've the L - VI ..u -, o,.nun;ad
sIue !"1r D., of ar;nona potL
-! ,ne i iii ,,'oa VI 49, -. baorr
the Sii-i anu Goioi ~ So H. 40
oNei now uui + C - TPn".r;s., ~ No
shU" hei,s vi the .7aii ~ - - 80,
soilo" f."Is III a. I GnIo.a uha a. tbaSo
80 H. Caiara5" P;ya,. l. AT tic hest
times me ooloIauo Nv 70 a' i's u.s ~
us sWilt current cuiI s IN rIo,,,.,, a
water which FORM man! hIsts anu siousns
on tne western pofuer, ,he pol,ohia vi
Whleh aiter tne waiter receuss le.',in W.
ered Win d neh,! aiiu.i''i uep1si. NJ 80 W.
ike that carried upon .he iaius vi ~ ~
py the iHungitloiis Vi .ne iahef M MY IL.
haturai iertiiEer c"u1es !" i'piu anu -,
fiotls CROWN from an seeus pialleu upV ,n
sucn Eliu' Tue una I!iuiahs hiio" INV INV .e
proht thereby, anu raise iaIEe meions VI
hne haVor, Immense puilphlns, squasn'
Deans ana corn without tue use vi n pow
merely dropping the SEEDS INTO sllii caNi
ues ihaue win s,ich. ine lapi'i! ue,I
opile neat pFo'erpiai 10 1uiiia uoes ihe
resi-. r.
we saw these inilia Aiei ai qui,e III NJ
Quehti! poihg pls ioaus oi hreMooa pheu
upon RATS Vi thrir liahhS' WHICH .he!
call iahchas, along these sloughs toward
the river, anu even crossihs ne latter y!
swimming Denihd the noat ana pushing IL
across. We found the una men, Tor the
most part, tall and well punt, as agile III
the water as upon land, anu me markslnen
with Their BOWS ana arrows, Killing Dlrds
On the wing, rabbits on the run and the
hsh III the shallow water OF tile SlouShs
towards sunset when they generally re-