Year: 1872

job" on hand, as I put up the mount ains. Emanuel grunts suggestively- and, by and by, the Governor exposes the cat and I find that I am to be taught by actual experience what it is to hunt Apaches in the mountains. Governor, ought not to tell 1t, you sinner; but you did ride your mule half way up that mountain, and you did get sold on the subject of my pins; and the excuse you gave me wont do: that your mule would remember it for years if you did not ride her, and very likely kick you for it. I am ready to accept the most of your statements, but between what l hear of what Col onel Sprauge wanted you to give nae of rough and tumble-of the little job Lieutenant Stewart delegated to you, viz: to give me little ride of say sixty miles or such matter, in given day. Pardon me then, I say. if I seem to discover in that mule story of yours transparency. And l do know that if I could have been prevailed upon to ride an inch on that mountain, time and opportunity would have fail ed you to call attention to that fact.

 From the Top of the Huachucas.

 But we are on the summit and how impossible it is for me to dlscribe the grandure of the mountain scenery from this point. On the southwest the Santa Cruz valley stretches itself far away down into Mexico in sight full hundred miles away, giving us beautiful panorama of mountain, hill and valley, while on our east we look over the still more charming scenery of the San Pedro. And from this outlook, for the first time, I fully made up my mind that in many par ticulars Arizona Is the best lied about portion of our country, and l am con-

 ident that there are few points in our land where such diversity of scenery can be had as from this same Hua- chuca mountain, and I have seen much of American landscape. We decend into the San Pedro valley, making our camp at the foot of the mountain and 1 think the reason why the Governor christened this camp for the subscriber, is because I didn't ride over the mountain. The valley is about twenty miles in width. At this point we find clear running mountain stream, large size; forest of oak, and excellent grass. In the interest of peace let me say that when the Indian question shall be settled, peace granted to those who wish to come into the valleys for stock raising, the Texas Pacific Railroad to furnish a market, this valley will compare favorably with any in its special fit ness for stock raising.

 Thursday, May 9-At cavalry walk we move from this pleasant camp up the San Pedro valley, San Jose, Mule Pass, Dragoon mountains, form ing our right hand border. At F. NJ. we make Camp Howard. which, almost by the almost unanimous vote of our party, is the pleasantest one on our route for situation. For the past two days we have seen deer and an telope ill abundance, but the size of our party has made it impossible to get near enough for killing shots. This afternoon Emanuel takes little hunt, returning with an antelope and a bear. Weather charming. What breeze is like unto a mountain breeze provided it aint two breezy.

 A Disastrous Encounter.

 Friday, May 1O-In the early morn ing we tally two more fine antelope, the fruits of Emanuers creeping qual- tics. Valley of San Pedro full of game as our stay has demonstrated. This forenoon, by an easy march, we round the Huachuca mountains and make Camp E. P. Smith (near head waters of Bobocomari), where water is plenty and grazing good. This af- ,ernoOn Governor and subscriber, with Emanuel for trackist, go on a hunt to ind large-appetite; not the worst hing to bring in by a long shot, and which we bring down with the follow ng bill of fare we find ready for us on ,ur return, viz: antelope steak, al Ia Ourrant antelope stew, al la Stafford; ,orn, tomatoes, peas, filters with yrup, pickles, coffee, tea, bread-and IS the Governor told us he was lame, - 1L l: oo,,x,onoo E,.c& fhic lat