. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . i | 1 un. 3l. #1 f^li liiiii 1 £7; : lQiiliii:i;:i TO EL PASO. 373 team, occupying the whole of two nights and one clayto accomplish the passage, although but six miles to the intense heat and glare of the sun on thewhite sand, the crossing was never attempted exceptat night. We were now favored by the rain; and itwas thought best, notwithstanding our days march, tom
. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . i | 1 un. 3l. #1 f^li liiiii 1 £7; : lQiiliii:i;:i TO EL PASO. 373 team, occupying the whole of two nights and one clayto accomplish the passage, although but six miles to the intense heat and glare of the sun on thewhite sand, the crossing was never attempted exceptat night. We were now favored by the rain; and itwas thought best, notwithstanding our days march, tomake the passage of the hills this night; the weatherwould be cooler and the sand more compact from therain. The place where we stopped was about two milesfrom the sand hills. We accordingly dined, and letthe animals feed, and at 7 oclock, p. m., resumed ourmarch. Upon consultation, it was thought best forLeroux to leave a couple of hours in advance of thewagons with the train of pack-mules, and go as far asSamalaynca, a spring two miles beyond the hills, incase he could not find water nearer. He was then todischarge his loads and return to the wagons, to giveus such aid as might be necessary. The first three miles were not
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