. 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 . the more serious question was how to make a fire,with no fuel but wet bushes; for not a particle of woodcould be found. Nevertheless this was accomplishedafter much perseverance; and the cup of hot coffeewhich was the result had a wonderful effect in revivingour spirits. We retired in the midst of the storm,expecting every moment that our tents would fallupon us, but they
. 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 . the more serious question was how to make a fire,with no fuel but wet bushes; for not a particle of woodcould be found. Nevertheless this was accomplishedafter much perseverance; and the cup of hot coffeewhich was the result had a wonderful effect in revivingour spirits. We retired in the midst of the storm,expecting every moment that our tents would fallupon us, but they kept their position, and with theexception of being a little wet, we passed the nightmore comfortably than could be expected under thecircumstances. August 31st. Every thing having been drenchedwith the rain, we did not get off till after 9 travelling continued exceedingly heavy and the 366 THE COPPER MINES mules showed signs of fatigue and the want of course still lay west for the Sugar Loaf. Weentered the defile by an easy and almost imperceptibleascent; and after winding along the valley, and cross-ing an arroyo, we reached the camping ground ofGeneral Conde. The camp, however, had been. Approach to Sugar Loaf Mountain. deserted, apparently within twenty-four hours of ourarrival. On looking around, we found attached to apole a note from Mr. Steele, the gentleman I had sentfrom the Copper Mines to apprise the Mexican Com-missioner of the cause of my delay. Mr. Steele statedthat in consequence of the limited supply of water,which could only be obtained by digging in the arroyo,General Conde feared there would not be sufficient forus all, and accordingly had removed his camp to ElSauce, about twenty miles to the south. Thither he TO RIO SAN PEDRO. 367 wished me to follow him, believing there would befound an abundance of water and grass at that pitched our tents here for the night. Latitudeof the Sugar Loaf Mountain 32° 20 21—LongitudeW. from Gr
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