. 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 . for a shot. He crosseddirectly in the rear of the train, when he made for thehills, followed by several of the party. Coming to asteep ascent, he ran up it with as much ease apparentlyas he did over level ground, and soon bear has a great advantage over his pursuers inthis respect, as his large and pliable feet, and hugeclaws, enable him to climb up the steepest a
. 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 . for a shot. He crosseddirectly in the rear of the train, when he made for thehills, followed by several of the party. Coming to asteep ascent, he ran up it with as much ease apparentlyas he did over level ground, and soon bear has a great advantage over his pursuers inthis respect, as his large and pliable feet, and hugeclaws, enable him to climb up the steepest acclivity withthe same facility as a cat. The color of this animalwas of a silvery gray, with a darker or a black stripedown his back. On entering the plain, our course was west to thesouthern point of a short mountain range. The coun-try was quite rough and intersected with deep passing this mountain we descended by an easy 364 THE COPPER MINES and gradual slope to a vast open plain, uninterruptedby hills, and bounded on the west by a high range ofmountains about twenty-five miles distant. North andsouth there were no mountains to obstruct the guide here pointed out to us El Peloncillo, or. Barro Mountains. Sugar Loaf, a mountain of this form in the high rangealluded to, with an opening near it, where he saidGeneral Conde was encamped. He told us we shouldfind no water until we reached there, which it seemedimpossible to do before dark. At 3 oclock in theafternoon we encountered a violent shower of rain. Afew of the party had been so prudent as to have theirindia-rubber coats behind their saddles; but manyhad left theirs in the wagons which were a mile behind, TO RIO SAN PEDRO. 365 and were consequently drenched to the skin. The rainhad now made the plain so muddy, that we couldevidently not reach General Condes camp beforenight; yet Mr. Gray with some of the party who werein advance pushed on with that intention. About7 oclock, as we were plodding slowly al
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