. 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 . Chiricahui Mountains. hilly, hemmed in on all sides by lofty or three miles brought us to the opposite side of vol. i.—24 370 THE COPPER MINES the mountains, when a broad open plain appearedbefore us about twenty-five miles across, bounded bya lofty and continuons range known as the SierraChiricahui. Its course, like that of all the other longranges we had seen, was
. 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 . Chiricahui Mountains. hilly, hemmed in on all sides by lofty or three miles brought us to the opposite side of vol. i.—24 370 THE COPPER MINES the mountains, when a broad open plain appearedbefore us about twenty-five miles across, bounded bya lofty and continuons range known as the SierraChiricahui. Its course, like that of all the other longranges we had seen, was from the northwest to thesoutheast, with an irregular and jagged summit, oftenexhibiting picturesque and fantastic forms. The plainthat lay between us and the mountains was unbrokenby a hill or a tree. At the northwest the view waslimited by a very high mountain apparently seventyor eighty miles distant, which I supposed to be nearthe Gila. Both east and west of this mountain thecountry was open. In a southerly direction mountains. La Punta do Sauz Cienega. were visible at a great distance. We entered the val-ley by a gradual descent. About one third the distance TO EIO SAN PEDRO. 371 across the plain, we struck a dry ravine. Followingthis some eight or ten miles, we reached El Sauce, orthe Willow Marsh; which seemed to be the basinwhere the waters collected from the adjoining moun-tains and slopes. Here was a great abundance ofwater, which, from the rushes that grew on its margin,I suppose to be permanent. Grass was also plentyhere. Lieut. Whipple by observation found the lati-tude to be 32° 05 09, longitude 109° 02 06. September 3d. There was much alarm in campthis morning in consequence of the absence of JohnODonoghue, one of the computers, who left the trackyesterday, and did not rejoin us. It had rained heavilyduring the night, with thunder and lightning, givingus a pretty thorough drenching, as our tents were ina low and unprotected spot. Sent three men and theMexica
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