. 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 . ciations of those who had advised them to take this road, and more soof those who furnished them maps, which deceived them as to the water-ing-places. They expected to find water at the localities designated onthe maps, and took no precautions in case of meeting with none. Onreaching the so-called Mustang Ponds, they did not recognise them,and sought for them in vain for miles ar
. 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 . ciations of those who had advised them to take this road, and more soof those who furnished them maps, which deceived them as to the water-ing-places. They expected to find water at the localities designated onthe maps, and took no precautions in case of meeting with none. Onreaching the so-called Mustang Ponds, they did not recognise them,and sought for them in vain for miles around. At the Flat Eockand Wild China Ponds, they were equally disappointed. Theylooked about the desert without success. One party was seventy-twohours without tasting water, and came near perishing. Many of theirmules and cattle died; and such as had strength remaining hastenedon to the Pecos. There had been no water at either of the places desig-nated during the spring or summer, nor was there any in October orNovember, when we crossed it. TO HORSE-HEAD CROSSING. 91 the few minutes we had to spare before the wagonswere ready to move were seized to have a little as it was, it was a great relief. II. Castle Mountain Pass, Texas. Saw a low line of hills far off on our left, andimmediately in front a range, called the u CastleMountains, of considerable elevation. The road ledto a gorge through which it was necessary to mountains derive their name from the project-ing cliffs of limestone, which sometimes assume theappearance of castles. The pass was exceedinglysteep, and the road tortuous, frequently running 92 FREDERICKSBURG between rocky walls, so close together as to renderit impassable for two wagons abreast. These wallswere covered with immense cacti wherever the almostperpendicular surface would afford them a we entered the pass, we found among the debrisof the limestone rock numerous fossil shells. It becamenecessary here to lock the wagon
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