Through Arizona to San Diego 163' 



With all this there has been no useless com- 

 plaining, no murmuring, and with all our priva- 

 tions, greater than I care to enumerate, or even 

 to think about, we are none of us ill, though a good 

 many feel the effects of their hardships, and are 

 weakened by them. John Stevens walked all the 

 way from the last Pimos village, and declares he 

 never felt better; Henry Mallory, Bob Layton 

 and I have done almost as much walking and are 

 perfectly well. 



All along the road we have been told we could 

 trade with the Yumas here, but a few pumpkins 

 seemed to be all they had at this season, and, as 

 our provisions were at the lowest ebb, we left for 

 the crossing of the Colorado. 



We had the use of a boat in the crossing, which 

 belonged to a Mr. Harris who came from Texas, 

 near Houston. It was really a large wagon body, 

 made into a scow, and very useful we found it; 

 Mr. Harris treated us with the greatest kindness, 

 and aided us with provisions to the best of his 

 abilities, and we most sincerely wished him and 

 his amiable wife all happiness and comfort. 



We found Lieut. Com. Coats most kind and 

 hospitable; with the aid of his sergeant's boat, a 

 wagon body caulked, we crossed with everything, 

 in two days. I found the Indians, who swam our 

 mules, the fastest and most powerful swimmers I 

 ever saw, being able to swim round the horses and 



