254 OCEAN TO OCEAN ON HORSEBACK, 



posal at Castalla. I heard no stories of " mineral 

 springs '' or wonderful freaks of Nature, but shall re- 

 member Fremont as the delightful little city where I 

 had two nights' sleep in one. 



I began my day's journey at eight o'clock with 

 Elmore as the ev^ening objective. Halted a few 

 moments at a hotel known in that locality as the Four- 

 Mile House. Took dinner at Hessville, where I re- 

 mained until four o'clock in the afternoon and then 

 rode on to Elmore. 



