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far as San Sebastian, where we encamped. The nearer we approached 
San Sebastian and the river, the richer became the nth though scarcel 
anything was to be seen but weeds and mezquite. The | ater had chan 
here from shrubs into trees, reaching to the height of from 50 to 60 feet, 
and with trunks of a man’s size. San Sebastian is a che ae 
the left bank of the Nasas river, and about 35 miles from Mapi 
Ph sts is here quite a deep and respectable stream, while farthier d8wi it 
es flat, and disappears re even entirely in the sand. It 
comes Ms chook. 150 leagues from the western part of the State of Durango, 
the so-called Sianori hGuntatbe! Tana runs in a northwestern and 
Ronh dee re in the opts de + Ok a a as a lake The Nasas 
ae feraity: Besides wheat and corn the aia a bd deal of cotton in 
the valley of the river, and wine has bee ried, too, with success. ‘The 
climate, I understood, is so mild, that the Pout of the cotton shrub is seldom 
patel Bah in the winter, and continues to thrive for many years. In San 
Sebastian we were informed that, for the want of water, it would be im- 
as uaa to ee the southern’ route, which would have passed 
poi here to el Gatufio, Matamoras (la. Bega de ae, ) Santa ’ yara, 
Alamo de Pa arras, St. Domingo, and Peta, to el ‘The Laguna de 
Guanabal river, but was then entirely dry. It was there ore resolved to 
turn back itito the ap oye route, by going from here, along the Nasas, to 
San Lorenzo. We shall lose in this way about 12 miles. -~ 
The inhabitants of San Sebastian had been hostile towards Mr. Collins’s 
party, when they passed ae on their express trip; trip; they were punished for 
it, by a taking a lot of maize for our animals without pay. 
May 11 —We crossed the Nasa’ below San Sebastian, on a good ford, 
and marched on its tight bank, though generally a great distance from the 
river, 24 miles, to San Lorenzo. Our road went t mostly through a4 mez- 
quite timbér. Several settlements are along the river, as Rancho del Mu- 
‘erto, Hacienda de Concepcion, and Alamito. The latter lies about half way 
between San Sebastian and San Lo orenzo, on the oe and six miles north of 
our road; it is the point where by ee to = amped last night, on the 
tthern route. T haga 
evans Sefior de Gaba pointed out a greet to me e where some years ago a 
atkable tpovey had been made. In the yeat jap a ea ca 
: e enter 
the secs They were dressed bat fin 7 hlantets SS oe aa soe ‘ore 
Pt with sandals made ofa iphcies of liana, on their an 
mented wi ay rin a et tape. rier “thea eee | ed bones, 
a a a 
