TT2 FINAL JOURNEYS AND WORK. [1885, 
N THE Cars, Kansas City, May 8, 1885. 
Let me finish up these mems. We have now only 
a run of eleven hours to St. Louis, where we stay three 
or four days with Dr. Engelmann (Jr.), and then home. 
The cafion trip well repaid the journey and its 
‘rough accessories. Some of the views are of those de- 
picted by Powell. We find that Tylor and Moseley 
were here last year. As the man whom we had in- 
troductions to at Flagstaff was absent for a day or 
two, though we iad he had left substitutes, and as 
we wanted to get home as soon as we could, we gave 
up the visit to the cave and cliff dwellings. I dare say 
the models in clay, made at Wedlinsticss, are as good 
as the originals. So we came on, one anda half nights 
and two days, and to-night we shall sleep in beds at 
St. Louis. We bear this sort of travel quite well. 
From Mohave to the Colorado is very sandy and com- 
plete desert, descending eastward many hundred feet. 
Near Mohave lots of tree yuccas, looking very like 
those in northern part of Mexico. From the Colorado 
to Peach Spring we passed in the dark, but had risen 
to about 6,000 feet, and we kept on an elevation of 
4,000 to nearly 8,000 feet all across the rest of Ari- 
zona and New Mexico, the higher parts wooded with 
conifers, that is, Pinus ponderosa of the Rocky Moun- 
tains form and Juniperus. At Las Vegas, New Mex- 
ico, we laid over one train, to rest and visit the Hot 
Springs ; no great to see, except a spick and span new 
hotel, too fine for the place, and some very hot water. 
Well, this trip, which will nearly round out to three 
and a half months, has been long and enjoyable in- 
d. 
At St. Louis will be letters, perhaps one from you. 
Ever yours, . Gray. 
