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gons with the army were without springs and roughly huilt, like 

 common Santa Fe trade wagons. 



This day we made a march of 313 miles, passing along the top of 

 a barren ridge, between one and two miles from the river. JVo- 

 thing was to be seen hut the curly buffalo grass, now parched by 

 the summer's heat. The sun poured down his rays most lavishly 

 the men all dismounted and walked, In order to rest and to re- 

 lieve themselves from the singular sensation produced by the heat, 

 lirst one and then another of the party became iJl, and several 

 were seized with a severe vomiting. 



In the evening I went over to Major Clarke's camp, in order to 

 have an axletree made. There I saw many who appeared to be ill: 

 amongst them were Captain Weightraan and Lieutenant Dorn. 



1 returned to our camp and passed a sleepless time, listening to 

 the footsteps of the guard- and, now and then, the conversation of 

 the French boys broke upon the' stillness of the night: they, too, 

 were not able to sleep soundly. We were all extremely anxious 

 wilh regard to General Kearny's health. 



_ Tuesday July 21st. —This morning we presented quite a sorry look- 

 mgarray of human faces. At day-break I Was seized wilh a vomiting, 

 which lasted some t.mej I was obliged to send for the doctor. L 

 however determined to push forward in compliance with the order 

 of Lieutenant Lmory, who was with General Kearny, and commit- 

 ted myself to the wagoner's care, while Lieutenant Peck took com- 

 mand ot the camp, Lying here, my eye roved over but a con- 

 fined prospect; under me were bundles of bedding, with blankets, 

 red, blue and white; near me, a sick man,languid]y gazing upward; 



while cTve :>, l^ ^'^l "/ '^' '""'So^ '^-' «"PP-ted i large 



7ronl through .°?nl''T'^^ '^' ^'" ^^^^ ^'^^ intense heat; and, in 

 front, through a little hole, one caught sight of the landscape 

 dancing to and fro as the wagon jolted alonf 



cfoJ4nl"'Tnd in 'tr"^-' '^-^ ' ;\^"-^ °-' 11 «^iJes, at the Santa Fe 

 lerv so^thTt Jp .1 n'7'""'^' "^ ^^^J"^ ^^^^^ke's battalion of artil- 

 ree' that wp \ '''' ^f opportunity of completing our axle- 



earned tharre^/T/'''''t^- ^^^ ^^'«" «^w our wagon, and 

 learned that General Kearny had perfectly recovered 



ruf. 1 n?>rd M ' n"""' ':-e'beautilu'l purple liiies, (eustoma 

 Xu cahx O^ tl "■"'" -^''"-^^^ "^^ ^ p^oralia,with a monose- 

 paious cai>x. On the opposite side of the river there are several 

 Indian bodies, wrapped in blankets anri cT f \ut- 



forms of loftJp nnl^i I- u "^'^"'^^^^s and skins, exposed on plat- 



From the 21st of T,.lv ,1+-t - ^'^'^ «nrient Guanches- 



dostoma bn.sar.us.) The bo.ly and logs are covered «th yellow- 

 ish trownhair, plumbeous at the base; belly, wli'e anterior claws, 

 E rong and large; posterior claws, short; irs, black' ea Projecting 

 .hghtly. On each stde of the upper ja^ are two titer orpuches^ 



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