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‘August 2, 1846,—I looked in the direction of ‘Bent’s Fort; fbi 
yp Aaa ‘huge "United: States flag flowing to the breeze, and straining 
every fibre of an ash pole planted over the centre of a ie » The | 
mystery was soon revealed by a column of dust to the eastead- 
vancing with about the velocity of a fast wallihe hore was) 
‘*the Army of the West.” I ordered my horses to be hitched ag 
and, as the column passed, took my place with the staff. parse 
_ A little below the fort, the river was forded without difficulty, a 
being paved with well attritioned pebbles of the primitive alt 
and not more than knee deep < 
We adva five tidal: along the river, where its bed slides ad 
over a black carbonaceous shale,. which has been mistaken for 
coal, and induced some persons to dig for it. 
Here we turned to the. left, and pursued outa 
elevated plain for twenty miles, without water. 
the Timpas, we found the water in puddles, and th 
lore Doniphan, was ee to pursue ‘athe cas towmear 
~ the. mouth of the. Timpas, an ejoin the arm by fo ae 
bed of that stream. oie . é aa ihe ae 
Near where we left the ‘AsJesonsicing we found on the side de of the oe 
slope seyeral singular demi- Dera aborte a eae ee ae Ses 
hic at di with carbonate of vystals. 
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~ laris; yacea angustifolia, eee af the Spaniards; verbena; eu” 
rotia ‘ ew menzelia nuda. 
The only fpitisagie seen were one black-tailed bie, and an ante- © | 
lo} 5 both of which were killed. 
Our march was 26 miles, that of the army 37; the last 20 vileg : 
without waie 
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The artillery arrived about 11, p. m.; both men and hess were 
arched with thirst e teamsters, who had to ‘encounter hig dust; 
4 ed very much. When water was near, the 
seats. and ran for it like mad men. Two horse 
~day’s mar 
Our as 
ur a cent: at s constable to-day. The cheight: indi a 
barometer, being 4,523 feet above the level of the sea 
gust = Wea etal the Timpas six and a 
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