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tiful variety. an the eafion we heard in advance of us the crack of 
rifle; on coming up we found that old Francisco, one of the 
ses, had killed a calf, “left there, doubtless, by the ee a 
The dry creek by which we. crossed to the i wi 
_t ps ot ena leading from the mountain fastnesses 
d of this creek was d eeply cut, and er at sharp: Ltn te 
forming a zigzag like the bayoux vas by sappers in approaching a 
_ fortress, each turn of which Capa ta ey were innumera hy formed a 
F _ strong defensive position. The Apache once in possession of them 
is secure from pursuit or invasion from the Mexican. 
Since the Ist November, we have been traversing, with. incredi- 
ble labor and great expenditure of mule power, the ‘stronghold of 
_ these mountain robbers, having no other object in view than mak- 
ing our distance westward; yet here we are at this camp, only five 
secon'ls of time west of camp 89, at Disappointment creek, and one 
pais. gg four seconds went of our camp at the mouth of the San 
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_ axe has done her iesiedl . fa avor a condition of 
é has enabled a savage and uncivilized tribe, armed wit 
_ lance, to hold as tributary powers three fertile and once fc 
eS, Chihuahua, Sonora, and E rist 
race , countrymen of the immortta .* Thess be si were 
one time flourishing, but such bash eeke ss ‘tire tion and 
spread by these children of the mountains, that they are n ae 
population, commerce and manufactures at a rate which, i ts00 
i. eer te leave them uninhabite 
6.—Por the double purpose of sid wute the hoabeits 
y “to: come ef aid to recruit our mu ps it is decided this shall be.a_ 
_ day of rest. The Serve good, but sparsely scattered over the 
hills, and it is necessary, _ ae Srey animal and let = graze 
at will. 
thin gs which 
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flan 
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one 
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al re mew 
vie eitihes, sears, and sores 
motion caused b nt and d 
sion of se soup witht the 
ie ‘subject may appear, it is thee nm merr 
eem to anticipate it as a matter of course, and the const 
nce of the mind to the idea, will no doubt aa: to if 
ake mule as acceptable as other soup. | 
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