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-gons;with the army were without springs and roughly built, like 
- common Santa Fé trade wagons. &. 
Sarr yer Aes ide 
This day we made a march of 31} miles, passing-along the topof__ 
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a barren ridge, between one and two miles from the river. 
thing was.to be seen but the curly buffalo grass, now parched by 
the summer’s heat. The sun pouretl 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. 
First one and then another of the party became ill, 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 Weightman and Lieutenant Dorn. 
I 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 
“with regard to General Kearny’s health. ' 
Tuesday, July 21st.—This morning we presented qtite a sorry look- 
Angarray of human faces. At day-break I was seized with a vomiting, © 
which lasted some time; I was obliged to send :for the doctor. 
however determined to push forward in compliance with the order 
_ of, Lieutenant Emory, who was with General Kearny,and-commit- 
_ ted myself to the wag 4s-care, while Lieutenant Peck took com 
‘mand of 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,] guidly gazing upward. 
above me, the bended bows of the wagon that supported @ large 
white cover, through which the sun beat with intense heat; and, in 
front, through a httle hole, one. caught sight of the landseape 
dancing to and fro as the wagon jolted along. 
- We formed our camp, after a march of 11 miles, at the Santa Fe 
. crossing, and in the vicinity of Major Clarke’s battalion of artil- 
~ ery, so that we could have an opportunity of completing our axle- 
tree that we began yesterday. We soon saw our wagon, and 
learned that General Kearny had perfectly recovered. 
. At this place we obtained some beautiful purple lilies, (eustom? 
russeliana,) and Mr. : 
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