THIRD DIVISION. 
JOURNEYS AND INCIDENTS IN SONORA. 
CHAPTER X. 
THE COPPER MINES TO AGUA PRIETA. 
Spring at Pachetehu—Ojo de Vaca—Janos road—Col. Cooke's road— 
Scarcity of water—Dry bed of a lake—Mirage—Desert region—Zool- 
ogy of the plains—Guadalupe Pass—Difficulties—Bears—Discover foot- 
prints of deserters from Copper Mines—Sycamore trees—Caiion— 
Luxuriant vegetation—Descend from the great plateau—Change of 
climate—Ruined hacienda of San Bernardino—Wild cattle—Black 
Water Creck—Teamster attacked by a bull—Grave of an American 
deserter. 
May 16th. The party for the journey to Sonora con- 
sisted of Colonel Craig, with two teams of six mules; 
Dr. Webb, Messrs. Thurber, Moss, Cremony, Steele, 
Bausman, Weems, Stewart and myself, also with two 
teams of six mules. The wagons were nearly empty, 
containing merely our tents, camp equipage, and pro- 
visions. All were mounted on horses or mules except 
myself; and I would have much preferred the same 
mode of travelling, but my lame arm forbade it. Even 
In the carriage the attempt seemed rather hazardous, 
not knowing what the roads were, or indeed whether 
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