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bringing me word that the General had again removed 
about twenty-five miles farther to the west, in order 
that he might be nearer the settlements; as he was 
getting short of provisions, and should be compelled 
to go himself or send there very soon for a supply. 
We left camp at 9 o’clock; Lieut. Whipple, with the 
wagons, retraced his steps about two miles, when he 
found an easy passage through the mountains. Mr. 
Gray and myself took the pack-mules, and, with the 
assistance of the Mexican guide, followed a shorter 
cut directly through the defile, where it was impossi- 
ble for wagons to pass. Our route was tortuous and 
Chiricahui Mountains, 
hilly, hemmed in on all sides by lofty mountains. 
wo or three miles brought us to the opposite side of 
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