40 NEW TRACKS IN NORTH AMERICA. 
shall presently get a glimpse of what such a life is. 
easy to fancy what extreme pleasure the presence of our fail 
friends gave us. They were just entering the most dange 
part of their journey, where defiles had to be passed thro 
in which half-a-dozen soldiers and four civilians were a ver 
insufficient escort, so that we were delighted to render thet 
the protection which increase of numbers afforded. 3 
On the afternoon of November 2nd, Mr. Runk’s party cal 
in sight, and completed their survey up to our camp i 
evening. Since parting from us a month a 
they had met with open country, and no obsta¢ 
but Cooke’s Cafion, through which their route lay. 
Apaches had succeeded in driving off half their oxen, b 
beyond this all had gone well with them. Altogether y 
mustered a large party at Barney Station, and notwithstant 
ing the mud puddle of which we thankfully drank, and 1 
dreariness of the place, we managed to make ourselves | e: 
ceedingly jolly. A little whiskey was discovered among 
“* somebody’s luggage ; ;” the fatted calf, our best bulloc 
was killed and cooked; and many good stories and bo 
adventures were told stand the camp fires. | 
A few _— will give the result of Mr. Runk’s survey - 
Nov. 2. 
Miles, Feet.,; 
Fort Craig(on RioGrande) .  . ee 3,857 
Fort aia to Fort Cummings (foot of Cooke’s 
jion) oe ae 4,094 
Sirhitait of Gonks” s Cale ; 3 . See ie | 4,384 
Foot of ditto . 4,046°7 
Continental divide (Madre Plateau at the foot 
of Burro Moun side 4,452 
Barney Station « 220. 5 See 
Total from Fort Craig to Barney Station . 168°8 
After leaving the Rio Grande his party had found the cou 
