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passed over it, this road did not appear to have been used for 4 
years. q 
Looking westward, straight through the pass, a very : 
abrupt wall of mountains is seen exactly in front. This _ 
the first view obtained of the Sierra Calitro. ‘ 
In crossing the Peloncello Range, forty miles in our reat ' 
we had passed the boundary-line between New Mexico and 
Arizona, and had entered the military district of California : 
A messenger arrived at our camp from Fort Bowie on th ' 
11th, with orders for Lieutenant Lawson to proceed to the z 
Cienega de Sauz with his detachment of cavalry, in order “ 
meet those escorting Mr. Runk, so that they might both be 7 
relieved at that point by a company of Californian troops 
sent there for the purpose. We were very sorry to lose ” 
Lieutenant Lawson, whose age and experience we een ‘ 
so much, and whose firmness and kindness towards his men 
kept those wild fellows perfectly under command. ; 
change of troops, however, gave me an opportunity of j join- 
ing Mr. Runk’s party, and of guiding them direct to the 
spot where they were to unite their line with that of : 
Hicholtz. 
On eine the 12th, we marched to Fort Bowie 
morning at sunrise, we completed the line to Railroad Pas 
and camped that night on the old camping-ground, which hs 
been vacated three days previously by Mr. Eicholtz. Man 
Square miles of the plain passed over were covered wit 
mezquit bushes, which had to be cleared away, in order 
adjust the levels, &c., thus causing considerable delay. 
many places there was an abundance of good grass, whi 
