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some parts were quite bare, and no signs of water were 
anywhere to be met with. , 
* The result of the survey from Barney Station was the 
following :-— 
Miles, Feet, 
Barney Station. ‘ ‘ we . 5 
Summit of Pyramid Range . ° ce ew 
Eastern foot of Runk’s Pass (Peloncello Range) 12°3 . 4,174 
Summit of Runk’s Pass : . . Rees 
Eastern foot of Railroad Pass . po Age 3. Seams: Sl 4 
é 3 * 69 ., 4,411 
Summit of ditto . 
Total distance’ from Barney Station to 
. ilroad Pass. . : . aes 
, The object of my visit to Mr. Runk and his pleasant party 
j having been accomplished, I started next morning with two 
7 cavalry men to catch up my own party, which 
p I expected to overtake either spending the 
Sunday at Kenedy’s Spring, thirty miles down the Aravaypa 
v alley, or, if the ground proved rough, at Bear Spring, a few 
miles nearer. 
As we followed the wake of the wagons, we remarked 
numerous tracks, which could not have been made by any of 
our party. These were the footprints of at least a dozen 
pair of moccasins, besides the unshod tracks of many ponies, 
and all had been made since our party had passed over the 
ground. Could a band of Apaches be closely following our 
men in the rear, prepared to take advantage of the slightest 
opportunity for murder or plunder? If so, how could we, 
only three in number, manage to run the gauntlet? These 
re our thoughts as, mile after mile, all through the day we 
followed the mysterious trails. There could be no doubt. of 
€ presence of Indians all through these mountains ; for if 
we had not had so melancholy a proof of that fact at Fort 
Nov. 17. 
