58 NEW TRACKS IN NORTH AMERICA.’ 
Bowie, we had passed no less than four well-worn Indian 
nesses north of the Gila, to the State of Sonora, where thos 
sons of plunder were wont, ever since the strong military 
rule of Spain had ceased, to make constant raids upon es 
helpless Mexicans. . 
About seven miles from the summit of Railroad Pass w e 
crossed a large playa, about three miles wide, and two miles 
further on we passed the remains of one dry camp. The 
valley was very level, and for the most part covered with fine 
grass, but not a trace of a central river-bed was to be s 
We kept close to the base of the Calitro Range, because 
of the springs lay on that side, and by half-past five the fev 
cotton-wood trees which mark the situation of Bear Spring 
came in sight. On arriving there, we found by the w: 
tracks that they had not halted; so on we rode witho 
moment’s delay, but did not reaoh Kenedy’s Spring until t 
night had overtaken us. All was silent there also. " 
two hours’ more riding we decided upon a halt, to rest ¢ 
horses and get a snatch of sleep. We struck a match a 
examined the track. There were the pony and moceai 
tracks as visible as ever; so, for precaution, we went a lit 
way off the road before we lay downto rest. , 
Clouds in the meantime had covered the sky, anid 
luck would have it, it actually rained. A shower h 
fallen three weeks before in the Burro Mountains, but 
was all we had had for two months. Cold, hungry, 
wet, neither rest nor sleep was possible, so we 
saddled up again, and went on our way. It was so 
that the road made by our dozen wagons, like all « 
