- 2 £ 



it is most probable, that he • This morning news 



arrived from Chihuahua, that the province has declared itself in- 



dependend, but nothing has been affirmed. So much £mr the war-news.. 



Now a llttle more about the trip.We left the t&tfft&i* on May 22. 



The roads were all the way in top shape, and only on a few days did 



we have heavy thtmderstorms, but we did suffer from lack of water, 



We had bu^faloes on only a few days and had to consume thus mostly 



salt meat.Most of the nettle-f evre (?) occured at the beginning of 



the trijjand my ambulance was constantly in Operation, We camped with 



indians only once, Cheyennes. I, myself raet once with a dozen Co - 



manches, took however soon leave» though they invited me repeated- 



ly to stay with thera.My aniraals stayed in fairly good. shape, I feed 



them com here ( at % 3.- per bnsheljto restore them. Count Swallow 



longs mostly for the fleshpots of Egypt, but has remained in good 



condition. I am well, but I can say t that I have not/ specially fat 



as I had to erdure all kinds of hardships and as I was much occupied 



with my labor. The botanical collection, which I made for you, will 



certainly present some interestinjr items, and may serve asa map 



of Vegetation for this band of the land. I did collect at least 



that which is characteristic and have made the necessary notes in 

 always 



my diary.I did not haveltime during the journey to fill out the 

 enclosed markers. Similarly, a geological collection is to follow. 

 Arrcxnge them according to the time they were collected; some insig- 

 nificant items serve as points of refe^ence in my diary.I found not 

 a sicn of crinoids anywhere, however, already at the Arkansas (the 

 river (E.D.) already were volcanic products similar to those of 

 the upper Missouri. A formation, which I believe to be metamor- 



•phic, has a Wide distribution, actual p-ranitcomes to an end only 20 



r 



- 30 miles (the manuscript has 20 - 20, obviously a rni stake. E.D.J) 

 from Santa Fe, and is of the sa^e f ormation*From this it hecomes 

 apparent^iow neager the volume of fossil s is.I select the most im- 



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