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CHAPTER VI. 
DELAWARE CREEK TO EL PASO. 
Difficulty of proceeding-T— Set out with a small party in advance — 
View of Guadalupe Mountain — Boiling Spring — ^Deceptive clearness of 
the atmosphere — Guadalupe Pass — Descent to the plain — Meet Mr. 
Coon’s train — Hospitality— Mr. Thurher’s note — Take leave of the 
train — Oornudos del Alamo — Thorne’s Well — Ojos del Alamo — Waco 
Mountain Pass — Waco Tanks — Meet Messrs. Thurher and Weems on 
their return — Arrival at El Paso — Itinerary of route — ^Remarks on tlfe 
country traversed — Its adaptability to a public road. 
November Sth. Camp on Delaware Creek. With 
great delight I rose from my carriage bed this morning 
at the first peep of day, to find the weather had mode- 
rated. Soon after the sun beamed forth in all his 
splendor, and with it the hope thaf we should be able 
to resume our journey. After a few hours delay in 
packing the tents, arranging our camp equipage, and 
drying the collars of the mules, the pleasing sound was 
heard from the teamsters of “All ready!” when we 
left camp, and, immediately crossing the creek, emerged 
on the more elevated bank beyond. The dry earth 
and the warm sun soon absorbed or evaporated the 
snow, so that our progress was but little impeded. 
But we had not proceeded many miles before the 
mules showed symptoms of fatigue and suffering from 
