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Santa Rita Mountain, and was so fortunate as to get a 
shot at a turkey, which I brought down. He proved 
to be a very large one, and a pretty good load to 
trudge over the hill and rocks with. This gave us all 
a fine dinner. Sent all hands out towards evening after 
game, but none was found. 
September l^th. On examining his provisions. Col. 
Graham found he had sufficient to give all half allow- 
ance of flour for six days, which was accordingly dis- 
tributed, and proved very acceptable. He also had a 
little salt pork, but no sugar, tea, or coffee. These 
things we had not tasted for many days. But with 
half an allowance of flour, and as much purslain as we 
could eat, we did not suffer much. Our fare to be 
sure was humble enough ; but I am sure we relished 
it infinitely more, and felt more thankful for it too, 
than those whose tables are loaded with every luxury, 
and still have to resort to artificial means to increase 
the appetite. My mess was now reduced to four, viz., 
Mr. Cremony, Mr. Pratt, the fair captive, Inez, and 
myself 
Colonel Graham set off this morning to reconnoitre 
the country a few miles to the south, while Mr. Pratt 
and myself crossed the stream, and ascended the moun- 
tain on the opposite side. We also examined the 
ruined hacienda, before spoken of, which seemed to 
have been abandoned many years before, as much of its 
adobe walls was washed away.^ Our reports coin- 
cided as to the utter imposibility of forcing our way 
afterwards learned that this was a noted cattle hacienda, 
known as Calabasa, i. e., the pumpkin or gourd. Why so named, I 
know not, except from the quantity that grow wild in the valley near. 
