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and it was already three o’clock, I feared that my bag- 
gage would not reach Guaymas till very late, if at all, 
that night. We now proceeded on our journey, the 
face of the country continuing as before described ; 
and soon after we experienced the most delightful sen- 
sation of inhaling the fresh and balmy air from the 
ocean, to which we were now drawing near. None 
but those who, like myself, have spent a year and a 
half on the parched and barren wastes of the interior 
of our continent, or similar arid plains in Asia or 
Africa, can form any idea of the delight with which 
one first breathes the moist and invigorating ocean 
breeze. 
A range of low mountains runs along the coast, the 
summit of which assume most fantastic shapes. The 
most conspicuous of these peaks are the Tetas de Cobra 
(Goats’ teats), two elongated cones rising side by side. 
Passing this range, we came in sight of the great wa- 
ters of the Gulf of California, and riding a few miles 
further, we entered Guaymas. 
Wishing to avail myself of the first vessel to Mazat- 
lan, I immediately visited Mr. J. A. Robinson, the U. S. 
Consul, to ascertain whether any were soon to sail for 
that port. Mr. R. informed me that he had a schooner 
which had just cleared, and then lay aground in the 
harbor ; that she would probably get off with the rise 
of the tide, about 9 o’clock in the evening. I told him 
the situation of my baggage, when he kindly offered 
to detain his vessel till morning, if necessary. Mr. Ro- 
binson then invited me to his house to dine, an invita- 
tion which I accepted; after which he provided me 
with a room and bed, to which I soon retired, and 
