ALAMO MUCHO. 12] 
Hucu CAMPBELL, lst Assistant. 
Frank WHEATON, Topographer and Assistant. 
Henry C. Force, Assistant. 
Joun J. PRATT, Do. 
Joun O’Donocuur, Computer. 
Cuartes A. Gicquet,  Jnstrument carrier ; 
with jlag-bearers, attendants on instruments, laborers, 
servants, cooks, arrveros, and teamsters, making altoge- 
ther about twenty-five men. This party had both 
wagons and pack-mules as well as myself; and all, both 
officers and attendants, were mounted on mules or 
horses. ) 
Linur. Coronet L. S. Craré commanded the escort, 
now reduced by desertion to five men of his own com- 
mand, with a detail of ten men from thet. of Colonel 
Magruder, at San Diego. 
The entire party embraced six wagons, twenty-five 
pack-mules, and about fifty officers and men, mounted. 
June lst. The day being very hot, we did not 
strike our tents and leave camp until 6 o'clock, p. m., 
when Colonel Craig and myself led the way. The road 
was very good along the valley where it was level ; but 
there were many deep gullies, which required the use 
of ropes to keep the wagons in an erect position. Our 
course had been north-east. The scene changed as we 
passed around the spur of the ridge which bounded the 
eastern part of the valley. Here a broad plain opened 
to us, with but few trees, although well covered with 
grass. Our course now lay south-east. The moon 
rose remarkably bright; and, with a cool and comfort- 
able night, we jogged steadily along and made good 
progress. Towards midnight we entered a thick grove 
