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remained with us during the day, believing himself to 
be in advance of them, and that they would stop here 
for water. In the afternoon Mr. Jenkins reached us 
from San Diego. He was the bearer of dispatches to 
me from the government, having left Hl Paso del Norte 
on the 19th February. He came by way of Chihua- 
hua and Mazatlan; and had encountered serious ob- 
stacles on his route. As there was no party coming 
across the country by the Gila route, he was obliged to 
pass through Mexico, which had taken him nearly four 
months. 
As it was too hot to march at all during the day, 
we continued as before, to make our journeys at night. 
At 7 p.m. left camp, taking the lead as before in my 
little wagon, with Colonel Craig riding on a mule at my 
side, while the wagons and train followed closely be- 
hind. The road for the first few miles was heavy; 
after which, we struck the hard gravel, where it was 
so smooth that we increased our pace. After keeping 
with me for an hour and a half, the Colonel left me, 
saying he would ride back and see to the wagons, as 
some of them were dropping behind. This course was 
usual with him. He felt a heavy responsibility upon 
his shoulders, and deemed it his duty to watch every 
part of the train. He considered his post to be in the 
advance ; but during every march, whether at night 
or by day, he rode around the train, to see that all was 
right, and that his men observed proper vigilance. At 
11 o'clock the moon rose, when we could see our way 
better. The pack-mules, which had been in the rear, 
soon after came up, and, as was usual with them, pushed 
by me. On long marches, pack-mules always increase 
