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The party is reported as beginning its return on Oct. 11 th. 
They took the northern route which goes due east and slightly north 
frcm B 1 PasOy cutting thru the southern end of the Guadalupe Mts ^«^4 
then along Deleware Creek until it joins the Pecos. "But in the middle 
of October the winter set in with such severity that I though, the lives 
of our muleB depended on our turning southward. The men also were 
equipt for summer. Therefore instead of crossing the Pecos we marched 
down it to the southern roadfthe one which they had used on the out 
trip]J which was followed to San Antonio where the party arrive 
the 2.3rd of November" l 843 » 
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The report gives Hueco oriVaoo Tanks (in the Hueco Mtb. on 
ElPaso-Hudspeth countyline) as about 30 miles from ELPaso 
Collections of Oct. 12 th are probably EL Paso County 
Those thru the lj&th probably in Hh&spsthxOo. A#* 4 k- 
Those until October 20 th are in northern C ulbereon -Go. 
Between Oct. 21 and' Nov. 2 nd the party was in the Pecos 
Valley in Reeves, Pecos and 
Crockett counties 
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