Grant & Luna counties, New Mexico 
at noon on Aug 27th Commissioner Bartlett's party,accompanied with that 
of Lieut.Col. Graham!which included Wright), left the Coppermines. They made 
towards 10 miles the first day. 
On the 28th. they stopped an hour at Pacheteju for water and camped at 
Ojo de Vaca that night. Pacheteju is evidently ” Apache de hoo” of Wright f 
and Bartlett,I; 242 ,says it is the first watering place out of the Coppermines 
(a depression in plains which in addition to springgreceitted the water after 
rains). It is 13 miles to the Mines^acft. to Bartlett 1 . It.-is now called 
Apache Tejo,and is 3 a mi« due north from Whitewater,Grant 80 . 
Ojo de Vaca is 13 miles from JPacheteju,acc. to Bartlett, 1 .c.,who says it 
is only a depression in the plain surrounded by a couple of acres of grass, 
and resembles an oasis in the desert. It is south and somewhat west cf 
VKStitewater near the Grant-Luna county-line, 6-7 mi. south of the extreme 
KW. corneat of Luna County . It is now called Cow Springs. This was 
an important point in travel in southern Hew Mexico. From Ojo de Vaca 
roads went north to the Coppermines,west into Arizona,southwest to 
Guadalupe Pass,and south to Janos in Mexico. 
From Ojo de Vaca the road went due west across the open plain to 
a spur of the Burro Mts. ”12 mi. brought us to this mounts in, when the 
Mexican lancer said that by turning',,up a canyon or defile to the north¬ 
ward, we should find an excellent spring of water,and that none would be 
met with again for about 40 miles. We accordingly left the trail and f-o4¥c v9 
followed him. In a short time we entered a narrow and picturesque defile 
thickly wooded with scrub-oaks. This we followed about 3 mi.,when it 
opened upon a beautiful grassy meadow about 300 yards wide,in which 
were many fine springs. Here we encamped [the night of Aug 29 ’* 5 * 0 * • 
Bartlett Is 5C1-2. This camp is Ojo de Gavil an. It is probably just 
within Grant Co.,at the south end of the Butro Mts,ca. 10 mi. 
of Lordsburg,near the Grant-Hidslgo county-line 
Rote Concerning this expedition to Sants Cruz,Sonora, Bartlett, 
1 ?355-405, has the most detailed account. Graham,27-47,is briefer 
and less helpful. Graham give a daily record for the trip out to 
Santa Cruz,but dismisses the return trip in a few lines. It should 
be noted that Thurber,was the botanist connected with Bartlett^ 
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