Santa Cruz County,Arizona, south into Sonora 
September 23rd. Having camped at the northwestern end of 
the Huachucas the party crossed the divide into the headwaters of 
the Santa Cruz River and proceeded southward along it (west of the 
Huachucas) to Santa Cruz,a town in northern Sonora, 10 miles 
south of the boundary. 
Graham, pg, 44-5, states "We had some difficulty getting our 
wagons over this range of hills,and they were a good deal racked by the 
roughness of the ground. About 10 oclock we reached the head of the 
beautiful valley in which Santa Cruz is situated.Our course has 
been generally very nearly south since we left the Babacomari; we 
made some easting to get over the broken hills, then resumed very 
nearly our former course.... We reached this village about 4 oclock" 
Bartlett, 1 : 401 , states "Resumed our march at 8 oclock,our 
course still south,thru a wood quite difficult for the waggons. A 
few miles brought us bo the puerta ,or gate in the mountains; passing 
which we emerged into a very broad end open plain of remarkable 
beatity.. .Opposite from where we stood^at the puertaj,snd not more 
than 5 miles distent,were the mountains and gorges,where we had 
encamped for 5 days, endeavoring to find 8 passage thru. 
At the further end of the valley into which we were descending^lay 
Santa Cruz" 
Wright's collections dated Sept. 23rd. were probably all 
collected before he reached Santa Cruz and probably all from within 
Santa Cruz County, Arizona , 
