52.00. Sonia.--Sometimes water is found 25 miles from the Laguna, south of the road. There is a well at Sonia in the town, and sometimes water in a hole 300 yards south of the town, 100 yards west of the road. 10.40. El Paso.--Well at El Paso supplying 100 animals; water muddy and brackish; grass poor. 52.00. Sonorita.--No water on the road; at Sonorita are several brackish springs. Grass poor; bad camping-place; saltpetre at the springs. Quita Oaquita.--No water on the road. Saline spring at camp, better than at Sonorita, but the grass is not so good. 10.40. Agua Salado.--Water uncertain; grass poor. 23.40. Los Pleyes.--Water only in the rainy season, one mile west of the road, hidden by bushes and difficult to find. Grass pretty good. 28.60. Cabeza Prieta.--Natural tenajas in a ravine two miles from the road; follow a wagon-track up this ravine between a black and a red mountain. The water is good and abundant; grass tolerable. 31.00. Poso.--No water on the road until reaching Poso. Here it is abundant on the east side of the road; grass good one mile west. 13.00. Rio Gila.--But little good grass. 26.00. Fort Yuma, at the crossing of the Colorado River.--But little good grass for several miles. Total distance from El Paso to Fort Yuma, 756 miles. * * * * * XVII.--_From Westport, Missouri, to the gold diggings at Pike's Peak and "Cherry Creek" N.T._, via _the Arkansas River._ Miles. Westport to 4-3/4. Indian Creek.--The road runs over a beautiful country. Indian Creek is a small wooded stream, with abundance of grass and water. 8-3/4. Cedar Creek.--The road passes over a fine country, and there is a good camping-place at Cedar Creek. 8-1/2. Bull Creek.--The road is smooth and level, with less wood than before. Camping good. [Illustration: Sketch of the country in the vicinity of the Gold Region near Pike's Peak and Cherry Creek.] 9-1/2. Willow Springs.--At nine miles the road passes "Black Jack Creek," where there is a good camping-place. The road has but little wood upon it at first, but it increases toward the end of the march. The road is level for some distance, but becomes more rolling, and the country is covered with the finest grass. Good camp at one mile from the main road. 20-1/4. 110-Mile Creek.--The road traverses the same character of country as yesterday, but with less woodland, is very smooth, and at 9 and 12 miles passes "Rock Creeks," which have no running water in a dry season. Good camp.