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Show is It David Cheesman talee to interesting he traveled as over thi s at the ar_ea a look another same writings of year earlier: We drove on to Alleali CreeJc, whe r e we camped for the Here we found some of the heaviest roads we had night. yet pulled through, the sand was so loose and oeep, it seemed aLost impossible to move the wagons through it, The water here was so alkaline drink it. They would make the effort started early in the morning give it up. for Mud LaJce which was 20 miles from this camping place. In the ,"vest wa s an immense range of desolate looking mountains bearing a burnt volcanic appearance, not a tr.ee to be seen. The whole appearance of thi s country wa s one of utter desolation. The stream where we camped was red the cattle were so wec. that the s t.ock would not but vIi th We allcali nor anima 1 of any k i n d to be li7e were down wi th t rood, cal heat. journeying along s Low Ly all on fo;t about 10 A.H. I when all at once a wheel ox dropped dead. I had regarded this as one of the best oxen and one most liJcely to stand the journey. We all collected around him amost ,oJ! th tears in our eyes and s aw him breath hi s last. The seen.. Poor not I sun Bright Springs much to I be in the evening of Hay 28th. traveled few l left.. more Every man, exhausted. But the green grass ne ar by They Hater taJee knew that the and feed wou them many Mountains of their no through Cajon 51Cheesman, 52pratt, £2. 2£. of the part of longer to mak e their ci t., a p. vTithout water out every Mojave and journey problem way Bitter Since given CI.t and had animal the or wa s good, strength and confidence. the There Pass. cit., be and child revived their hardest l.d rni les cattle had and woman fresh wat.e.r soon days thirty-one they arrived that s they had rest. journal records Pratt. River Hojave bird. gonet5l was Parley P. the a came over was a was and the it San them. would not Bernardino genuine feeling of 296. Entry of May 28, behind 1851. 52 |
