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Show after going four leagues and We continued south east and, somewhat spongy, level and good terrain, although a half over water in the mesa's drainings both to see if there was we halted the weeds mentioned some nourishment from and to a thing Since we had not eaten Don Bernardo Miera, since he--as could he weakened already that yesterday morning--came so other luggage leather hampers and the barely talk. We had the to see if food supplies, had brought searched, in which we which some pieces of squash were some leftovers, and only found Pa-russi Indians, from the the servants had obtained yesterday to share them with the avoid to them having and had hidden which we also With this, and a bit of brown sugarloaf rest. some took and found, we made a concoction for everybody the us night here, pass We found no water to help nourishment. south. and decided to continue our day's march fo prvide tere reconnoiter us know, went to who Those here. from on went the east mesa and terrain which ascent mesa's the that went on this scouting came back saying came flat country with many was very good, and that beyond it be to good water, and that they figured arroyos where there had the plain lying beyond the mesa. of end the river to be at the We wei I knew that they for changing course. With this, all were could themselves as on other occasions, and that they companions, The were fooling not have opinion land In Indians' so that seen so without in much so letting short because toward the south a time; had we a and we held a contrary great deal of good level In contrast to the sight, and today we found so much water march over good country, story, and had made the whole day's on growing. our afore-mentioned suspicion kept found ourselves without provisions, and the water could be far away--and lest carrying out our notion route made the thirst and hunger we might encounter on either choose to sake) our (for them told more intolerable for them, we mesa toward the over took us best. them They the way that suited the southeast, climbing it through a rough wash or very rocky rock of the kind used arroyo in which there is very good gypsum mesa over a quite the cl finished We imhing for whitewashing. deal of black rock. Night fell, and and a But since steep slope halted atop we without we now the great mesa on a it San water, naming short Angel. plain of good pasturage Today nine leagues. but very sorry for having changed directions because the latitude in which we were, we could have to according As soon as we reached the river very quickly by going south. We were stopped, those short distance who had been on the mesa before told from here they thought that they had us that a water. seen for the men, but they did not return all night, and the next day dawned without our having heard from Of course, we concluded that they had gone ahead looking them. Two went off to bring for as Indian camps where For this possible. here, we some decided to go they could reason, on without -148- relieve their and because there waiting for privation was them. no as water soon |
