ondido Spring.--Grass and water good; little grass.

19.40. Comanche Creek.--Grass and water good; little grass.

8.88. Leon Springs.--Grass and water good; no wood.

33.86. Barela Spring.--Grass and water good; wood plenty.

28.00. Fort Davis.--Good camp. From Fort Davis to Eagle Springs
there is an ascent, and one of the very best of roads.

18.42. Barrel Springs.--Water good; grass and wood fair.

13.58. Dead Man's Hole.--Good wood and water; grass scarce.

32.83. Van Horne's Wells.--No grass or wood, but they will be
found two miles back.

19.74. Eagle Springs.--Grass and wood poor; water about half a
mile from camp, in a narrow canon.

32.03. Mouth of Canon "de los Camenos."--The road is rather rough.
From here to Fort Bliss, opposite El Paso, the road
runs near the river, and camps may be made any where.
The wood, water, and grass are good at all points.

61.13. San Eluzario.--Mexican town.

9.25. Socorro.--Mexican town.

15.00. Fort Bliss, at El Paso.--United States military post and
Mexican town.

Total distance from San Antonio to El Paso, 654.27 miles.

* * * * *

Miles.

El Paso to

22. Cottonwood.--From El Paso to Messilla Valley, in the Gadsden
Purchase, the road runs up the east bank of the Rio
Grande to Fort Fillmore (N.M.), where it crosses the
river into the Messilla Valley.

22. Fort Fillmore.

6. La Messilla.

65. Cook's Spring.--From Messilla Valley to Tucson the road is
remarkably good, with good grass and water. The streams
on this section are the Mimbres and San Pedro, both
fordable, and crossed with little trouble. The Apache
Indians are generally met with in this country. There
is a flouring-mill two miles below El Paso, where flour
can be purchased at very reasonable prices.

18. Rio Mimbres.

17. Ojo la Vaca.

10. Ojo de Ynez.

34. Peloncilla.

18. San Domingo.

23. Apache Springs.

9. Cabesas Springs.

26. Dragon Springs.

18. Quercos Canon.--Bunch-grass will be found sufficient for
traveling purposes along this section of the road
between El Paso and Tucson.

6. San Pedro Crossing.

20. Cienega.

13. Cienega Creek.

20. Missi