working before it
will be suitable for general travel with loaded wagons. It is an
excellent route for summer travel with pack trains, and is well
supplied with the requisites for encamping.

From Fort Union to Fort Garland the road passes through a settled
country, where supplies of grain and vegetables can at all times be
purchased at reasonable prices, and there are small towns met with
during almost every day's march where small shops supply such articles
of merchandise as the traveler needs.

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XXVIII.--_Wagon-route from Guaymas, New Mexico, to Tubac, Arizona._
From Captain STONE'S Journal.

Miles.

Guaymas to

10-1/4. Rancho del Cavallo.--Good wood, water, and grass.

9. Rancho de la Noche Buena.--Good wood and grass, but no water
for animals in May and June.

19-5/8. Rancho de la Cuneguinta.--Good wood, water, and grass the
year round; water in tanks and wells.

15-3/4. Rancho del Posito.--Good wood and grass the year round;
water for men at all times, and for animals except in the
months of May and June.

8. Rancho de la Palma.--Wood, water, and grass at all times.

16-3/8. Rancho de la Paza.--Good wood, water, and grass at all
seasons.

16. Hermosillo.--This is a town of 10,000 inhabitants, on Sonora
River, where all supplies may be procured.

13. Hacienda de Alamito.--Plenty of running water, wood, grass,
and grain.

8. Hacienda de la Labor.--Plenty of running water, grass, and
grain.

28. Rancho de Tabique.--Roughest part of the road, but not
difficult for wagons. Wood, water, and grass. From
Hermosillo to this place there is water at short intervals
along the road.

36. Rancho Querebabi.--Wood and grass; water in tanks.

12. Barajita.--Small mining village. Bad water; good wood and
grass.

13. Santa Ana.--Village on the River San Ignacio. Plenty of
wood, water, and grass.

12. La Magdalena.--Thriving town, where all supplies can be
procured.

5. San Ignacio.--Village on the river. Good wood, water, and
grass.

6-3/4. Imuris.--Village on the river. Wood, water, and grass.

11-1/2. Los Alisos Rancho.--Wood, water, and grass.

3-1/2. La Casita.--Wood, water, and grass.

3-1/2. Cibuta.--Wood, water, and grass.

11-1/