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A Log of the Texas-California Cattle Trail, 1854
Erskine, posted on the grave stated that Beck's train had been
attacked ten days ago, and this man killed, also one hundred head
of cattle taken from the Train.
A few miles on the road, at the ruins of an old rancho some old
Peach trees were found, but no fruit; on the top of a small hill,
the remains of what seemed to be a smelting furnace were found,
also portions of cinder.
About four o'clock we commenced crossing a mountain, of tol-
erably difficult assent, - tis st[r]ange Col. Cook did not mention
this in his journal, we got into the scraps unwarily and had to
encamp in them all night.83
7th Slight rain during a portion of the night.
Morning opens foggy and cloudy. Left a cart on the other side
of the mountain last night, and are waiting for it to come up.
Left camp about three o'clock, and travelled three or four
miles. From the top of a high hill, the beautifull valley in which
the town of Santa Cruz lies, lay streched before us; a more
desirable place for farming purposes could not be wished for; it
has untill very lately been under cultivation, the hedges and
diches still remain, and corn stalks are still to be seen on the
ground, but the hostility of the Indians has stopped all operations.
Since we arrived at this camp - from where we can see the
steple of the church - we have learned that the Indians have
been playing the very devil. Mangus Colorado the chief of the
Apaches in this section, made an attack on Fairchild's party at
the place where we last camped, and drove off his entire stock,
killing a brother of Fairchilds, who now lies burried within twenty
yards of the ambulanche. The companies of Erskine, Franklin &
Dean, and an other party, who are encamped west of Santa Cruz;
made up a volunteer party in connection with some citizens, and
made pursuit. In going to the scene of action, they came on an
other party of Indians and pitched into them, killing Twenty
three, and only three of their own party wounded.
'Cooke's failure to mention this mountain is explained by the fact
that the trail herd continued west inside the Mexican line while Cooke's
road led north into Arizona along the San Pedro. The trail the herd
had taken was one followed by Major Lawrence P. Graham in 1848. He
marched from Janos to Santa Cruz before turning north along the stream
of the same name to reach Tucson. Bancroft, History of Arizona and
New Mexioo, 479. Cooke, "Report," as cited in note 30, p. 555.307
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