The
writer began his trip on August 8, 1871, departing San Bernardino at 9 AM. Apparently on some sort of legal business,
the writer was escorted by a sheriff’s deputy.
The two traveled in a wagon that was pulled by two mules, and their
provisions consisted of sardines, oysters, crackers, and a bottle of rye. The writer had been told that rye was good
for snake bites.
Having
traveled twelve miles, the pair stopped at Martin’s Ranch, which was run by
Englishman George Martin. The Ranch was
located near present-day Devore, and the two mules were watered while the
writer and the deputy relaxed. They were
back on the trail in twenty minutes.
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