GENERAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, May 7, 1862

No. 6. Fort Yuma, Cal., May 7, 1862. The following itinerary of the marches from Fort Yuma to Pima Villages, made by Lieutenant-Colonel West, is published for the information of all concerned:

Dice Marches To— tance. Tecom: Remarks. ` mended. Miles.

Cla IOIty ss 17.56 1 No grass, wood; camp on the river. Mission Camp.-.. 11.49 2$ Wood, water, and a little grass at Mission Camp. Wood and Filibuster Camp 6 $ a water at Filibuster Camp; grass tonr miles Tariner on ae

3 Grass within three-quarters of a mile of Antelope Peak. The Stee E ‘ As a 3 oop atthe station; nograss. Campon theriver, at Mohawk Texas Hill……- 10. 98 ? 4$ A little grass on the hill. Station half a mile back from the Lagoon Camp …. 5 l river. Lagoon Camp, fine water, wood, shade, and grass. Grinnel`s ranch .. 11.13 ? r ( Very dusty and disagreeable at Grinnel’s. Men or animals canGrassy Camp. …- 3 5 20 not recruit much. At Grassy Camp they do much better. Burke’s Station .. 6.43 ? g$ A very poor camp at Burke’s, and little better at Oatman Flat; Oatman Flat ….. 11.22 2 no grass at either. Kenyon Station .. 13.48 y ’$ Poor camp at Kenyon Station; no grass. At Shady Camp all Shady Camp. —– 10. 10 29) good. Gila Bend….-.-. 4 1 At Gila Bend, wood and water, but no grass; thence to MariDesert Station…. 21.82 \ 8) copa Wells good road, but destitute of water and grass. They tanks. ¿des 7.42 al At the wells abundance of water, but brackish. Seme salt Maricopa Wells .. 11.15 ij grass. Pima Villages…. 11.35 9 Road fair, with some sloughs.

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By order of Colonel Carleton: BEN. ’. CUTLER, First Lieut., First Infty. California Vols., Actg. Asst. Adjt. Gen.