Jack put me on board the old "Newbern" in charge of the Captain, waited to see our vessel under way, then waved good-bye from the deck of the "Gila," and turned his face towards his post and duty.

I met the situation as best I could, and as I have already described a voyage on this old craft, I shall not again enter into details.

There was no stewardess on board, and all arrangements were of the crudest description.

Both my child and I were seasick all the way, and the voyage lasted sixteen days.

Our misery was very great.
The passengers were few in number, only a couple of Mexican miners who had been prospecting, an irritable old Mexican woman, and a German doctor, who was agreeable but elusive.
The old Mexican woman sat on the deck all day, with her back against the stateroom door; she was a picturesque and indolent figure.
There was no diversion, no variety; my little boy required constant care and watching.