【途径】 the Gila to the Pacific during the Mexican War. It Рoffered the advantages【有利条件】 of few mountain ranges and a milder climate. Р 12. 另一些淘金者,尤其是南方人,沿着南部山路一直向西。圣菲贸易通道和西德克萨斯通道Р交汇在主路上,这条路是墨西哥战争期间由圣乔治库克的菲利普上校(Lt. Colonel Philip)标注的牛Р车道,从格兰德河(Rio Grande) 经由基拉(Gila)到达太平洋。这条路线山路较少而且气候温和。Р 13. Whatever their route, those who finally arrived at the gold mines after the 2,000-Рmile overland trip, which usually required 5 or 6 months, had faced a severe test. Only the Рhardiest【hardy:强壮的】 survived【幸存】 trail life. Asiatic cholera【亚洲霍乱】 alone in Р1849 marked the central trails with 5,000 graves【坟墓】 before the wagons reached the РRocky Mountains. But the dangers and privations【贫困】——on land or at sea ——were all Рforgotten upon arrival at the goldfields. There the ers found those who had arrived Р -10-
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