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Show 1228 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS. . From Trinidad, Colo., to Santa F£, X. Mex., via Long's Cation and Taos Pass.- 70A, 70C, and 69D. - Atlas- sheet 8 Distance in miles. i J5 « » a i 3 a m 2 i U \ i Remarks. Trinidad Junctions Long's Creek and Purgatory Long's Canon Pass ,. Vermejo Creek, Camerou's Van Brnmmer Park Vonil Creek South Fork Ponil Creek PouilPaae Elizabethtown Six- mile Creek Kennedy's Ranch Taos Pass Mouth of Fernandez Creek Kanchos de Taos Junction with Government road Cineguilla Plaza del Alcalde Pneblo de San Jnan Santa Cruz Poj oaque Cuyamunque Tesuqne Santa Fe 6.54 21.51 19.34 13.66 6.00 7.05 6.99 4.33 7.85 7.71 2.06 14.43 4.07 5.34 a 2d 23.30 2.04 4.22 7.27 27.24 5.096i ft. 3481 6.54 28.05 46.39 60.05 66.05 73.10 80.09 84.42 91.67 99.38 101.44 115.87 119.94 125.28 133.56 156.86 159.80 164.02 171.29 174.01 179.11 188.46 188.46 181.92 160.41 142.07 128.41 122.41 115.36 10& 37 104.04 96.79 89.08 87.02 72.59 68.52 63.18 54.90 31.60 28.66 24.44 17.17 14.45 9.35 8,402 7,133 8,557 8,332 9,848 8,450 " 9,282 6,011 5,756 5,870 Town; Government agency. Ranches. Good grazing; water in spring below summit. Ranches. Lakes; fair grazing. Good grazing. Poor grazing. Good grazing. Mining town. Good grazing; ranches. Deserted; wood, water, grass. Wood, water, grass, below summit Poor grazing. Mexican town; forage. Mexican, town; wood and water. Government agency; Mexican town. Government agency. Do. Do. Mexican town. Indian pneblo. Military post; large town. The road is practicable for wagons.' Descending to Vermejo Creek there is a steep hill for half a mile. From Fort Lyon, Colo., to Trinidad, Colo.- Atlas- sheets Nos. 62CD and 70A. Distance in miles. Fort Lyon Purgatory River... Went Las Animas Sizer's Ranch T\ 1 It £" 3 3.414 2.090 6.447 OUCr B XUU1VU T , f i OQ, Alkalis Station ll, wl Vogel's Canon j 1 0 ' 2 3 0 15. 613 13. 482 16.773 Bent's Canon ,, AttQ Lockwoods Ranch ' "• ££ Hogback . Chlcoso Creek. El'Moro Trinidad, Colo. 14.619 10.246 5.145 I a i 5. 494 11.941 23.92: 2 34.152 49.765 63.247 94.639 104.885 110.030 • 3 n 18.428 28.658 44.271 57.753 74.526 89.145 99.391 104.536 I Z » c > - A 3,938 4,040 4,040 4,136 4,24\ 4,696 4,997 5,423 5,840 Remarks. Government post Poor grazing. Town; railroad. Government agency. Deserted; poor water; Utile wood. Deserted; poor water; poor grazing. Do. Do. No wood; little water and grass. Ranohes; grazing generally eaten up. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Town; forage; Government agenoy. Country generally worthless. River- bottom cultivated; water elsewhere scarce and alkaline. Bluffs wooded with pifion and cedar. Grazing good, but usually closely eaten. |
