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Show 359 Wetherill- D 1618 the Colorado and the San Juan rivers, how would you get there by land? A By land? Q Yes. A The only possible way would be, as I told you, down the Colorado or down the old Mormon road to Hole- in- the - Wall and down the rim, then you can get down about one hundred feet above the river, or get down to the river if you want to go there. Q Supposing you wanted to go from Bluff to the junction of the Colorado and San Juan rivers on land, how would you now go? A They would go over the old Mormon road down to the Hole- in- the- Wall on the Colorado; that takes you across the Grand gulch; that heads in Grand gulch. There is one that cuts through Grand gulch, but not often used, because people are not acquainted with the country. If I was going, I would take the one that crosses Grand gulch, and go to the Hole- in- the- Wall, on the Colorado, and then climb up on the rim before you get to the river, follow the rim around until you got about seven or eight miles -- about seven miles form the Cottonwood canyon to the forks of the river, following the rim; that is the only possible way to get anywhere near the forks of the river with |
