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Show River where Lee's Ferry would century later. Indians, the padres be established almost a made the ford referred by not was It that at river the to futi Ie attempts cross point. until November I that the frustrated party left the site to continue the search for the river crossing which certainly must lie farther upstream. Hoping that this to the Crossing of was several SEGMENT 8: From lee's Researchers Ferry to the for this segment were the Fathers. W.l. Rusho, C. Gregory·Crampton, and David E. Miller. reports are found in RESEARCH REPORT H. Their After their futi Ie attempts to cross the Colorado at the site of (November I) and hiked some present Lee's Ferry, the fathers broke camp two and a half miles up the Paria to camp at the base of a slight declivity leaders in the east canyon wall. During their stay on the Colorado the if a find possible. way out, had dispatched explorers with instructions to where the steep canyon wal I (Echo the located place had possible only They On November 2 the expedition worked its way up Cliff) could pe breached. in search of the that almost impassable cliff and continued northeastward route out of the this that have researchers (The 1975 proposed ford. leader.> the of honor in Pass expedition Paria be named Dominguez hampered the expe toward present-day Wahweap dition's progress as the company made its way The 2. November on Spaniards' route crosses the for night Creek to camp leads to Wahweap Marina. that of U.S. 89 just south of the road that now 1776 expedition passed south of the present Keeping south of that road the north of the Arizona-Utah boundary where campgrounds to a spot slightly and pasturage in present Wahweap Creek, a short they found some water walls of lower distance upstream (north) of the nearly perpendicular location is now The San named was Diego. Wahweap Canyon. The campsite Escalante covered complained about the by the Wahweap Bay deep red sand that and Marina. If Indian trai I led northeastward from the San Diego campsite. the to trail well-worn a found have would it lowed they the padres had fol in a low pass north Castle at water Spring, present with good river ford to css Warm Creek above the steep nar of Castle Rock, and an easy way But the expedition marks that stream's lower reaches. row canyon that As a result they River. Colorado to the leaders were anxious to get wal I of Glen Canyon, west the on arrive to high struck a southeast course waterless A Creek. camp, San Carlos, was of Navajo opposite the mouth Creek that might afford a way out, Navajo pitched at that point. Hoping When that canyon. and river cross.the to explore men the padres sent two decided leaders the following day, expedition the men had not returned by almost an impassable trai I to the river's west down to take thehorses the night of November 4. There the company remained during bank. An -19- |
