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Show magnetic field has been changing, 200 years same it would have but been approximately the ago.) the San Juan on the north siae farmland with good excellent through the river bottom. There is The the present time. at farmed is irrigation, although only a portion and north-northeast runs which Sandoval of trail passes south Canyon Both Bolton and Russonl opens up into the valley of the San Juan. not t does I 6. on tra I for appear to be "bad the i August agree terra in," espec i a I I y after the country they had just traversed in Escalante was stil I sulking at the northern New Mexico. The trail for August parallels 6 Perhaps guides from his experience in Canon del Engano. The livestock probably needed the time to graze and regenerate themselves in a fairly lush Both Bolton and setting whi Ie the astronomical observation was taken. miles east of four about Russon agree that the campsite of August 6 was Sandoval of mile west Canyon. Arboles; that would place it about one San Juan, is Today this campsite, which was on the north bank of the the year. covered by water that forms Lake Navajo for the larger part of RESEARCH METHODS Durango, Colorado, to Carracas, Colorado, the Colorado-New Mexico boundary by way of U.S. Highway 160 and Colorado 172 to Ignacio and via Colorado 151 to Arboles and thence east alonq an unnumbered Archuleta County gravel road to Carracas. Researchers drove from near This last mentioned road goes on to Paqosa Junction and Pagosa Sprinqs). He Near Carracas we inquired of a farmer-rancher about roads, etc. off mile told us about the bridge over the San Juan about one-eighth We proceeded to that bridge and crossed the San Juan the gravel road. (The road forks immediately on the south side of the bridge; going south. it with a a gate across one fork goes to a dead end and the other has The Tribe). Ute Southern the expedition there "no by trepass" sign put must have crossed the river in the vicinity of the present-day bridge. We turned around to view what the expedition must have seen before crossing We then recrossed the river and walked downstream on the the river. of the land and photograph the best place north side to examine the for the campsite lay of Nuestra Senora de After photographing the we took photos of the level campsite land on las Nieves. of Nuestra Senora de Las Nieves, side of the river--Iand We then proceeded back to the the north forage crops and pasture. short journey of this day. gravel road which parallels the expedition's used road a road the by fishermen and then off along gravel We drove at a bencl of the river. be must the we where campsite to figured walked that is now in August On the 7th we 7 continued west along the river's I-Robert S. Russon, "A Trail Guide to the Dominguez-Velez de Master of Science Thesis, Utah State Escalante Expedition, 1776." University, 1973; unpublished. -44- |
