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Show Creek, we turned one in the seepage which No reeds which on area Highway to Colorado might might give we 141 and idea about the Agua photograph nor could we had any us a clue as proceeded to Egnar, Colorado. Tapada or any old spring or see to the covered any cattails or other pool. August 16 On the 16th we d·i scovered more than ha I f of no water, missing, since, having had for it and found it looking they strayed away march. near the trai I halfway back on yesterday's was it when They made their appearance, arriving La eft I we Agua Tap For th i s reason I ate. a I rea<Jy a ada at half past ten in the morning, taking us last would we little-used trai I which figured the horses which unti I we again reached EI Rio de Dolores, we had travafter low. intended to fol However, we and eled over it for two leagues to the northwest, on us out it half played west, a league and a because the ground was very loose and it had been From here we took to the rains. obliterated by the northwest; at a quarter of a leaque we entered wel'its mouth, where we found a a canyon, wide at another after quarter it and, We followed used trai I. a water source found we league of travel northward, for the people and that appeared to us sufficient its lying hidden on for and which, the horsesherds, woods of pinon and the-eastern side within a dense No further. Escondida. juniper, we called La Agua trail goes right to it. directions are given because the Two waterholes were made so that the horse herds it although not drink, and they drank al I Whi Ie we were sated altogether. quite enough to be on either side in order terrain the reconnoitering to proceed this afternoon, Don Bernardo Miera set out al I alone through the said canyon without our continue the seeing him. And so, whi Ie impel led to to another sent we companion halted, day's march, before he could get lost; but he had back .him bring did not arrive until gone so far ahead that they after midnight at the place where the rest of us two's delay. were waiting extremely worried over the arrived through the canyon They said that they had the intervening in that and at EI Rio de Dolores, of could than a difficult but space there was no more This made for able stretch getting through. next day. the here continue to decide through four leagues. improv us Today |
