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Show Yet, that was obvious from the local Interviews with description. residents, especially the older ones, revealed This trai I was the existence of an old Indian trai I in one location. This Mountain. Brush from and to cattle move to used for many years on which the exit ranch the who owns Altenbern was attested to by George of Fruita, is located. Further, an interview with James B. Franklin, now ankl in is 90 yars Mr. Colorado, revealed other pertinent information. He herded cattle most of his life old, born and raised on Carr Creek. He stated in the valleys around Carr and Roan creeks. on the ridges and or Carr Creek Roan either that in his opinion the only trai I ascent from had we one the was the journal Creek that fits the description given in was it recent I unti that added He further years selected on Carr Creek. cliffs shale the loosened storms used by cattlemen. A few years' prolonged slides and it have made On October 14, 15, nearly impassable 16, and 17, Randy Roper of Carr Creek, the campsite and the trai I now. 1975, this researcher, in company with area to accurately determine revisited this to the summit of Razorback Ridge and the descent We investigated the trai I they went that way. Douglas, the cliffs out of Carr Creek and found a long ridge or hil I extending from we From the top of the hi I I pro back to the middle of Brush Mountain. with ceeded in the direction given in the journal and found a sma I I valley Senora. Nuestra de This must be the camp La Natividad two scanty springs. but about a half a league to water in this val There is no if into East indeed running ley enters a running water and is the north this val have the north and west there does given in the is a diary. ley, tributary of Brush Creek which On the only crossing of this sma I I canyon. the meets I which hi I description rugged small canyon extended the point of note: The Old Ute Trai I as traced by Hayden The expedition intercepted this Plateau. the Roan of crest the of length trai I after ascending the previously mentioned hi I I •. It is the contention of this researcher that Si Ivestre was headed for this trail when he had Had he done so and not wanted to go up Clear Creek two days previously. his ascent to the summit of the Roan Plateau the been overruled A by others, would have been much easier. From the summit of Razorback Ridge, Si Ivestre pointed out the white cliffs at Cliff Creek where they were to b in about three or four days. We examined al I of the possible descents from the top of the Roan Plateau of East Douglas Creek and concluded that although there are to the val ley possible routes, and probable. one stood out as the most practical or any of the ridges around Draw it, that would Gi I lam via they gone criteria distance meet the to too in them Canyon Douglas high place Had they gone lower than Decker Canyon, they would stated in the journal. have faced Wil low Creek Canyon and the climb over the ridge separating it four Had One This left two long slopes to consider. from East Douglas Creek. We chose the broad. steep and narrow, the other more gentle and very as most probable. -90- was latter |
