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Show RESEARCH METHODS the tral I was more so from here on, incursions made then and distance and times, many plotted In this case, the by driving and walking to possible reference points. old wagon road and here and there an old Indian trai I gave reference points and finally led us to conclude that the Dominguez-Escalante trai I did not had suggested, go south through Strawberry Valley as previous descriptions "We camped at Bolton: nor did Soldier Springs fit the diary description. " I ted at the end "We ha Chavez: the end of the va I I ey at a sma I I marsh " at the end We Auerbach: I marsh II at I camped a sma of the narrow va ey, " "We crossed the river Harris: of marshland of a ravine in a As with as previous stretches, but to direction .•. .•• strip ... [Currant Creek] to the south-southwest, and went up an extensive rising ground, and going a mi Ie farther we dropped to the southwest about two leagues, which we through a mountain pass very pleasant and with good pasturage, in Lucfa." found a large pool of good water, which we cal led Ojo de Santa point of the location of the springs because The spring we have chosen drains east into Deep Creek. of what follows. A half-mile further on, one crosses a summit and Soldier Springs and the Only by Harris's others roundabout drain into the Strawberry basin. and even then it a over can we summit, suppose they passed description notes that the spring is the mountain pass. We make much of this lies'at the top of Deep Creek the trai I drainage. The discovery of this spring makes it possible to site western the f to itt i be-tter ng across the upper part of Strawberry Reservo i r, Hence we conclude Ojo de Santa Lucia terra in. September 21 Lucia 21st we set out from EI Ojo de Santa narrow val ley which same the southwest along toward the of white poplar, and we just ascended through a grove west for a league after qoinq a quarter-Ieaque we swun9 bothersome over sagebrush stretches, now and three-quarters, dirt and many soft of very low narrow On now the through smal I holes undergrowth, in which, valleys they lay hidden in the kept sinking and stumbling at because the mounts , medium-sized river every two of which Joaquin in breed abundance, in which good trout each one and arrows with caught---and the Laguna ki I led river runs to the The two than more pounds. must have weighed southeast along a very pleasant val ley with good pasturages, beautiful groves of not very tal I or many springs, and In it there are al I the conveniences thick white poplars. We named it Val Ie de la Purisima required for a settlement. instant. Then we went down to a . a hit I, we came crossing the river and climbing south one after league going onto the val ley floor; then, lot of sagebrush and southwest through a narrow val ley with a s of a league, we bad su rface, and at the end of th ree quar+er ••• After -111- |
