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Show October 5 Vegas del Puerto, heading edge and, after going two leagues, leagues and halted in another the arroyo, naming it San Atenogenes. Today five On the 5th we set out from Las south along the same arroyo's we turned southwest for three meadow of leagues. After we halted, two went off to find out if the sierra's western side, and Ii kew i se the va I I ey that was there, cou I d be negotiated and furnished any hope of finding water sources and It was already dark when they pasturages for the horse herds. returned saying that they had not found any pass for traversing the sierra, that it was very high and rugged from this direction, and that ahead of it lay a wide plain without any pasturage or water source whatsoever. This being so, we could no longer take this direction, which was the best for getting to Monterey where our goal lay, and we decided to continue south unti I we crossed the sierra mentioned through a very wide val ley which begins at this Paraje de San Atenogenes, and which we named Val Ie de Nuestra Senora de la Luz. Through It EI Arroyo del Tejedor continues with sufficient waterholes or banked ponds of good water, and very spacious meadows abounding in pasturage, of whic this val ley is very scarce •.•• RESEARCH AND INTERPRETATION Ted J. Warner and Thomas G. Alexander Vegas del Puerto the line of march followed the west side of (Arroyo del Tejedor) into the Beaver Bottoms past Black a lava ridge along the east side of the river; which is The campsite Rock, of San Atenogenes is approximately 2.5 miles west-southwest of Black Rock Siding on the Union Pacific line, and just northeast of Red Rock Knol I (5,237-foot elevation). The distance traveled would be about 13 mi les. From Las the Beaver River At Black Rock Siding is a cluster of houses belonging to the Union There is abundant water at this s.ite, and ranch Pacific Rai I road Company. The ranchers have constructed land stretches to the east from the siding. some sma I I reservoirs from which nearby pastures. The party they did not water their stock and move again until irrigate the October 8. RESEARCH METHODS We were hampered In our Our methodology contInued much as before. visual inspection of the terrain south of this point by an almost constant We surmised that it was constant dust storm which pervades the region. State has the since placed permanent warning signs on Highway Department the highway. -133- |
