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Show where he saw him last, we for his way ith meat it could If behind leave the mount sent him on orders to on foot; and to proceed the canyon, It for not get out of them to look along for the other side, to he find him on try to this one, on after us--and if of us and to come with provision, and signs overtake RESEARCH AND us as quickly and.should as possible. D. INTERPRETATION E. Miller the Colorado at Navajo the attempt to negotiate continued Having fai led in river gorge and climbed out of the Creek the Spanish party the mouth En route they passe? of. west ri ver ri m. on the Arlzona upstream a long the from the north, right Colorado the the Warm Creek which enters half of very difficult traveling After a league and a cuts Utah boundary. which bank of Warm Creek itself high on the west The expedition found in its lower reaches. steep-wal led gorge a narrow, winding, west the from through route into it access located the only practical expedition steep canyon Already used to mastering floor almost a by way of a long sandy slope. wal Is, mile the company a worked its way down Colorado. to the A canyon little-used its confluence with the the east canyon wal I. short distance before scaling above stream soon trai I led up northeast course the padres steered a Once out of Warm Creek Canyon were where I imited water and pasturage toward the base of Ramona Mesa Warm of tributaries Cottonwood Wash--one of the found near the head of Santa Francisca Romana. Creek. They named the site RESEARCH METHODS west rim and rode in a jeep along the Mi I ler and companions hiked cattlemen Local taken. route the padres had of Glen Canyon, right on the from the west no was there passable way into Warm Creek that informed them the party that Spanish knew But the researchers it to the east. or out of loca was I trai that After considerable exploration had found such a trai I. examination the livestock. Upon In fact it showed some recent use by ted. But the trai lout to the difficult. not be to found was very west approach climbed Drs. Mi I ler and Crampton notch. east was up a very steep slickrock cairn strategically rock found a rim where they up it to the east canyon Ramona Mesa, No visible trai I was found leading to the mark to point. placed source water the toward them but some cottonwoods clearly beckoned Dr. Dr. Crampton foot. This part of the trail was examined by jeep and on was ultimately name which Mesa" "Ramona mesa suggested that we call the Board on Geographic formalized by the U. S. Names -170- |
