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Show 356 LITTLE COLORADO RIVER CROSSED. in the direction eastnortheast. 37 In the afternoon, having crossed the river, and entering upon another similar cajon, I traveled eight leagues north and east, having gone somewhat out of the way through failing to find the Indians where we sought them. I arrived at a rancheria of Yabipais that should have as it were 30 souls; I was received with many civilities, 87 This seems to be warrant enough for the statement in the last note that Garces struck the Little Colorado in the vicinity of Moencopie wash, difficult if not impossible as it may be to fetch him here by his alleged courses and distances. The river is comparatively open and easy down to this point, where it becomes suddenly canonated or boxed up, in such way as to be " intransitable " across its " trough of live rock." The west or left side which Garc£ s reaches is more precipitous than the other; but with much difficulty he found a " trough not so profound," t. e., some side canon, by which he gained access to the bed of the stream, and thus crossed it. These side canons also have the general trend northeasterly, as he says. The further direction, north and then northeast, is quite right for following up Moencopie wash; on and near which, at distances fairly agreeable with the eight leagues he gives to his Yabipais rancheria, are inhabited places now known as Moencopie, Moa Ave, and Tuba, in the Painted desert, on and near the well-known Mormon road hence to Lee's ferry. This wash, therefore, would seem to be the " other similar cajon " upon which he entered, i. e., resembling the one by which, on the other side of the river, he descended to the bed of the latter. Furthermore, if we take him up Moencopie wash we can account for his otherwise inexplicable meeting with his Jaquesila river again ( see note M); and also, we can fetch him into Oraibi by a known trail, in the direction he indicates. |