San Buena 



latitude 40 

 because tin 



that Kscalante called this river the San Hi, 

 ■d it to flow into the Pacific Ocean. 1 1, 

 •ted aiivl lmt his journal merely states th: 



the San Damian, 



of which would 



the Santa Isabel). So tar from his savin- that the Santa Isabel debouches into the 

 Pacific, he merely once states, on hearsay, that it enters a salt lake and emerges from 

 it to run westwardly. 



His course is now southerly along plains and good traveling-ground until he 

 gets into about latitude 38° 40'. Here, for the first time, he alludes to the fact that 

 the original intention of the party was to reach Monterey, Cal., but that, in conse- 

 quence of the lateness of the season (it was the 7th of October) and the increasing 

 coldness and inclemency of the weather, he judges it impossible to reach Monterey 



to the Pacific, and to make the best of their way, by some route hitherto unexplored, 

 to the Moqui villages, and thence back to Santa Fe. In pursuance of this plan he 

 continues southerly, passing the spring of San Jose (which is probably the same that 

 is so called at this'dav, and which is near Paravan), and soon after gets upon a small 

 river which he calls the Rio del Pilar (most likely the Santa Clara of Fremont and 

 others). This he follows for some fifteen or twenty leagues and then leaves it, running 

 southwesterly. Continuing on his southerly course he gradually gets as far down as 

 about latitude MG° 20', meeting occasionally with Indians, who sometimes mislead him 

 and sometimes give him useful, though confused, information respecting the distance 

 of the Colorado River, and the direction in which to find a ford. After traveling a 

 very circuitous route (and living on the meager fare procured from the Indians, for 

 the provisions of the party were entirely exhausted), first southeast, then north, then 

 northeast, then southeast, lie irets into the immediate vicinity of the tremendous canons 

 which inclose and radiate from the Colorado. He now follows up stream, the direction 

 of the river's course, searching for a ford. This course is here north and then north- 

 east Twice lie ovts down to' the river and tries to cross it, but without success; but, 

 finally after -rear labor and tati-ue, climbing up and down the almost impracticable 

 canons' and cliffs, and being compelled to kill several horses for food, he finds the ford 



between lom-itude 111" and 112' from ( Jreenwich. With the exception of still having 

 to kill and eat their horses, the hardships of the party are now nearly over. From the 

 ford thev ascend along a canon to the high table-land and find good trails all the way 



